Person who is recently joined he should go through all the requirement documents (By this he can understand the requirements) then he can pick up the existing test cases and previous test execution (So that he can understand all things clearly).

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Anant Chaudhary

By reviewing existing test cases and previous test execution results.

if there are no clear requirements specifications to design the test cases u need to discuss with the business analyst and developer and know about the detail functionality involved in that particula...

4. Once the final version of the requirement specification is available, get the details from it.

Regression testing id done to check the bug fixes/ enhancements effect the existing functionality of the application. If we allocate regression testing to the new team member who don't have an idea on...

1. By going through existing test cases and previous test execution results.

Here as per customer requirement, we generate the data with the help of design techniques (BVA,ECP)

4. Names definition and structure of all real world entities of application

2.) 27 XP IR6.5 .Net1 98 IR6.5 .Net1 OS IR6.5 .Net1 XP IR6.5 .Net2 98 IR6.5 .Net2 OS IR6.5 .Net2 XP IR6.5 .Net3 98 IR6.5 .Net3 OS IR6.5 .Net3 XP IE7 .Net1 98 IE7 .Net1 OS IE7 .Net1 XP IE7 .Net2 98 I...

4. Regression tests needs to be improved.

4. regression test need to be improved.

3. When product life cycle is short. Reason: When we are running out of time we cannot spend time in automating the tests. Because creation of test itself will take time and peer team should review an...

1. When we just cant do some tests like load and stress manually 2. When we want to reduce test execution time.

Positve & Negative Test Data (Valid & Invalid)

Broadly 2 kinds of test data are required to test a software:

Positive
Negative.

so in conjuction with the types of testing you are doing it matters which set of test data you need.

Test Bed: Test Environment like Configuration of Test Site with proper Web Server, Application server, Database Server, VPN Configuration with Credentials, Application Credentials. Test Set: Bunch of...

Test Set - is nothing but set of test data
Test bed - is test environment
Test Suite - Numbers of test cases to be executed
Test Module - is the piece of develped software delivered to the test team

x=1900
y=2004
Boundary value is x-1=1899(invalid), x=1900(valid), x+1=1091(valid)
Boundary value is y-1=2003(valid), y=2004(valid), y+1=2005(invalid)

x=1900
y=2004
Boundary value is x-1=1899(invalid), x=1900(valid), x+1=1091(valid)
Boundary value is x-1=2003(invalid), x=2004(valid), x+1=2005(invalid)

Severity (Severity is Absolute )  Severity 1: Bug causes system crash or data loss.Severity 2: Bug causes major functionality or other severe problems; product crashes in obscure cases.Severity 3...

Severity 1 -  Show stopper issue. In which case testing cannot be continued.Severity 2 - Not a show stopper but can considerably damage the system which is under testSeverity 3 - Minor functional...

Tester will start write the test case based on Use case document or Software Requirement specification document or Wireframes. Its all depend upon the document provided by client.

To write System Test case document we will need the business req spec or customer req spec. The BRS or CRS contains the requirements at the business level and not very detailed like the documents crea...

Firstly smoke testing is done, Here the newly created or repaired program are tested using the test cases already written for the system.Later, once the new/modified program/mosule/feature is tested t...

Smoke Testing or Sanity Testing

Regression - means a new bug arising from changes made to fix a bug.

Regression testing. When we fix the bugs due to this there are chances of intoducing new bugs. In such situations regression testing is done.

Thoroughly tested Smaller units or Modules are grouped together for testing.
Such type of testing is said to be as Integration testing.
In Integration testing the interaction between the modules is being tested rather than individual components.

Integration Testing

Hi All As name suggests Performance testing is all about the performance of an application. So this performance testing includes 1. How fast the system response, 2. How efficiently we retrieve the ...

Performance testing comes under Non Functional testing category.
Its all about the response of the application in the expected time set.

The V-model is another way to conceptualize the software development process. This model is considered to be an extension of the Waterfall model. Instead of the development life cycle moving continual...

In my previous concern a Test Closure Document contains a checklist of all of the items that must be met in order to close a test project as well as a list of activities that must be performed after t...

Check the Testcases bi directionaly from Traceability Matrix with Requirement and trace out the missing testcases. Design Testcases for the missed cases.

Detailed RCA(root cause analysis) should be carried out.1. Any such scenarios should be verified using Bi-Directional Tracebility matrix. Using Tracebilty matrix, we can identify how particular requir...

A software project test plan is a document that describes the objectives, scope,approach, and focus of a software testing effort.The following are some of the items that might be included in a test pl...

Explain test plan content: Test Plan is a document which specifies the entire Planning of the Software Testing Project. It includes:ObjectiveScopeApproachDeliverablesAssumptionResources (Man & Sys...

Following approaches can be used for the estimation: Top-Down Estimation and Bottom-Up Estimation.The top-down techniques are formula based and they are relative to the expenses for development:Functi...

Unit testing is a verification effort on the smallest unit
of the software design the software component or module

The most 'micro' scale of testing is known as Unit Testing.Typically done by the programmer and not by testers  to test particular functions or code modules. , as it requires detailed knowle...

Its all up on to measure the Scalability. We can check it throught with Test Simulators. where we can chaeck the system perfomance with Limited Resources and get the scalability...ex)We cant check the...

Payment Method Testing In general practice for Payment Method Testing, For Testing purpose Development team provide the Testing Environment for Payment method.If the application is developed with the ...

Text Area allows free form typing in mutiple lines. Mostly this is used where free form texting is required like entering some remarks.
Text field accept single line with limitation on max length and the type of input(numeric/alpha numeric)

Text Area: Text area is the location of the form page in the Text Box.Which can be coordinate with x and y axis.Text Field: Text Field is the input area, where the data is to be feed.

Content Test How do you test a content or a description, when the time limit is very less and also how will you test valid test area for a text field. 1) I will test content through search option in t...

Test manager

It can be performed by either Testers or Test Lead. If it is performed by Testers, it should be reviewed by Test Lead.

The test comparator is a useful feature for seeing exactly what the error is in a test failure. First, you should run a test file or test suite. Then select one of the test failures: this should show ...

CVS: Concurrent Version System, Its a Coniguration Management Tool. Which is highly useful for managing the build by different version.

Its like back up. If a developer or tester had done something in the code which will not work, at that instance, developer or tester can use the pervious version of the build

Its simple which are all the test case having fail results or in which test case the bug has appeared these are all to be worked for regression testing

Out of 2000 TC to choose the optimum testcases for regression testing the following can be doneTo figure out the affected functionalities due to new bugs and then choose the TC's related to those func...

Hi Arun,Please give more specification on your question. You simplpy gave "What are the testcases for password encryption and decryption?"As my guess from this question i give some...

This is nothing but varying the Business Rules covered for the functionalities implemented. This can be done through with Check List Document. One sort example for the Client specific Business Rules i...

The Test Data Inputs are 1) ' (Single quote)2) '1'='13) we can pass the same i/p's as query in the form of  SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '' OR '1'='1&#...

1. Good communication skills
2. Good analysation
3. Small amount of technical stuff
4. Sensitivity

1) Good knowledge about the domain he/she is working on 2) He/she should be a good observer 3) Should be able to identify where the number of errors found is maximum 4) Should have good communication ...

No Run

these test cases are not executed so it has no run and will be marked differently

Hi

Test log is a document which indulge all descriptive information about the Test.It is basically done to trace back the activities/events done while testing.

It includes

1)Test log Identifier
2)Description about the test
3)Task done during testing

TestLog is a maintainence document of Test Plan and Test cases that runs on different Test cycle. Which contains the Test Results of executed Test case(Passed/Failed)

Apart from the SRS Documents, other inputs for the Test Plan is FRS,BRS, Functional Design, Mockup screens etc..

You will also need the Functional Specifications, Tech Design Documents, Data Dictionary depending on the requirements which you are preparing the Test Plan for!

In order to test an application efficiently, we do need to sharpen our thinking skills and mental routine and apply the renewed thinking to test an application.Different way of Thinking makes broader ...

All-pairs Testing or Pairwise Testing is a combinatorial software testing method that, for each pair of input parameters to a system (typically, a software algorithm), tests all possible discrete comb...

What quality of a tester deserves the most respect from colleagues? 1. Know Programming    a) Loser Image.    b) Credibility With Programmers.    c) Just ...

Regression Testing itself mean to verify whether the existing functionality is broken with changes in other areas of project.

Automated Regression Test verify the quality of software and it wont find any additional bugs in software.

Automated Regression Test wont find major bugs in the software.

Answer is No Following are the major points why automated regression tests do not find the majority of defects 1. Automated regression test cases are executed just to make sure that new function...

Yes, they can Report Bugs. As point of User Acceptance Test. Stakeholders make a run on the Project Execution and determine the changes to be made. Even they can point out the defect and report them.

This can be done through by Funtional and Process Audit with Standards (ISO, Six Sigma, CMM Level)

Yes, but how would you apply this to testing?

From a software testing standpoint, a post-mortem meeting is a good place to reexamine. In the meeting, care should be taken to reexamine:    * Testing estimates versus actual execution...

It was happened 2 years before. we all(teammates) worked on the Job Portal site. while testing we found some bugs related to security.The Technology that it was ASP.we noticed the codes that it writte...

Within a week of production release after testing 6 months, production enviorment crashed. It was working on Stage/Test envoirnment earlier but later it also stops working. Later reason identified was MS security patch which start blocking COM component. It was fixed and deployed later.

A Good Test Engineer should have following Qualities:1. Great observation skills - Hypersensitivity to little things2. Intelligence Quick learing skills3. Diligence - conscientiousness in paying prope...

Tester should at very first have strong communication skills. Tester also needs to have a Can Do Attitude and a keen eye towards finding bugs.

Firstly, as some of the previous answers details..the defect should be closed at the earliest.Post closure, RCA should be done.Since the missed defect was subtle (delicate and mysterious)..The test te...

Instead of finding responsibilty here, one should work first on solution.1. Check whether the defect is indeed exists.2. If yes, check whether defect scenario is within testing scope.3. If yes, check ...

