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The Ubuntu QA Teams test pre-release of Ubuntu, Xubuntu, (spins, ISOs, builds, drops,versions) (dailies, beta, alpha, RC) and others. Before the release of Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04, and etc, each QA team is responsible for testing pre-release versions of Ubuntu that have been built by the development team.
Each individual tester is responsible for downloading a build. (Start here) Only the develelopers know which build needs testing. You should start with the milestone build (alpha,beta, RC1, RC2) near the top of the list.
Read about filing bugs here or here. It's difficult to file bugs that are useful to the software developers. It's nearly impossible for newbies to write a useful and readable bug report. Sadly, developers have no desire to investigate poorly written bug reports. They know that most likely, it will be a waste of their time, as the bug is difficult to reproduce, reported against the wrong version of their software, or simply a mistaken report. Ask for help on the mailing list with writing bug reports.
You're not finished. It's possible that Ubuntu will be released with a bad bug if you don't report it on the qa tracker.