2006-07-20 07:16:02 · 5 answers · asked by wondering 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
a test environment is a software environment (server, desktop, etc.) that mimics the "live" system (where it will actually be used), but is completely independant of the live system.
For example:
You run a website with a PHP back end system and MySQL.
You need to create a new page layout, but want to make sure it will work on your system before it goes live.
So, you set up a server (or already have one) that is configured exactly the same as your main server that is currently running the site, but you don't give access to it to the outside world.
You create your code and put it on this test server and make sure it works.
After testing and getting everything exactly as you want, you copy the files over to the live server. This way the end users (web browsers), only see a fully complete project and you have little to no down time.
2006-07-20 07:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A test environment is where you run a program as close as possible to a real world situation to try and work out all of the bugs. This is done so when the final release comes out, it hopefully won't have any bugs in it. Although not everything is always caught. That is why they make fixes, patches, and service packs. Also a form of a test environment is a BETA release like you are seeing with Yahoo. They release the product out and let people use it. if you see errors - you take note of them and then contact them about all of the errors that you have found.
2006-07-20 07:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is usually a separate (hardware) system to ensure the program doesn't have conflicts with OSs or hardware functions. Often times 'simulated' test environments are used to test the same thing, but without using a separate computer. Sometimes these are 'virtual PCs' that run a new kernel on 'top' of the current one, sometimes they are just mini-OSs that check the major aspects (like the .NET framework).
2006-07-20 07:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by tesla_drummer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is usually referred to when speaking about a computer system.
Let's say you run an office and decide to get a new software program. You want to make sure that this new program will not bring the whole office down. You would need a "test environment" to test it out. A computer system set up identical to your live system where you can test things out before loading them on your live equpiment.
2006-07-20 07:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a standalone PC or in some cases depending what you are testing, a isolated network. It is used to test programs and applications without letting them contaminate your production environment.
2006-07-20 07:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by EG345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