Self Test.

Shakeout testing?

This test is basically carried out to check the networking facility, database connectivity and the integration of modules. (It is done by the Configuration Team)

System testing?

Testing which is based on overall requirements specification and it covers all combined parts of a system. It is also a black box type of testing.

What are different types of software testing?

1) Unit testing 2) Shakeout testing 3) Smoke testing (Ad-hoc testing) 4) Functional testing 5) Integration testing 6) Regression testing 7) System testing 8) Load testing 9) Stress testing 10) Performance testing 11) User acceptance testing 12) Black box testing 13) White box testing 14) Alpha testing 15) Beta testing

Smoke testing?

It is an initial set of test to check whether the major functionalities are working or not and also to check the major breakdowns in the application. It is the preliminary test carried out by the SQA tester.

What is a Use Case and what does it include?

is a document that describes the user action and system response for a particular functionality. It includes cover page, Revision History, Table of Contents, Floe of Events (normal flow and alternative flow), Exceptions, Special Requirements, Pre-conditions and Post-conditions.

Functional testing?

al It is a test to check whether each and every functionality of that application is working as per the requirement. It is major test where 80% of the tests are done. In this test, the Test Cases are 'executed'.

What are the different types of locators in Selenium?

ID,ClassName,Name,TagName LinkText,PartialLinkText ,Xpath CSS Selector , DOM.

What is Business Design Document?

It is the document which describes the application functionalities of the user in detail. This document is the further details of the Business Requirement Document. This is a very crucial step in the SDLC. Sometimes the Business Requirement Document and Business Design Document can be lumped together to make only one Business Requirement Document.

What is a Test Case? What does it include?

is a document that describes step by step process how to test the application. A Test Case includes Test Case ID, Steps Description, Expected Output, Actual Output, Pass/Fail, Remarks.

Can you tell me what a Use Case is?

is a document that describes the user action and system response for a particular functionality.

What is Software Development Life Cycle?

is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process" The systems (or software) development life cycle is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in an information system development project, from an initial feasibility study through maintenance of the completed application. 1. Requirement phase 2. Design phase 3. Coding (programming) 4. Testing 5. Release (Production) 6. Maintenance (Support)

What is a Module?

is a software component that has a specific task. It can be a 'link' which can go inside to its component detail.

What is Test Strategy?

is an outline that describes the testing portion of the software development cycle.

What does Test Plan it include?

includes Heading, Revision History, Table of Contents, Introduction, Scope, Approach, Overview, different types of testing that will be carried out, what software and hardware will be required, issues, risks, assumptions and sign off section.

When should I use Selenium IDE?

is the simplest and easiest of all the tools within the Selenium Package. Its record and playback feature makes it exceptionally easy to learn with minimal acquaintances to any programming language. Selenium IDE is an ideal tool for a naïve user.

What is an Xpath?

is used to locate a web element based on its XML path. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language and is used to store, organize and transport arbitrary data.

What are the testing types that can be supported by?

Functional Testing Regression Testing

What is meant by Walk-thru meeting?

Before start working in a module and/or after accomplishing the testing of a module, the tester calls a meeting to disseminate his findings or to share his queries to other tester or leads of the company working on the same application that is called the Walk-thru meeting.

What is Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)?

The testing of software has its own life cycle. It starts with study and analyzing the requirements. Here is the software testing life cycle: 1. Requirement Study 2. Test Planning 3. Writing Test Cases 4. Review the Test Cases

is a document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended testing activities. It identifies test items, the features to be tested, the testing tasks and who will do each task (roles and responsibilities) and any risks and its solutions.

What is a Test Plan?

Regression testing?

When a functionality is added to an application, we need to make sure that the newly added functionality does not break the application. In order to make it sure, we perform a repeated testing which is called Regression Testing. We also do regression testing after the developers fix the bugs.

What is Build?

When each of the different modules of software is prepared, they are put in a single folder by the Configuration Management Team (CMT) and it is called the 'Build'. In other word, the developers put their code in the shared location (folder) and all those code (modules) are combined together so that it is a complete application that works.

Have you worked with the Uses Cases before?

Yes. I have written Test Cases using Use Cases.

When should I use Selenium Grid?

can be used to execute same or different test scripts on multiple platforms and browsers concurrently so as to achieve distributed test execution, testing under different environments and saving execution time remarkably.

What is Business Requirement Document (BRD)?

It is a document that describes the details of the application functionalities which is required by the user. This document is written by the Business Analysts.

Unit testing?

It is a test to check the code whether it is properly working or not as per the requirement. It is done by the developers (Not testers).

Load testing?

It is a test to check the user's response time of

Integration testing?

It is a test to check whether all the modules are combined together or not and working successfully as specified in the requirement document.

What document did you refer to write the Test Cases?

Requirement document. (NOTE: It can also be Use Cases, or Design Document) (Note: It depends company to company. In some companies, they use Use Cases. In some companies, they use Requirement Documents and in some companies, they use Design Document. However, in practical scenario, most of the companies have requirement document at least).