Software Testing Questions and Answers (Part 1)

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Updated March 4, 2024

In this tutorial, we will answer some of the questions raised by our readers. We are planning to start a weekly column on “Software Testing Questions and Answers” as we get dozens of email queries on different Software Testing concepts.

Instead of answering them privately, we will put them collectively in posts so that many similar questions from the other readers could also get addressed simultaneously. You can also submit your questions in the comments section of the posts and we will revert back to you.

Before submitting any questions, we would strongly recommend that you search here on the site to see if your queries have been answered previously.

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Software Testing Questions and Answers

Let’s kick start with some interesting questions.

Shivika asks:

“I have been given the assignment to test a UI based application page. They want me to break the functionality in any way. The first page is a Sign up page containing fields like username password, email, URL address field and some checkbox selection options.

I have tried all the ways in which I can test the page. Can you also please suggest what could be the other possible ways in which we can test the page?”

Let’s cover some major negative Test Cases to break the Sign Up page:

#1) See the limit of the username field i.e., the data type of this field in DB and the field size. Try adding more characters to this field than the field size limit. See how the application responds to this.

#2) Repeat the above case for the number fields. Insert numbers beyond field storage capacity. This is typically a boundary test.

#3) For the username field, try adding numbers and special characters in various combinations. (Characters like !@#$%^&*()_+}{“:?><,./;'[]). If not allowed, specific messages should be displayed to the user.

#4) Try the above special character combination for all the input fields on your sign up page that have some validations. Like email address fields, URL field validations, etc.

#5) Many applications crash for the input field containing ‘ (single quote) and ” (double quote). Example fields like: “Vijay’s web”. Try it in all the input fields one by one.

#6) Try adding only numbers to the input fields having validation to enter only characters and vice versa.

#7) If URL validation is there then see different rules for URL validation and add URLs not fitting to the rules to observe the system behavior.

For Example, URLs like vijay.com/?q=vijay’s!@#$%^&*()_+}{“:?><,./;'[]web_page
Also add URLs containing HTTP:// and https:// while inserting into the URL input box.

#8 ) If the signup page is of some steps like step 1 step 2 etc. then try changing the parameter values directly into the browser address bar. Often URLs are formatted with certain parameters to maintain proper user steps. Try altering all those parameters directly without doing anything on the sign-up page.

#9) Do some monkey testing manual or automation (i.e. Insert whatever comes to mind or randomly type over the keyboard) and you will come up with some observations.

#10) See if any page is showing JavaScript error either in the left browser at the bottom corner or enable the browser settings to display a popup message for any JavaScript error.

These are all the Negative test cases. We assume that you have already tested the same sign-up page with all valid cases to check if the application is working fine as per the requirements.

If the above cases are not breaking the application page then don’t forget to praise the developer 🙂

If you have some killer test cases to break such applications that you learned from your experience, then you can specify them in the comments below.


Jayant asks:

“Normally freshers passing out have a state of mind as “We are freshers”, recently pass outs from college expect the companies to recruit them and should consider the knowledge base they have and further should impact their training. In true terms, what is meant by fresher for an industry?”

That’s indeed a good question. Almost all the freshers think on similar lines. But let’s think from an employer point of view. The employer will think “Why should we hire candidates with little knowledge base and experience? as they need training first before assigning any work?

Well, fortunately not all employers think like this and that’s why freshers are getting the jobs and training on the board. Thanks to the booming IT industry. Demand will continue for freshers who have a good educational background and appropriate problem-solving skills.

The tremendous growth in the number of engineering colleges resulted in a significant increase in the number of graduates passing out each year. The gap is also increasing between the skills of graduates and the expectations of the companies.

Now let’s focus on what the industry looks specifically at fresh graduates?

Typically it will include:

  • Problem-solving and Analytical skills
  • Technical skills
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Extra activities like foreign languages, organization skills, etc.

So it will always be better if you try to achieve any experience or skill before trying for any graduate jobs. You are one step ahead than those freshers who have no experience at all.

This work experience typically includes:

#1) Internship: Internship work is done in any company during or after graduation. It may be a free or paid internship.

#2) Sandwich courses: In some courses, industrial training is included in the curriculum itself. It is typically 6 months to 1 year in most of the universities. You can include this project training in your resume.

#3) Special skill achievements through classes or companies: Training taken from some institute or companies can be included in your work experience.

#4) Projects: Projects accomplished for commercial or research purposes. These are the paid or certification projects accomplished from companies during their graduation years.

All the above-mentioned work will definitely count as an experience as you get an actual idea of the company, teamwork, and company working culture. Find out your area of expertise and get to know what best you can offer to the employer before hunting for jobs.

Companies always look for all-rounded candidates who can effectively utilize their skills into projects from universities, experience, and extra activities.

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471 thoughts on “Software Testing Questions and Answers (Part 1)”

  1. HI,
    Could you please let me know how to do databse testing? Which are the common queries normally use in databse testing and they are ask in interviews?

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  2. This is the very excellent information given which would help to grow in testing career. If possible plz suggest the best freeware load testing tool for web application testing. –Thanks to all.

    Reply
  3. Hi frns ,My name is saboor .I hv done MIT in 2005 and worrid about my carrier making in IT field coz I hv been working with BPO for a long time .
    I want to make carrier in software quality testing .
    So plz anybody advise me about my carrier path .
    Is this the right decision for me to chose SQT?

    Reply
  4. Hi vijay
    If u dont mind I would like to give u a suggestion that please try to answer the queries which are there in all posts.
    Some of the Topic need further improvement.u r going to give new posts but what abt the earlier ones.Wont they need ay more response………..

    haripriya

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  5. @#278,
    Yes, Swapna is correct.

    And also you can have environment variables(.xml or .txt file),

    1) Declare all these kind of variables in a text file (variables.txt),

    strURL = “http://192.166.10.104/login.jsp”
    strBrowser = “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe”

    2) In your QTP test, File >> Settings> Environment >> User-defined >> Export >> Browse this file variables.txt >> Apply, now you can see all the variables defined in the variables.txt in the Environment area.

    3) Use the below statements in your QTP test,
    strTempURL = Environment.Value(“url”)
    systemutil.Run strBrowser,strTempURL

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
    VijayD

    Reply
  6. Hi Friends,

    I am new to this s/w tesing field. I have no experience in this field. I have surfed over the net for an answers but was not satsfied. Please help me in clarifying some of the doubts related to real time apps.

    Please provide an answer specific to telecom, Banking and Insurance domain applications with examples:

    -what is the major bug you have found in your application
    -Ex. of High Priority ,Low Severity bug
    -Ex. of Low priority, high Severity bug
    -how did/can u help in improving the testing process
    – Why will company/team use 2 defect tracking tool such as Clearquest and QC or Jira and QC? I have seen in many peoples resume using two tools.
    -example of problems faced in your project.
    – most commonly found errors
    – problems found in Cross Browser and Cross Platform Testoing

    Please try to answer these questions in detail as it can help many freshers as these are the most commonly asked questions.

    Any help is appreciated.

    If you have any material, Q & A which can help, please email me @ maysampatel@yahoo.com

    Thanks

    Reply
  7. hi.. hav completed mca. since i don want 2 go for development m planning to learn software testing course so can anybody suggest any gud institutions in bangalor

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  8. Hi Vijay,

    your posts are really a worth.

    I am new to testing, could you please send me few test cases as an example, I mean all the possible testcases, which includes boundary value, negative cases, + ve cases etc.

    my email ID is sandeepvmohan@hotmail.com

    Thanks in advance
    SANDEEP

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  9. @Rachana
    TEST Plan :

    1. BACKGROUND
    2. INTRODUCTION
    3. ASSUMPTIONS
    4. TEST ITEMS
    List each of the items (programs) to be tested.
    5. FEATURES TO BE TESTED
    List each of the features (functions or requirements) which will be tested or demonstrated by the test.
    6. FEATURES NOT TO BE TESTED
    Explicitly lists each feature, function, or requirement which won’t be tested and why not.
    7. APPROACH
    Describe the data flows and test philosophy.
    Simulation or Live execution, Etc.
    8. ITEM PASS/FAIL CRITERIA Blanket statement
    Itemized list of expected output and tolerances
    9. SUSPENSION/RESUMPTION CRITERIA
    Must the test run from start to completion?
    Under what circumstances may it be resumed in the middle?Establish check-points in long tests.
    10. TEST DELIVERABLES
    What, besides software, will be delivered?
    Test report
    Test software
    11. TESTING TASKS Functional tasks (e.g., equipment set up)
    Administrative tasks
    12. ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS
    Security clearance
    Office space & equipment
    Hardware/software requirements
    13. RESPONSIBILITIES
    Who does the tasks in Section 10?
    What does the user do?
    14. STAFFING & TRAINING
    15. SCHEDULE
    16. RESOURCES
    17. RISKS & CONTINGENCIES
    18. APPROVALS
    —————————————————–
    A good test strategy is:
    *Specific
    *Practical
    *Justified
    —————————————————–
    Documentation and Strategy :
    1. Introduction
    Description of this Document
    Related Documents
    Schedule and Milestones
    2. Resource Requirements
    Hardware
    Software
    a) Test Tools Staffing
    a) Responsibilities
    b) Training
    3. Features To Be Tested / Test Approach
    New Features Testing
    Regression Testing
    4. Features Not To Be Tested
    5. Test Deliverables
    6. Dependencies/Risks
    7. Entrance/Exit Criteria

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  10. HI, Venkatesh here i having 2 + years experience in mannual testing.I am looking for new job if their any requirment please late me know my cell no is 9964585966 .B’lore

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  11. hi all,i have 2 years of exp in manual testing and now interested in shifting to sap testing..can any one of u suggest where can i learn sap testing..?

    Reply
  12. hello sir,

    please recomend me some good institutions in Pune so that i can join and i dont have any knowledge about the software Testing.

    Reply
  13. Hi,
    Can u tell me how to pratice QTP? From where i can get a book on practical. I seached quite a few times but i am not able to get.

    Thanks

    Reply
  14. @ Sharada

    Non-functional testing covers that part of the application
    in which the functionality of the application is
    irrelevant. For example, look and feel[GUI] testing.

    Negative testing is nothing but testing the functionality
    with invalid inputs and conditions

    Reply
  15. Hi, I want to thank who are all behind the creation of this usefull site, As Iam a new to this field , I can Improve me alote from my Brothers and Sisters.
    Thanks for all

    Reply
  16. Hi, I have a BSc degree, and have more than 2 yrs of experience in recruiting, and more than 1 yr in technical support. I am now interested in learning the concepts of software testing. Do you think it will be an ok transition from HR to software testing? Also I plan to take a 6 week course online. Any thoughts?

    Great site , great job BTW!!!!

    Thanks!

    Reply
  17. Rachana, Deepti& Others too…..

    Please send ur quries to my mail id….i will reply and also send the interview questions &answers

    Thanq

    Reply
  18. Any help in manual, and Selenium please post the questions i wii send answers ok.. by..
    iAM WORKING AS TESTENGINEER IN APPROSYSTEMS PVT LTD. PLS SEND ANY DOUTES

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  19. hi friends i am completed mca in 2008.i am intrested in s/w testing.plz give me good idea to get a job.i have no experience.
    plz send me material of s/w testing
    my id:-prasantapapuimit@yahoo.co.in

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  20. Hi Priya,

    My main question is ……………
    How we test a login page or other page performance when many users try to request the same page?
    Because it is not possible at work to manage many(eg. 500) user just to test a login page or other page in a website application.
    As you told check for negative test case but with this how can i check webpage for many users.

    Reply
  21. Hi all,
    I’m planning to do phd.n thinking abt website usability testing.can anybdy guide me thr the process like hypothesis etc.
    thanx

    Reply
  22. @ Dipti ,
    Samples questions you will get from google itself.

    http://www.google.co.in/search?q=software+testing+intrview+questions&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

    We can’t be sure that interviewer will ask only these question. Try to find out some details about the company from About us page, Collect the technologies which they are using. Even though we have more experience in our resume, we may lack of theoretical knowledge of those cases, so brush up yourself with some basic question like what is testing, QA?, QC?, Verification?, validation?, unit?, integrity?, system?, acceptance?, load?, stress? volume? Equivalence partitioning? boundary value analysis? error guessing? automation? manual & automation? some tools knowledge?, which bug tracker u have used?, used of bug tracker? bug? error? fault? mistake? technologies used like, Java, .net, php, Cake Php and & environment like OS Commerce, Jumla, LAMP etc., SDLC?, STLC? testing models? and some live experience may help you to answer lively many questions. Having DB knowledge is more advantage nowadays…

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  23. hi Can anybody tell me the framework in qtp with detail examples.

    If we want to work on QTP can u state the process of how to carry out testing for web application using tool.
    i need the flow of how to organise the task by using features that is made available in QTP.i need related documents.

    i request anyone to send mail in detail supriyashen@gmail.com.

    If possible send me QTP materials, work proces, FAQ.

    In this Blog many of them would have been working on QTP tool. so i request u all to send the tips and test cases related to automation process.

    i need documents & test cases related to security testing.

    I need test cases and documents related to performance testing for Web application, ecommerce, CMS and desktop applications.

    Peoples who are working in this domain please provide guidance and necessary documents.

    i need documents related to shell scripting.

    i request anyone to send mail in detail supriyashen@gmail.com.
    I

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  24. Dear Ms.Prachi (#290),
    Hope it should be “Planned Passed” instead of “Planned Passed Target”!

    Purely speaking,
    No, There is no need for a test engineer to estimate the “Planned Passed” (may be “Planned Passed Target”).

    If under any circumstances, If required, But that should not be based on previous testing experience. But based on the SRS/PRD.

    The only significance of this column in test report is, Just to estimate percentage of pass criteria before actual execution.

    This is not required actually. As you are discussing about this, means that, may be your client is looking for that column as well – I guess!