Let me execute once again the defect Testcases with the given(actual) Testing Environment and investigate the same in the Customer Environment.i.e) Testers might execute the cases in Windows 2003 edit...

As a Tester, i will notice and report the defect to the Test Lead and tell the importance of Critical severity level. Necessary Test Scenario(s), Test Step(s) has to be noted of the pointed defect.As ...

As "kurtz182" rightly mentioned; test passes are test iterations. QA runs a group of test cases or just one big single test cases to test a feature. This "run" is called test iteration or test run. ...

'Test pass' is nothing but a 'test cycle' or 'test iteration' in the Execution phase.

The success of ad-hoc testing in the absence of requirements or specs depends upon the following The Testers expertise ona) Application under testb) Testing experienceIf 2 testers ...

It can be performed without any pre defined steps.

Answer) A. The requirements/specifications are unclear. is correctB. Testers were not involved in the review of the requirements. (No Review is needed for the well known Application)C. The software pr...

HI

The ans is :  A) The requirements/specifications are unclear.

For any of the project Requirements are like a heart to the body, so with out proper requirements, development/testing will become waste.



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I have a problem with the question though - Define "partially running". 1) Why would you waste time on testing & troubleshooting something that did not meet the Test Entry Criteria? 2) If the tester ...

At first you should analyze the problem for the application stableness. This can be done through with  Test Environment Network Stability and the correct version is loaded  Database L...

LoadRunner & Jmeter

Loadrunner and Jmeter are the two best.  You may want to consider OpenSTA as well.  Of these, I think Loadrunner is the most reliable. 

The font style and size is same for entire the applicationEx: if the application use the 14 as size and Times new roman font for header section the same thing should dollow in all the other header pag...

For Fonts one can also use Fire-bug tool

Responsibilities of a Test Manager: − Manage the Testing Department (manages one or more Test Stages (depending on size) during a Test Project. − Leadership for the Test Stage, managing ...

Include in ashishks' answer this fifth step:When the reason for the problem in the production environment is known and the gap between production and test environment which causes this e...

It is a very general case in software testing that any bug is found on the production and it was not present on the testing environment. If anything happens like this then we should proceed in the fol...

Database testing is an type of testing where we test the database data in order to check the whatever the operations we perform in fronted are available in data base properly. In other words to check the impact of fronted operations on backend database in terms of data validation and data integrity.

Ensure that application should display proper alert message on form feed and in process, Once the Database server is down. Exception Handling Mechnaism should be application for this.

Reviews: - A document level testing technique during this review, the responsible People are estimating the completeness & correctness of correspondingDocument.There are 3 waysi. Walk - throughii....

There are 3 Reviews taken place in order to approve the test cases written by the tester.1. Peer / Internal Review: Once the requirements are freezed, tester will write the test cases based on the FRD...

1) Improve the Testing Process 
2) Define Requirements 
3) Prove the Concept 
4) Champion Product Testability 
5) Design for Sustainability 
6) Plan for Deployment 
7) Face the Challenges of Success

Below are the some points to avoid the Automated Testing Pitfalls.1. Have a effective Automated framework documents.2. Preparing checklist to make a changes in the components added/updated in GUI3. Pr...

I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but I will take a stab at this:In our group, the testing effort is generally considered to be 30 percent of the total development effort in terms...

You can prepare testing effort estimation based on the following.1) 25 to 30 of the development effort. (Approximate)2) You can do the estimation based on the functionality.  3) The size of the s...

As the word suggests "V Model" has two parts i.e. "" which contains the development activities i.e. SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and "/" which contains the associated testing activities i.e....

In the V Model SDLC, both the Development activity and the testing activities start almost at the same time with the same information. The development team does design and development and test team do...

Grouping Tests into Test Categories: You can add an automated test to one or multiple test categories using a test attribute. Each test can belong to multiple test categories. When tests are associated with categories, you can filter the tests in Test View and run them

Adding few points Integration test categories, user acceptanace test categories

Here are a couple suggestions:1) Perform a reverse trace on the test cases and aggregate them into contiguous groupings associated each their requirements and compare the cases within these groupings ...

Redundant test cases are determined, if(i) If similar test cases are present in test case pool or a requirement is having more than similar test cases then it is termed as redundant.Another definition...

TESTING COOKIESIn simple terms, a cookie is information that a web service provider places on a hard drive so it can remember something about its user at a later time.  Several ways to test cooki...

Some Major Test cases for web application cookie testing: The first obvious test case is to test if your application is writing cookies properly on disk. Test cases:  1) As a Cookie privacy pol...

Fixing defects is

- least expensive in the Requirements Gathering phase of SDLC and

- most expensive in the Maintenance phase of the SDLC.

The cost of defects is less when found in the requirements gathering phase and the cost is most expensive when discovered in the deployment phase. 

1. Check for all the functionalities2. Check the interfaces to support3. Check for the Volume & Performance4. Check for the messaging/file upload/download to the Sender and Receiver5. Check the Re...

1. Check the environmental check up2. Check the installation checking.3. Check the compatability with different windows version4. Ensure the Gaming application meets the GUI Standard5. Ensure that the...

b) Ensuring that the system is acceptable to all users

I would say all above the reasons are correct. Testing should takes place at user end(Different environment)testing should meet end user specification.

Another way to identify potential test cases that have the same functionality is to review 1) business requirements, 2) technical specifications, 3) mock-ups and 4) work-flow diagrams.  These doc...

We can track it through by Requirement Traceability Matrix. If two or more test cases deals with same functionality mapped in RTM, then eliminate and make it as one case.Maintaining the code by Test n...

Functionality testing: While testing, if test engineer found any diffrence between customer expected result and  actual result is said to be Functionaluty bug.Usability Bug: The usability bug mea...

Funcational defectsIf the application behaviour does not obeys the functional specification then that is a functional issue.e.g When you are trying to shut down your system, the system restart functio...

I would ensure the following criteria are met:1) The project is well-defined and easy to find in the quality management tool.2) The test suite is well-organized, intuitive and easy to navigate.3) Test...

I will consider the following thing while reviewing test cases:1. Test cases are written exactly by following requirements.2. There must be at least one test case for the functionalities described in ...

The Quality Center has 4 basic modules and 2 additional modules.

HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition (formerly HP TestDirector for Quality Center software): Suitable for mainstream QA organizations that may not have expanded globally and may not yet be managing large, complex QA initiatives.

To be very simple, tester should specify the functional document(FD) which tells the exact functionaly of the piece of code and explains how it deviate from the requirement which lead to a creation of...

If a developer is fixing bugs with their own ideas and schedule in mind that means he is not following the test cases, he changing the status to IGNORED, then it is an error on the part of the develop...

Tester - developer conflict occur when developer say "could not see the reported bug". This could happen when Testers test environment differ from developrs or when the bug is not reproducible, occuri...

The issues have a lot to do with approach and personality.  Conflict happens not because you are a tester and he or she is a developer. Conflict happens because of bad communication. Communicatio...

Quality assurance designs and implements measures to prevent defects and it helps developers minimize the number and severity of defects released to the test team. 

Finding defects from the initial makes better to provide good quality of the software.SQA is a Preventive process. Quality is maintained from each and every phases. SQA focus on processes like defining, continuous improvement with the goal of defect prevention.

A test cycle includes both a testing effort and a development effort to fix defects and deliver a new build to the test team.  Elements of a test cycle that consume time are:1) Sof...

This is fully dependent on your project and business and user requirement.
First analyse the requirement.

Develop the test plan.
Start writing the test cases.
Test Execution.
Result analysis.
Defect
Management.
Summary.

In order to reduce test time, 1)  I would execute test cases from highest to lowest priority.  In this way, if we run out of time, we will have tested the most important functionalities.2) I...

To reduce test time please follow the following points:
1. Understand scope of testing first.
2. Create effective test cases using s/w testing techniques.
3. Prioritize test cases.
4. Go for automation using any automation tool.

An upgrade refers to the replacement of a product with a newer version of that same product.  A software upgrade can be major or minor and the release version is increased accordingly. ...

The question is not very clear. Upgrade - an action - is updating the software from 'old version' to 'new version'.New version is the updated software with or without new functionaliti...

QTP Supports Image validation.
But image checkpoint checks only for image properties ( image file name, image size..etc.).
We can use bitmape check poit to compare the image pixel by pixel.

QTP uses Image Checkpoint to validate Images

c) Both of the above

Faster development and limited maintenance

HI

I feel Option C correctt


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To check whether the captcha field is defaultly present To check whether the captcha filed only in alphabets and in numbers To check whether the captcha filed is changed when the captcha is entered ...

Test Cases for CAPTCHA1. Ensure that the CAPTCHA code screen should be viewable.2. Ensure that the CAPTCHA code should be in Image format.3. Ensure that the CAPTCHA code should be reusable.(able to ge...

I was testing a grant management application and discovered an issue in a work-flow that was not covered in the business requirements.  It turns out that an organization could be grante...

I would like to share my experience, I was testing an E-commerce admin Panel, There was a delete image which was provide to delete a record, I copied the URL from browser to delete a record and pas...

Test Data Generator is a powerful and simple automatic tool that allows you to generate test data for database testing such as performance testing, load testing and quality assurance testing. The test...

This type of testing is conducted in Shipping domain. In U.S different states have different Tax policies. For shipping a product to each state differs the Tax amount, it varies up on state. For Texas, it is 15% more(approx). This kind to test is called State Based Testing.

It is a test design technique in which test cases are designed to execute valid state transactions.

Relation between Test Cases, Requirements and Defects
*Test Cases is designed according to the Requirements.
*Defects are raised on executing the Test cases, which the expected outcome doesn't meet with the actual.

Here's the relationship between requirements, test cases and defects:  Test cases are authored to test conformance to requirements.  Therefore, any defect found during the execution of a test case indicates nonconformance to a requirement. 

My answer is:  4. This much information is insufficient to decide strategyMy reasons:1) We don't know how much test effort was originally applied to each of the modules in order to obtain the...

