Difference between QA, QC and testing: a simple interpretation using the example of the Swiss army knife

Perhaps it is difficult to explain any abstraction without a material example that can be easily touched and convinced of its reality. I thought for a long time what could serve as such a material embodiment of the concepts of testing, quality control and quality assurance for me in preparation for the interview.





Something familiar was required, which I was quite well versed in and could say that this subject is the embodiment of the term "quality". And he came up with - multi-subject Swiss army knives, they are time-tested, the design is constantly developing and improving, while maintaining its originality.





Below is a brief, rather simplified and possibly overly amateurish understanding of the difference between these three areas.





The age difference is about 35-40 years, despite the harsh operating conditions, both knives are in excellent shape.
The age difference is about 35-40 years, despite the harsh operating conditions, both knives are in excellent shape.

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The difference in the turns of the corkscrews is much more striking than the difference in the construction of the awl.
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