    A simple test plan consists of:
    1. Name (project_version)
    2. Test Name (field/functionality name)
    3. Design step (Summary of the test case)
    4. Description (Actual steps to be followed)
    5. Expected Result
    6. Actual Result
    7. Pass/Fail Criteria
    8. Priority
    9. Estimated Time (average time to execute the test
    case, it will be by default 30 min to each test case).
    9. Platform (CLI/BBI)
    10. Notes (any notes if required)

    If client is willing means, Then no other way, We have to add.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer,
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

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  25. Hi ,
    This is Gayatri From Bhubaneswar.
    Right Now I am working as a freelance trainer in software testing for many compnies and institutes.

    If you people having intrest to learn it then please fell free to contact me …

    My course schedule

    1. Manual Testing
    2. Win Runner
    3.Load Runner
    4.Test Director
    5.QTP

    With required interview tips…
    and mock interviews.

    Thanks

    Gayatri Mishra
    Ph – 977044704
    testingtrainer@gmail.com

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  26. Dear Mr Ganesh

    please go through few quotes i am mentioning below for your ready reference:

    1. In ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com, ganeshpp1@.. . wrote:

    Hi,

    the below answer is 100% correct.
    A Old saying to this Question ” A Man(developer) Can’t identifies
    his Own mistakes, Unless they are questioned by someone(i.e; Testers)
    though it would be related saying…… if hurted, Excuse.

    with regards
    Siva.
    > Below is 100% correct answer
    > Regards
    > Ganesh
    >
    >
    > —– Original Message —–
    > From: Arun Vats
    > To: ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com
    > Sent: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:08:00 +0530 (IST)
    > Subject: Re: [ISTQB-India] Why tester?
    >
    > Hi
    >
    > Though u r right.. but the main reason is moto…… dev develop
    the program
    > …so they want it to pass only & not fail..so in that case their
    main
    > concern is on passing the prog.
    > But for at tester. his moto is o fail the sys..so think in that
    > way……… ……
    > Thats one of the main reason for having independent testing
    team…….. ….
    >
    > Hope i m right.. if there any issue pl lemme know..
    >
    > Arun Vats
    >
    > On 10/5/07, Rajesh wrote:
    > >
    > > Interesting question from my friend…
    > >
    > > “Why we need testers separately in a project, even dev guys can
    spend some
    > > more time on the build for a quality output?”
    > >
    > > Regards,
    > > Raj

    2. Hello All

    1) Tester will be having more functional knowledge and there by
    testing the application for the usablity and developer will be having
    the knowledge in the screen only for which he /She has coded.He might
    not be having the Complete picture of the Biz.
    2) Interface Testing and system tsting are not possible at the
    developers end

    Regards
    Sharmila

    — In ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com, Sanjay Bhagat
    wrote:
    >
    > Moreover, sometimes there is difference in interpretation of
    requirement. Tester, different from developer will have test
    scenarios depending on his interpretation. It happens a lot.
    >
    > II) Deveoper may thinks that he/she created correct code and need
    not be tested that extensively.
    >
    > —– Original Message —-
    > From: Jaideep Khanduja
    > To: ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com
    > Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 1:12:33 AM
    > Subject: RE: [ISTQB-India] Why tester?
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > Various reasons for why QA team is separate from developers:
    > a good developer will not necessarily be a good tester
    > testing by the same developer who developed it will be
    unintentionally unbiased as he is not aware about his weak areas
    > testing is and should be an independent activity to get effective
    and unbiased results
    > testing and development are compliments to each other and not
    supplements! !!
    >
    >
    > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
    >
    >
    >
    > From: ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com [mailto: ISTQB-India@
    yahoogroups. com ] On Behalf Of Arun Vats
    > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:08 AM
    > To: ISTQB-India@ yahoogroups. com
    > Subject: Re: [ISTQB-India] Why tester?
    >
    > Hi
    >
    > Though u r right.. but the main reason is moto…… dev develop
    the program ..so they want it to pass only & not fail..so in that
    case their main concern is on passing the prog.
    > But for at tester. his moto is o fail the sys..so think in that
    way……… ……
    > Thats one of the main reason for having independent testing
    team…….. ….
    >
    > Hope i m right.. if there any issue pl lemme know..
    >
    > Arun Vats
    > On 10/5/07, Rajesh wrote:
    > Interesting question from my friend…
    >
    > “Why we need testers separately in a project, even dev guys can
    spend some more time on the build for a quality output?”
    >
    > Regards,
    > Raj

    So the above lines of quotes from verious testing professionals to reply Mr Raj who had asked the similar question WHY TESTERS? which is close to your one does testing happens in every company YES it does without product delivery is not probably done.

    Jayant

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  27. hi
    This is my first time iam posting the Question. Firstly i want to thank since it is really a wonderful & very usefulsite.

    If possible send me QTP materials, work proces, FAQ.
    Since i am preparing for interviews,having 2+ yrs of experience in manual testing.
    My mail ID Is sushmaathicom@gmail.com

    thanks in advance

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  28. What information need not be included in a test incident report:
    a) how to fix the fault
    b) how to reproduce the fault
    c) test environment details
    d) severity, priority
    e) the actual and expected outcomes
    why cant it be ‘a’. please explain?

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  29. Can any one let me know what is Testing methodology and in which methodology using for Testing the Application?If any types available?

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  30. Hi Jyoti,

    Interesting, I never heard this – Ticking testing.

    But after googling it, got to understand that, “Ticking box testing”, which involves not doing any testing.

    Sounds like its a part of UAT, where customer can have a list of checkpoints with Y/N ‘Tick-boxes’ to validate the application by the end user. That means, there is NO testing involved.

    I am just wondering where did you come across with this question.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
    VijayD

    Reply
  31. Hi Everyone

    I need your help i am a student of MCA from PTU but still i am not able to choose my line in technical filled otherwise i am already working in Network technical deplartment but it just related a work of MIS but i need to change my profession in software line so if any one can help me then i thankful to all

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  32. Hi,
    I have a small doubt. Please clarify.
    I’m doing manual testing on a web app. In the same website there are two different pages for logins, each of it having different purpose.
    For example, http://www.abc.com/xyzlogin.aspx and http://www.abc.com/pqrlogin.aspx. I logged in to both the pages in the same browser, but different tabs or windows.
    Now, if i log out at one of the sites, the user at the other site also getting logged out, even though the login names are different.
    Is this the behavior of any other sites in general? Is it acceptable?

    Reply
  33. Hi
    sir
    This is Srinivas my question is that ,My academic aggregates are not up to the mark . I have completed my graduation in Bsc with an aggrgate of below 50% and I have completed my MCA (2010) throw distance from Sikkim Manipal University with aggregate of 80%. But I have good knowledge of web designing and web development (asp.net) at present I am taking some Test tools classes for automation. I am looking my self as a test Eng . Is it possible to get a job as test eng in cmmi level 4 companies.
    At current I am working in a company COA Network as (web Dev).Pls Guide me

    Reply
  34. Hi Vijay,
    we recently moved from usa to hyderabad, i am a regular visitor of your site and i have learned many things, would you please suggest me how to find a better opportunity.
    Thanks

    Reply
  35. What information need not be included in a test incident report:
    a) how to fix the fault
    b) how to reproduce the fault
    c) test environment details
    d) severity, priority
    e) the actual and expected outcomes
    if ur answer is ‘e’ then why cant it be ‘a’. please explain?

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  36. @Khajappa,

    do u have exp in other area/fields?? if u have then think abt the expecting in S/w testing environment.

    if u are a fresher never think about salary. getting a chance is a gud thing. remember one thing
    “if u have talent, money will follow u, if u dnt have it u have to follow every thing/one”

    the course fee structure depends on the institute and duration is not more than 2months.

    wish u all the best for ur future.

    Reply
  37. Hello,

    I am a tester wherein I have not participated in preparing test plan, teststrategy, test methodology.Could anyone help me so as to give me the ideas on these concepts.

    Reply
  38. I need documents related to Manual Testing, Quality Control Testing, Negative Test cases.
    mailid:gohul2k2@yahoo.co.in

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  39. @Manjula

    USE CASE:
    A use case is a description of a system’s behavior as it responds to a request that originates from outside of that system.

    The use case technique is used in software and systems engineering to capture the functional requirements of a system. Use cases describe the interaction between a primary actor—the initiator of the interaction—and the system itself, represented as a sequence of simple steps. Actors are something or someone which exists outside the system under study, and that take part in a sequence of activities in a dialogue with the system, to achieve some goal: they may be end users, other systems, or hardware devices. Each use case is a complete series of events, described from the point of view of the actor.

    TEST CASE:
    A test case in software engineering is a set of conditions or variables under which a tester will determine if a requirement or use case upon an application is partially or fully satisfied. It may take many test cases to determine that a requirement is fully satisfied.

    Test cases are often incorrectly referred to as test scripts. Test scripts are lines of code used mainly in automation tools.

    Written test cases are usually collected into test suites.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,
    VijayD

    Reply
  40. 1, i want to know what is a difference b/w call by value and call by reference in a library function in QTP.

    2, difference b/w sub procedure and function procedure in a QTP with examples.

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  41. Hi,

    First of all thanks to your comments,iam working in chennai,i did not where to study the testing course.
    do you any institute.I need your help.

    Reply
  42. A motivating discussion is worth comment. There’s no doubt that that you should write more on this subject, it may not be a taboo subject but usually people do not talk about such issues. To the next! Many thanks!!

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  43. Dear Mr. Venkatesh (#334),
    Its not Goverdhan but its Govardhan.

    Fine, Here are the software testing interview questions, QA interview questions for freshers, for experienced professionals prepared by me.

    1. What is testing?
    2. What is software application testing?
    3. What is software product testing?
    4. Testing types?
    5. Black box testing?
    6. White box testing?
    7. Gray box testing?
    8. Blaxk box testing techniquest/methods?
    9. what is build?
    10. When to start testing?
    11. When to stop testing?
    12. Smoke testing?
    13. Sanity testing?
    14. Re – testing?
    15. Regression testing?
    16. Manual testing?
    17. Automation testing?
    18. Why automation?
    19. User Acceptance testing?
    20. Bug? Defect? Error? CR?
    21. Bug life cycle?
    22. Bug report & mandatory fields to be filled in Bug report?
    23. Severity?
    24. Priority?
    25. Bug tracking tool?
    26. Test management tool?
    27. Test case?
    28. Test plan?
    29. Test data?
    30. Test strategy?
    31. V – Model?
    32. SDLC?
    33. STLC?
    34. Verification?
    35. Validation?
    36. Performance testing?
    37. Stress testing?
    38. Volume testing?
    39. Load testing?
    40. Functionality testing?
    41. System testing?
    42. Module testing?
    43. Integrity testing? (Developer will do this – in max cases).
    44. Ad-hoc testing?
    45. Exploratory testing?
    46. Test scenario(s)?
    47. What are the skills required for test engineers?
    48. What is Alpha testing?
    49. What is Beta testing?
    50. What is sustenance testing?
    51. What is memory leak?
    52. What is the difference between application server and enterprise server?
    53. Different browsers available?
    54. Client – Server Model?
    55. Web Server application?
    56. Usability testing?
    57. Compatibility testing?
    58. Cross platform testing?
    59. Platform installation testing?
    60. VM ware?
    61. Ability to solve puzzles. (Reasoning/Mathematics/Aptitude etc.,)
    62. Release candidate?
    63. Script?
    64. Test topology?
    65. Test design document?
    66. Entry criteria?
    67. Exit criteria?
    68. Test goals?
    69. Test non-goals?
    70. SRS?
    71. HLD?
    72. LLD?
    73. PRD?
    74. FDD?
    75. Unit testing?
    76. RCA?
    77. What is desktop application?
    78. What is web application?
    79. Fields in test case?
    80. Positive testing?
    81. Negative testing?
    Besides improve your
    1. Communication skills.
    2. Interpersonal skills.
    3. Written skills.
    Good luck to all.
    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way, But lets do it in the best way”.

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  44. HI,

    Im Dev from B’lr, doing MBA in corres, graduated in B.com… Could anyone guide me if i plan to do some technical courses, say Software testing, as im interested to get into IT field…
    I also have one year work experience with TCS in Investment Banking Project..

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  45. Hi Friends,

    Currently i am working in Non-IT field and planned to switch my career to testing.I had learned the basics of testing,and now i am very eager to learn testing practically with real time projects.
    If any one interested to teach testing personally with real time projects , i will be more grateful, or else show me the right place in chennai.
    Thanks & regards
    selvam.ba@rediffmail.com

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  46. Hello Everyone,
    I am planning to give ISTQB Foundation Level Exam.
    Can anyone please provide me material for the same.
    Also ISTQB question papers with answers would definitely help.
    Thanks in advance.

    Regards,
    Suresh
    hisur30@gmail.com

    Reply
  47. sir, i want to do software testing coarse.please tell me fee structure & duration of coarse.after joining company how much salary i will get.

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  48. Dear Ms. Jyoti (#297),
    FYI that, It is referred as ticking-box testing which is
    a widely used philosophy of testing, in which no testing is done after the project is fairly well debugged — the program is given to customer’s for trial and acceptance (sd/- Robert Kruse)

    Hope now you are clear – I guess!

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    “Incorrect assumptions lie at the root of every failure,
    But have the courage to test your assumption”.

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  49. @Ekta

    Is it easy work to find bugs in an application?

    Easy when we do these ;

    1: Check for inconsistency within the product
    2: Check for the Inconsistency on the purpose of the product
    3: Check for inconsistency with the product versions
    4: Check for inconsistency with the image a company is trying to portray
    5: Check for inconsistency with a comparable product
    6: Check for inconsistency with claims that are made about the product
    7: Check for Inconsistency with user expectations on the product
    8: Check for the Inconsistency in regards to legal requirements.
    9:Talk to developers on how they have coded a piece of function(s). This may sometimes reveal scenarios
    that they may have been missed out and hence chances of finding bugs becomes higher for those
    scenarios.
    10: Give rest to your brain and eyes. Tired eyes may miss, an easy to see bugs.