Ans)
4.This much information is insufficient to decide strategy.

Hi, It checks that the software produces correct result or not by comparing what the software is producing and what it should actually produce. Test comparator tool helps in automating the comparison...

A Test Comparator is a test tool that compares the actual outputs produced by the software under test with the expected outputs for that test case. 

The answer is 1. Compare expected and actual results.

The percentage of overall software development resources devoted to testing varies greatly based on the following factors:1) VARIES BY INDUSTRY:  What are the ramifications if the program is rele...

Its depends on highly Risk of the Project. Project Management Tools are available to calculate the different effort in different phases. The Percentage will vary accordance to the differnet type of pr...

a) design doc

Ans) a. Design doc
A design document is enough to write the Unit Test Plan with knowing functionality.

I agree with everyone who said 2nd bug must be fixed. If left unfixed, it is not only bound to annoy end users, it will first annoy QA, client, BA etc. who all try to access the application. A brand...

Bugs has been fixed based upon their Severity and Priority.
Severity can be classified as 1. Critical 2.Functional and 3.Cosmetic
Priority can be 1.High 2.Medium and 3.Low

If the bug is Sev1P1 then it should get fixed immediately. ex: System crash bugs are with Sev1 and priority1.

A 'Test Item Tree' helps identify risks.  It is the very first step in a specific risk analysis process and I understand it can be used to develop risk strategies for test plans. Admitted...

Test Item tree is a data analytical method which allows constructing a hierarchical structure on the items of a questionnaire or test from observed response patterns.Assume that we have a questionnair...

There are several ways for a tester to access the 20th level of a game without having the skills to achieve this level on his own. 

1) Use cheat codes

2) Developer provides access to the level

As a Tester i will ask the developer to make a Test Enviroment to take me to after 12th Level and Test the Game Application

Bug Triage is the process of evaluating defect reports to determine their course of action.  It is typically the Program Manager's (PM) responsibility to facilitate a meeting (...

Bug Triage is nothing but making a meeting and examine the Bugs in order to Fix ( Prioritize )

--Some bugs needs to be Hot Fix (High priority to close the bug)
--Some bugs needs to Fix later (Medium)
--Some bugs need not be fix (Low)

Hi

Find some of the ways below.

-DLSw (Data Link Switching)(aka RFC1434)

-RFC1490 (frame relay carrier)

- Serial Tunnelling (STUN)

- BAN or BNN (Boundary Access Node, Boundary Network Node)

This can be done through by Legacy protocol connection via API

HI

Here i think delay is due to net work not due to the software, so reasos of delay is not only due to heavy traffic but also due to the result of changing the routes. SO i can try to correct that route changes.


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This issues due to think time and respond time.
if the delay time is more, tester should ensure that on what basis and situation made for  this delay. Identify the Peak time and the scenerios and resolve the issues through Performance Tuning.

If I ran across an incomplete requirement during my requirements review, I would1) inform the Business Analyst (person in the organization responsible for preparing requirements) and set up a time to ...

When requirements are incomplete or unclear, it is a tester's responsiblility to address this issue with business analyst, project manager, developers, or other stakeholders responsible for making changes and ensure that the gap is filled before test execution begins. 

Does this problem only occur while printing the 999th page?Does this problem always occur while printing the 999th page?Here are some possible reasons:1) Print spooler buffer overrun error2) Contentio...

Following could be the reasons for printer crash while printing 999th page:

1. Overburden on the printer.
2. Printer is out of paper error.
3. Printer head is heated too much to respond.
4. Printer is out of ink.
5. 998th page is stuck inisde the printer.

Risk can be calculated by asking the following questions towards the functionalities,1. Which function area is related with finance (money)?2. Which area senior management will look first?3. Which are...

As a testerwe always needs to be prioritise the tasks based on the schedule and importance and time. So Risk Based Testing is a type of testing in which a tester has to prioritise the tasks based on the schedule.

Srinivas

mathan_vel and kurtz182 have given correct answers for 'test cycle.' It is the iteration not the test life cycle!

Test Cycle- Refers as the Test Run/Test Iteration. The Life span between the new build received for testing to the test result reports to the Stack holders/Client. Test Cycle is a a sub of Testing Pro...

Normal Recording mode is the normal default recording mode.
Analog recording mode is typically used for recording drag and drop feature.
Low Level Recording is used identifying an object with the coordinates of a object

There are 3 types of recording mode in QTP:1. Context-Sensitive or Normal Recording mode:This is the default recording mode in QTP. It enables recording on standard GUI objects. For each operation a s...

We can take a copy of production database with the help of DBA

By using Connecting DSN or by SQL Queries...

Yep, the correct answer is e) Different audience.  The test plan is a single document that will be suitable for all audiences who need to know the overall test strategy.

Ans) e. Different audiences

Test Plan not keen on the Audience. Test plan is the overall plan for the testing team.

d. None of the Above
This is nothing but preparing the Test cases once the Design Level documents are approved.

Test data set up is depends on the requirements, and i can be done with Equivalance partitioning and Boundary value analysis, in some cases client can give the data for the users, mostly testers needs...

Its depends up on the Project and the module form post. For Some Projects the Test data setup is simple as they pass through by manual parameters(entered by users). for some projects like Finance,Cred...

Test data is used for validating the application.Valid test data will result in to valid actions.  It is used for positive testing for the proper functionality of the application as per the Requi...

Test data is base of the desired quality of the functionality of the software. If test data is not correct, expected result can not be obtained effectively as only partial results will be obtained.For...

A statistical hypothesis test is a method of making statistical decisions using experimental data. It is sometimes called confirmatory data analysis, in contrast to exploratory data analysis. In frequency probability, these decisions are almost always made using null-hypothesis tests.

Srinivas

Hypothesis Testing means "Guess Testing". Make a guess of the Application and did test. No Proper documents and specification is given to the tester and gave certain time to test the application. Testing has done through by just a guess and action.

I think it's same as SQL injection and I'm testing this in my project as part of Security testing. SQL injection is a code injection technique that exploits a security defects occurring in the databas...

Normally it is know as SQL Injection. Passing SQL queries in the Addreess bar with the  intend to break out the system. This is to check the site vulnerability. You may think while we doing the SQL in...

Forward traceability maps requirements to test cases.Backward traceability maps test cases to requirements.Forward and backward traceability together are known as bi-directional traceability...

Mapping take place from from requirements to end products is Forward TraceabilityMapping take place from end product back to requirements is Backward TraceabilityUsing both the Forward and Backward Tr...

It is possible testing web site manually up to some extend.As you can test the page loading time.When you hit a button or link on the website how much time it takes.Putting load  will not be...

Slight performance testing can be done manually and we are doing this in our project.Performance: Nothing but the responce time of the application for user requests.As per the WWE rules every web site...

Defects are re-tested in order to validate they are fixed.  A defect report should always include the precise steps to reproduce the issue.  Therefore, you would follow t...

Retesting is very important to verify the bug in the build is closed or not. Its must important to check that the Opened bugs fixed correctly. this can be done through by retesting. Once the status is...

When the Testers are logging a bug and when the developers are explaining that the bug is reproduceable ,because the developers are changing their code dynamically. So the QA testers are not able to reproduce the mentioned bug.
Due to environment issue also the bug is not able to reproduce.,

i agree with you

and we have another better way is by using web x then share your desktop and show your your SRS document and explain the functionality what you follow.then he should agree with your defect.

85th Test cases is to be Retested first and should check the Traceability matrix that what are all the Test case mapped with the 85th Test cases. i.e) Those functionalities covered with the 85th testc...

Performance testing involves in determining the scalability and reliability of your application in peak hours of the business. Every website can be performance tested with the available production met...

Performance Test is nothing but checking how the software peform`s otherwise how it fetches the answers to the user otherwords response timeLoad Test : It is done to check whether how the software res...

Test execution without test cases is called 'Exploratory Testing' and 'Ad-hoc Testing'.  'Exploratory Testing' is described as a simultaneous learning, test design, and te...

Yes, We can. This kind of testing is called ADHOC Testing. But there is no assurance in Full Test Coverage.

The test cases to be executed in a test project can be generated by extracting requirements from the Business Requirements Document (BRD) (a.k.a Functional Requirements Document) or the...

SRS is the parent document for writing test cases to an AUT. A minimum of one test case is must needed for a requirement so that when all the requirements are covered with respect to test cases which can be mapped with the help Traceability Matrix.

Black box testing refers to any testing that is performed without knowledge of the internal workings of an object under test.  It takes an external perspective of the object.  This...

1. Functionality Bugs.
2. Interface links (Navigation)
3. GUI and usability
4. Validation
5. Grammer and Spelling Mistakes

Should update the Test Case for Exception Handling. Atleast a proper static error message should display(if it is used in Automation) like wise test cases should be update.

If there is another exception is coming which is not mentioned in the test cases then surely it is either defect or somehow requirement has been changed.

So clear with this from requirement documents or business analyist and according log a defect or update test cases.

Effort variance (EV) calculates variance of actual effort versus planned effort.  The formula for effort variance is:Effort variance = [(Actual effort - Planned Effort)/Planned effort] * 100The e...

This metric gives the variation of actual effort vs. the estimated effort. This is calculated for each project Stage wise Formula EV = [(Actual person hours – Estimated person hours) / Est...

Test Results is verified through by executing the Test Steps with the required environment setup. once the expected result meets the actual, the test result status is reported as "Passed" if...

We need to check whether Expected Result coresponding to Test case mentioned in Test Case Document is same as Actual Result.If they are same then Test Case passes and if they are not same then we ...

External Interface Testing verifies:1) that a function or application which sends outgoing data to another system provides that data a) in the required format, b) with the required contents,...

--To Check the Data Flows to external interfaces like Printer, Scanner,etc..
--Ensure that proper message should display once the external interface is plug off.

This is most powerful tool in QTP. We can inset steps

The Step Generator enables you to add steps quickly and easily, by selecting from a range of context -sensitive options amd entering the required values. In the Step Generator dialog box you can defin...

