What are the procedures to test programs?

Answer 1

First you write out a test plan that

• Defines the software to be tested
• The environment the software is in
• The requirements to be tested (what you're testing)
• Any supporting information for someone in the future to know how to set up the same test

Next you create the test procedures

• The test procedures could be step by step instructions on what the user does and the results of the particular steps
• The test procedures could also be scripts that automatically test certain features of the program
• Any other information for someone in the future to perform the same test

Finally, you run the test procedures and compile the results

• It's following the test plan to create the testing environment and following the test procedures to actually test the software.
• The results of the test should be gathered into a report that details how well the tests performed.