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  50. Hi folk,
    This is lokesh ,i’m woking as TEstor now i’m searching new job if there any req please forword me..

    lokesh

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  51. Hi GS,

    Test Cases can be derived from the Scenarios. If you want to do write test cases for validation of text box, you can write Scenarios or Test Cases.
    Scenarios:
    Scenario 1. Check with the valid input(write the Expected Result)
    Scenario 2. Check with the invalid input (write the Expected Result)
    In Scenarios you can just mention Valid & Invalid and while testing try with all permutations and combinations.

    In Test Cases you have to mention all the Permutations and Combination as a Case.

    This is my live experience.
    Pls Correct me If I am wrong..

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  52. sir i have completed my b.e in cse in 2003.but due to some problems i did not take engineering asprofession.but now i wanted to enter in IT field.somebody told me about software testing course.will i get the job after doing this course.there is 5 years gap.plese tell me should i go for this or do something different

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  53. @ Ashwini

    I raise my right hand for SQTL. because I am the X-student of SQTL Mumbai 1st Batch in Ghatkopar !!!! I feel proud to be a SQTL Student 🙂 I have done my course in the year 2004. Now working for a US based Software Company.

    You can join STQL but better you can do in Metro City because you will get more oppourtunity over there.
    All the best….

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  54. i have 6 yrs gap bitween bsc@diploma in software testing i am not getting job due to that reason give me idea…..

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  55. hi ekta,
    Generally for every new we perform smoke testing in this we check the basic/core functionality of the application.
    Useability : in this we check look and feel and understandability of application.

    Insatllation: in this check the instructions given in installation guide by installing the build as these instructions.

    Adhoc: testing with no proper documents, testplan,test data.. etc

    ping me if u have any concerns at ramesh16j@gmail.com

    How do u do usability testing,security testing,installation testing,ADHOC,safety and smoke testing?
    Please anybody answer me this question.

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  56. Hi,

    We are looking to integrate mIFOS (microfinance Open Software) with Tally and require a modification in the programme structure. If we did be assisted on the same kindly drop us a mail at the above address

    Reply
  57. I have few questions in winnrunner plz anybody help me “If the application has GUI changes between previous test and current test process,how to identify them” this is my question plzzzz answer me.

    Reply
  58. ur giving good questions to us govardhan sir.but i have some doubts
    .what is the diff between the bug&error.def for thread testing?

    Reply
  59. Dear Mr. Venkatesh (# 326),
    In 7 months, I hope you’re not thorough with manual testing concepts. Before going to automation, Just make sure that, You’re all most learnt all testing process pertaining to manual instead of just running ahead for automation. Just advice.

    If you’re interested in functionality testing, Then go ahead with QTP tool, If you’re interested in performance testing, Then go ahead with LoadRunner.

    Decision is yours. As I see (based on requirement, Calls are little more for QTP rather than LoadRunner. If you’re really interested in performance, Forget about calls, Just go ahead and learn LoadRunner. Because, Your interest can break the interviews though calls are little less).

    Good luck.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    ““Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

    Reply
  60. I have a 9 yrs of exp in IT field, however this includes a 2 yrs UAT testing exp latest. I wanna know if I can explore myself in this field in a fledged manner.

    Kindly let me know.

    Reply
  61. Hi Gayatri,
    I have 5 years of experience in software testing in various MNCs. I want to jump to freelance testing training career. Could you please suggest, how shoud I proceed for the same.

    Thanks.

    Regards,
    Nitin

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  62. Hi Chandana,
    As you asked question about difference between QA and testing………
    Quality of product includes two things quality assurance and quality control(testing).
    1.Quality assurance is related to the process done for quality of product.Where quality control is related to product(meet the final specification).
    2. Audits in an industry is the example of QA where as
    Testing is the example for QC.
    3.Output of QC(testing) is input for QA.If we find any problem in QC(testing) we need to change or correct our testing process(QA).
    4.QA is productive in nature where QC is detective in nature.

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  63. tell answer plzz abt this problem why good man gets scolds why bad man gets happy

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  64. I am MCA graduate and having 2+ exp in s/w testing (manual)… I want to study more related to testing.. what can be done? Is ISTQB ceritificate have weightage in the market. I want to study more degree or diploma anything.
    pls suggest. Thanks in advance.

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  65. Hi
    I am working as a test analyst in IRA technology.
    Before that i was working with Infosys mysore and now IRA is providing vast range of sw testing course
    Manual Testing
    Winrunner
    Load runner
    Test director
    QTP
    Silk
    With mnc inteview preparation
    so if any one wants to consult about this course can contact me: anubha.shri@gmail.com or call me 9936439839

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  66. Please check for less than with characters then you should get a run time error or the data given after that html tag will not be appear, please check the 69th comment. I have typed the less than symbol and posted that then it is not displaying. Ex: – less than symbol continued with charaters.

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  67. As a tester to get good job we should have some other soft skills. I have knowledge about SQL QUERIES,MS access, less knowledge of VB.What type of soft skills should i learn to get a good job in software testing field? Is it useful to do courses in SQL language, VB, VB.NET and .NET to enhance my skills in this field?
    I am trying to take some course, but i am confused which course is useful for me in software testing field.
    Please help me to clear my confusion.Answer me ASAP.

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  68. We need to write test case or test scripts for each link – this can be done using customization of the automation scripts(loadrunner)

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  69. Previously SQTL named as Software Quality Testing Labs. Here you can get full address all over india branch.
    http://www.sqtl.com/areas-of-operations.php

    Reg Test plan you can visit http://jaanujeeva.blogspot.com/2009/01/test-plan.html

    My Answer :
    1) the limit of username field. I mean the data type of this field in DB and the field size. Try adding more characters to this field than the field size limit.
    2) Repeat above case for number fields. Insert number beyond the field storage capacity. This is called typically a boundary test.
    3) For username field try adding numbers and special characters in various combinations. (Characters like !@#$%^&*()_+}{”:?><,./;’[]). If not allowed specific alert message should be displayed to the user.
    4) all the above above special character combination for all the input fields on your sign up page having some validations.
    Like Email address field, URL field validations etc.
    5) Many applications crash for the input field containing ‘
    (single quote) and ” (double quote) examples field like: “Vijay’s web”.
    you can try it in all the input fields one by one.
    6) Try adding only numbers to input fields having validation to enter only characters and vice versa.
    7) If URL validation is there then see different rules for url validation and add urls not fitting to the rules to observe the system behavior.
    Example urls like: vijay.com/?q=vijay’s!@#$%^&*()_+}{”:?><,./;’[]web_page. Also add urls containing http:// and https:// while inserting into url input box.
    8 ) If your sign up page is of some steps like step 1 step 2 etc. then try changing parameter values directly into browser address bar. Many times urls are formatted with some parameters to maintain proper user steps.
    Try altering all those parameters directly without doing anything actually on the sign up page.
    9) Do some monkey testing manually or automating (i.e. Insert whatever comes in mind or random typing over keyboard) you will come up with some observations.
    10) See if any page is showing JavaScript error either at the browser left bottom corner or enable the browser settings to display popup message to any JavaScript error.

    few years back I was sticky to all these tips…
    These are known as negative test cases.

    Once we used to do in this way .. sometimes we forget to do with the right data. We don’t even if we give correct and valid data application may not react accordingly.. In that case try always with valid data once and than do monkey testing.

    Imagine you are the interviewer hope you must be statisfied in this answer right? butttt …..

    Atlast …. My Interviwer was expecting me to say that User name should be “unique”

    I don’t know whats your interviewer was expecting from you?

    Anyhow I got my Cup tea!

    Best Luck! Keep hunting …

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  70. Hey deeksha #278, its very simple
    Have a file lets say constants.vbs
    define like this
    url = “www.yahoo.com”

    In your script lets say test.mts, include the above file and use it

    for eg
    systemutil.run “iexplore.exe”, url

    so when ever there is a change in the url value,just go update constants.vbs file

    Hope this helps.

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  71. its really wondeful this site gives what i search a last one year it gives a few seconds am really happy with this site. thank u

    Reply
  72. Hi i know the expact differances between smoke and Sanity testings ? and where it is used ? when we will use these once? pls give me the answer

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  73. – Penetration testing (also called pen testing) is the practice of testing a computer system, network or Web application to find vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit.

    Pen tests can be automated with software applications or they can be performed manually. Either way, the process includes gathering information about the target before the test (reconnaissance), identifying possible entry points, attempting to break in (either virtually or for real) and reporting back the findings.

    The main objective of penetration testing is to determine security weaknesses. A pen test can also be used to test an organization’s security policy compliance, its employees’ security awareness and the organization’s ability to identify and respond to security incidents.

    Penetration tests are sometimes called white hat attacks because in a pen test, the good guys are attempting to break in.

    Pen test strategies include:

    Targeted testing
    Targeted testing is performed by the organization’s IT team and the penetration testing team working together. It’s sometimes referred to as a “lights-turned-on” approach because everyone can see the test being carried out.

    External testing
    This type of pen test targets a company’s externally visible servers or devices including domain name servers (DNS), e-mail servers, Web servers or firewalls. The objective is to find out if an outside attacker can get in and how far they can get in once they’ve gained access.

    Internal testing
    This test mimics an inside attack behind the firewall by an authorized user with standard access privileges. This kind of test is useful for estimating how much damage a disgruntled employee could cause.

    Blind testing
    A blind test strategy simulates the actions and procedures of a real attacker by severely limiting the information given to the person or team that’s performing the test beforehand. Typically, they may only be given the name of the company. Because this type of test can require a considerable amount of time for reconnaissance, it can be expensive.

    Double blind testing
    Double blind testing takes the blind test and carries it a step further. In this type of pen test, only one or two people within the organization might be aware a test is being conducted. Double-blind tests can be useful for testing an organization’s security monitoring and incident identification as well as its response procedures.

    thanks
    venkat
    venkatesan.v1@gmail.com

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  74. hi this raaji from chennai, my U.G qualification is B.B.A.
    but now i would like to go to software field.so that i joined M.C.A. doing madras univercity. can i do testing coures. which coures is useful for me. moreover which institued is best . pl help me

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  75. HELLO,

    HI EVERY ONE,

    MY NAME IS RAMA,IAM STUDYING IN IRELAND AT THE MOMENT ,IAM INTERESTED IN SOFTWARE TESTING WHICH TESTING TOOLS ARE BEST FOR CAREER TO GET THE JOB QUICKLY…..WHICH INSTITUTION IN HYDERABAD IS BEST FOR COACHING OR ONLINE CLASSES,

    CAN ANYONE PLEASE SEND ME THE MATERIAL FOR MANUAL TESTING AND AUTOMATION TESTING MATERIAL TO THIS PLEASE:EMAIL:RKS2121@GMAIL.COM

    PLEASE HELP ME I WILL APPRECIATE IF U WOULD HELP ME

    THANKS EVERY ONE

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  76. Hi Prvin ,
    Atleast you have to send yr mail id so that i can send the details in mail attachment.

    Gayatri

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  77. Hi,
    I m recently working on selenium IDE basics…
    I want to access excel data into a Javascript file …this JS file wil be then acccessed in selenium…How to access the excel data into JS file??Please provide detail info as i dnt kno JS..

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  78. hi vijay,
    i am a regular visitor to your site , i like all your articles,those are very helpful for me to understand the concepts, i just started learning testing tools from a month ago, one of my friend has her own company website and i want to test that website for practice ,so can you please tell me how to proceed,and can you sugest me other articles on how to test a website manually and using atomated testing tools. i have seen ur article on this topic , with that i got an idea ,but i want a complete guide , so that i can follow that to complete my task.
    waiting for ur replay
    Thanks

    Reply
  79. dear anil,
    first of all u have to think about ur interest in any field then think ur capability also with a calm mind then decide the field. not only think about the money or easy field….
    and don’t ask to anyone do that which u want ’cause life is urs…..

    happy future.

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  80. Hi Friends,

    I am new to this field. Can anybody pls provide me material related to database testing. What type of queries are performed usually? how deep knowlege is required ofr oracle, sql server 2000,2005,

    Please mail me the Q&A or faqs regarding this.

    Its urgent!!!

    my email id : samiksha_ic@yahoo.com

    Thanks

    Reply
  81. Hi,
    I have completed course in manual software testing . I am BE(E&TC),2009 passout.I have an year gap in 2nd year.Even though my aggregate is above 60% in BE as well as in 10 & 12th.MNC are not considering me as an eligible candidate because of my year gap..Please advice what more can i do to get a job?

    Thanks

    arjun Negi

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  82. Gaytari,
    I would Like to know in Detailed about the Various Models that are in use by the companies ,and the main difference between V-Model and Waterfall model,and their Ppros n cons.

    Thanks in Advance
    Kondal

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  83. sir recently i went to interview i was unable to answer
    the question is

    client need 2million transactions in a day (only login) and ‘n’ number of load generators,how many Vusers we need?
    they asked to calculate using little law

    Please answer me

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  84. Replying to Jayant:

    Well, Vinod has mentioned most of the things that a fresher should have, in addition to his/her degree.
    Altough its true that a fresher will be in a state of mind thinking “we are freshers”, but that won’t help anyway. You can’t keep on saying that, instead go attain some crash courses in the subject which you are intrested , that definatey will be a value add. “You have to run pretty fast in this life even just to stay still “.
    To get into a good company and to get a first break, you need to have that extra THING in you. This can be anything what Vijay has mentioned above or what I have listed in my post.
    The most important thing that a company look into a fresher is his/her Learning Ability, Analytical skills, Aptitude and the Attitude . The one who is recruiting you might have gone through same phase of life one or other day. They do know the ability and limitations of a fresher. Most of the companies have their own inhouse trainings going for months. A fresher also needs to have patience and confidence. I have seen many people giving up after a few months struggle.
    Keep learning and try to stay in touch with the people in the industry you know. The best thing is keep visiting the tech forums and tech blogs.

