Saturday 27 August 2016

MANUAL TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WITH THE ANSWERS

1. During testing, you find a bug and assigned it to developer. But developer rejects the bug saying that it is not a defect. How you will handle this situation?

Saturday 23 July 2016

Common interview questions

Common interview questions

Tell me about yourself?

I am Prasad G<Name>. I have completed my masters from <university name> in <specialization>. I have over <number of years> years of industry experience in software testing field, of which <number of years> years I have focused on automation. Over these years, my roles has varied from test analyst, automation Sr. Analyst and now started handling lead roles too. In these <number of years> years, I have worked in various domains like banking and finance, embedded systems and telecom.  On a personal note, I am married and settled with <my wife and 2 kids>. My hobbies are listing music and swimming and I also take part in social activities.

Tell me about the last project which you worked?

My last project dealt with one of the major multi-functional peripherals (MFP) based out of Japan (Toshiba). The project focused on testing the MFP functionalities via the use of plugin as well as directly using the MFP (hardware). The main modules that I have worked out in it were fax, printing, scanning, copying, email and paper size testing. The project also gave me exposure to testing in various operating systems like Mac, Windows (XP to servers), Linux etc… and various languages like Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish to name a few.

Tell me about your responsibilities in your earlier project?
While working for Toshiba MFP, I took ownership of 3 modules (Fax, email and copy). I was responsible for testing in all windows flavors. As a lead I came up with Test plan and strategy. Also contributed for reviewing the test cases, test setup preparations, bug tracking etc… The regression test cases of fax module was also successfully automated using QTP. I was also actively involved in collecting metrics like Test Case efficiency, Test Cycle Productivity, Coverage for the involved modules.

What motivates you at work?
Competition and new challenges. I thrive to learn new things.

If you do not have enough documentation, what would be your testing strategy?

If documents like BRD, SRS or HLD are not available, then the strategy would be to
-          Check for some expert opinion. The best way is to talk with developers and BSA
-          Getting knowledge on the earlier version of the application
-          Using Wireframe or screenshots
How will you test the font size of a website if you don’t have the access to the code?
W
e can do this by checking run time properties of the font size and comparing it with the expected. You can also use automation scripts to test it.

What is your greatest strength?

Taking challenges are how quickly I adapt to a new environment is my greatest strength.

Tell me about your weakness

I get much too involved in projects and thus, occasionally I forget standing personal commitments.

Why have you chosen this firm?

I always want to work in <mention the domain name> domain. The company <name of company> is best fit for me. I have done my research and found that it offers what I wanted to learn and I am pretty excited to work with it. This is the place where I believe where my skillsets can be utilized and developed. As much as I am excited to work with you, I also believe that I can contribute a lot to the firm too.

Tell me a situation where in your some approach gave you recognition


While working for Toshiba, and working with printer drivers, there is this big task ahead of us where in the team had to test if the printer can support multiple size papers (A1, A3, A4, ledger, legal etc…). Now the printer (MFP) also had many paper units. It will be highly impossible to test all the permutation combination with all the paper sizes and all the paper units.  I had undergone Lean testing technique and used the Orthogonal Array approach which ensure to pick the best cases so that testing coverage can also be met.

Monday 11 July 2016

Agile Scrum questions with the answers


Agile Scrum questions with the answers


1. Roles in Scrum are
  1. Product Owner
  2. Scrum master
  3. Team
  4. All of the above

Ans : D

2. The team in Scrum is 5-9 people
  1. True
  2. False

Ans : True

3. Product Owner and Scrum Master can be the same individual
  1. True
  2. False

Ans : False

4. Scrum overview
  1. Cross-functional teams
  2. Close communications
  3. Short time lines
  4. All of the above

Ans: D

5. What is Sprint Backlog item
  1. Features need to be developed for the product
  2. Features need to be developed in the Sprint
  3. Open items in the product
  4. All of the above

Ans : A

6. Scrum advantages
  1. Ability to respond to the changes
  2. Increase ROI
  3. Continuously Imrove
  4. All of the above

Ans : D

7. Scrum disadvantages
  1. No clear definition
  2. Frequent changes
  3. None of the above
  4. Both a&b

Ans : D

8. Which are the meetings we have in Scrum
  1. Daily stand up
  2. Sprint planning meeting
  3. Sprint review meeting
  4. Sprint retrospective
  5. All of the above