Just a add on...You can also put all common variables  in an external xml file  and import  it  into  the  QTP  to be used  across all  tests.The structure...

Quick Tests can insert a value from the Environment variable list, which is a list of variables and corresponding values that can be accessed from your test. Throughtout the test run, the value of an ...

Check Points are stored in ObjectRepository.bdb under the action(X) folder.

Object Repository

If the question is about checkpoint properties, then the 
answer is Action#resouce.mtr files

If the question is about after executing the checkpoint, 
then the answer is Action#ResultFolder.

I am going to read the requirement quite literally and treat the file like a text file.  In this case, I would do the following:  1) Verify file remains intact when copied to directory on sa...

1) If the transfering of file from one system 1 to another SystemB with out Encrption means i/p & o/p file content should be same.2)Check that the naming convention for the File should be correct(...

Lot of Automation Testing tool for Security is available in market. one among them is Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.

Acunetix WVS automatically checks your web applications for SQL Injection, XSS & other web vulnerabilities. 

There is a tool from Rational (now IBM) called AppScan and policy tester. This tool will help you test and check your website for potential hacks and security loopholes.
Regards,
Hiren

An aspect of technical analysis that tries to predict the future movement of a stock based on past data. Trend analysis is based on the idea that what has happened in the past gives traders an idea of what will happen in the future.

In project management trend analysis is a mathematical technique that uses historical results to predict future outcome. This is achieved by tracking variances in cost and schedule performance. In this context, it is a project management quality control tool.

Hi The development team fixes the defect raised by the Tester. The the status for that defect will be closed . But the tester need to test it again to confirm that the defect has bee fixed and their i...

Defect retesting is important, because it is closed from the dev team. but somebody has to approve it that it is really been fixed. On the other hand it is very important to do the regression of it, because it might have created some side effects. :)

The term "defect migration" represents the concept that errors introduced in early phases of projects are perpetuated in later phases of projects and as these errors migrate to later phases,...

a) Reviews are the best way to uncover defects early in SDLC, though it is costly.  Project Manager failing to justify the review that needs to be scheduled allows the defects to get migrated.b...

This is a useful metric to consider when assessing the quality of software development.  In the book "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell, there is a section that describes industry avera...

Bug Rate or Bug Value are not be Constant. Its depend full and fully on the overall quality basis. If the Quality is bad the bug rate is more. If the Quality is good and high, the bug rate is very low...

It Returns the collection Addins in QTP.

QTP ADD Ins are used to identify the bjects in AUT. By defult QTP has 3 ADD Ins. These are Visual BasicActiveXWeb When you do not select any ADD In QTP treate it as windws Application. ...

A web service is typically an application programming interface (API) or Web API that is accessed via Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and executed on a remote system, hosting the requested service....

Web testing involves the following activities (manual) 1. Check the login page for the secure login 2. Check the login page throws the error message if the user name r pwd r wrong 3. Test for the link...

The most important parts of a test plan are test strategy and test scope.  If I had to select only one of these, I would have to go with test strategy.  It could be argued that test scope is as important.

The Most Important part of a Test Plan is Test StrategyA test strategy is an outline that describes the testing portion of the software development cycle. It is created to inform project managers, tes...

QTP is refereed to as an Unicode complaint because it is recognizable with the unicode character set across various applications and it is supported only by the internet explorer.

QTP is reffered to as Unicode Complaint, because it is not browser compatable. It's only supported by IE Browser. And more over some components are not able to record.

1) Test Environmental Setup
2) Test Data
3) Test Methods to follow
4) Test Execution records with different technolgoies and their outcomes (Test Report)
5) Bug Report for seperated execution of Test cases.

There are many commercial and open source tools (both client server based and web based) are available @ market.For e.g. Bugzilla, a web based bug tracking tool when we deploy @ at one app server , ca...

Bug Tracking Tool is the best way for this Solution.

Performance refers to the speed or effectiveness of an application or system.  Performance tests include scalability when its ability to handle more volume is increased and testing is performed t...

c)Estimating

Checks the data content of XML documents.
Note:
XML file checkpoins are used to check a specified XML file; XML application checkpoints are used to check an XML document within a Web page.

XML checkpoint is used when we are working online project. We can connect through the main project by its path. then only we could have a view on xml checkpoint.

Security Testing: The Process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended.The six basic security concepts (Checklist) that need to be covered by ...

The indicated bug not only there in one covered area, it should predicate to other places too...suppose if a function is defined and parameter is passed with different set variables.the simillar funct...

Assume the four fields are present in the application those areuser namepassword phone numbermail idIn this Password and Mail id both are required fields o complete the registration1. Press submit b...

Along with all these tests we also have to test for the next tab. After entering first field and when we press tab to go to next field exactly where it taking the control.

Once you find any defect on production, log a defect immediately having "HIGH" priority.
Once developer fixes the defect test same issue and do sanity/regression testing depend on the time available.

I note down the issue in the Bug Tracking System and mentioned the Severity & Priority level for the arised bug and make note on the causes happened(might be a Show Stopper). i informed about this bug immediately to my TL and request the Dev to fix the bug as early.

Compatibility testing is performed on an application to evaluate how it performs in different computing environments. A computing environment contains any number of the following components:1) Operati...

We should execute all test cases in different browsers like IE 7.0,8.0, Firefox 3.0,3.1 and Safari 3.1,3.2. Also we have to excute all test cases in different operating systems like XP 2000, XP Vista ...

When a tester creates or enters a new bug, he can assign the bug to 2 different people, one is directly to the concerned Developer, or TL or PM. When we directly assign to the developer, the deve...

A new bug is one that has not been reviewed and assigned.  An open bug is one that has undergone a review process and a Project Manager has assigned it to someone (ex: development staff, business analyst, etc.) for further research.   

Option 4:  All of the above

4. All of the Above

No. No need to test the Multiple Class Functionality with differenr Random Test Case. Just Using Different Test Data to cover all the Statement coverage is Enough.

Power full Test Data is enough to Test the Multiple Class (Parameterization is the good way to represent the behaviour)

Option 2 category-based partitionin

if i am wrong please correct me...

Paramettrization is nothing but test a single field with multiple data.
In manual testing we just check for valid and invalid datas for a single filed by writing test cases for test datas.

Scenario: For a Job site user is going to register and fill the details in 4 steps(4page), Registration, Job Seeker Information, Work Experience, Resume Information and check the user is registered wi...

Create this theory on SDLC

Who invented or proposed the fish model?

 “The Security tools suite provides a fully featured web security scanner, crawler, report analysis tool, as well as web security explanations, and an extensive database of security checks ...

For security testing no toolis thereit shouldbe tested manualy but with the help os Load runner we can see howit will be

1. Current threats effecting Internet accessible websites:      a. Targeted phishing      b. Operating Systems Kernel Vulnerabilities     ...

Now most of the virus which is directly attacking the controlpanel of the system because it has been writtten like that only so we can put some good antivirus inorder to safeguard the system

HI-> Speed of the network-> Accessing one system from another system-> Speed of the internet through network-> Load of the net work-> Stress -> Try to change the IP address of ur sys...

* Broken connection
* Delay time
* Network traffic
* IP Conflicts

The software development model (spiral, v-model and waterfall) chosen in an organization depends on organization budget, size, resources and the time allotted for development.

It purely depends up on the organization level,organization time Period (Schedule), Cost , Size and Clear cut of the project

Alpha Testing: 1. Alpha Testing is testing which is carried out in development environment. 2. Testing is performed in presence of Developer therefore more controlled environment. Beta Testing: 1. Be...

1)Alpha- Conducted by a Specific customer 1) Beta-conducted by customer live people

2)Alpha-Conducted in Virtual environment 2) Beta-Conducted in Real time environment

3)Alpha- Conducted on Application i.e before release 3) Beta-conducted for products i.e after release

Avoiding redundancy in testing...some of the similar kinds of tests can be combined into one test scenario and handled.

Best ways to test during time crunch:

- Adhoc testing. FSD, BRD etc are available so life is easier.
- Scenario-based testing. Pick positive, common and negative scenarios and test UI, component functionality, etc while QA proceeds through a scenario.

Here are possible test cases:1. Verify 'string' text box accepts all alphanumeric characters as defined in specifications2. Verify upper limit value in 'float' text box3. Verify upper ...

1. Before that check that both the Text box fields are enable or not.2. Enter the Blank, numerics, Alphanumerics, Special characters,Single quote, maximmum value or the combination of all in the Text ...

SDLC models testing is considered to be as a static test conducted for the selection of the SDLC model among all the models available and applicable with respect to current project. Selection process of the models is considered to be as SDLC models testing.

We do not test SDLC Models, as Software Development Life Cycle is a process that is followed by companies while developing the application and Testing is a part of SDLC.

It's just of Analysing the problem/issues/bugs in the software to make the Quality better.

Trend analysis is the process of finding out trend of independent variables for the system under test. Eg: for web site we can do a trend analysis with number of users’ v/s response time and find a ...

the main use of Security code is to know whether the software is used by concerned persons only bu the registering with us 

The main purpose of the Security code entered in Registeration or downlaoding files in website is to track the users Ip address. When ever the user entered the Security Code, his IP addresses and othe...

The answer to this question depends on whether or not we have met our exit criteria.  If our exit criteria has been met, perhaps it was a mistake to even fix the defects.  How much resources...

After fixing the bugs we must go for unit regression testing bcause whether the rectified part cause any errors in the un-tested part. so we must go for re-testing after that only we will continue.

We can also say this as Addendum (Additional Requirement). As the application is still in the Development phase. we can write Test case for the same in their appropriate module. But Ensure the newly a...

First I get the details through walk through after got the three lines of requirement and involve with BA and devolopers for full details.

The answer to this question depends on the 1) software development model being used, 2) whether you are referring to static or dynamic testing,  3) project's value to the company, 4) complexi...

When and what to test is only depends on the following factors:1. Budget of project.2. Type of project.3. Resources available to test.4. Time available for testing.So considering above mentioned facto...

Test Cases can be prioritized on the basis of following:1. Test the main functionality2. Test the areas with higher risk, that means where Tester feel that the coding is complex, and their is pos...

