Ex: Yahoo BETA
2006-08-19 13:17:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
BETA just means it is a pre-final release version. Usually there will still be some bugs. When BETA software is released to the public, it means there is some risk involved in its use; generally the program or whatnot is relatively problem-free, but there may be some kinks that regular use will reveal.
2006-08-19 13:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by ddrysdal 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend anyone against using the new hotmail beta version, Windows Live Mail Beta. I have had tuns of problems with it, about 1/3 of all the emails I have sent in the last 2 weeks have not gone thru.
2006-08-19 14:27:23 · answer #2 · answered by Maggie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A beta test is the testing of new software before the final release. Every single computer program and game goes through beta testing before it is available for sale or release. The purpose of this testing is to identify any bugs or glitches that may cause problems in the program.
2006-08-19 13:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by lilmizzaniml 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Second letter in the Greek Alphabet.
Alpha is the first.
when ever a new product is brought out, before the public gets to see it, a special group of testers atthe corporation gets to put it through its paces, That is an Alpha test program.
Once most of those newly discovered problems are reworked, and the product can actually be manufactured or reproduced in quantity, it gets tested by a wider audience, who note bugs, problems, interference or conflicts with othere hardware, programs, etc. This is the Beta test.
After this testing, and enough is fixed so the product (or software) is safe enough to use (meaning the liability is minimal for it destroying other products, your computer, for instance!), it is retail boxed and sold.
I run a lot of Beta software, as it is FREE, and that is why I get to run so much! If you want to try out the next gen. of 5,000 programs apps, games, on a platform that is now so stable that all of Microsoft, Hotmail, MSN, and Google run it, try PCLinuxOS, that is FREE in a LiveCD, so it is safe.
2006-08-19 13:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a kind of version. It means the software is not released, but merely made available for eager users to test it. There is also an "alpha" version, where the software is not even testable. Lately, it's being used deliberately by software companies for almost any new web application for various reasons. For example, no body can really complain if you make a substantial change in your product if it's in "beta" stage. You don't have to worry about compatibility with earlier versions.
2006-08-19 13:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Murat G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BETA means that it is a pre-release and may contain bugs. I recommend against using any Beta, since there is no guarantee that the problems won't be fixable.
If you think that you are a PRO, then GO for it. But if you feel queasy about stuff, DON'T DO IT.
2006-08-19 13:23:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BETA is the Version of a software which is intended for test only, it is not a final release yet so it may consist of any software faults, and u must use it on yr own risk
2006-08-19 13:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by gaurav k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means its a Beta Version Like Its not the Offical thing yet. My comapany is making a new tool bar so we call it TAA International Beta Tool Bar. When we make it final we wont call it beta anymore
2006-08-19 13:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Beta test. The second level of testing out a new site or new product before it becomes available
2006-08-19 13:22:10 · answer #9 · answered by Mama R 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
beta is not the full version of a program... or it hasnt been completed.. meaning there are still bugs and stuff..
2006-08-19 13:23:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