    Ultimately, fresher for corporates is the person passionate about technology and having the zest to learn it.

    Regards,
    Suhas.

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  85. @preethireddy84@yahoo.co.in
    Model test case–
    its not vey dificultr at all u could wirte by urself//
    i will explain wrt opening an excel..
    decide precondition..1st..then use keyword VARIFY/CHECK while describing in test setp..
    column type depands how many column u need..but some imp col are testcase id,step,precondition,exp . result,priority,severity..u could add more also

    more info ping back @ rahulkumarbangalore@yahoo.co.in

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  86. HI Vijay

    Thanks for the details. IN many of the cases during my visit to corporate there takes the discusison on the similar ground towards how the fresher candidtes can be well technically groomed towards the exact fit for their equriement and hence we have taken an aproach to the institutions right at the inceptio level with the inpus form indystrh client and offered on-campus sandwith courses at nomimnal cost and further FREE internship with our cleitns for a tenure of 90 days full time to work on projects to sharpen their skills which they are going to get work experience certificate form the client. I hope this will bridge the gap between the freshers strength adn industry need of fresher with adequate experience as well hands on.
    Regards
    Jayant

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  87. I also a frehser,but i dont think that a fresher is like a raw material. im my company m getting so many task which i never did before,but with the true intension and learning attitude makes the difference…thats why my boss always praise me…but not giving me salary according to my work….i m getting exp as well as learning.

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  88. Suresh,

    Usability testing is like testing how easy is the application to use for the user.

    Consider a application whose target audience are general public (who know nothing abt s/w). Say to use the application u need to make a registeration. While registeration it will ask to enter the LOGIN ID. Now what is the login name? A description needs to be given for that mentioning what the term LOGIN ID stands for.
    This is very very simple example of Usabiity testing.

    While carrying this testing the very first and important thing to know is what the application is and who the intended USERS are? Without knowing this your testing will not be useful.

    Difference between Close and Cancel?
    Close: It will close the window, application.
    Cancel: It will take you back to the previous page, screen.

    ALL,
    When you post the question make sure that you give your views/answers to the question you post. This will help the person answering to understand how much you know and what way he needs to answer you. Else it will be more generic and you may not get the expected answer.

    Regards, Suhas.

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  89. my name is chetan . plz help me out
    .iam pursuing m.tech in software engineering, my b.tech percentage is below 60% .i want to give istqb or qtp exam …so that will boost my resume during m.tech placements …iam confused between two exams
    ….iam not intersted in manual testing ….so which exam will help me

    thankyou

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  90. Hi Pradeep,

    If you are in Allahabad, There is one company ” IRA TECHNOLOGY”, who teach Software Testing. I about to complete the course. In UP (Except Delhi), this is the 1st company who are teaching software testing. & the teaching style is too good. If you want u can contact them.
    no: 9936439839,9696982939

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  91. 1. Latent Defect

    Latent defects are those defects that still remain in the software product even when delivered to the customer.

    These can be identified effectively with Inspections.

    2. Bug Density

    Bug density defines the testing metrics.

    It is cost-effective for software practitioners to monitor and control the quality of software from the early phases of development.

    Ratio of the number of bugs to the number of code defines the bug density

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  92. Is there any possible way to inject Xss in an android application which is developed in Android SDK. Its a kind of resume creating application which is having a lot of input fields.
    This application does not connect to web nor having any log in page.Please help me out.

    Reply
  93. the answer is “testing the software continuously throughout its development”
    means”It is a conceptual framework for software engineering that promotes development iterations throughout the life-cycle of the project.”

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  94. In a interview, the interviewer asked me to write down testcases for password field in a login page on security purpose.

    So i wrote, but he asked me if some body is having space in his password how u will check for that?
    I answered, by using ascii code we can test….so he replied but how, after that i was not having answer….Can u give me the explaination for the above question. And how we can perform testing for security purposse?

    Reply
  95. hi,
    Its a very nice observation about the salary package,My qualification is Msc(information tech) and 2+ experience in s/w testing , how much my salary expections is to be.

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  96. Hi All,

    All the conversations here are very useful. I have a question:

    I am a QA(Manual) since 9 months.My package is 1.5lk pa
    There is an oppurtunity in my brothers company which is mobile testing on different OS used. The module is a stock product used in different OS of mobiles like blackberry,iphone etc.
    They need a Tester (Developer side Tester).
    He says i get a chance to write code in Jsp,Servlets and paid 3lk pa.
    But my sceniors here say its not useful as QA track is different and higher than Tester.

    Someone kindly suggest me if waiting in QA track for automation is better or Should i move to my brothers company?

    The project i work is being automated by next month. So i may get a chance in moving to automation and am planning my certification in HP(QTP)

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  97. k i got the answer by searching the google
    and the answer is “testing the software continuously throughout its development”
    means”It is a conceptual framework for software engineering that promotes development iterations throughout the life-cycle of the project.”

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  98. How do we do load testing practically at work for a website application?
    How we test a login page or other page performance when many users try to request the same page?
    Because it is not possible at work to manage many(eg. 500) user just to test a login page or other page in a website application.
    I was asked for the same question in an interview so someone who has experience with load testing in an website application please answer me in datail.

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  99. I wanted to learn Automation tool Load Runner, Quality Center but I am not getting any Software trail version to practise. Is there any Institute in Kolkata. Please suggest me.

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  100. Performanc testing can be done by manually and by using loadrunner.

    if your company dosn’t have loadrunner, your company can do it manually, but the results wont be concurrent. it varies from one iteration to another iteration.

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  101. consider a product has planned to do testing in 10 days and it should be released on the 11th day immediately?Due to some reasons product has got delayed in reaching to testing by 7 days. Now we have left with only 3 days . Now tell me is it possible to test the application and release the product within 3 days. If so how will u perform testing.

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  102. Hi All
    If we have a ongoing application, like Hotel reservation system which is under development since last 2 years and will be under development for next 2 years which automation tool should we use for it.
    If anyone have the answer than please mail me on nandini.patel54@gmail.com

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  103. hi sriram
    i saw ur answers regarding testing tools i am appreciate a lot , can u help me out .
    Right now i am in australia pursuing diploma in computer field but not related to PR so i am deciding to comeback to india (some family problem) and do some course in testing tools what u think , i have some knowledge about computers i have done Bsc (2005) after that i am not taken any interested in doing job in india wasting my precious time by going abroad. I am 29 now i am sorry what i have done. Can u please suggest me that its good to do testing tools on this age.But i know that its difficult for me to go form the scratch but i can do, if u suggest good reply for my future.
    By reading all this u get the idea what guy i was,from the bottome of my heart i am very regret what i have done, Now i am realised that how important the career is please please suggest me what to do , i am interest in computers field.
    Thanks for ur preciuse by reading this.
    One important think my english also not so good .

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  104. Hi can anyone tell me, my brother wants to do the software testing course, so what’s the qualification he needs, plz tell me……. his name is Mangesh he has done his 12th in commerce..so what kind of education he will take… plz.. help me……He is in trouble …….Thanks

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  105. Hello Sir
    Its personal but still i would like to ask u plz give me roght suggestion

    I have complited MCA in 2006 but bcz of some problem i am not in touch of sw devlop .

    Now i would like to do sw testing corse
    Can I?

    Is there is scope in this industry that i get job instantly?

    Reply
  106. Hello, This is in response to the Query Raised by Namrata whether is there any scope for her in testing if she wills to enter.

    As u have completed ur Be with Cse in the year 2003 and since u possess 5 years of gap ,I think u have a Gud chance of making it into Testing.
    But the pros and cons are always there for any field,rite?
    So First U need to Learn Testing thoroughly (MANUAL and Automation).
    I bet Manual testing is easy .This will be like a Theory dealing wit some of the Important concepts.But Namrata the only factor u need to worrry abt in manual is The Templates used in the Real time Environment. Since u said u have 5 yrs of gap after ur Be(2003).
    U need to be perfect in all those aspects .
    Coming to the Automation, Im sure tat will also be an easy for u as u have some computer knwledge,since u r a CSE student.
    In Automation, u need to be Perfect in Scripting Part.
    Im sure u might have heard abt Java script, Vbsript ?? rite?..If so.. that woud be handy for u in understanding the Script.
    There are few Automation Tools available in the market, like…Qtp,LoadRunner,Winrunner,Silktest,RationalRobot,SqaSuite and so on…..
    So if u learn Qtp, there the Scripting language used is VB Script….
    Scripting languages vary from Tool to Tool.
    Namrata, If at all u r projecting with 5 yrs of exp in testing , then u need to knw the Real time Environment and all the Templates used in the Testing.
    All in can say abt testing is,Manual is quiet easy ,But u need to concentrate more on the Automation tool(Choose any of the automation tool and be perfect in that).
    Ppl use qtp ,which is easy and it is used for Functional testing.so itz up to u to go for Qtp or any other tools.
    Wish u a gud luck in the Testing Namrata..Hope u do wel and Be confident in ur answering !.
    I m working in the Testing platform and so i just gave u my view..
    If itz beyond ur reach, Then just Forgive me Namrata.
    Regards,
    Me.Gud luck 4ur career!

    Reply
  107. can any1 plz tell me is System testing can be done manually?? or is it require various tools for each System testing type
    for ex: Security testing does it require any tool 4test???

    Reply
  108. hi Manjula,

    usecase : it describes the functional flow of requirement.

    tecases: it is derived from srs and usecases.

    Reply
  109. Thats related to penetration testing. Mostly it will happen in PHP, .Net and Java applications. I don’t know about other technologies.

    Reply
  110. Ticking-Box Testing:
    ——————–
    It is referred as ticking-box testing which is a widely used philosophy of testing, in which no testing is done after the project is fairly well debugged — the program is given to customer’s for trial and acceptance (sd/- Robert Kruse)

    Mutation Testing: Developer does, By injecting mutants (small changes in a program), Just to see how far the program will malfunction (effect of the bug, severity of the bug). Here small changes in program refers to, Making the program with some errors.

    Class Testing: Part of developer testing. (Unit testing). Goal is to make sure that, Least case, Each class has to tested once (class has to be called and tested).

    GUI Testing: Usability, Compatibility, Stress, Performance, Load, Cross platform, Check boxes, Broken links, Spell checks, Help document, Browser standards.

    For additional information, You can search in google with the keywords as “govardhan reddy m ticking box testing” , “how to get job in software testing quickly”

    For more of my comments, You can have a look to the below link.

    https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/software-testing-questions-and-answers/

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.

    Reply
  111. Hi folk,
    This is lokesh ,i’m woking as TEstor now i’m searching new job if there any req please forword me..
    =================
    lokesh

    Reply
  112. Hi Dear,
    I m new in testing field but you have such a excellent knowledge in his field thanks for sharing us.

    Reply
  113. Hey Ekta,
    You seems to be highly confused.
    Alright, here is the plan:

    what you need to do is a software testing course, which ideally covers manual testing and automation(winrunner, Qtp, test director, etc) above that you need to have a little bit knowledge about scripting for enhancing your automation scripts.

    Test plan templates are available on the internet, if you face difficulties finding it, i will send it out to you.

    communication skill is a must as far as i am concerned, if you dont talk, how will i know what are you talking about, does not mean anyone is demanding an accent or free flowing english( good to have though) .

    Bottomline is be strong with your basics.

    Regards,
    Tiger2K

    Reply
  114. You can do!
    Get trained from good institute.
    Get some real time experience and then search you will get it.

    send me a test mail to (jaanujeeva@yahoo.co.in)
    i will send the material and more information about it.

    Reply
  115. Howdy would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re using? I’m
    going to start my own blog soon but I’m having a tough time choosing between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for something
    unique. P.S Sorry for getting off-topic but I
    had to ask!

    Reply
  116. i am new in testing….should anybody tell me the process of testing,,and all the procedure to be followed while testing a software …..

    Reply
  117. Thank you for sharing excellent information. Your site is so cool. I’m impressed by the details that you have on this blog. It reveals how nicely you understand this subject. Bookmarked this website page, will come back for more articles.

    Reply
  118. I am attending interviews to get a job as software tester.For a short duration projects companies expect me to have full knowledge of TEST PLAN,TEST METHODOLOGIES,TEST STARTEGY AND TEST DELIVERRABLES. All these topics are very important to make test plan. can anybody tell me how to prepare test plan and all these topics.I am confused so, Please help me with these questions.

    Reply
  119. Software testing is a process of executing a program with the intent of finding errors by applying valid as well as invalid inputs and verifying the expected outputs whether its as per the user perspectives.It can be done manually and automatically.
    Manual testing : Testing the software manually by applying positive(valid) and negative(invalid) inputs and verifying the expected outputs.
    There are mainly two types of Manual Testing.
    1) Static Testing : Non execution based.
    2) Dynamic Testing : Execution based.
    Automation Testing : Testing the software by using automated testing tools.

    Reply
  120. @sachin
    Go in deapth of retrieval quries, mostly they will ask join, indexing, clusters, then some basic differences like primary key vs unique key, Having vs group by etc

    cheers…
    george

    Reply
  121. Thanx jagdish.
    I want to know the tools used most frequently by different companies.Loadrunner is one of them.Pls tell me others also.bcos on net a big list is there n i’m confused
    Thanx

    Reply
  122. hi,
    i am a regular candidate who visit on your site
    but i have a problem i work on a project “study and analysis of software testing techniques to develop a specilized testing tool” and i want to send me solution of this topic which have its on phases
    1. introduction
    2. Review of literature
    (i) Testing
    (ii) testing techniques
    (iii) limitation of testing technique
    (iv) future scope in testing
    3. objective of research
    4. methodology
    phase 1. study
    phase 2. analysis
    phase 3.development of a specialised testing tool / technique.
    phase 4. implimentation of the given testing tool
    phase 5. preparation of thesis
    5. Conclusion
    6. bibliograpy

    please provide me topic on this project sequencly.
    thanks to my truly friends which are work on this site.

