What is the difference between Use Case, Test Scenario and Test Case

 

Use CaseTest Case
A use case is a list of actions or steps that defines interactions between a role (can be a user/external system) and a system to achieve a goal.A test case is a group of conditions under which a tester will determine whether the developed system is working as per the design.
Use cases apply for business purposes as well as to the developers to give a system overview.Test cases are meant for the testers to test the system.
The use case is derived from the System Requirement Specification.The test case is derived from the use case.
The result of the use cases is not verified.The result of the test case is always gets verified with the expected output.
It shows the path of each feature in the system against the user.It executes each feature’s functionality against each user.
Business analysts design use cases by collecting the requirement.Test cases are designed by either the software analyst, QA team, or by the test engineer.
Use cases aren’t dependent on test cases. They work with requirements.A test case is dependent on use cases as they describe the required steps.
The use case interacts with the user.The test case interacts with the result.
The use case isn’t used for execution. Instead, they can be useful in the requirement gathering phase and the design phase of the system.A test case is executed in the testing phase of the software development life cycle.

Test ScenarioTest Case
A test scenario contains high-level documentation which describes an end to end functionality to be tested.Test cases contain definite test steps, data, expected results for testing all the features of an application.
It focuses on more “what to test” than “how to test”.A complete emphasis on “what to test” and “how to test.”.
Test scenarios are a one-liner. So, there is always the possibility of ambiguity during the testing.Test cases have defined a step, pre-requisites, expected result, etc. Therefore, there is no ambiguity in this process.
Test scenarios are derived from test artifacts like BRS, SRS, etc.Test case is mostly derived from test scenarios. Multiple Test case can be derived from a single Test Scenario
It helps in an agile way of testing the end to end functionalityIt helps in exhaustive testing of an application
Test scenarios are high-level actions.Test cases are low-level actions.
Comparatively less time and resources are required for creating & testing using scenarios.More resources are needed for documentation and execution of test case

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