Ans : E

9. What we will discuss in Daily stand up meeting
  1. What you have done yesterday
  2. Planning for today
  3. Any impediments blocks the work
  4. All of the above

Ans : D

10. Iteration in Scrum is called as
  1. Sprint
  2. Userstory
  3. Sprint
  4. All of the above

Ans : A

11. What is epic
  1. Group of related user stories
  2. Userstory
  3. Sprint
  4. All of the above

Ans : A

12. In Scrum, the team activity is monitored on -------- basis
  1. Daily
  2. Monthly
  3. Sprint wise
  4. No monitor

Ans : A

13. What we will discuss in Sprint retrospective meeting
  1. What went well
  2. What went wrong
  3. Improvements for the next Sprints
  4. All of the above
Ans : D

14. What we will discuss in Sprint review meeting
  1. It will happen at the end of the sprint
  2. How much is completed
  3. Improvements
  4. All of the above
Ans : D

15. Scrum is an Agile process
  1. True
  2. False

Ans : A

Agile Scrum questions with the answers


Agile Scrum questions with the answers

Sunday 10 July 2016

10 Important Manual Testing Interview questions

1.        During testing, you find a bug and assigned it to developer. But developer rejects the bug saying that it is not a defect. How you will handle this situation?
First of all bugs should be logged with proper reproducible steps, screen shots etc…
If developer rejects the bug, then first thing to look out for is the reason or justification on why the bug was rejected. If the justification is valid I would agree for the rejection. However, if the reason is not justified then, I will go back and try to reproduce the bug with the steps I had provided earlier. If it is still reproducible, I shall reopen the bug with valid comments and will provide additional information if I found any. Then I would go back to the developer asking for justification on the rejection. At this point I shall include BA and technical lead also is to take confirmation on the defects

2.        If there is no enough time for test execution, how will you approach?
If there is no enough time for testing, my first focus will be on the priority of the requirements. The functionality which is the most important for the release would be the first tested. Next I would focus on the areas where the probability of finding defects is high. I would also analyze by test cases and execute the high priority test cases first followed by medium and low if time permits. If I know the application well and have previously worked on it, then exploratory testing is a good approach when there is no much time. All these should be approved by the Test Manager and should be documented in the test strategy.

3.        What is QA role in each phase of SDLC?
It is always a good approach to include QA from the first phase of SDLC. In requirement planning and analysis phase QA gets involved in document review of requirements (SRS). This will help in understanding the requirement right from the early stages. In Design phase, the main task is to prepare the Test Plan, Test Strategy. We can also come up with test scenarios in this phase. During development phase QA will break the test scenarios into test cases. Test data, test scripts, test environment setup etc… is done in this phase. Various kinds of testing is performed during the test execution phase and defects are logged. Defects summary reports and generated and sent to the team. We closely work with the development team in closing the bug. During the maintenance phase test summary report is sent to all the stakeholders and we also participate in the lessons learnt sessions.

4.        What is exit criteria of testing? / When to stop testing?
It is not possible to ensure that an application is 100% free of defects. At some point the testing should be stopped and we have to give a sign off so that the application can be released. The exit criteria of testing will be mentioned in the Test Plan before testing itself. We consider a lot of criteria to decide when to stop the testing. For example the project timelines (we cannot test endlessly, testing cycle should be estimated by keeping the project release dates), All the defects have been addressed and closed, all the test cases have been executed, traceability metrics is done (which means test cases have been executed for each of the requirements). These are some of the factors which are considered for stopping the testing.

5.        When do we start testing?
It is always better to start the application right from the beginning of SDLC rather than waiting for the testing phase. Because the cost of defect fix increases based on the time it was found. Start of testing activities would start from Analysis phase itself. There we will involve ourselves in understanding the requirements. Once test plan, test cases etc… are written, it is always better to get involved in the unit testing itself. In addition to in during testing phase testers will not simply start testing. Testing would began when the testing entry criteria are met. For example developers should stop the coding and code freeze should be done. We cannot test if developers are working on the application and have not finished their coding. Also they need to deploy the code in a separate environment and proper release notes should be sent.