Frist of all we just have to focus on
1. High risk areas.
2. The functionality which will access by more users and for repeated time.
3. A little bit of look and feel if it is possiable.

Application Performance could not be Test manual in Real Time. Only possiblity is through by the Automation. Scripts should be written to to the same process with different users at same time.  t...

For Wireless Testing the mail parameter is SSIDN

Ping test is to check that the Network connection between one system another system(Server/Wireless). this can be done with current system IP Addresses.the Various Parameters are Using IP address:&nbs...

I discovered a scenario which had been overlooked whereby a user with a content provider role could manipulate the system and access administrative functionalities.  From there, this content...

HiI've found so many severe bugs in my career, i cant select from the list , any how i will try to tell one bug here..Bug: In our project employees can do volunteering in their own and personal time, ...

There will not be any testing process without the requirement. so we cant implement the testing process without the requirement.

Plan before you do. This should be the procedure followed by a tester. Tester should make a mindmap before starting a formal testprocess.

System test cases are prepared in order to test the whole system after integrated all the individual modules and passed from integration testing.System test cases are not module specific and they need...

System testing is performed on the entire system in the context of a Functional Requirement Specification(s) (FRS) and/or a System Requirement Specification (SRS)Test case should be generate according...

The defect status are: '->WILL N'T TO BE FIX ' '->DEFFERED '->DUPLICATE '->RFE NEW '->ASSIGNED--->FIXED->CLOSE/REOPEN '->REJECT '->NEED MORE INFO ...

Status:
1. new bug
2. open bug
3. review bug.
4. not bug (.close bug)
5. Duplicate bug (.close bug)
6. Not important(.deferred)
7. is it bug. (.assigned to developer)
8.retest
9. Close.

First check whether the bug existed in your scope or not, if it is in your scope, check whether you have covered the senario in testcase document, if not, prepare a Root Cause Analysis Report and send to the team lead.

Every bug you founf is important. If you found it at the end of release cycle then also inform it/log it. Let the BA decide what to do with it. If it is critical/major then it should be fixed. If it is normal/minor/corner case then can be deffered to next relase.

Thanks
Datta Deshmukh

Test cases for administrator1. To check whether the admin field accepts user name2. To check whether the admin field accepts pwd & in encrypted form3. To check whether the admin field accepts the ...

Test Case for Administrator1.Check whether the admin enters the username in the username field2.Check whether the admin enters the password in the password...

All those functionalities are defined in the Functional Requirement Specification(s) (FRS) and/or a System Requirement Specification (SRS) documents. It shows the clear cut functionalities each modules.With the help of the Documents, Test Plan, Test Case documents are derived.

Jmeter is one open source tool which is very effective for web based applications. It really works well with almost all technologies i:e .Net, Java etc.

Selenium is one the best web application functional testing tool available. It is open source tool and currently available in three mode.1. Selenium IDE (Record and play back)2. Selenium RC (Test in y...

While agility can be seen as a means to an end, a number of approaches have been proposed to quantify agility. Agility Index Measurements (AIM)[1] score projects against a number of agility factors to...

In agile development methodologies they will use two techniques

1) agile requirement change management
2) test driven development.

Don't worry about integration testing but u need to have idea about tht basically integration testing is done by white box test engg (developers )but as a black box test engg u need to have that idea .

Integration Tester(Integration QA Analyst) is responsible for the Integration. Its up to the role of the tester. But in our concern for Integration QA Analyst is the responsible person.

Code review is systematic examination (often as peer review) of computer source code intended to find and fix mistakes overlooked in the initial development phase, improving both the overall quality o...

Code review should be unbiased (should not be against the programmer)Code review should cover the following aspects also,      -Security      -Perform...

The primary purpose of a test plan is to document and communicate test strategies so that all vested parties can review them and potentially provide feedback.  It helps to ensure that t...

What ever changes/updation is the developement Schedules and testing time Effort should be update and maintained. Test Plan should be Centralized and the actual plan should be update on what ever chan...

Functional testing is nothing but testing the each and every component independently is known as functional testing.

Testing each and every component of the application with all possible values is called Functional Testing

I agree with those who say all phases of the Software Developement Life Cycle are important. In fact, as I review each of the phases, it becomes clear that all are almost equally important. Here&...

Each and every phases is very important in SDLC. If initial phases Requirement Gathering and Analysis, System Specification is clear cut, then all phases could be simple

I second Saravanan (pardon me I do not know your last name to address you as Mr. :)) that the term originated in industrial hardware QA. Smoke test: It is the first test you do to check if the build...

Security Testing: It is used to know whether the application is used by only with the authorised users. Smoke Testing: It is actually came from the hardware components that is while we are testing th...

Selenium, QTP & Winrunner

Automation tools like Qtp, and WinRunner are good for doing the functional testing and regression testing effectively

GeekInterview has a Programming Interview section for questions like this. 

Its a Development tool. What the need of Tester to use this tool???

1) You may not know the code, but you can still study the requirements of the program to determine how these integers ought to be sorted.  Things to learn from the requirements:   a) Is...

1. Check the Array size and enter the min-1, min, max_1, max,max+1(BVA)
2. Enter invalid inputs for storing data (Alphanumerics, Special characters, -ve values)
3. Check the I/O Error Messages, Input Messages.
4. Check the Output behaviours.(Sorted or Not)

No we dont record the script. We learn objects and start writing.
Some times if the object is not added, add that object to repository.

It all depends on the functionality you are automating.If your functionality needs to be automated for different testcases i would follow the below steps.1) Add objects to the repository2) Write the s...

The two most likely causes are:1) The page refreshes upon submit and the text is not retained in the text box.  Though sometimes confusing to users, this may be considered proper behavior that fo...

1.check if enter is pressed it will save in unknown part in backend application

Once the Project is Kicked-Off.In Testing Phase, Test Manager & Test Lead prepared the Test Plan according to the Project Risks. In Test Plan clearly mentioned, "What to do?, Whn to do? &...

Sheduling is done by estimation the effort rquired for the below activities.
1. Requirement Analysis
2. Test Strategy/Plan preparation
3. Environmental setup
4. Test Design
5. Test Execution
6. Result Analysis And  Sign off

First, let me say that mathan_vel's response places you in the right direction.  Beyond that, I suggest you try to reduce your workload if at all possible.One way to reduce the numb...

If you have to test too many testcase then best go for automation testing tools.

You can use Winrunner OR QTP and pass parameter in the code and execute it.

It will run prpoerly and you will get result which you can report to developer also.

Informal non-structured testing is called 'ad-hoc testing' or 'exploratory testing'. 

perr review

Domain Knowledge makes the Tester to do testing in effectively manner. Which is an additional advantage to do effective testing. With out knowing the domain knowledge tester can do test with Specification, SRS and Functional documents. In rare case, training should provide, which make time consume.

Domain knowledge is an added advantage for a tester to test the product effectively.Like for an application for airline domain:1. IF NO domain knowledge : the tester will be definitely able to te...

The interaction with BA is occurs with following situtions.1) If the Requirement specification is not clear.2) If the Requirement specification does not match with the application is being tested.3) T...

If the Business Requirement is not understandable, that time will interact.

Min and Max length of Password is as per the functional spec/SRS. But ideally it is 6 to 18.Testing at boundary values is called Boundary Valuec Analysis. Testing has to be done for Values at 6, 6-1, ...

The minimum and maximum length of a password is defined in the application's business requirements or technical specifications.  It is generally 6 to 12 characters in length.  To test it...

This is some what complicated only. Which need deep knowledge and time need to check all the functional flows. Which can tested through by Test Coverage under the Traceability Matrix concept. All ...

The same process is used to track defects across all modules, and it makes no difference what industry these modules were programmed for.

Bug Tracking is a Tool and it is common for all modules. there is no seperate tool to track for Banking modules.

You know that you have the number and nature of test cases to adequately test a software module when you backward trace those test cases to the module's requirements and discover that all of the requirements are adequately covered by test cases.

we can find only with the help of Traceability matrix

To Resolve Defect Slippage following method should be followFc=the ratio of faults in system test to the faults found after system test on this projectFs=the ratio of faults found in asystem test to t...

Either b) or c) could be correct, depending on the motive of the requestor.  If the test lead merely wishes to gain information, then the role would be c) consultant.  However, if the test l...

Mediator

By using QTP, we can test Ajax applications also. but to test this we need to do recompile the code with .swf file, then only we can find the objects.

AS QTP point of view, we need install the Ajax plug-in.

If the Plug-ins for Ajax available and supportrd for QTP  means we can automate the AJAX Product

Requirement Analysis:Entry:-->Input GatheredExit:-->Acceptance Test Design,SRS GenerationSystem Design:Entry:-->SRS, System DesignExit:-->System Test Deign, general system organization, me...

Entry criteria is when the s/w build is ready for testing,
All the test cases are prepared,

Exit criteria is when all the test cases are executed,
all the defects are fixed,
dead lines reached.

At that  times we are going for entry criteria and exit criteria.

This Question is coming under the Security Testing. So its not the correct answer for the same. In Security breaches "Value Analysis" is to identify and analyze the harmness in the system. H...

It is nothing but testing with boundary value analysis and equivalence partioning methodi.e testing with only the values

Answer 1:  Confirmation of the requirements
 

To judge where we have to undergo testing and who willbe doing and what are all the environment requirements it should have

How did you report the bug in your last job? Its all up on the Organization, Project, Client and varies.Lot many tools is there to Reporting the bug.  In my case I used Excel sheets & Is...

Posting a bug is typically done in a defect management tool.  However, some test groups use a spreadsheet program.  Make sure the defect report contains: 1) defect id2) test case refere...

I would provide a list of functionality and GUI tests, but there are simply far too many unknowns to adequately answer this question.  For example (not an exhaustive list):Q1: In what context am ...

Based on the requirement I will select the testing. For the beginning I will do the exploratory testing to know the functionality. Then I will check whether it is accepted for the links...

