Adhoc testing examples

A very random testing plan which can be executed to find random defects is known as ad hoc testing. Know more about ad hoc testing in this article – Ad Hoc testing explained

Lets look at some of the Examples of Ad-hoc testing

• To test the web application responsiveness, tester can randomly open the web application in various browsers like Firefox, Internet explorer or any mobile devices.
• Most common example is entering random input in the text boxes to test validation of the input field.
• Testing the application on different platform to test cross-platform compatibility of the system.
• For mobile app testing, the perfect example of ad hoc testing will be opening up the app and clicking random buttons or text to perform random functions.
• Checking the web application functionality with respect to back button of the browser.
• Random power off the mobile / system while doing any activity on the application being tested.

There can be many more such examples of ad-hoc testing

In the software testing arena a commonly asked question is whether Exploratory testing is same as the Ad Hoc Testing? Read more about Ad Hoc Testing Vs Exploratory Testing