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What's the difference between STATIC TESTING and DYNAMIC TESTING?

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What's the difference between STATIC TESTING and DYNAMIC TESTING?

Answer1:
Dynamic testing: Required program to be executed
static testing: Does not involve program execution

The program is run on some test cases & results of the program’s performance are examined to check whether the program operated as expected
E.g. Compiler task such as Syntax & type checking, symbolic execution, program proving, data flow analysis, control flow analysis

Answer2:
Static Testing: Verification performed with out executing the system code
Dynamic Testing: Verification and validation performed by executing the system code

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