Requirements as you think need not be the commonly used term in IT. It can be anything that will help you test the application. So the minimum requirement to start testing from me would be a demo of t...

The answer to this question depends on the type of testing to be performed.  I will interpret this question quite literally and answer it this way:  Exploratory testing requires minimum reso...

I can think of three major differences between testing a flash file and an html file:1) Testing an html file is about verifying the static elements on a web page while testing a flash file is more abo...

Nothing difference.
For run a flash file in browser needs the plug-ins. if the plugin is not available(not installed), the screen areas shows empty
For Html file its not needed.

1.Trying to make the application as Freeze
2. Trying to get "Page Cannot be found" message in loaded page.
3. find the Irregular functionality
4. broke the access previlage to different user

with different Test scenario..

Hi, I cannot say Unique but compared to Desktop applications, Web application testing is more challenging. There are many areas you can find issues. The areas being, 1. When testing keep checking the ...

1) Physical properties on page (location, height, width, length)2) Labels that accompany it (either permanently or upon validation)2) Number of characters that it accepts3) Data type(s) that it accept...

1.check for tab validation

The bug is prioritized based on the impact of the defect on the application on that module or on the dependent modulee.g If you are not able to create a data which is consumed by the other modules of ...

A bug estimate is based on guidelines established for Severity and Priority.  A defect's Severity and Priority levels depend on these factors:

1) It's impact on users
2) Liklihood of occurrence
3) It's perceived value to end-users
4) It's value to your company

1) check the availability of the check box on application.
2) check the functionality of check box by Enabling.
3) check the functionality of check box by Disabling.

CHECK BOXES1) Physical location and arrangement on page2) Labels associated with each check box3) Check box grouping follows requirement and makes sense4) Initial focus and tab order5) Active or inact...

How do you know you've tested all the paths and scenarios you need to test?To ensure full or sufficient coverage, try Model-Based Testing (MBT) technique.  The idea is to create a model (stat...

User Interface   1) screens have proper format and text   2) buttons correspond to proper items on screens   3) keypad entries are properly displayed   4) can b...

A bug tracking system (a.k.a quality management system) can be used for many things. Its role is:1) To report defects so they can be fixed2) To monitor the status of defects3) To associate defects wit...

The role of Bug Tracking system is to track the bug.- To know the total bug raised.- To know the total bug functionality wise.- To know the status of the bug like Open, New, Reopen, Fixed, Resolved et...

The major things, which we have to consider while writing the security test cases are: sql injection, url re-writing and cross site scripting. If e.g. at login page we are able to inject the sql injec...

right now i cant tell the ans. to u people. i will post its ans. after some time

Functional requirements are a wonderful thing!  To a large degree, developers rely on these requirements to produce their code.  At the same time, these requirements are used by the test tea...

hello sir don`t confuse with the test case for the code it will be not checked by us it will be done only by the developers

Perform an adhoc testing and publish the results

The answer depends on how well the senior member knows me.  If I have proven my trustworthiness to this senior member in the past, then I simply submit thorough test results and call it...

Session Hijacking is not but, one the secured informations are stealed from using the other session in the other users browser URL..for exampls if a user sign in a Banking web based application, anoth...

security testing is checking the application for unauthorised access in the application.session hijacking is capturing the URL of perticular application and pasting that URL on to anothor new window, ...

2) Quick fix Solution

its B Quick Fix solution.

Defect Managment has 5 steps-
1) Defect Prevention
2) Deliverable baseline
3) Defect Dyscovery
4) Defect resolution
5) Process Improvement

Defect Resolution is the part of defect Managment has following steps-

1) Prioritize fix
2) Schedule Fix
3) Fix defect
4) Report Resolution

I appreciate of mathan_vel's answer.  Yet our process is somewhat different:Assess risks and prioritize accordingly:  This assessment is typically performed during a triage meeting ...

4) At boundaries

At the Boundaries

The Prime Objective of the Defect Tracking the System is to Manage & Organize the Defects/Bugs in the Test Life Cycle from Open to Close state

The prime objective of defect tracking systems is to manage the life cycles of defects from open to closure. 

Acceptance Test Case Normally end user do not have any idea writing test cases and it is not the duty for him. That is why we (test...

First have the concept of Acceptance Testing : It is nothing but it is done at the time of release of the project so for that writing the test case known to customers is a wrong thing we should sit with the customers and we should undergo all the things

Use Low level Recording to recognize the object by Mouse pointers. Store the information in ObjectRepositary

Hello Boss,   Low-Level Recording - enables you to record on any object in your application, whether or not QuickTest recognizes the specific object or the specific operation. This mode records a...

GPS Global Positioning System It is a device used to identify the site (place) which you want to know. For example if you are at Vadapalani signal and you want to go to Vadapalani Bus Terminu...

can any one give the abbreviation for GPS

In some case, WR does not identify the Objects due to unrecognize controls. in that case we can make the Object to be a virtual object. which can be make with Object Class with Label.

In case of winrunner unable to identify the object, u can use a technique called descriptive programming. U describe the physical description of the object directly in the test script rather thaan log...

Duplicate bug -> is that bug which has already been reported and functionality is same as the reported one.
but sometimes developer also treat the bug occurred in different scenarios as duplicate bug, but it is different because there steps reproduction is different.

Hi Duplicate bug can be termed as following issues: *It can be like same defect we found in different scenario or attempt and reporting them in the bug tracking tool with different bug id.It might c...

We can test the web applications in offline mode also. For that your system need to be configured with the corresponding databses.etc.. like Srinvas said.
Thanks
Suresh

We can't test web application in the offline mode.If we configure all the software releated to typical application on stand alone machine (e.g. frontend & backend or middle/interface etc). We need to ...

he main use of Security code is to know whether the software is used by concerned persons only bu the registering with us

Before Creating the Security Test Cases, check what methodologies should be followed for the Security crisis. What kind of testing is going to do? what to check?. every thing should be perfect plan and do generate the test cases for them.

Re-Testing is done to verify a bug fix. Regression Testing has to do to ensure the changes in the fix might not affected in other functionalities.

First to check if the reported bug was actually fixed i.e. "Re-Testing" which inclucdes, reproducing the scenario & the bug & verify/reopen the bug according to the the fix.After thi...

This is a common occurrence between testers and customers.  This problem is generally caused by 1) environmental differences, or an2) inaccurate or incomplete description of the problemThe best s...

If it so i would get more information from the Customer/ Client. Most of the cases it could be found that the issue is due to be in different environmental. So gathering more information from the customer is to solve this problem. Screen shot helps to find more way of helpful to reproduce

PERL is a Scripting language, which used as a Automation on Testing the Application. Most probably it is used for automated the Networking layers.

HIPerl has been used for years in QA for various tasks such as preparing configuration files before the tests run and parsing log files after the test. In the past few years lots of extensions have be...

1) To check whether the train stops at our source and destination stations 2) Check the timings and the date when the train is available 3) To check if there are seats available 4) Check the class you...

Test Cases for Reservation : explainig with example as Train from Coimbatore to Chennai1.To check whether the train is available for these places2. To check whether in the train seats are available on...

Test case can be generated by the help of SRS(Software Requirement Specification),FRS(Functional Requirement Specification), Functional Design Docs, Use Case(Flow describtion/diagram)Genral speaking T...

Test case can be generated from a SRS by downstreaming of the specifications, and then splitting the requirement in to smaller parts and converting those parts into test cases. Once the test cases are...

1. We can use ad-hoc testing on such situations.2. We have to execute the entire test cases because now new version has made ready so it is best to work with all the test cases.3. Normally once your t...

Answers1.we can go for adhoc testing with many testers by dividing the work into many small units and we can finish it very easy2.in test case if we write or the new one it is ok but due to the existi...

It all depends up on the Project Plan & Test Plan. On-Time Delivery of products represent the scheduled Actual date happened with in the expected date. Which deliver the product in Ontime

While accepting the build, if a bug is found then I can say this type of testing is called as User Acceptance testing(UAT), but what if the user acceptance testing (beta) is over and ofter 1 or 2 mont...

If the bug was found by a Tester at Client Place means, the above is said to be as User Acceptance testing(UAT).

If the bug was found by the Client means it is called Defect.

This kind of issues should help us the testers to see how did they find the bug? Why my team didn't find it?  Then as a team leader or project manager you should analyze why quality assurance did...

As mathan_vel states in a previous response to this question, there is no need to point fingers and place blame.  We all make mistakes and it is best to focus energy on recovery than to...

Test condition; simple!

Test condition can be a feature, piece of functionality, or anything that you intend to verify. In simple terms the goal of a test case.
Let's suppose you wrote a test case for yahoo mail authentication. In this case, test condition is the login functionality.

Test Case Id Number is the most Imp,Without which you cannot identify its Requirements and its traceability

The answer is C) estimating maintainability

Performance testing a) measures response time and b) considers scalability.  Therefore, c) estimating maintainability does not belong here. 

Business Rules is nothing but, some conditions given for the requirement or changes in the application flow. below i gave an example for the business Rules.For a Web Application Prohm Business Analyst...

It means following the standard business  procedures within the company limit. Before applying the business rules should be done the forecasting accurately.

A tolerance bug is a defect that gets deferred ("postponed") because its impact on the system is not significant enough to address in the current release.  One might say that the functionality in which the defect resides is still "within tolerance".

The Bug which have the status as "defered" is called Tolerance Bug. Which is not affect in the application any where

There are 2 positive testcases i.e
1) Enter all the Fields with valid data(Mandatory and Optional fields).
2) Entering only mandatory fields.

1.3 mandatory and 3 optional field

2.3 mandatory field and 2optional field, leaving one field blank

3.3 mandatory field and 1 optional field, leaving two field blank

4.3 mandatory field and all 3 optional field blank

1. Page cannot be found or Server Error
2. Images /Active-X control not loaded
3. Alignment problem in the page due to loaded problem.
4. Page freeze.
5. Control not working

There are two types of errors 1. Client errors (status codes like 4XX)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#4xx_Client_Error2. Server errors (status codes like 5XX)http://en.wikipedia...