    Reply
  123. Hi ,
    This is Santosh From Bangalore.
    Right Now I am working as a Testing Team Lead in an MNC Company..

    If you people having interest to learn it then please fell free to contact me …

    My course schedule

    1. Manual Testing
    2. Win Runner
    3.Load Runner
    4.Test Director
    5.QTP
    6. Rational Robotics
    7. Embedded Testing

    With required interview tips…

    Thanks

    Santsoh
    samdec830@gmail.com

    Reply
  124. Ekta: Soft skills do not comprise of any programming language or some data base knowledge, soft skills are mostly your communication skills and how you present your technical knowledge out there!
    So with your technical knowledge and communication skills you are ready to take testing challenges.
    There is no limit for learning and again nothing can be learnt overnight. Some jobs need pre-requisites and some others will provide you on the job training.

    Reply
  125. I need documents related to mobile games & application Testing Test case format,test case Methodoligies & techniques,other related docs and usefull sites related that.Negative Test cases,Database Testing. If possible pls send t my mail id bht.patil@gmail.com

    Reply
  126. I need to know how a tester do Sap testing? What are the basic steps for it? What knowledge should require for a software test engineer to become a Sap tester?

    Reply
  127. Sir,
    Actually i have to join the Software Testing course but im from commerce faculty and i have heard that after completing the software course n if we have to apply for job the companies give first preference to the people who r from science stream so is it ok if i do the course and please recomend me some good institutions in Pune so that i can join and i dont have any knowledge about the software. So if possible please guide me for the same.

    Thaking you,

    with regards,
    Afzan Shaikh

    Reply
  128. @Barath
    can any of u tell me how to validate the email address field like how many characters are allowed before and after the @ symbol and after the dot(.). Verifying the email field with null data

    Steps Follows:
    Step 1:Don’t enter the email Step 2: Click on Submit button

    email id: Null
    ————————————————-
    Verifying the email field with a invalid data
    Step 1: Enter the invalid-email Address
    Step 2: Click on Submit button

    Address = “A@b.cnet”; — Invalid
    Address = ” A@b.c_”; — Invalid
    Address = “A@bcnn”; — Invalid
    Address = “Ab.cnn”; — Invalid
    Address = “A@bc”; — Invalid
    Address = “A@bat/.com”; — Invalid
    ————————————————-
    Verifying the email id with invalid condition input spaces, use special character, symbols etc.
    !#$%^&*()
    ————————————————-
    Verifying the email id for Only one @ in email address
    Address = “A@bat@.cnn”; — Invalid
    ————————————————-

    Verifying the email id for only valid suffix
    (a@a.) [with the extension] (.com, .co .in, .edu, .info, .org, .in etc)

    Reply
  129. Hello

    All 2007 freshers mainly from Engineering & MCA Degree to send their profiles for further assistance and if interested in Software Testing to provide you further information.

    Jayant

    Reply
  130. hi Can anybody tell me the framework in qtp with detail examples.

    If we want to work on QTP can u state the process of how to carry out testing for web application using tool.
    i need the flow of how to organise the task by using features that is made available in QTP.i need related documents.

    i request anyone to send mail in detail supriyashen@gmail.com.

    If possible send me QTP materials, work proces, FAQ.

    In this Blog many of them would have been working on QTP tool. so i request u all to send the tips and test cases related to automation process.

    i need documents & test cases related to security testing.

    I need test cases and documents related to performance testing for Web application, ecommerce, CMS and desktop applications.

    Peoples who are working in this domain please provide guidance and necessary documents.

    i need documents related to shell scripting.

    i request anyone to send mail in detail supriyashen@gmail.com.

    Reply
  131. HI
    Himadri here,trying for s/w testing jobs in Bangalore.My queries 1)When,how,why deferred status is given 2)Why CAPA is used 3)What.when RCA.What is validation testing,who,when and under this testing wat r the other testing.PLZ reply to my mail id-luckybiet@gmail.com
    Thanks

    Reply
  132. Dear frns i am hunting for a job in testing field.i have sound knowledge in manual testing.plz give the sites or any references to apply the same.

    Reply
  133. @ Ash
    We can do system testing by both manual and auto.

    System testing falls within the scope of black box testing, and should require no knowledge of the inner design of the code or logic.

    a. The purpose of Unit is to detect any inconsistencies in the single Module.

    b. The purpose of integration testing is to detect any inconsistencies between the software units that are integrated together.

    c.System testing is a more limiting type of testing; it seeks to detect defects both within the “inter-assemblages” and also within the system as a whole.

    jaanujeeva@yahoo.co.in

    Thanks

    Reply
  134. @Santosh
    “””6. Rational Robotics”””
    Please dont give testing training in Rational Robotics, its Rational robot by IBM, So from this dear readers can understand his knowledge in automation tools…So dear bangloorians please have a look at these kind of frauds.

    Reply
  135. Hi Friends Reg-Career in Testing
    Hi Friends,
    Recently my friend attended a training session in DHS Infomatics PVT Ltd. on testing . She got selected in a MNC witn in the Course Duration(Also with value labs,)She told me that the session is completely designed with interview orientation,followed by Software Standards(Real Time),two projects with screen shots, interactive question and answers session and finally HR Session.

    I guess it would be verymuch helpful to your career.

    For Further Details

    VIJAYALAKSHMI: 9710270072
    FORWARD YOUR RESUMES @ enquiry_vijitest@yahoo.com

    Reply
  136. Hi all,

    can any of u tell me how to validate the email address field like how many characters are allowed before and after the @ symbol and after the dot(.).

    Reply
  137. HI, sameer here i having 2 + years experience in mannual testing.I am looking for new job if their any requirment please late me know my cell no is 09766498598 .Pune

    Reply
  138. @aruna

    About internal, external and broken links in any website

    An internal link allows you to link to another section on the same web page, so it basically scrolls the page up or down to the desired location. This is helpful to the user to quickly jump to the information he/she is looking for.

    External link checks link for outgoing links. It can be any link to any other websites.

    Broken link refers to a weak link which does not work while clicking the link. This might happen when the path is not defined clearly by the developer when writing the scripts. There are few sites which checks for broken links. For more details refer to this site http://validator.w3.org/

    Reply
  139. HELLO,

    HI EVERY ONE,

    MY NAME IS RAMA,IAM STUDYING IN IRELAND AT THE MOMENT ,IAM INTERESTED IN SOFTWARE TESTING WHICH TESTING TOOLS ARE BEST FOR CAREER TO GET THE JOB QUICKLY…..WHICH INSTITUTION IN HYDERABAD IS BEST FOR COACHING OR ONLINE CLASSES,

    CAN ANYONE PLEASE SEND ME THE MATERIAL FOR MANUAL TESTING AND AUTOMATION TESTING MATERIAL TO THIS PLEASE:EMAIL:RKS2121@GMAIL.COM

    PLEASE HELP ME I WILL APPRECIATE IF U WOULD HELP ME

    THANKS EVERY ONE

    Reply
  140. Hi Pravin and Supriya,
    I send the datails regarding penetration test
    to both of your mail ids.
    Check mail…

    Gayatri

    Reply
  141. Hi Vijay

    I M MCA 2002 passout having 4+ Exp in teaching computer sub like C/C++/VB/core java & SQL
    also since 6 months i m in testing field as i have done ST course now i want to change the company as my package is very less.

    but wherever i apply i don’t get the interview call

    kindly suggest me how should i proceed

    i m scared whether my year of passout is the hurdle for me??????

    just guide me

    Reply
  142. @Ruchi,
    i know some1 in bnaglore who teaches concept vey well and charged every nominal..if u need i could pass details..
    more info ping me back @rahulkumarbangalore@yahoo.co.in

    Reply
  143. Rachana, Deepti& Others too…..

    Please send ur quries to my mail id(Srireddy333@gmail.com)….i will reply and also send the interview questions &answers

    Thanq

    Reply
  144. I am working as a junior tester from last 1 months. As I am a new comer in this field, I need your guidance.
    I want to know that how can I improve my Testing-Skills.
    I also want to know about the books which will also give good knowledge of Testing.

    and i also did not understand this i came from telugu medium i can not understand that plz help me i can i learn and how can understood

    Reply
  145. Hi,
    Can anyone guide me is there are any openings in testing as a fresher.

    Actually im in a plan to change my job plan from mechanical to S/w.

    Is applying through fake experience is acceptable.or not.

    Kindly let me know.

    Reply
  146. TC1 : Typing of password should be displayed as “*” . no characters should be displayed

    TC2 : Inserting of password [ by copy paste] may be allowed on front end but should not be allowed on application scripting

    TC3 : Attempt to copy paste of typed password in the text field should be failed

    TC4 : The entered data should not be displayed in the URL

    TC5 : Login successfully and make logout Click the back button on browser page the page should not be displayed. [should ask for the user to redo login
    process] it will go on . ….[but becomes too exhaustive]

    Reply
  147. Hi Vijay

    This is the 1st time I am visiting your blog, its very impressive. It is really nice of you to provide this online help 🙂

    I need some serious suggestions from you. I recently got placed in a highly reputed MNC and am working in application support for 1.5 months (trainee) and I find it very frustrating, specially the different shifts and the monotonous work (plus the office politics):( When I was in college I enjoyed testing and learning about it. I feel that I should do a job which I enjoy. I wanted to go into testing but my company offered me support job. Can you please suggest me what I need to do to switch to testing. They say I cant switch before 1 year. And things will change a lot in 1 year –
    -I will have a support job tag( we seriously dont work on any technology, just the tools)
    -As I couldnt work on any technology, what will I do?? The interviewer after 1 year will simply kick me out.
    -I am 2011 passed out, so applying in other mnc will not work. And I like my current company. I want to work here only, as a tester.

    Do I need to do any course? I am IBM RFT certified, other than that I know unit testing (I have done unit test case on my college project). I am not sure as how testing in corporate works. Please enlighten me on that and procedure to switch as soon as possible.

    Thanks a lot..

    Reply
  148. hi.. i have done B.tech and done with testing course.
    plzz add articles on SQL queries also. as it is a part of testing. and manu companies ask question on database too.

    Reply
  149. @Ekta
    If this Question raised to me. I would have told we need the analytical skill to find the bugs in the an application. Some caught easily (e.g) design issue by an eye some are not found in a glance. We need to test in a zikzak way to find more bugs.
    It is not easy in some case.

    Reply
  150. Hello, This is in response to the Query Raised by Namrata whether is there any scope for her in testing if she wills to enter.

    As u have completed ur Be with Cse in the year 2003 and since u possess 5 years of gap ,I think u have a Gud chance of making it into Testing.
    But the pros and cons are always there for any field,rite?
    So First U need to Learn Testing thoroughly (MANUAL and Automation).
    I bet Manual testing is easy .This will be like a Theory dealing wit some of the Important concepts.But Namrata the only factor u need to worrry abt in manual is The Templates used in the Real time Environment. Since u said u have 5 yrs of gap after ur Be(2003).
    U need to be perfect in all those aspects .
    Coming to the Automation, Im sure tat will also be an easy for u as u have some computer knwledge,since u r a CSE student.
    In Automation, u need to be Perfect in Scripting Part.
    Im sure u might have heard abt Java script, Vbsript ?? rite?..If so.. that woud be handy for u in understanding the Script.
    There are few Automation Tools available in the market, like…Qtp,LoadRunner,Winrunner,Silktest,RationalRobot,SqaSuite and so on…..
    So if u learn Qtp, there the Scripting language used is VB Script….
    Scripting languages vary from Tool to Tool.
    Namrata, If at all u r projecting with 5 yrs of exp in testing , then u need to knw the Real time Environment and all the Templates used in the Testing.
    All in can say abt testing is,Manual is quiet easy ,But u need to concentrate more on the Automation tool(Choose any of the automation tool and be perfect in that).
    Ppl use qtp ,which is easy and it is used for Functional testing.so itz up to u to go for Qtp or any other tools.
    Wish u a gud luck in the Testing Namrata..Hope u do wel and Be confident in ur answering !.
    I m working in the Testing platform and so i just gave u my view..
    If itz beyond ur reach, Then just Forgive me Namrata.
    I told u the Exact scenario, prevailing in the market.
    Regards,
    Me.Gud luck 4ur career!

    Reply
  151. Gayatri,

    This is Ravi from pune working with MNC as a Tester, Would be glad if you could send me the details about how to perform effective testing on Web based testing and also if you have any templates daily and weekly report plz send to my email id ravikumark23@gmail.com

    Thanks in advance,
    Regards,
    Ravi kumar.k

    Reply
  152. hi vijay,
    am currenrly working as a test engineer for a product based company, our company mailnly caters the needs of the market. over here testing team is not receiving any sort of in-hand documents before testing an application.
    can u suggest me wat sort of documents, the testing team needs before testing an application
    are we suppopsed to get the SRS from B.A?
    wat documents we should get from the developers?

    pls give me a list of documents that are mandatory for the testing department, so that i can ask the concerned departments for the documents

    Reply
  153. hi..i hav completed mca. since i don want 2 go for development m planning to learn software testing course so can anybody suggest any gud institutions in bangalor

    Reply
  154. Hi,
    My question is software testing is done in all developement concerns or not ,because some of the companies didn’t do that, they just created the software and they done all the testing by themselves (manually)
    and send it to the clients.Then why testers are needed.

    Reply
  155. Hi,

    The above quote is nice. My question here is about the salary package.

    A tester with 2+ years experience can earn how much. At the same time is there any difference between salary levels of a developer and a tester or it may be same.

    Reply
  156. @Girish
    If you have a domain knowledge and 3+yrs of experience nobody will look for your degree whether you have done in regular or corress. (except few company like TCS and Infosys) Keep on search. You will surely get a job. 1 advice don’t leave your current job until you get another. You will get the Sample professional resume in the web.
    Best Luck.

