STLC stands for Software Testing Life Cycle. For a 5-year-old, testing is like checking a toy before you play with it. We do it in a simple, easy flow.
Easy flow: Requirement → Planning → Test Cases → Environment → Execution → Closure
- Requirement Analysis — We figure out what the software should do. It’s like deciding what the toy should be able to do.
- Test Planning — We decide how to check the software: what to test, who tests it, and when.
- Test Case Design/Development — We write tiny test steps, like a checklist, that tell us how to test each part.
- Test Environment Setup — We prepare the place where we test, like clearing a table and getting the toy ready.
- Test Execution — We run the tests and see if everything works. If something breaks, we write it down to fix.
- Test Closure — We finish by sharing what we found, make notes, and say we are done.
Story analogy: It’s like building a small Lego project. First you decide what to build, plan the steps, write down the steps, set up the space, build, and then check your work when you are finished.