In Windows OS, the Alt key can be used to access special characters that are not available on a typical keyboard.  For example, holding down Alt while typing 0169 with num loc...

ALT Key Input is nothing but entering the special character entries.

If there is no such req. spec. then it is better to use one of the following options or the combination of them for write down the test cases:1. Talk to the customer and discuss with her/him what her/...

Conduct exploratory testing and learn about the application as you execute tests.  Over time you will know enough about the application to adequately write test cases.

Key attributes of a test case are:

- Test case id
- Priority
- Title
- Prerequisites
- Test steps
- Expected result
- Actual result
- Pass/Fail condition

1) Test Case ID
2) Priority
3) Idea of the Test Case
4) Setup and additional info
5) Steps to reproduce
6) Expected result

Adding to all the correct answers above: First you perform functional, UI and integration testing on the newly introduced feature/component. In case there are no major bugs you move a step forward to...

@ srinivasulub1981

Integration testing is very much QA's responsibility. Not sure if the company you work for makes dev's do the integration testing. If yes, then include such specifics, otherwise you are misleading the audience.

The purpose of this task is to run the system with existing test cases that were retained from the system tests. The reasoning is that if the test data are held constant and something does not work, i...

Progression Testing is nothing but, test the application with Old Test Data.Progression tests used in the current release would roll into regression tests for future releases.The purpose of this task ...

An intermittent bug occurs when unanticipated conditions trigger an unexpected error in software.  It arises periodically and often appears to be random (although this isn't truly t...

Intermittent Bug: It is a kind of bug/defect that can be observed rarely, it does not occur always. I mean to say that there is no guarantee that if you are trying to reproduce it then you would be ab...

Test cases for T-Signal1. Ensure that T-signal is working fine on Power.2. Ensure that all 3 colors are glowing at frequent time.3. Ensure Red light should glow after the yellow light off.4. Ensure th...

Test cases on the Traffc Signal1- There should be three signal light (Red,Yellow,Green) also there should be provision to have a left and right arrow signal.2- At a time only one stright and aadjacent...

For most applications, if the response time increases by 10 to 15 seconds, there is definitely a problem.  Many users will abandon a page if it doesn't render by 10 seconds.  First, make...

If the Response Time is increasing frequently, there may be enough load on the page. Performance tester should analyze the test result graph and find out where it needs to Tuning. Tuning is the best solution.

Response Time: The Time taken to get respond the information from the server from the request from User is called Response TimePages/sec: is the number of pages read from the disk or written to the di...

Response time is the time taken by the server to give response to a particular action or request.
Pages per second gives the number of pages downloaded per second.
Transaction Response time is the time taken to perform a transaction in the scenario

A batch test occurs when you run multiple scripts.  It is typically done with automation. 

You program a batch test by placing the scripts in the order you wish to have them run and employing a tool that will execute the scripts in that specified order. 

Batch Testing in Automation is nothing but running the whole test set by selecting Run Test set from the Execution Grid. If our test cases are automated then by selecting Run Test set all the test scr...

The risk rating is based on the probability of impact and the level of impact (manual mapping approach):Risk Analysis WorksheetRisk Score is used to rank a risk's priority relative to the other id...

Code
rowNum=Browser("name:=.*").Page("title:=.*").WebTable("name:=Aston Martin").GetRowWithCellText("Tata")
msgbox rowNum
colNum=Browser("name:=.*").Page("title:=.*").WebTable("name:=Aston Martin").ColumnCount(rowNum)
msgbox colNum

This can be done through by Webtable functionGeneral syntax is Browser("Browser Name").Page("Page Name").WebTable("Table name").GetRowWithCellText("N")define t...

d. All of the Above.

we can automated the Printing process for the document..

Option b and c...

Test Procedure: A document providing detailed instructions for the execution of one or more test cases. executed by different categorized testcases

1. Design compatible in one browser and not in another.(Design Issues)2. Button key press compatible in one browser and not in another browser. (Functional Issue)3. Page name Compatible in one browser...

I've generally found the issues in below areas. 1. java script errors : Shown only in mozilla, not in IE 2. Hidden fields: Some times some of the controls should be hide in some pages, that hidden fie...

1. First check all the servers are in UP2. Status should be send if there is any problem in server.3. Process should be in queue, and the simultaneous process should proceed up on the server.4. The se...

HiThis all Depends upon your SRS,test plan, Committed Delivarables First we need to do the test based on the functional Requirements.  We can follow the below ( Just an outline).  It can var...

Banking domain projects all are n-tier application. coz different set of users(multiple users) acquire the business process in different set of servers.

As per my knowledge, Banking domain projects all are n-tier application, bcoz multiple users should use that and server is somewhere, client is somewhere and user is somewhere.  This type approach is called n-tier application.

Thansk and regards

1. Checks that all the functionality is covered according to SRS or CR Document.2. Checks that the Test case is not repeated.3. Checks that the Test Data is defined correct4. Checks that the versions ...

While reviewing, one should check the following in the test cases written:

1. functionality should be covered as in specification document.

2. Change request document has been considered along with specification document.

3. The standards like business standard, IEEE standards , etc have been met.

Protocols are used for communication between software functions, software modules, software components, software packages, or even between the software and the user. Information security is constantly...

Protocol Testing:  I think it can be a term used to refer to testing whether a networking device works properly or not, by verifying the functionality of the device with various protocols.well, I...

During testing, a test harness-an application that links the API and methodically exercises its functionality-is constructed to simulate the use of the API by end-user applications. The interesting pr...

During testing, a test harness-an application that links the API and methodically exercises its functionality-is constructed to simulate the use of the API by end-user applications. The interesting pr...

Thank you srinivasulub1981 for your enlightening answer. 

I have one question:

What problems are you referring to in item #1?

Identifying documenting and ranking the problem driving the scenario.

Creating a good business scenarios leads to good quality project, and they are useful in each and every stage of the project.Steps to create the scenarios:Identifying, documenting, and ranking the pro...

Test cases for dustbin 1. Check the shape of the dustbin 2. Check how much it can have i.e capacity 3. Check whether it is plastic or steel 4. Check whether if you putting the waste with water i...

1. Check for the Shape
2. Check for the Dustbin Color
3. Check for the Appearance
4. Check for the Capacity
5. Check for the Quality.
6. Check for the defect in the dustbin

Pareto analysis is a statistical technique in decision making that is used for selection of a limited number of tasks that produce significant overall effect. It uses the Pareto principle – the ...

HI Pareto analysis is a very simple technique that helps you to choose the most effective changes to make.Key points: Pareto Analysis is a simple technique that helps you to identify the ...

End-to-End testing is the testing that we carry right from the Requirement analysis phase to User Acceptance phase. Thus End to end testing comprises of Static as well as dynamic testing techniques. O...

End-to-end testing is the process of testing transactions or business level products as they pass right through the computer systems. Thus this generally ensures that all aspects of the business are s...

Executed Bug which having the status still as "Opened" is denoted as unsolved bug. Those Opened bugs test cases should be execute for Regression.

If there is short time Risk based effort is application sepearate the High Priority and Severe bug and need to Test for Regression.

Executed Bug which having the status still as "Opened" is denoted as unsolved bug. Those Opened bugs test cases should be execute for Regression.

If there is short time, Risk based effort is application, sepearate the High Priority and Severe bug and need to Test for Regression.

Scope of testing includes the process to determine all those features or functionality as one may say that will be considered for Testing during a particular level of testing in a particular release. ...

Test Items, Features to be tested, and Features not to be tested.

Test Items- What to be test?, where to test?, where it will applicable?

Features to be Test - What's need to be Test?

Features not to be Tested - What's need not to be Test?

* QA Processes should be define.
* Keep Preparation of Documentation for each and every process
* Follow version control
* Keep Record Maintanence

Parallel testing isn't necessary for functional testing.  Customers don't care about the technologies used to produce the application.  They only care whether or not it&nbs...

i have been saying this many times that as a tester we should not care about the in which it has been developed only we have to check the application is ok for the client or notnow you know the actual...

Read the statement above as though it is a requirement.  It states:  "Write a test case for a chair to check whether it will last for next 10 years and check the quality of the chair an...

1. Check whether the chair is very comfortable to take rest 2. Check whether the chair is available in your favourite colour 3. Check whether the chair is made up of plastic or wood 4. Check it has...

at first you play the game as an ordinary man by just undergoing only the options and play upto 12 levelsAs a tester if you need to test for the all 20 levels you undergo all the new options or new th...

For Gaming application, the game should be play up on sequence from Level1->2->3->4->5->....-> up to 20. It is some waht tedious to test sequence from Level 1 to Level 20.As i Tester...

Just add the Test case and report the bug in the bug reprot. Clearly mentioned in which case the bug is arised..

We follow like this: 

Data Junction by Data Junction Corp. was an ETL tool (Extract, transform, load) which automates the integration of multiple data sources and applications and includes modules for design and execution....

It's generally a good idea to test your web page under the commonly used screen resolutions so that you can be sure that your page is usable under the different resolutions. If you have a multi-co...

Test Cases For Forget Password : 1.To check whether when we select the forgot password link it is directing to forgot password link page. 2.To check whether in that page it must ask for alternative em...

Test Cases for forget password : 1. Check whether when we click the forgot password link it must directs to forgot password link page2.Check whether it must ask the email to send the forgot password l...

Synchronization: Action should be take place in time manner (State field should accept after accept the Country field), to take this action Wait() function is used in scripts untill the State field is selected.

Synchronization is the action for making two different actions to take place at the same time.For making this action to take place we are utilizing the wait function in the script.

The answer to this question depends on the level at which the tester is expected to interact with the database.  If the tester is merely expected to enter specific data into certain text boxes in...

1. Tester should have the clear knowledge on application flow and the functionalities2. Tester should know the SQL Queries3. Tester should know both the Front End and Back end process of the Applicati...

2G and 3 G is a family of standards for mobile telecommunications defined by the International Telecommunication Union,which includes GSM EDGE, UMTS, and CDMA2000 as well as DECT and WiMAX. Services i...