    Reply
  157. Is it easy work to find bugs in an application?
    if somebody ask this question in an interview what should be the proper answer.
    Please tell me how to answer this question?

    Reply
  158. Hi,
    I’m doing manual testing on a web application.
    I’ve a small doubt in that. Please clarify.
    If there are 2 pages in the same website, each page having a login form, which serve different purposes.
    If both pages are opened in same browser and logged in.
    On Logout at one of the pages, the user at other page also getting logged out even though the usernames are different.

    Is it behaving correctly?

    Reply
  159. Hi friends,

    i did my B.Tech (IT) and also have a Masters Degree in IT..and have no experience in the IT field…how do i start my career in Software testing…and could i do my course in NIIT(name of the course) or will i get a job without doing the course…and what will be my starting salary….plzzzzz give me suggestions friends…thank u

    Reply
  160. Hi friends,
    I want to know what all the content of test pan and various test case for testing an gmail/yahoomail applications ,i had given different answer to my interviewer but he is not fully satisfied

    Reply
  161. Hi, I would like to add one more points when any(Client – Server or Web side) application gets crash.
    when user press ctrl + F4 key from keyboard then application gets crash .

    Reply
  162. hi.. i hav completed mca recently. planning to join testing course but b4 joining wanted to kno the scope and job requirements abt this testing course… can nebody reply for this…..

    Reply
  163. Hi,

    I have done a normal graduation. B.A. and i am working in BPO however always wanted to be an IT industry. I have thought alot and as per my interest and capabilities I have figured out that software testing is better option. Is this possible that a BPO background Person and has done a normal graduation like BA can do this course and get a job. If yes please let me know some Institue in Bangalore. That will be really geart.

    Thanks

    Reply
  164. Hello Friends,

    I am 4 Years Experience Manual Tester in Insurance Domain.Our Websites are null Vulnurablity site. Can anybody pls provide Free Tool for URL Checkers for https site not http site..

    Please mail me regarding this.

    Its urgent!!!

    my email id : sathik_tester@yahoo.com

    Thanks
    S.sathikali

    Reply
  165. This is babu, doing testing course in manual testing.
    This is my first question.
    Please send me the answer for below question.
    what are the key challenges of testing?
    and also another request please send me some sites to apply for job in testing.

    Reply
  166. Dear Ms. Tejaswini (#313),
    Just say that, I’m going to cover the below:
    1. User cannot see the exact strings.
    2. User cannot do copy.
    3. User can paste.
    4. Right click should not work.
    5. Field lenght validation.
    6. Combination of strings/characters validation.
    7. User entered data selection.
    8. Selection of password strings using “shift + end/home”, and copying (by pressing “control + c”) and opening a notepad/wordpad/excel etc and doing paste (control + v), Should not work.
    9. Password should get encrypted as per the encryption algorithm. (md5/sha). This testing can be done, by capturing the frame.

    If you know, Then try to say/convey what you know.
    Don’t guess on your own, Because interviewers are intelligent enough to ask few more questions based on your answers.

    If you don’t know, Better say, I don’t know.

    Good luck.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M.

    Reply
  167. Hi m working in immigration company from last 4 years(age 26) but i want to switch into software testing. i done certificate course in this from reputed institute. but now the problem is that i completed by graduation (BSC (IT) through distance education and most of the companies not hire the distance education students.
    i am leaving the job because there is no compititer of his company in India. and annual increment is too low.
    plz guide.

    Reply
  168. Hi Swapna

    Of course yes as you are from HR background it can be considered as a vertical I mean any software development company engaged in develop say ERP module the knowledge at your end is going to be useful as a process which can be termed as DOMAIN EXPERTISE

    For further information do write to me at jayant@evologicsoftech.com.

    Regards
    Jayant

    Reply
  169. i completed my graduation with bsc computers now i am doing as tester since from one year i am doing only in manual i want a guidance how to develop my carrer same in testing for higher positions how to get good offers for high positions can any one help me

    Reply
  170. hi
    this is nagarjuna. i Am doing MCA final year. I see this web site today. It is very useful to everyone. ok guys i am asking one thing that is please suggest me for doing a project in c or c++.

    Reply
  171. Hi,
    Am 2008 passed out B.E (Biotech) graduate,was working in some other field for 1 year.But wanna shift to Software testing field,but dono what course and which institute to join,can u plz suggest.

    Reply
  172. 1. What is testing?
    2. What is software application testing?
    3. What is software product testing?
    4. Testing types?
    5. Black box testing?
    6. White box testing?
    7. Gray box testing?
    8. Blaxk box testing techniquest/methods?
    9. what is build?
    10. When to start testing?
    11. When to stop testing?
    12. Smoke testing?
    13. Sanity testing?
    14. Re – testing?
    15. Regression testing?
    16. Manual testing?
    17. Automation testing?
    18. Why automation?
    19. User Acceptance testing?
    20. Bug? Defect? Error? CR?
    21. Bug life cycle?
    22. Bug report & mandatory fields to be filled in Bug report?
    23. Severity?
    24. Priority?
    25. Bug tracking tool?
    26. Test management tool?
    27. Test case?
    28. Test plan?
    29. Test data?
    30. Test strategy?
    31. V – Model?
    32. SDLC?
    33. STLC?
    34. Verification?
    35. Validation?
    36. Performance testing?
    37. Stress testing?
    38. Volume testing?
    39. Load testing?
    40. Functionality testing?
    41. System testing?
    42. Module testing?
    43. Integrity testing? (Developer will do this – in max cases).
    44. Ad-hoc testing?
    45. Exploratory testing?
    46. Test scenario(s)?
    47. What are the skills required for test engineers?
    48. What is Alpha testing?
    49. What is Beta testing?
    50. What is sustenance testing?
    51. What is memory leak?
    52. What is the difference between application server and enterprise server?
    53. Different browsers available?
    54. Client – Server Model?
    55. Web Server application?
    56. Usability testing?
    57. Compatibility testing?
    58. Cross platform testing?
    59. Platform installation testing?
    60. VM ware?
    61. Ability to solve puzzles. (Reasoning/Mathematics/Aptitude etc.,)
    62. Release candidate?
    63. Script?
    64. Test topology?
    65. Test design document?
    66. Entry criteria?
    67. Exit criteria?
    68. Test goals?
    69. Test non-goals?
    70. SRS?
    71. HLD?
    72. LLD?
    73. PRD?
    74. FDD?
    75. Unit testing?
    76. RCA?
    77. What is desktop application?
    78. What is web application?
    79. Fields in test case?
    80. Positive testing?
    81. Negative testing?
    Questions on QC and AUTOMATION TESTING
    Actually i am having the interview with 1.5 years of experience with in one week.So please mail me
    prashanth.be06@gmail.com

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  173. Dear Ekta (# 329, # 330),
    A very valid question. Yes, If commercial tools are not available definitely we’ve to go for free wares. So,
    The solution is Badboy! tool. Using Badboy! tool, However it supports 1000 users (concurrent users), But recommended is 999 users only. So, For one more user, We need to run the Badboy! tool second time from the same client/user.

    Means from one Badboy application, 999 users and from the second Badboy application one more user. Of course, At a time, We can load 1000 (simulate 1000 users) in a single Badboy! application, But the application may hang/crash – And needs the system to be reboot.

    As we’re talking about interview, So just you can tell that, Using Badboy! – Which is a free tool, We can carry out the same testing instead of LoadRunner.

    Have a great day ahead!

    Good luck.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

    Reply
  174. hai seniors iam madhan . i jst started my carrer as tester in my clge s iam dng mca 2nd year can any one guige me in testint basics……

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  175. Hi Ekta,
    The answer is very simple, use any performance testing tool like load runner or eloads .
    This tools provides you with a concept of Vuser who simulates the real time user actions.
    This way you can find out the performance. let me know if you have any doubts.

    Regards,
    Tiger2K

    Reply
  176. Can anyone help me with a resource to train a couple of resources on “Mobile Application Testing”. You can reach me on +91.8802951430

    Reply
  177. @Haripriya
    I’m sorry all on a sudden how can i answer all your questions please ask your doubts to vijay, george etc… also because they are the guys doing good job here.

    Data consistency is very important in web application. Check for data integrity and errors while you edit, delete, modify the forms or do any DB related functionality.
    Check if all the database queries are executing correctly, data is retrieved correctly and also updated correctly. More on database testing could be load on DB, Security on DB etc…
    hey happy now…

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  178. Software testing is to check the correctness, completeness and quality of the software product and its main intention is to find defects. In order to check whether the actual result matches the excepted result.

    Reply
  179. Hi,

    I am having 2+ exp in manual testing and looking for job switch, can anyone plz send me the mock interview questions for the same?

    Thanks
    Dipti

    Reply
  180. Ruchi,
    I am extermely sorry that i couldn’t give u any contact details of Banglore institue beacuse i never had been to bangalore. I from pune. If you could find Seed Infotech institue in Banglore then u can join it or SQTL institute.

    Reply
  181. @ Krishna,

    1) SRS-> This is the spec (Functional spec) given by client/Vendor to develop/test the applicaiton, Based on this spec we will define HLD (usually Arch/sr.dev are the one who defines this-Based on the company strategy)

    2) Project Arch-> Your question is incomplete. Let me know what project you are working on.

    You need to explain about your project Arch, Where its 2-tier/3-tier/N-tier (How the communication happens, in simple words its like a blue-print of your project)

    Reply
  182. Hi,

    It is great article on negative test cases, Vijay can you please write on “White Box testing” and what Testing professional cover while conducting “Code Inspection”?.

    Reply
  183. Hi i like to know how to join testing company as i’m working in a softwere company who makes the software for PVB and i have to test before releasing those.

    Reply
  184. Dear Ms. Shilpa (# 324),

    Ticking-Box Testing:
    ——————–
    It is referred as ticking-box testing which is a widely used philosophy of testing, in which no testing is done after the project is fairly well debugged — the program is given to customer’s for trial and acceptance (sd/- Robert Kruse)

    Mutation Testing: Developer does, By injecting mutants (small changes in a program), Just to see how far the program will malfunction (effect of the bug, severity of the bug). Here small changes in program refers to, Making the program with some errors.
    Class Testing: Part of developer testing. (Unit testing). Goal is to make sure that, Least case, Each class has to tested once (class has to be called and tested).

    GUI Testing: Usability, Compatibility, Stress, Performance, Load, Cross platform, Check boxes, Broken links, Spell checks, Help document, Browser standards.

    Good luck.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

    Reply
  185. I would like to know if anyone here has ‘Planned Passed Target’ in Test Execution Report? All I have in my report is Planned Execution, Actual Execution, Actual Passed , Actual Failed. DO I need to estimate the planned passed target based on the previous testing experience? If yes what is the significance on having Planned Passed Target in the report?

    Why do we need to project planned passed scripts target?

    Thanks,
    Prachi

    Reply
  186. I have few questions in winnrunner plz anybody help me “If the application has GUI changes between previous test and current test process,how to identify them” this is my question plzzzz answer me

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  187. Can you give some suggestions on how can we test an application with business prespective like i know what is the basic functional flow in the application

    but obviously the developer will not know it & he will surely miss them so what would be proper approach

    say for example

    Purchase Module – Raise Po , Approve it , Capture the GRN in stores

    So apart from this how we can ensure that system will handle all the business flow

    Billing Module (patient)

    1. Capture the bill details , recieve the payment in Cashier
    Corporate patient – generate the bill for bill items segrregate the allowed & disallowed items in cashier & Rebilling corporate , recieve the corporate receipt against the corporate consoliddated bill

    2. Rates – appropriate rates should be applied for the patient type like private , corporate, insurance , international, external

    these are some basic scenarios apart from this any thing else can be tested in our project we dont focus much on field validations just mostly we focus on business scenarios which i found breaks the system very easily

    Need your suggestions mail me

    Thanks & Regards
    TOM

    Reply
  188. hi janu,

    Thanks for your information can u please explain about the unique mail id concept ? and what is the expansion of SQTL ,is it located in chennai

    Reply
  189. hi…very nice article…
    I am not getting any call for testing profile for fresher…
    for experience I can work without pay….so anybody can help me??

    Reply
  190. Hi

    I have 4+ years of exp in manual testing and now i am looking out for a chnage, please let me know if there are any openings on manual testing as i cannot post my resume in job portal
    If u have any doubts in manual testing drop me a mail at rajendrasunkari@gmail.com

    Reply
  191. Hi.. Can anybody tell me the test cases for Home Page? If you can than Please e-mail me on mudit.tyagi17@gmail.. i would be very thankful to you..

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  192. Dear Ms. Tejaswini (#313),
    Just say that, I’m going to cover the below:
    1. User cannot see the exact strings.
    2. User cannot do copy.
    3. User can paste.
    4. Right click should not work.
    5. Field lenght validation.
    6. Combination of strings/characters validation.
    7. User entered data selection.
    8. Selection of password strings using “shift + end/home”, and copying (by pressing “control + c”) and opening a notepad/wordpad/excel etc and doing paste (control + v), Should not work.
    9. Password should get encrypted as per the encryption algorithm. (md5/sha). This testing can be done, by capturing the frame.

    If you know, Then try to say/convey what you know.
    Don’t guess on your own, Because interviewers are intelligent enough to ask few more questions based on your answers.

    If you don’t know, Better say, I don’t know.

    Good luck.

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer.
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

    Reply
  193. Hi Pravina,

    Give me some real time examples so that i can answer your question, since if you talk about abc site you are talking about particular website which allow only one user to login at once example yahoo, gmail, facebook untile unless you logout, you can’t try multiple logins in one website on one web browser and more ever it will not allow.

    Regards,
    Shankar

    Reply
  194. Hi,
    This is Aparna. I am new for this site, I have few questions about the winnrunner so plzzz anyone can help me. ” If the application has GUI changes between previous test and current test process, how to identify them…” this is my question plzzzz answer this question.

