10 Tips to Avoid writing bad software defect Report

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Smoke Test Vs Sanity Test

Smoke Test:
Smoke testing will be conducted to ensure whether the most crucial functions of a software work, but not bothering with finer details.

Sanity Test:
A Sanity test is used to determine a small section of the application is still working after a minor change.