In the past, I have been asked to verbally start mapping out a test plan for a common situation, such as an ATM. The interviewer might say, "Just thinking out loud, if you were tasked to test an ATM, what items might you test plan include?"

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igold

  • Feb 27th, 2006
 

you would first say, These are the basic ones I think of:

1.The scope(introduction) of testing and test cases: Check to see if the ATM transactions are accurate and timely

2. what is your test strategy: Software and hardware configuarations, what metrics will be collected etc

3. Test Items- functionsand test cases- what the ATM supposed to perform- Like printing balance, funds transfer, money dispensing

4.Features to be tetsed and test cases: accepting the bankcard, numberpad,asking for userid and Pin Number, claculations are correct, asking for reciept, and further transactions

5. Risks/Issues: what if the card not read( can it be not recognised by the Machine, Or the card is badly damaged), what if the system does not respond to a customer input ex:a wrong pin Number entered etc

6. Pass/fail Criteria: what the the criteria for Pass/Fail of the test.

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