Differentiate between quality assurance and quality control?
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Quality ASSURANCEENSURES that the software delivered has the FEWESTPOSSIBLE defects. Quality Control is the process of ENSURING that a product's quality is maintained over time.
Quality Assurance is handled by the project's testing team, whereas Quality Control is handled by a dedicated support team that is accountable for the product's quality even if it is in the maintenance phase of software engineering.