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title: "What is merits and demerits of White box and Black box testing?"  
description: "What is merits and demerits of White box and Black box testing?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-05-20  
updated: 2020-09-17  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/981/what-is-merits-and-demerits-of-white-box-and-black-box-testing  
category: "whitebox testing"  
tags: ["whitebox testing"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is merits and demerits of White box and Black box testing?

White box and Black box testing both are dynamic testing techniques.\
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White box testing: testing based on the paths and internal structure and implementation of the software under test. Here we r checking the code by some coverage processes.\
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Black box testing: testing based on the behaviour and functionality of the software. this is also called as functional testing..

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

White box and Black box testing both are dynamic testing techniques.\
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White box testing: testing based on the paths and internal structure and implementation of the software under test. Here we r checking the code by some coverage processes.\
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Black box testing: testing based on the behaviour and functionality of the software. this is also called as functional testing..


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