System Testing or Functional Testing: System Testing is the next level of testing after Unit and Integration Testing. In System testing, end to end testing is conducted in an environment representative of the live or production environment. The test cases are based completely on the Functional Specification. And an independent test team(independent of the development […]
Read MoreIntegration strategy stands for HOW individual modules will be combined during Integration testing. The individual modules can be combined in one go, or they can be joined one by one. A decision on how to put the pieces together is called the Integration Strategy. There are 3 strategies – Big Bang, Top Down Integration & […]
Read MoreTests conducted by Developers: In our blog on V-model, we looked at how for every phase in the SDLC, a corresponding testing activity was introduced. So we have Unit Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing. Of these, the Unit Testing and Integration Testing are primarily the responsibility of the Development team. The […]
Read MoreDifferent Types of ISTQB Testing: A Comprehensive Guide In today’s rapidly developing software development, the importance of delivering high-quality software products cannot be overstated. Professionals in the field use a variety of testing methodologies to achieve effective software quality assurance. One widely acknowledged framework in this domain is the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), […]
Read MoreTest Levels: In our previous blog we understood how the V-model extends the waterfall model with the testing activities that need to be completed later in SDLC. And for every development activity, we saw a corresponding testing activity. And how the test phase for a given level began during the corresponding software development activity. During the Requirements […]
Read MoreV-model of Testing: In the traditional waterfall model, which is a linear or sequential model, each activity in the software development life cycle is more or less complete before the next stage begins. The Requirements phase kicks off the project. In the Requirements phase, requirements were collected or elicited from the Customer and captured in […]
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Software Test Life Cycle or the Software Test Process The Software Test Life cycle addresses the Testing aspect of the Software Development Life Cycle. It includes all activities from Test Planning, writing test cases, test execution to QA sign-off. Many organizations have a team that is independent of the Development team or a part of the […]
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What are some of the Skills a tester needs in addition to testing knowledge? A Software Tester needs knowledge of Manual Testing – how to test an application optimally, ability to prioritize and work under time crunch and Testing Tools – Quality Center, Defect Tools, Databases, Sql, Xml, Unix etc. Domain knowledge comes in really handy. […]
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What is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? SDLC is the way an application is conceived and moved on to fruition or given a form. Computers are faster, do not suffer from tiredness, fatigue, boredom. So any job that requires to be done repeatedly becomes a good candidate for automation. Computers are available 24 x 7, […]
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First Day at Work as a Software Tester You have been Hired! You have got your dream job as a Software Tester! Congratulations! Now you wonder what the first day/week at work would be? What can you expect? You walk in the first day, someone will meet you (Test Lead/Test Manager), you will be assigned […]
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