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Testing fundamentals Flashcards

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What is software testing?

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Method to check if software product matches expected requirements and to ensure that software is defect free

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What is the goal of software testing?

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Identify errors, gaps or missing requirements

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Why is software testing important?

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Ensures reliability, security, and high performance of software. Results in time saving, cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction

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What does poorly tested software lead to?

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Monetary and human loss (injuries, death)

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What are the three categories of testing?

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Functional, non-functional, and maintenance

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What are the different types of functional testing?

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Unit, integration, smoke, user acceptance (UAT), localization, globalization, interoperability

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What are the different types of non-functional testing?

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Performance, endurance, load, volume, scalability, usability

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What are the different types of maintenance testing?

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Regression, maintenance

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What are the important testing strategies in software engineering?

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Unit, integration, and system testing

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What is program testing?

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Method of executing an actual software program with the goal of testing program behavior and finding errors

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What are the 7 principles of software testing?

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  1. Testing shows presence of defects
  2. Exhaustive testing isn’t possible
  3. Early testing
  4. Defect clustering
  5. Pesticide paradox
  6. Testing is context dependent
  7. Absence of errors fallacy
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What is defect clustering?

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A small number of modules contain most of the defects detected - 80% of the problems are found in 20% of the modules (Pareto Principle)

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What is the pesticide paradox?

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If the same set of repetitive tests are conducted, the method will become useless for discovering new defects (insects developing resistance to pesticide over time)

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What is the meaning of testing shows a presence of defects?

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Testing reduces probability of undiscovered bugs remaining in the software, but finding no bugs doesn’t mean correctness

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What is the meaning of absence of error - fallacy?

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Finding and fixing defects doesn’t help if system build is unusable and doesn’t fulfill the user’s needs and requirements

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What is the meaning of early testing?

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Testing should start ASAP in the SDLC so that any defects in the requirements or design phases are captured

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What is the downside of not doing early testing?

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Money loss

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What is the meaning of testing is dependent?

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The way you test an e-commerce site will be different from the way you test a mobile app. Need to use different techniques, testing types, etc depending on app type

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The V Model is also known as what?

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Validation and Verification Model

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What is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)?

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Sequence of activities carried out by developers to design and develop high-quality software

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What is Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)?

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Series of activities carried out by testers to test software

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What is the waterfall model?

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Sequential model divided into different phases of software development activity

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What are the phases of the waterfall model?

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Requirement gathering, design, build, test, deployment

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What happens in the requirement gathering phase of the waterfall model?

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Gather as much info about the details and specs of the desired software from the client

25
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What happens in the design phase of the waterfall model?

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Plan programming languages & databases suitable for project. Plan high-level functions and architecture

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What happens in the build phase of the waterfall model?

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Code the software

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What happens in the test phase of the waterfall model?

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Test software to verify it’s built according to client specs

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What happens in the deployment phase of the waterfall model?

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Deploy app in respective environment

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What happens in the maintenance phase of the waterfall model?

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Changing the code later per client request

30
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What is the biggest disadvantage with the waterfall model?

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Testing starts only after implementation is done

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What is the difference between the V model and the waterfall model?

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For every phase of the V model, there is a corresponding testing phase

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What is on the left side of the V model?

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SDLC phases - requirement analysis, high level design, low level design, coding (technically on bottom)

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What is on the right side of the V model?

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STLC phases - unit testing, integration testing, system testing

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What are the 6 major phases in every STLC model?

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Requirement analysis, test planning, test case development, environment setup, test execution, test cycle closure

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What is entry criteria in STLC?

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Items that must be completed before testing can start

36
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What is exit criteria in STLC?

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Items that must be completed before testing can end

37
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What is requirement phase testing/requirement analysis?

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Test team studies requirements from testing POV to identify testable requirements

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What activities are performed in requirement phase testing?

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  1. Identify test types
  2. Gather details about testing priorities
  3. Prepare requirement traceability matrix (RTM)
  4. Identify test environment details where testing is supposed to occur
  5. Automation feasibility analysis
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What are the deliverables of the requirement phase testing?

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RTM, automation feasibility analysis

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What is the testing planning in STLC?

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Senior QA manager determine test plan strategy and efforts and cost estimates for project

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What are the activities done in test planning?

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  1. Prepare test plan, strategy doc
  2. Test tool selection
  3. Test effort estimation
  4. Resource planning and determining roles & responsibilities
  5. Training requirement
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What are the deliverables of test planning?

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  1. Test plan/strategy doc
  2. Effort estimation document
43
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What is the test case development phase in STLC?

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Creation, verification, and rework of test cases & test scripts

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What are the activities done in the test case development phase?

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  1. Create test cases, automation scripts
  2. Review and baseline test cases and scripts
  3. Create test data
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What are the deliverables of the test case development phase?

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  1. Test cases, scripts
  2. Test data
46
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What is the test environment setup phase?

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Decides software and hardware condition under which a work product is tested

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What are the activities done in test environment setup?

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  1. Understand required architecture, environment set-up and prepare hardware and software requirement list for test environment
  2. Setup test environment and test data
  3. Perform smoke test on build
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What are the deliverables of the test environment setup?

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  1. Environment ready with test data set up
  2. Smoke test results
49
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What is the test execution phase?

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Testing of software build is done based on test plan and test cases

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What are activities done in the test execution phase?

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  1. Execute tests per plan
  2. Document test results, and log defects for failed cases
  3. Map defects to test cases in RTM
  4. Retest defect fixes
  5. Track defects to closure
51
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What are the deliverables of test execution phase?

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  1. Completed RTM with execution status
  2. Test cases updated with results
  3. Defect reports
52
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What is the test cycle closure phase?

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Completion of test execution involving test completion reporting, collection of test completion matrices, and test results

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What are the activities done in test cycle closure?

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  1. Evaluate cycle completion criteria based on time, test coverage, cost, software, critical biz objectives, quality
  2. Prepare test metrics based on above parameters
  3. Document learning out of project
  4. Prepare test closure report
  5. Qualitative and quantitative reporting of quality of work product to customer
  6. Test result analysis to find defect distribution by type and severity

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