{"id":22625,"date":"2016-08-22T15:41:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T15:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=22625"},"modified":"2024-12-14T03:30:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T03:30:15","slug":"differences-between-functional-and-non-functional-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/differences-between-functional-and-non-functional-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Functional and Non-Functional Testing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Differences between Functional and Non-Functional Testing?<\/h2>\n<p>This tutorial will explore the differences between Functional and Non-Functional testing. Functional testing is testing to evaluate the functional requirements of the system.<\/p>\n<p>Functional requirements are specifications that describe the functions and features that a software system or product must possess to fulfill its intended purpose and meet users&#8217; needs.<\/p>\n<p>Non-functional requirements referred to as &#8220;qualities&#8221; or &#8220;constraints,&#8221; are the attributes that define the overall behavior, performance, security, and other aspects of a software system apart from the core functionality of the system.<\/p>\n<h2>Functional Testing<\/h2>\n<p>Functional testing is a type of software testing that focuses on evaluating the functionality of a software application to ensure that it meets the specified requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>Non-Functional Testing<\/h2>\n<p>Non-Functional Testing is a type of software testing that focuses on assessing the quality attributes like performance, security, etc of the system, which are not related to its functionality.<\/p>\n<h2>Differences<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the differences are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Functional Testing<\/td>\n<td>Non Functional Testing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The main focus of Functional Testing is to verify that the software&#8217;s features and functionalities work as expected and meet the end-user requirements.<\/td>\n<td>The main focus of Non-Functional Testing is to evaluate the software&#8217;s non-functional attributes like performance, security, etc beyond its core functionality.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The goal of functional testing is to ensure that the software meets its intended purpose.<\/td>\n<td>The goal of non-functional testing is to ensure that the software meets quality attributes like performance, security, and usability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Examples of Functional Testing are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit Testing<\/li>\n<li>Integration Testing<\/li>\n<li>System Testing<\/li>\n<li>User Acceptance Testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>Examples of Non-Functional Testing are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance Testing<\/li>\n<li>Load Testing<\/li>\n<li>Security Testing<\/li>\n<li>Usability Testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differences between Functional and Non-Functional Testing? This tutorial will explore the differences between Functional and Non-Functional testing. Functional testing is testing to evaluate the functional requirements of the system. 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