Software Testing

2- Real Testing - Real Experience

2009-11-05T12:01:00.001+05:30

Hi,Another one real experience shared.Definitely you all have tested registration/login module, if you have tested any web application. How many of you have tested the "login redirection" when user is already logged in, from login page? Always test it and it should redirected.Thanks. Friends, why don't you share your such experience as comments for this post? I hope you will, please comment.

Real Testing - Real Experience

2009-11-04T14:39:00.001+05:30

Hi, Sometimes candidates are asked for some real time bugs you face when did testing of your project. So, here I am giving you an example that you can use as a test case also as well as your answer for the interviewer question. When testing terms and condition page, usually there should be a "print" button/link to print terms and conditions agreement. Always test it with printer. As a

Bug of the Month

2009-10-30T10:29:00.002+05:30

'Known Software Bug' Disrupts Brain-Tumor Zapping: The maker of a life-saving radiation therapy device has patched a software bug that could cause the system's emergency stop button to fail to stop, following an incident at a Cleveland hospital in which medical staff had to physically pull a patient from the maw of the machine. (Thanks to Wired) Source:- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/

How and Why to Clear Your Cache?

2009-10-28T15:16:00.001+05:30

Often referred to as the cache, the Temporary Internet Files folder contains a kind of travel record of the items you have seen, heard, or downloaded from the Web, including images, sounds, Web pages, even cookies. Typically these items are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.Storing these files in your cache can make browsing the Web faster because it usually takes your computer less

objective questions with answer

2009-10-28T10:20:00.001+05:30

(1) Which of the following is not one of the techniques to find defectsa) Operational Techniquesb) Functional Techniquesc) Dynamic Techniquesd) Static TechniquesAns: a (2) Quality Assurance methods are usually considereda) Detectiveb) Correctivec) Preventived) ProactiveAns: c (3) Who has the primary responsibility of setting the quality culture in the organization?a) Senior Managementb) The

What is a GUI Prototype?

2009-10-27T12:59:00.001+05:30

A GUI (Graphical User Interface) prototype is nothing but an initial design built during the Design Phase. It may be a small program consisting of just the main screens (functions are not implemented only how it would appear is done, "Back", "Next" , "Submit" etc buttons may work for navigation purpose only). After the client approval of the screens (the GUI) they are finalized. Then starts

Is accessibility testing different from GUI testing ?

2009-10-16T17:26:00.001+05:30

Yes,Accessibility testing is different from GUI testing.GUI testing: Test for Graphical user interface. How site looks? Test for site design in all browsers, design should not corrupts.Accessibility testing: Test for how site is usable for partial or complete disabled persons. For example: if a user has eye problem, weak sight. Then is there any hearing feature for words displayed on site. I

Difference between test case and test scenario

2009-10-14T10:32:00.001+05:30

Test case is a condition which is executed for expected output with predefined set of steps with known inputs. Generally a test case have1) Precondition2) Steps to execute3) Input data4) Expected output 5) Status (Pass/Fail)Test Scenario is set of test cases. What it means, If you have to withdraw money from an ATM machine, then it is a scenario. But to withdraw money, you need to execute many

How to log a defect?

2009-10-13T11:35:00.001+05:30

How to log a defect?I have used 4 defect/bug tracking tools which are:1) Microsoft VSTS2) Bugzilla3) Mantis4) RedmineAS per my experience, what I found common and most valuable thing in bug reporting are: 1) Defect title2) Defect Summary3) Defect description ( Steps to reproduce)4) Severity5) Screenshot if any.

Test cases for Lift

2009-10-12T17:48:00.001+05:30

Hi,Lift are always as per requiremnts. So, It will not better to start with test cases without requirements.Here I am taking the simplest example of metro rail lift used to get from Ticket floor (TF) to Platform floor (PF). Requirement is passanger should able to use lift to go and come back from Ticket floor to platform floor. Precondition is passanger is on TF. 1) When light is on for the lift

How to interact with the developer about the bug?

2009-10-12T11:15:00.001+05:30

How to interact with a developer about the bug is really a gud question that can be asked to any candidate in an interview. Why because, we all as tester reports bug to developers but how many of them get fixed by developers depends on our bug reporting. this is like a stranger ask you about a way and how better we can explain it to that stranger, so that he/she needs not to ask about it to

Relation b/w Acceptance testing and Beta testing

2009-09-29T11:04:00.001+05:30

Can we relate Acceptance testing and Beta testing?Answer may be yes, why ? Because when we completed the acceptance testing, we release the product for beta testing. Acceptance testing could also be called beta testing (selected users), here they are client and management. Later released for real customers/users. Am I right? Please comments.

Executing the same test case by giving the number of inputs

2009-09-26T20:10:00.001+05:30

Executing the same test case by giving the number of inputs is known as what?On some sites I found that, it is known as Retesting. But do you also think so?I think when we do retesting we reexecute the test case and If we are reexecuting the test case we rarely change the test input. Then how we can say it retesting? Retesting is done after bug fix. We can't call it Regression testing also,

Test cases for Bulb

2009-09-19T07:09:00.001+05:30

Hi,Here are the test cases for Bulb:-1) Check for company logo.2) Check for wattage marked.3) Test with wattage plus/minus one, as per capacity of bulb.4) Test for shape of the bulb.5) Test for performance of the bulb by leaving it ON for more than 50 hours. 6) Test bulb life.7) Test performance of bulb power up/down.8) Test for bulb holder compatibility.9) Test for bulb filament.10) Test for

When writing test cases

2009-09-09T15:11:00.001+05:30

Please consider following guidelines when writing test cases for any feature/module:1) Give preference to functional test cases.2) Write validation test cases also.3) Write positive and negative, both type of test cases. 4) Use test case writing techniques (Boundary value analysis, Equivalence class partitioning and Error guessing).5) Confirm database testing.6) Confirm UI/Browser compatibility

Why Traceability Matrix?

2008-08-08T11:45:00.002+05:30

The client who had ordered for the product specifies his requirements to the development Team and the process of Software Development gets started. In addition to the requirements specified by the client, the development team may also propose various value added suggestions that could be added on to the software. But maintaining a track of all the requirements specified in the requirement

Pesticide Paradox

2008-12-17T11:29:00.002+05:30

Software Testing Techniques Second Edition:Introduction You're a poor farmer growing cotton in Alabama and the boll weevils are destroying your crop. You mortgage the farm to buy DDT, which you spray on your field, killing 98% of the pest, saving the crop. The next year, you spray the DDT early in the season, but the boll weevils still eat your crop

The Program Environment

2008-12-19T15:18:00.002+05:30

Software Testing Techniques Second Edition:Introduction Program's environment is the hardware and software required to make it run. The environment also includes all programs that interact with—and are used to create—the program under test, such as operating system, loader, linkage editor, compiler, utility routines. Because hardware and firmware

Cyclomatic complexity (McCabe’s Metric)

2008-12-22T17:48:00.002+05:30

Software Testing Techniques Second Edition:Metrics and Complexity McCabe's cyclornatic complexity metric (MCCA76) is defined as: M = L — N + 2P where L = the number of links in the graph N = the number of nodes in the graph P = the number of disconnected parts of the graph (e.g., a calling program and a subroutine)