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What is the difference between Conventional Testing and Unconventional Testing?

Published on 2011-12-24 05:00:00

Conventional Testing is done by Test Engineers to check whether the developed application is working fine as per the requirements. Unconventional Testing is done by Quality Assurance team with the reference of each and every documents starting from initial stage of SDLC. This process involves verification through walkthrough and inspections to check whether the development happened as per the company process guidelines or not. > read more

Explain Agile Testing.

Published on 2011-07-11 07:14:00

Agile Testing is a testing practice done from the customer perspective, it doesn’t follow test procedures and the delivery would happen as early as possible.Agile testing is useful whenever the customer requirements are changing frequently. > read more

Define CVS.

Published on 2011-05-30 05:11:00

CVS is Concurrent Versioning System which is a version control system, where the history of sources files can be recorded.The main advantages of CVS are,• You can save each file of every version.• After modifications in source, if u detect a bug, > read more

Explain the different types of Severity.

Published on 2010-09-24 06:11:00

User Interface Defects – LowBoundary Related Defects – MediumError Handling Defects – MediumCalculation Defects – HighInterpreting Data Defects – HighHardware Failures & Problems - HighCompatibility and Intersystem defects- HighControl > read more

What is Bucket Testing?

Published on 2010-07-13 00:02:00

Bucket Testing (also known as A/B Testing) is mostly used to study the impact of various product designs in website metrics, two simultaneous versions were run in a single or set of web pages to measure the difference in click rates, interface and tr > read more

What is Entry and Exit Criteria in Software Testing?

Published on 2010-06-30 02:13:00

The Entry Criteria is the process that must be present when a system begins, like,SRS – SoftwareFRSUsecaseTest CaseTest PlanThe Exit Criteria ensures whether testing is completed and the application is ready for release, like,Test Summary ReportMet > read more

What is Concurrency Testing?

Published on 2010-06-11 07:16:00

Concurrency Testing (also commonly known as Multi User Testing) is used to know the effects of accessing the Application, Code Module or Database by different users at the same time.It helps in identifying and measuring the problems in Response time, > read more

What is the difference between Functional Requirement and Non – Functional Requirement?

Published on 2010-04-16 07:32:00

The Functional Requirement specifies how the system or application SHOULD DO where in Non – Functional Requirement it specifies how the system or application SHOULD BE.Some Functional Requirements are,AuthenticationBusiness RulesHistorical DataLega > read more

Explain Statement Coverage / Code Coverage / Line Coverage.

Published on 2010-01-27 06:22:00

Statement Coverage or Code Coverage or Line Coverage is a metric used in White Box Testing where we can identify the statements executed and where the code is not executed cause of blockage. In this process each and every line of the code needs to be > read more

What is Test Harness?

Published on 2009-12-29 04:09:30

Test Harness is configuring a set of tools and test data to test an application in various conditions, which involves monitoring the output with expected output for correctness.The benefits of Test Harness are,Productivity increase due to process aut > read more

Explain Branch Coverage / Decision Coverage.

Published on 2009-12-29 03:55:00

Branch Coverage or Decision Coverage metric is used to check the volume of testing done in all components. This process is used to ensure whether all the code is executed by verifying every branch or decision outcome (if and while statements) by exec > read more

What is the difference between High level and Low level test cases?

Published on 2009-11-25 03:17:00

High level Test cases are those which covers major functionality in the application (i.e. retrieve, update display, cancel (functionality related test cases), database test cases). Low level test cases are those related to User Interface (UI) in the > read more

Explain Localization Testing with examples.

Published on 2009-10-26 04:37:00

Localization is the process of changing or modifying an application to a particular culture or locale. This includes change in user interface, graphical designs or even the initial settings according to their culture and requirements.In terms of Loca > read more

Explain Risk Analysis in Software Testing.

Published on 2009-09-25 02:27:00

In Software Testing, Risk Analysis is the process of identifying risks in applications and prioritizing them to test. In Software Testing some unavoidable risk might takes place like,· Change in requirements or Incomplete requirements.· > read more



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