    Reply
  195. Hi Goverdhan

    Thank you so much for your valuable Information ,could you please suggest me where i find all manual testing concepts .

    Thanks
    s.venkatesh

    Reply
  196. Dear Mr. Gohul Krishnan (# 297),

    1. Writing a document (Test Design Document) with
    little information about the product/project/process,
    In which new features are added.

    2. Means that, Just based on the HLD but not based on
    the LLD (because some times LLD won’t get authored
    by development team due to lack of time or because
    of busy with some other development tasks with
    high priority).

    3. At a sudden, If the test engineer is asked to do
    testing in another project which is little relevant to
    the current project but not ease to understand easily
    that too by providing little period of time to read,
    understand, author test plan, execute, run and
    report.

    4. Often it happens, When one of the vital team
    member left the company all of a sudden may be
    because of nice opportunity with another employer
    or due to some personal reasons.

    During such times, Test engineer of the same team
    will be asked to carry out those tasks even though
    these tasks are new to this test engineer (how ever
    minimal documentation will be provided to
    understand what is what of that feature BUT WITH
    NO SUFFICIENT TIME).

    Regards,
    Govardhan Reddy M,
    Software Test Engineer,
    “Law of win says, Lets not do it in my way or your way,
    But lets do it in the best way”.

    Reply
  197. Hello,

    I am very much interested in learing Software Manual Testing. Is there anybody who can teach and i also want to learn writing test cases.

    Reply
  198. Dear Mr. Govardhan Reddy,

    i did my B.Tech (IT) and also have a Masters Degree in IT..and have no experience in the IT field…how do i start my career in Software testing…and could i do my course in NIIT(name of the course) or will i get a job without doing the course…and what will be my starting salary approximately….plzzzzz give me suggestions …thank u Sir.plz also give me ur gmail ID…

    this my ID;

    icecool.dec@gmail.com
    plz give suggestions reg the above query
    thanx

    Reply
  199. Hey Venkaetsh, Itz silly that u want to change ur platform.. I wonder why u are looking out for a new job again.When u already possess 2 + yrs of exp in manual testing , then why dont u try out for any Automation tool, may be u may get some extra knowledge on automation too and who knws that may be handy in the near future, rite!!!. just think abt it and try to come out of the phobia of looking for a new job.
    Strictly speaking Venkatesh, the present scenario is not so gud in software as the Recission period is in full swing .
    My kind suggestion to u is, not to look for any new job till this year end.
    There are many ppl who r looking for jobs and u r the one who wants to go for a new job , how strange that is ! am i rite venkatesh?

    So dont give up the present one.
    Contact me ,if u have any queries
    here is my mail id.
    cynosure001@rediffmail.com
    Regards,
    Me.

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  200. #301,302 Thx swapna , vijayD..

    one more question is

    suppose for eg URL is 192.168.10.18/application1/form1 , then next link changes it to 192.168.10.18/application1/form 2 …n so on

    in this if 192.168.10.18 changes to 192.168.10.20 and rest remain same i.e 192.168.10.20/application1/form1 , 192.168.10.20/application1/form2

    so only parent part of URL is changed and rest of the link remain same

    so only parent part of URL can be defied in file or as an envirnoment variable in QTP and rest application1/form1 and application1/form2 need not change
    so this can be handled in QTP if so please let know

    It will be of g8 help

    Thx
    Deeksha

    Reply
    • Developers should have the profound technical knowledge while for Testers it is not obligatory. For example, for black box testing knowledge of programing is not the must-have.

      Developers receive client’s requirements in accordance to which they write a code. As for Testers, they check the code of application using automated testing, regression testing, functional testing

      Development is a unique process while testing contains Independent Validation & Verification.

      Developers fix attention on ways of software work. Testers are looking for reasons why software fails to work properly.

      Developers realize the problems in the shortest possible time while testers report about the problems.

      Developers know internals of the product. Testers have knowledge in domain filed, they are aware of some information about project.

      Developers work after modeled client’s pre-requisites and Testers – after modeled user behavior.

      Developers make and improve the software. Bugs and the grounds of their appearance are discovered while Software product testing.

      Developers’ goal is to make software free of bugs and errors. Tester are trying to find out all possible bugs.

      Reply
  201. hi nithya..,
    offcourse testing has an effective scope in industry…as long as devlopment s der…testing also ll be der…so no need 2 hesitate…go ahead wit yo thoughts immediately….
    All the best fa yo Future….

    Reply
  202. Hi

    This is an IBM Interview Question …
    When you find bug, you are going to Assign to Developer, developer has fixed that bug and send back to testing once again the bug was re-open, but thing is that when u r going to re-assign into developer he will not agree because it is working fine with developer side, but not working testing side,

    here what kind of u r going to ask for the developer, what kind of tricky question you are going to ask to the developer

    pls any one can answer this question…..

    i looking forward to answer as soon as possible ..

    with regards

    krishna

    Reply
    • Hi Krishna,

      This is a general scenario which happens in most of the cases. The following questions can be asked to the developer:

      -> In which version has the developer checked this bug?
      -> What kind of data has he used to validate this bug?
      -> You can ask the developer to share the screenshots along with the date and time stamp
      -> Has the new changes been successfully deployed for testing (or in the testing environment)?

      And one of the best ways before going to developer is:
      -> To revalidate the bug in testing environment
      -> Capture the step by step execution along with the failure message & document it

      Reply
  203. Can anybody give detailed information regarding recollector admin module in intellimatch auto reconcilliation.Please mail me if possible

    Reply
  204. @George,
    Thanks for reply but actaully whn they ask to get 2nd highest salary or count or like lowest salary without using aritnematic operator or group by/order by. then how can we do all this…do you have some question ans answer related to queries. please share with us.

    Reply
  205. Hello,
    I am working for a MNC in Banglore, i would like to join a testing course immeditley. I am a fresher to this filed so i would like to know if i shold go for a manual testing or Automation testing course, where is the best training institute in Banglore?

    My Number: 9741199227

    Reply
  206. Hi Tiger2K,

    Thanks very much for your help.You also helped me before to get good answers of my problems.But i want to request you if u will provide me this answer with full detail because i never did load testing by my self. I have only theoretically knowledge(i think not in detail).I didnot get your this answer properly so i am requesting you to help me with this.
    I will wait for your answer.
    Thanks again
    with Regards
    Ekta

    Reply
  207. Hi vijay

    Can u pls help me out in learning in Network Management concepts ,and reall testing is carried on with respect to netowork .

    Reply
  208. HI I am going to give interview for software testing . I am very soon. I am told to read core java and linux for the interview by company HR. I am fresher. What kind of questions they would ask related to QA position and based on java and unix??

    Reply
  209. Hello Team,

    I am Hari, and working for a Non – IT Company in Hyderabad for hardly 16 months. I would like to know much about this QA world since me can be considered as a Fresher holding a Bachelor & Masters in Computer Application. , this was because of some grave words like Recession, Layoff, Industry melt down. I request you all to put me in high priority in getting a job in testing field. And least not the most great work TEAM.

    Thanks,
    Hari

    Reply
  210. Hi,

    I have completed B.E. in 2005 (ISE), currently working in a Non technical team. I am very much interested in Software testing. Anyone pls suggest me which certification would be useful to get a job in software testing.

    Thanks in advance

    Santhosh_bv@rediffmail.com

    Reply
  211. Hi Everyone

    I need your help i am a student of MCA from PTU but still i am not able to choose my line in technical filled otherwise i am already working in Network technical deplartment but it just related a work of MIS but i need to change my profession in software line so if any one can help me then i will thankful to all

    Reply
  212. I need to know how a tester do database testing? What are the basic steps for it:? What knowledge should require for a software test engineer to become a data base tester?

    Reply
  213. Hi All,
    I saw this website first time &its very intresting I have an experince in testing . if you know anyone about the opening in testing plz reply me
    thanks in advance……….

    Reply
  214. Hi Vijay
    I am david from chennai, I am having good knowledge in software testing.I have attended so many interview in these days.one of my interview questions is
    what is previous role in your organiation?
    Previously i worked has Test development Analyst in….and based on SRS document we write the test case review the test case and execute the test case if any difference from expected result with actual result we will inform to Team lead.,is it correct?

    Reply
  215. I’ve done my MBA in HR/Sys and I have 2.3 years of experience in HR domain. I would like to shift my carrer into s/w testing . Let me know if its good. If so,

    1. Which testing has good job opportunities and besides that what are the tools that is necessary to learn for good career growth ? i would like to acquire domain knowledge as well (BFSI)..how to go about it?
    2. Which is the best training institute in chennai which provides good training as well as placement. and after training is it better to get certified as well?
    3.Since I would not be having any exp and will be trained in testing for few months, is it possible to get a job easily?
    4. I am not interested to fake my CV, so i would just sum up my resume saying that i’ve been trained in s/w testing, will that be enough or what else can i probably do?

    Will be grateful if you please suggest your valuable inputs.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  216. Hi can anyone tell me, my brother wants to do the software testing course, so what’s the qualification he needs, plz tell me……. his name is Mangesh he has done his 12th in commerce..so what kind of education he will take… plz.. help me……He is in trouble …….Thanks

    my email id is prashants_kulkarni@yahoo.co.in

    Reply
  217. Hi Vijay

    Special characters are not been allowed by user entry but may be allowed by copy and paste method. I.e Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V or through mouse.

    Reply
  218. Even I have faced this kind of quetion in my earlier career. Actually, have you told …. Unique email id in your whole story. I have told interviwer about evrything in every angle but the only answer they have expected is that the word “Unique” ….!
    Keep Hunting! 🙂 Success is ours!

    Reply
  219. Good list of test cases. i would like to add the few.

    1.Try to register a user who already exist.
    2.Try to register the emailid which is alredy registered, with different details.
    3.(Assuming) If the password after the signup is sent to the email id registered, check if it is randomly generated and unique every time.
    4.After registration click the back button of the browser and request for the same registration( it should not allow).
    5. You register a user and system crashes.

    Reply
  220. hi friends,
    I have completed my b-tech in AE&I in 2009.i intrestred in software testing .but i have no experience regarding in this field.i have no courses any software course but i have known in manual testing .pl give me any idea regarding this how can i start my career.
    my Eid-bikash184@gmail.com

    Reply
  221. hi,
    whenever i go for the interview all the final HR asking why you select testing….. what is the important thing in testing give me some valid reason…

    Reply
  222. Dear Sir/mam,
    I have completed DST(Diploma in software Testing course),,,3months ago,,,but still i am searching the job. And i have secured first class throughout my academic record. Please guide how should i proceed now to get a job…

    Reply
  223. In my interview mostly i face this question so please answer me this question.
    I f my company is using loadrunner for load testing it can generate 1000’s of user at a time and i can test my application but if there is no load runner in my company then as a tester how can i test my web application for load testing.
    or
    what is the procedure for load testing in this condition.

    Reply
  224. Hi, can any one please answer one of my query,

    How QTP can handel situation if the URL of the web application changes when project comes for regression testing..as recording was done on some other URL and for regression the URL is different
    for eg for cycle 1st when recording is done its 192.168.20.100/some application name and
    2nd time its 192.166.10.104/some application name ,

    for all pages the URL is changed and the recorded testcases will fail as URLs does not match…

    and again rework is to be done …..how this can be handled as applications functionality remains same and only URL of pages are changed

    Reply
  225. hi

    can u please explain what are the internal, external and broken links in yahoo website?
    Do we have to write the test cases for each link?

    Reply
  226. Hi All,

    Could anyone help me out, i have taken My certification Exam(ISTQB) and passed ,got 75% , it has been almost 2 years, still i have not received my orginal certificate, could anyone help me out in this.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Atmananda Reddy

    Reply
  227. Hi Ganesh,
    I really appreciate Jayant for sharing his and his friends thoughts on testers need in company.

    To your latest question about salary:
    Take the example of shopping market. You will get a product for different prices if its made by different companies. New and small companies will sell them to low price whereas big brand companies will not. Why? They have reputation, market and trusted quality since many years.

    So as a tester your salary will depends on following factors:
    1) Your total experience
    2) Your Relevant experience (Say in software testing)
    3) Your Skills
    4) Your Role in organization (i.e tester, Sr, tester Test lead, Manager)
    5) Your education
    6) And finally the company salary policy.

    Yes companies have salary policy, that what package a fresher will get, and also package for experience professional.

    If you are working with equal opportunity employer then there should not be any differentiation between Developers and testers salary. And as per my knowledge most of the CMM companies do not differentiate between tester and Dev.

    To be specific to your question as a 2+ experience and if you are on software test engg. position in a CMM level company then you can get around average 4 -5 lacks per annum package.

    Reply
  228. hi friends,
    In most of the interviews there are two general questions are usually asked.can anybody please answer
    1. what are the difficulties one may come across while testing?
    2.can you tell one bug that you have found but unable to reproduce ?

    Reply
  229. Hi,
    I am in search of a job in testing domain. The article posted in this page is very much useful and it gives us an idea of actually the company is looking for.
    Thank you for posting such useful information. Please continue this.

    Reply
  230. Please let me know, how by using a testing technique, we will prepare Test Case for a Field accepting decimal numeric value e.g. “XXXXXXXX.XX”

    Reply
  231. I am a s/w professional working as Tester(have 1 yr dev exp too). I am 3.3 yr experienced. Planning to switch to any good organisation with a good package. Can any one help if there are any requirements in their company or with interview question/answers. Please mail me at surfing_bgp@hotmail.com

    Thanks
    saurabh

    Reply
  232. hi
    i would like to know what sytem integration testing does?? Is it field level validation?? and what is the difference between SIT and UIT??