In 3G, Internet connection is faster, better call quality,Video and Audio services but, drains battery life quicker (twice as fast). Moreover coverage area is less than in 2G.

Test Environment can be prepared in following way:Q1. Find out what to test? is the application in stand alone or client server?Ans: If application is clent server - you need wifi (if Device support) ...

Test Environement: Simulator
Simulator acts as a tower for the wireless application.

Adding to "mathan_vel" answer.. - Take the network down and check adapter's performance. - Test throughput, response times and range of the adapter - Test multiple adapters placed 1 feet away from ea...

1. Check that the Wireless Network Adapter is on and verified by LED glow.2. Check that the Wireless Network Adapter is suited for the different OS.3. Check the Wireless Network Adapter is able to pas...

The most common and important difficulties that should be overcome by testers is testing on multiple types of handsets and automation testing. How can you overcome them? As a tester you need to make...

* Test Environment
* Unknown behaviour
* Handset Freezed and break call
* Display failure
* Key features (differs in different mobile)
* Voice Clarity (Signal breakage)
etc..........

The quality of a wireless signal is measured with respect to thresholds of:- BER (Bit Error Rate) which should be < 10^-6 or BLER (Block Error Rate)- RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator)- SWR ...

Quality of Wireless is measured by
1.Determining Signal Strength
2.Calculating & Interpreting Signal Strength
3.Possible Problem (Diagnosis)
4.Throughput

@Sujatha Reddy - I very much disagree with your answer. Adding more to "mathan_vel" answer.. Load testing while testing wireless devices or network is one of the very important aspects of mobile han...

Its giving enough load to the process. Suppose a user using the wireles interface for communication, which it is many-many communicator. 1. Check the interface behaves once another communicator is in ...

1.Should know the Functional units for new technology.2.Tester should know the latest Mobile technology knowledge.3.Should know about the Test Environment.4.Should able to configure and troubleshoot t...

Testers must be able to think lot of scenarios relating to call,example when a cll comes and at the same time alarm rings how the system behaves,its like preparing number of test scenarios

The Test Case is known as Dirty Test Cases

*Which is not meaningfull
*Not understandable by others.
*not covered according to the fuctionality
*not be the part in the Traceability Matrix
*Steps are not meaningfull

They are also know as Abuse Cases in context of white box testing.

We cant run the whole application with the BVA, EP, Decision table, Error Guessing with Black box Testing techniques. To ensure the test is covered with Branch, statement, Path condition with test dat...

Though white box  method of test design can uncover an overwhelming number of test cases, it might not detect unimplemented parts of the specification or missing requirements. But you can be sure that all paths through the test object are executed

Clear Box Testing
Glass Box Testing
Transparent Box Testing
Translucent Box Testing or Structural Testing

glass box testing, clear box testing ,structural testing, open box testing

we are creating a test data based upon what output we need to get based upon what input we have to give.

Test Data are data which have been specifically identified for use in tests, typically of a computer program. Some data may be used in a confirmatory way, typically to verify that a given set of input...

Test Scenario: Test Scenario is hypothetical story to help a person think through a complex problem or system for a testing environment. The ideal scenario has five key characteristics: it is (a) a st...

Test scenarios are the list of test actions to take place which are prepared from the BRS/SRS Documents And Test cases are derived or implemented from the list of test Scenarios with in detail and with test procedure to conduct.

By Sure it ia Bug. Which means the Cart is not remembering the repository one the session ended. Teh Cart Value remain same untill the Check out proces successfully succeed. Its priority is "High"

this is bug , due to improper coding

Writing Test Case is as simillar to the Functional Test Case. The thing is that the test cases should be understandable by Client and End user. If the Client/ End user not much aware on Test cases mea...

Test cases for Ceiling fan :

1. Check the Ceiling Fan company (Logo, branded)2. Check the Ceiling Fan Appearance and color.3. Check that the Ceiling Fan is exactly mounted in Wall.4. Check that the Blades are fitted in the Fan.5....

Smoke Testing which should reveal simple failures severe enough to reject a prospective software release.which is structured.The tester "touches" all areas of the application without getting...

Smoke testing is conducted by the developers where as Adhoc testing is conducted testers.Smoke testing is conducted to verify whether all the modules are working fine are not.Adhoc testing is like sys...

GEAR TO DELIVER.
Deliver the product the Client/ Customer with out any Error.

Delivering a quality software to customers with out any errors and along with super quality is the test objective

We can write Test Cases for the follwing components, but cant able to write Test Plan for the same. Test Plan and Test Cases are different..

@Kalayan_M : It would be great if you can explain terms by using examples. We all understand concepts well when examples are used. Clearly, you do not understand domain or how to test it. You just se...

Domain refers to a body of knowledge in a particular field or industry.Domain testing are testing activities that require knowledge of an industry's domain.  For example, testing a banking ap...

1.Check the connection of wire and current flow. 2.Check that input voltage 230v /50 Hz and it should display the clear picture after providing the supply. 3.Power should be on within specified period...

1) adherence to brand2) packaging3) operating manual4) set-up5) menu navigation6) parental controls7) visual performance adjustments8) audio performance adjustments9) visual modes (ex: picture in pict...

REQUIREMENT: "Input field should accept integer numbers BETWEEN 0 and 2."Therefore, the ONLY integer this field should accept is the number 1.  If a person in my company had authored th...

5 case1. Test Case Should "Pass" if the input value is '0','1','2' (valid)2. Test Case Should "Fail" if the input value is '-1' (min-1)3. Test Case ...

The answer to this question depends on the software development model being used.  In the V-model, unit test comes after the Detailed Design stage. 

After Detailed Design in V-Model. Unit Test Plan is prepared. once the coding is done for seperated functionalties unit testing is conducted according to the Test Paln

Soak Testing is the type of Performance Testing, which involves testing a system with significant load extended over asignificant period of time, to discover how the system behaves under sustained use.

It is a type of testing in which the application is tested for a longer period of time to check its stability.

Hi Mprasanthi,Before running the script in QTP.*ensure that from which browser it is recored the scripts.*if you want to run the scripts in differnt browser. ensure that the browser should adopt to th...

Please check the Version of the Tool and Browser version.

For Ex: if work with QTP 9.2 then Browser Netscape 7.0 or Later...

My advise go lower versions and check it...

Regards,
vk

1. Check the Play/Pause button is correct correct(audio should not come on pressed pause button & audio play after pressed play button).2. Check the Video time is displayed or not.3. Navigation ba...

There are many video types like divx, avi, wmv. Different formats use different codecs. The main criteria is to check for the clarity of the video, speed (frames per second) and the audio quality...

Performance( Load, Volume, Stress) Test

We need to perform load testing

This Can be done through by Resource Bundle...Internationalization "118n" refers to the process of designing, developing and engineering the product that can be adaptable to various locales ...

Defect density is a metric used to make informed decisions about software quality.  Defect density = # of defects / unit or component sizeThe size is measured in:> Software lines of code (SLOC...

Defect density is a measure of the total known defects divided by the size of the software entity being measured.    Number of Known Defects---------------------------------  ...

This is how you train the new functional black-box tester.  Note that it doesn't matter what programming language was used to code the application.1) Show the new tester how to...

First of all I can teach him about what is requirement, what is testing and what we need to in testing, what is bug with simple words.And in present scenarios it's an issue, so I will explain him abou...

There is no seperate formuala for wititng that much test cases to the Requirements R1, R2, R3 etc... The Thing is that the Test Cases should cover all the requirements with the SRS, FRS, Scenarios and the Business Logic.

There is no exact formula for writing test cases.But in my exp I found that ,Total test cases = number of inputs * 1.6Just u apply to one requirement &check it.

RTM is the best solution for this..
This technique is not only used for missing the functionalities for writting test case, it's also for writting correct test cases.

once the finished writting test cases ,he ants to compare the test cases with SRS if requirement is avail or we can write testcase by using gussing that one can be perfectly done by TL or PL.

UNIX would be required only for testers who are employed in organizations that produce products that operate in the UNIX operating system.  The role of a UNIX application test engineer is no diff...

Its not needed as all Testing Engineer should know UNIX. For some the requirement is like that.. They might to be work in UNIX paltform. or the mapped project would be in UNIX Platform

1. check the test cases covers all the functionalities.
2. check for the duplicate test cases.
3. check for the functionality correct in the test case description
4. check that the Test Case Id is in Unique4.
5. Check the Test Steps if any wrong.

Adding to all the above comments...The Reviewer should verify the Positive, Negative
and Integration Test Cases plus all the Integration checkpoints with related modules,...The Test Data can also be verified.,..if ur template has provision.

1. check the size. which should consistent(Height, Width)2. check the properties of text box(Enabled/disabled)3. check the max and min characters allowed in the field4. check the tab order for the fol...

User interface :  1. Check whether three buttons have been presented 2.Check the proper spelling Field level validation : 1. Check whether the field are allowing input as per specification  Fun...

Yes it is a high priority bug, it might be due to not availablity of page or wrong URL or authentication problem
 

By Sure. It is a Bug and its Priority is "High". Whatever event if the other components does not support it should display atleast alert message not an "Page cannot found" message. There is a Showstopper in this, so it should be fix first.

1) check whether all the switches in the board are  in proper condition  or not.2) check whether all the switches have proper wire connection. 3) If there is a two way switch check whet...

1. Ensure that all the exact wires (+ve, -ve, earthen) are connected for the switches.2. Check the switches by on/off with ligts and fan.3. Ensure that the fuse is well (advanced) for the Switch board...

1. Authorization
2. Cross Site Scripting
3. Vulnerabilities
4. SQL Injection
5. CGI Parameters
6. Server Side Validation
7. Cokkie validation

Tester can do the below security check on the web site other than login/password screens.


1. XSS
2. SQL Injection
3. Hidden fields
4. CGI parameters
5. URL JUming

Answer: B) 1 test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage

option - b) is the correct answer. 1) if p = 51, Q= 50 it will cover all the statements. so, one test for statement coverage.2) for branch coverage:a)  P+Q> 100 AND P>50 (True)b)  P+Q ...