Questions about writing software application and reporting

1. You have been given a software application by the IT department to test for security issues. Describe what processes, methods and practices you would use to check that the program is safe for the company to deploy to end users

2. Write a report to colleagues and the IT managers describing what you tested, how you tested it and the outcomes of each test from below Question 1. You could either pick some software from a known reliable source where do not expect any issues or you could select something from a public upload site that does not check uploads. It is a sample report only and you do not actually need to run the tests. You should use the following sections when answering this question

Answer:

Introduction,

Background,

Testing methodology, details of the experiment or the procedure and steps

Results,

Discussion,

Body,

Conclusion (include a clear statement of whether the software is safe or not to upload),

Recommendations,

References,

Acknowledgments,

Appendices

3. A program that you wrote is crashing when run. Describe the process you would go through to test, find and resolve the issue. Write 2 paragraphs..