Testing Basics

Question 1

How would you describe software quality?

Answer 1

it’s ability to meet the user’s needs while still complying with it’s functional and design requirements

Question 2

Explain what functional suitability is in terms of product quality

Answer 2

when the product successfully solves the user’s specific task

Question 3

What questions would you ask to determine the reliability of software?

Answer 3

does the product work in a variety of conditions (especially extreme ones)?

how often does the software malfunction (failures & crashes)?

Question 4

What criteria define the usability of software?

Answer 4

how easy it is for the users to learn, understand and use the software?

is the interface intuitive and user-friendly?

Question 5

Explain what performance efficiency is in terms of product quality

Answer 5

how well the software executes tasks in terms of:

-speed
-responsiveness
-resource usage

(does the software run smoothly without lag?)

Question 6

What criteria of assessing product quality are we talking about when developers can easily understand and update the code of the software?

Answer 6

Maintainability

(the ease with which software can be modified, fixed, or extended)

Question 7

Explain what portability/transferability is in terms of product quality

Answer 7

does the software function across different environments? can the software be moved easily to a new system?

Question 8

What are the 3 main goals of testing software?

Answer 8

1. Checking that the software meets requirements
2. Assess the product’s quality
3. Inform the team about the product’s quality

Question 9

What are the four stages of a development task?

Answer 9

1. Setting the task
2. Estimation
3. Development
4. Testing

Question 10

What does the QA Engineer do during the “setting the task” stage of a development task?

Answer 10

Plan the testing process by looking at the requirements and evaluating how much time testing will take

Question 11

What does the QA Engineer do during the “estimation” stage of a development task?

Answer 11

Test analysis!

The tester goes through the requirements and layouts in detail and clarifies any questions with the developers, managers and designers in order to identify what needs to be tested

Question 12

What does the QA Engineer do during the “development” stage of a development task?

Answer 12

Test design!

Create the necessary checklists and test cases

Question 13

What does the QA Engineer do during the “testing” stage of a development task?

Answer 13

testing the app and documenting bugs in a bug report