Test automation is the use of software to run tests, compare results with expectations and report failures without manual effort. It lets teams check every change quickly and consistently.
Unit testing is the practice of writing small automated tests that check individual functions, classes or modules in isolation. They run in milliseconds and catch regressions as soon as code changes.
CI/CD is the practice of building and testing every code change automatically, then releasing changes that pass through a repeatable pipeline. It shortens the gap between writing code and running it in production.
Integration testing checks that separate parts of a system work correctly together. Typical targets are a service and its database, a message queue or another team's API, rather than each piece alone.
A QA engineer makes sure software works as intended before and after release, designing test strategies, writing automated tests and finding defects. QA means quality assurance, and teams often hire one when escaped bugs start reaching customers.
Quality assurance (QA) is the set of practices that make sure software meets requirements and works reliably for users. It covers how quality is built into the process as well as how products are tested before release.
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