Interview Questions

Question 1

How do you test if there are no requirements ?

Answer 1

1) I will perform Ad-Hoc Testing
2) I will go to Business Analyst, Subject Matter Expert, Project Manager or someone with knowledge.
3) If there is nobody with knowledge, i will depend on my experience and do exploratory testing. Still there will be at least end client who knows the system.

Question 2

What’s the qualities of a good requirements?

Answer 2

As a QA, i would like to recieve requirments that are testable, easy to understand, unambiguous (not vague) consistent (not contradictory) captures the goal of the functionality well and with examples of a use case.

Question 3

How many Test Cases did you write as a QA

Answer 3

As a QA i can create depending on a complexity about 15-20 test cases per day

In one sprint, I can create about 80-100 test cases per release

Question 4

Do you test in Production

Answer 4

No as a QA i test in QA Environment

Question 5

What do you do if QA Environment is down?

Answer 5

I log a Showstopper and contact steakholders

Question 6

What if our company has no QA Env and you have to share UAT Env

Answer 6

I can work but this creates issues, i can mess up BA testing, ot vise verse, It’s always better to have a QA Env

Question 7

How do you create a Test Case

Answer 7

1) First i get the requirements from the Business Analyst and analyze it for testability,
2) Then i create Test Scenarios
3) And Last i convert it into Test Cases

Analyze req>Create Test scenarios> Convert Test case

Question 8

What’s UAT testing vs QA testing

Answer 8

UAT testing is testing the application from a users prospective. Tester runs only positive testing.

QA testing on the other hand tried to break the system. Runs all types of negative and postive test cases.

Question 9

Whats QA and just regular Tester

Answer 9

QA is a large role than tester. QA not only tests the application but also makes suggestions for SDLC And STLC improvements.
Tester just tests the application.

Question 10

What is better Waterfall or Agile

Answer 10

Well it depends on what you are doing. Both are great for certain projects. Big projects are better handled with Waterfall. Agile is better suited for fast paced and chaning requirements

If the project is big then Waterfall
-If the duration is short then Agile
-If there are experienced eployees the Agile
-If the requirements well knows thenWaterfall.

Question 11

What’s the models of Waterfall Methodology and Agile

Answer 11

Waterfall is Linear and sequential
Agile is Spiral

Question 12

How long is the duration for Waterfall Methodology vs Agile

Answer 12

Waterfall is long , 6 month or more.

Agile is short 2-6 weeks.

Question 13

What kind of bugs have you found at your job?

Answer 13

I have found all types of bugs. Mostly i found bugs in functionalities, in UI, in Databases and in Server logs

Question 14

Who assigns bug priority

Answer 14

Business analysts assigns the priority of the bug. BA recieves email after QA logs a bug and then BA assigns priority promptly. If BA forgets i remind him.

Question 15

How many defects do you log per release

Answer 15

Around 3 to 10 bugs per sprint

Question 16

What do you do when you find a bug

Answer 16

I reproduce it at least twice, make sure no diplicates in Jira and then log the bug

Question 17

What happens if you find a bug in regression?

Answer 17

During regression testing we (QA) can find bugs.
-If bug is low priority then release can go be deployed.
-If bug is high priority then bug must be fix and QA will perform regression testing again.

Question 18

How do you know you can start testing?

Answer 18

I analyzed requirements,
created Test cases
I setup the Environment , Developer finished the Unit Testing and does the code drop

Question 19

Whats the Exit Criteria from Some Testing?

Answer 19

All test Cases are executed and application is stable
Now i can start testing

Question 20

What kind of tools did you use at your job?

Answer 20

I used JIRA and ALM

Question 21

What was your team size at your job?

Answer 21

1 Business Analyst
8 Developers
3 QA

Question 22

Which SDLC methodology do you like?

Answer 22

I like Agile Scrum because it is fast paced and really emphasises teamwork above all

Question 23

How the work is distributed

Answer 23

In our company QA lead distrubutes the work among QAs based on parts of the application. I have done all types of testing System, GUI, End to End Regression testing

Question 24

Have you dont Mobile Testing

Answer 24

Absolutely. I have done mobile testing of the apps I supported on both on mobile and Tablets i have received at work

Question 25

Have you used emulator or simulators to test mobile app?

Answer 25

No i havent but they are quite straightforward to learn. Emulator and Somulators simulate the mobile device on the computer and helps QA to test the mobile all in that simulated environment. If needed i can easly learn them and test at work any mobile app.

Question 26

Is exhaustive testing possible? Can you fully test the application?

Answer 26

No Exhaustive Testing is not possible. Test cases are limitless. So QA does Risk based Testing.

Question 27

How many User Stories in your Spring?

Answer 27

In our 3 weeks Sprint depending on the complexity QA receives about 8 to 15 User stories

Question 28

What are the qualities of a good Test Case

Answer 28

Good coverage of the requirements, Easy to understand, Succincant and to the point not vague

Question 29

Who sets up QA environment?

Answer 29

As a QA i set up my own environment

Question 30

How do you do the code drop?

Answer 30

I sene an email to Developer asking to drop the code into QA env and they install it into QA

Question 31

When Developer Rejects your Bug what do you do?

Answer 31

I will investigate the reason, not gonna close it out.
Business analyst might have change the requirements which is rare but might happen

Question 32

What types of bugs do you find?

Answer 32

I have found all types of bugs. Mostly i found bugs in functionalities. in UI, in Databases and in server logs.

Question 33

What are thr qualities kf a good bug ticket?

Answer 33

Explains well what Bug is about. Has clear steps for reproducing; Has attachments like screenshot or log files

Question 34

What is the Entry Criteria into Testing?

Answer 34

it is when QA has created all Test Cased, Setup the Environment, Developer finished Unit Testing and the code drop happened.

Question 35

What js the Entry Criteria for sign off or exit criteria form testing?

Answer 35

1) All test cases are exacuted
2) all High Priority bugs are fixed
3) All fixed bugs Re-Testing is complete
4) Regression testing is completed without high priority bug.

Question 36

What did you do on the servers

Answer 36

As a QA, I analyzed and monitored log files.

I use grape