Chapter 2 – Testing Throughout the SDLC
Resilience Testing – ISTQB Definition
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Official ISTQB Definition
Testing to determine how well a system recovers from failures, faults or unexpected conditions.
In simple words
Check the system bounces back after crashes or lost dependencies.
Exam tip
Closely related to reliability and recoverability testing.
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