Software Testing Complete Guide

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Software industry has achieved a solid recognition in this age. In the recent decade, however, cyber-world seems to be even more dominating and driving force which is shaping up the new forms of almost every business. Web based ERP systems used today are the best evidence that IT has revolutionized our beloved global village.

These days, websites are not meant only for publicity or marketing but these have been evolved into the stronger tools to cater complete business needs. Web based Payroll systems, Shopping Malls, Banking, Stock Trade application are not only being used by organizations but are also being sold as products today.

This means that online applications have gained the trust of customers and Continue reading →

This is a part – II of testing certification series. If you missed last article on testing certification you can check it out here.  In last article we discussed on four important software testing certifications namely – CSTE, CSTP, CTM, and HP QTP Certification.

In this article we’ll be discussing on remaining five important software testing certifications:

1) ISEB & ISTQB
2) CMST
3) CASQ
4) CSQA
5) CMSQ

Here are the details on these certifications eligibility, exam patterns and how to Continue reading →

Topics we will cover in this article:
- Application Testing
- Categories of Applications
- Application Testing Methodologies
- Application Testing Tools
- Software Test Plan
- Application Testing Cycles
- Application Testing – Best Practices

Application Testing is an activity that every software tester performs daily in his career. These two words are extremely broad in practical aspect. However, only the core and most important areas will be discussed here. The purpose of this article is to touch all the primary areas so that the readers will get all the basic briefing at a single place.

Categories of Applications

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As “First impression is the last”, so GUI (Graphical User Interface) does matter and creates a lot of difference. Importance of decent and attractive GUI can be felt more significantly in smart devices environment where screen size is much small.

GUI testing can be toughest part especially while testing on smart device. You should pay full attention to the GUI while testing on smart devices and surely it is an important task that deserves significant time and resource allocation.

Practical Tips for Testing GUI on Smart Devices:

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Quality assurance and software testing is the most crucial step in any software development process. It ensures requirement adherent, performance reliability and defect-free product delivery to the client.

As the demand for the role of tester is increasing, the more attention is being paid to the quality testing professional. Therefore, it is the high time to get certified and acquire the capabilities to fit in this demanding position. However, it is equally challenging to find the standard certifications which are being recognized all over the world.

This article is intended to enlighten the readers about the established Continue reading →

Q. What is difference between Performance Testing, Load Testing and Stress Testing?

1) Performance Testing:

Performance testing is the testing, which is performed, to ascertain how the components of a system are performing, given a particular situation. Resource usage, scalability and reliability of the product are also validated under this testing. This testing is the subset of performance engineering, which is focused on addressing performance issues in the design and architecture of software product.

Performance Testing Goal:

The primary goal of performance testing includes establishing the benchmark behaviour of the Continue reading →