    Reply
  233. Hi Raaji,
    STG branch near thousand lights is good as a matter of any STG branch is good,
    Pls dont midunderstand that i am promoting STG here, i have nothing to do with them.
    I am a Team lead in a Software MNC. I have studied in STG and i felt its good.
    I would like to clarify one thing. Have u already joined MCA or going to join.
    Second thing, Do u really like testing or your using this as a platform for entering software field.
    Third, If you think testing is a easy job, well think again.

    So first ask yourself a question and then once your confident. you can join any insititue or even do self learning.

    Best of luck,

    Tiger2k.

    Reply
  234. @sachin
    For highest or lowest you can use aggregate functions like Max, Min, Count etc, for details refer w3schools or you will get sql tutorial from the net.
    cheers
    sujin

    Reply
  235. How do u do usability testing,security testing,installation testing,ADHOC,safety and smoke testing?
    Please anybody answer me this question.

    Reply
  236. Hello Sir !!!
    I am working as a junior tester from last 2 months. As I am a new comer in this field, I need your guidance.
    I want to know that how can I improve my Testing-Skills.
    I also want to know about the books which will also give good knowledge of Testing.

    Plz tell me.

    Thanks…..
    Neeraj

    Reply
  237. Hi

    I’m a frequent visitor of this site, we get many information from here.

    Can anyone say what is the standards to be followed during usibality testing for a web application, and from where can we get it

    Reply
  238. i saw ur answers regarding testing tools i am appreciate a lot , can u help me out .
    Right now i am in australia pursuing diploma in computer field but not related to PR so i am deciding to comeback to india (some family problem) and do some course in testing tools what u think , i have some knowledge about computers i have done Bsc (2005) after that i am not taken any interested in doing job in india wasting my precious time by going abroad. I am 29 now i am sorry what i have done. Can u please suggest me that its good to do testing tools on this age.But i know that its difficult for me to go form the scratch but i can do, if u suggest good reply for my future.
    By reading all this u get the idea what guy i was,from the bottome of my heart i am very regret what i have done, Now i am realised that how important the career is please please suggest me what to do , i am interest in computers field.
    Thanks for ur preciuse by reading this.
    One important think my english also not so good .
    #158 praveen on 06.20.08 at 5:40 pm

    send the qtp and manual interview questiones and answers
    #159 vesuna on 06.24.08 at 11:47 am

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  239. In my interview mostly i face this question so please answer me this question.
    I f my company is using loadrunner for load testing it can generate 1000’s of user at a time and i can test my application but if there is no load runner in my company then as a tester how can i test my web application for load testing.

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  240. Hi Gayathri,
    Your number is not not correct. I am Mercy working as a Software Tester. I want to know more about the freelance and also want to gain more knowledge in Testing for my Career path.

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  241. Hello Everyone,
    I wanted to get certified as a associate in software testing(CAST). Could anyone help me with the study material or links in order to prepare myself for the test.

    Thanks
    Santosh

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  242. Hi Vijay,

    I am a regular reader of your blog. Its awesome and very helpful. Could you please provide me the details of configuration management tools like PVCS, CSS etc… thanks.

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  243. its true. My favorite negative test case to check input box is insert single or double quote on it. Many times you can see this is not handled.
    Also try adding HTML tags as input in such input boxes. You can find many bugs on such html tags as input to text boxes.
    Great list bye the way.

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  244. hi …. i completed msc 2006 pass… now i am working faculty in testing . i have to go software side… i want model testcase and live project model…. please help me….. i am expecting your replay mails….

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  245. Hello
    I have complited BCA in 2005 but bcz of some personal reasons i am not working. But Now i would like to do sw testing course
    Can I?
    Is there scope in this industry that i get job instantly?

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  246. Kindly Help me out as soon as possible…
    Q) Prepare BVA & ECP 4r below scenario login windw.
    i)user id -allow alphanumeric 4 to 16 character long.
    ii)password -allow alphabets 4 to 8 character long.

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  247. Hi,
    I was a developer in .Net for 2 yrs and switched to testing(6 months) out of my own interest. I would like to switch company for testing domain.My acads are very gud and workin in a big company. Kindly mail me your suggestions…Can i get a job easily.?

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  248. i think its better to include some user comments into the main article as those comments are really useful and not everyone is checking the comments section

    some of the good comments are
    1) copy paste some text
    2) trying html tags in the text box

    and answer to the quetsion why testers are needed

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  249. We are looking for fresh engineering graduates with the following eligibility to work out of our Bangalore facility:

    Ø Engineers – B.E/B.Tech with 70% and above

    Ø Graduation year of pass out – 2009

    Ø XII Std – 75%

    Ø X Std – 75%

    If you have any of your acquaintances who satisfy the above criteria, you may please ask them to apply through the following link:
    GO TO CALSOFTGROUP.C O M
    GO TO CAREERS
    GO TO APPLY FRESHERS
    JUST APPLY

    Shortlisted candidates will be called for a technical written test to be held in Bangalore, shortly.

    Please note that:

    Ø candidates not meeting any one of the above criteria will not be considered

    Ø applications directly sent to the recruitment / HR team at Bangalore / Chennai will not be considered

    Ø applications registered thro’ the above link will only be considered

    Ø the above link will be open only till EOD of 15 Dec 09 and applications received beyond 15 Dec 09 will not be considered.

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  250. hi,
    i’m working in a e-publishing company. but i wants to develop my career in software field especially in testing. could u tell me the future scope n about the status of current openings for this field. send basics of testings also.

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  251. how to hand over a website project to testers for testing ?
    what will be the environment setup and how ?
    plz reply me on my mail id as soon as possible .

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  252. Hi, pls anybody help me out, I m working on web based application and need to automate it using QTP, what are the man concern while automating web app and which area can be automate, pls provide me adequite information about to automate web app,
    below my Email id, thanks
    shakiraliassup@yahoo.co.in

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  253. I have few questions regarding manual testing. I was asked these questions during an interview.
    1. Difference between System testing and End to End testing
    2. Is accessibility testing different from GUI testing ?
    3. What is the outcome of a walkthrough meeting and a review meeting?
    4. What is requirement tracking?
    5. What is usability testing and backend testing?

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  254. Hi, Can some one please tell me if a Commerce graduate can take IT as a profession. If yes, then Which course would be beneficial for beginners. Is CSQA a good option? Thanks in Advance!

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  255. Hi Vijay,

    I have to go for an interview at IFLEX SOLUTION, I have around 2.5 years of experience in manual testing, but never worked on any Automation tool on real time.

    Can you pls guide me about the level of interview and how should i prepare to crack.

    As far as my practical experience is concern i am confident about the project on which i am working or worked, but in times i stuck to define something with a proper defenation.
    Pls tell me Do’s and Dont’s.

    Hope to hear from u soon.

    rgds
    Vishal

    Call: +919830704327
    E-mail: bishalchaperia@gmail.com

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  256. sir recently i went to interview i was unable to answer
    the question is

    client need million transactions in a day (only login) and ‘n’ number of load generators,how many Vusers we need?
    they asked to calculate using little law

    Please answer me

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  257. Thanks Sachin.

    I would appreciate that you have replied to my message. Can you please suggest me any institute in Bangalore or their number so that i can speak to them.

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  258. hai to all,

    thanks for all i learn so many things in that forums very useful site this is everyday i am read this site for my doubts in testing once again tks to all.

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  259. Dear Sir

    Greetings!!

    After long time getting back to you sorry for delay but was occupied in few personal things that were critical.

    Here is the schedule for BFSI training scheduled to be held on 2 week ends starting from 8th & 9th of Dec 2007.

    The topics covered will be:

    Basic Testing:

    – coverage on Manual Testing

    – exercise on test plan, test case writing & bug report

    Real Time Application handling & working

    overview on Product based & Project Based companies
    coverage on basic terminologies of Internet banking, application server, web server & DB Server
    banking functions – fund transfer, bill payment and other related services and functionalities
    overview of banking applications available and commonly used by banks
    required list of documents before starting the project & study of those documents in relation to testing &/or BI/BA
    real time & off line transaction management
    test plan & test scenarios
    creating test data for application testing
    database migration activities, approach on DB migration
    DB migration in details
    credit card function management, ATM process and other transactions like clearing house, transfer etc
    SQL database server and coverage

    Project

    – hands on banking application

    – test plan & scenarios

    Training schedule

    Timings: 10am to 5pm

    Facility: snacks & working lunch

    Courseware & documents: for each participant

    Fee per participant: Rs 8000/=

    For further details please write to the undersigned.

    We also would look for a group batch at other cities for minimum 10 participants

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  260. hi everybody,
    i m doing final year BE(cse).I want to choose testing as my career.so i m preparing for istqb foundation level test.so please help me in this regard.if anyone know about question paper dumps and materials share with me….
    thanks

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  261. Hello Friends,
    I am Looking for a job change , i am currently working as test engineer in pune.if any 1 having information about openings for testing in manual or automation(qtp)kindly let me know.mail id is given below
    Hav a nice day friends!!!!!!!!!!!

    ashwin.rdeshpande@yahoo.com

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  262. @Gayathri

    Many thanks Gayathri. So nice of u. As requested by our friend supriya I wud like to have details on Testing techniques. Pls do fwd to me too. Thanks a ton again..

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  263. Help unable to do this question

    Test an application that accepts Subject Name, Book Code, Book Name, and Price of all Books available in the library having following constraints.
    •         There are only 4 Subjects namely Maths, Chemistry, Physics and History.
    •         The Book Code consists of first 2 characters of the subject name, and 3 digit serial no.
    •         Book Name consists of alphabets and special characters only. (maximum 50 characters)
     
    When the user clicks on the submit button, it should display the no of copies of books available for issue for each subject.
     

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  264. hey vijay no need to say sorry……
    There are many readers waiting for replies….

    ya thanks for ur response
    so nice of you.

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  265. I am working in Configuration management team as well as sanity testing team…. i have just moved from hardware to software..so dont know much about profiles in testing … Could anyone please help me with query – How is this CM profile ? It seems to be a very responsible job ??? would this be any good for my future prospects in Software testing if i plan to change my job ?? please help me !!

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  266. @ Rajatha

    As a Test Engineer, you need to have database knowledge.

    1) Your application always interacts with a database schema in order to display information on GUI.

    2) Lets assume, in your application you want to see all the existing users list, then you need to write a query like, SELECT * FROM USERS;

    3) Some times, you may need to test the application with customer specific data, then you need to take the database backup from the customer and need to restore your local database with the backup taken from the customer.

    4) In order install your application, you may need to create your own database schema, for that you may need to create an user and then run the SQL queries.

    etc…

    How can you do all these tasks without having database knowledge.

    As far as I know, for any Test Engineer the basic skill set should be as follows,
    – Knowledge about the Applications (2-tier, 3-tier etc)
    – Database knowledge (atleast writing queries)
    – Communication Skills (both written and Verbal)

    Regards,
    VijayD

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    • Software Testing is a method to check whether the actual software product matches expected requirements and to ensure that software product is Defect free.

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  267. 1. What is testing?
    2. What is software application testing?
    3. What is software product testing?
    4. Testing types?
    5. Black box testing?
    6. White box testing?
    7. Gray box testing?
    8. Blaxk box testing techniquest/methods?
    9. what is build?
    10. When to start testing?
    11. When to stop testing?
    12. Smoke testing?
    13. Sanity testing?
    14. Re – testing?
    15. Regression testing?
    16. Manual testing?
    17. Automation testing?
    18. Why automation?
    19. User Acceptance testing?
    20. Bug? Defect? Error? CR?
    21. Bug life cycle?
    22. Bug report & mandatory fields to be filled in Bug report?
    23. Severity?
    24. Priority?
    25. Bug tracking tool?
    26. Test management tool?
    27. Test case?
    28. Test plan?
    29. Test data?
    30. Test strategy?
    31. V – Model?
    32. SDLC?
    33. STLC?
    34. Verification?
    35. Validation?
    36. Performance testing?
    37. Stress testing?
    38. Volume testing?
    39. Load testing?
    40. Functionality testing?
    41. System testing?
    42. Module testing?
    43. Integrity testing? (Developer will do this – in max cases).
    44. Ad-hoc testing?
    45. Exploratory testing?
    46. Test scenario(s)?
    47. What are the skills required for test engineers?
    48. What is Alpha testing?
    49. What is Beta testing?
    50. What is sustenance testing?
    51. What is memory leak?
    52. What is the difference between application server and enterprise server?
    53. Different browsers available?
    54. Client – Server Model?
    55. Web Server application?
    56. Usability testing?
    57. Compatibility testing?
    58. Cross platform testing?
    59. Platform installation testing?
    60. VM ware?
    61. Ability to solve puzzles. (Reasoning/Mathematics/Aptitude etc.,)
    62. Release candidate?
    63. Script?
    64. Test topology?
    65. Test design document?
    66. Entry criteria?
    67. Exit criteria?
    68. Test goals?
    69. Test non-goals?
    70. SRS?
    71. HLD?
    72. LLD?
    73. PRD?
    74. FDD?
    75. Unit testing?
    76. RCA?
    77. What is desktop application?
    78. What is web application?
    79. Fields in test case?
    80. Positive testing?
    81. Negative testing?

    I need all the answers of the above questions please help me with their right answers.

    Please mail me the answers to my mail Id
    skameen12345@gmail.com

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  268. HI Ruchi,
    U can enter into the world of software testing without any fear of your qualification. In fact one of my friend had same exp. he was B.A. and was working with BPO and without doing any coourse he appear for interview at CMMi Level company and he got selected as he was working as quality analyst in BPO. soon he went to Onsite (UK) n last 2 years he is in UK.; so qualification doesn;t matter. Good LUCK ruchi.

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  269. Hi
    Pls tell me which load testing & performance testing tools are used in industry.Is there any site from where i get to know which company is using which tool.I need to compare some most used tools in industry.
    Id research.shruti@gmail.com

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  270. Hi,
    I have done Bsc(chem) my passing year is 07. I want to take admition in software testing but i m very conffuse becouse i have no computer background .Many friend tolled to me in testing many chancess in computer holder so pl help me

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