Explain Big Bang Approach?

Answer

Here all component are integrated together at once, and then tested.

Advantages:

• Convenient for small systems.

Disadvantages:

• Fault Localization is difficult.
• Given the sheer number of interfaces that need to be tested in this approach, some interfaces links to be tested could be missed easily.
• Since the integration testing can commence only after "all" the modules are designed, testing team will have less time for execution in the testing phase.
• Since all modules are tested at once, high risk critical modules are not isolated and tested on priority. Peripheral modules which deal with user interfaces are also not isolated and tested on priority.