6.        Have you written any test plan? What are the contents of test plan?
Yes I have been involved in writing test plan. Test plan will contain the scope and all the activities of testing. The main contents of test plan is testing scope, testing approach, resources and testing schedule. In testing scope we will say the testable and non-testable functionalities. In testing approach we would mainly mention the testing environments, different kinds of testing, testing cycles, the test cases which will be executed, testing data and scripts etc…It will also say the test entry and exit criteria. Which means when testing will be started and stopped. The roles and responsibilities of each resources would be mentioned and testing schedule and timelines are also mentioned in the test plan. In addition any risk/assumptions and dependencies are also mentioned in the test plan.  

7.        Explain STLC?
Software Testing Life Cycle is a testing process which is executed in a sequential manner to meet the testing goals. There are different phases of the STLC. Each phase will have different activities and deliverables. Different phases of STLC are
Test Planning Phase: - Here testing objectives are defined and we come up with the test plan. In this phase we will check on automation feasibility, we will prepare the test plan and test effort estimation.
Test Analysis and Design Phase: - In this phase we will do the test case designing, write test scripts, prepare the test data. We will make the test environment ready
Test implementation Phase: Actual testing is done in this phase. Different types are testing is executed, test results are shared and bugs are logged. Re-testing and bug closure is also done in this phase. We will come up with test results and bug report in this phase
Test Exit Phase: - In this phase we will verify if more testing is required. Testing closure activities are carried out in this phase. Test summary reports and testing metrics are created and shared to the stakeholders in this phase.
Test Closure Phase: - Once the test exit criteria is reached, in this phase we will archive all the documents that we have prepared from the beginning. So that it can be used later. Lessons learnt sessions are done in this phase so that we can know what went well and what can be improved so that upcoming releases are smoother.

8.        Have you done any reviews for QA deliverables?
Yes, I have reviewed QA deliverables mainly test plan and test cases. QA checklist is maintained for each of the deliverables and the reviews will happen against the checklist. First of all for all the deliverables that I prepare, I do a self-review. Then I would give it to my team member who does the peer review. Similarly I have also done peer reviews of my team mates documents. Before the review walkthrough of the document is done so that it becomes easier to read the document. My team maintains a checklist which needs to be given important during the reviews. For example if I am reviewing the test plan, I ensure that areas to be tested and non-testable requirements are properly documented. All the test cases and test data is inserted, risk and dependencies are described etc…  During reviewing test cases my focus will be first to check the requirement traceability, which means for each requirements if the test cases are available. Next my focus will be on test coverage. I will check of all the scenarios have been covered etc…

9.        What is the difference between verification and validation?
Verification means “Are we building the product right?” and validation means “Are we building the right product?”
Which means in verification the focus will be are we building the product based on the requirements and design. Where as in validation the focus is on is the product behaving properly (in terms of customer expectation).
Verification examples: reviews, meetings
Validation example: testing (different types of testing

10.    What is difference between regression and retesting?
Regression testing: Once the application is changed (for example after fixing a defect or some enhancement is done), we need to test and ensure the existing functionalities are working fine. This is called regression testing. For example if a new text box is added to a web page. Then we have to ensure the look and feel is not disturbed after introducing the text box also other fields which were already there in the page is working as expected. This is regression testing
Re-testing:- after a defect is found by testers and then fixed by developers, it is again tested to confirm that the original defect is actually fixed. Retesting is done to make sure that the test cases which were failed earlier due to some defect is now passing after the defect is fixed.


Friday 12 September 2014

how to take the crash log files in iPhone


In this post, i will be taking about the steps involved in taking the crash log files in iPhone.

i.                     Connect the device to the compute via USB
ii.                   Sync the device with iTunes on the desktop
Mac machine
iii.                  Crash logs are available at ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<DEVICE_NAME>
Windows 7
iv.                 Crash logs are available at C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Apple computer\Logs\CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<DEVICE_NAME>

Note that AppData is usually hidden so manually add AppData to the folder path

Emailing the crash log files to the team from the device:
i.                     Click on Setting icon in the device
ii.                   Navigate to General -> About -> Diagnostics & Usage -> Diagnostic & Usage.
iii.                  Click on Diagnostics & Usage Data
iv.                 Tap on the crash and you will see a text field with a crash log. Long press to Select All and then Copy the crash text.
v.                   Paste it in the email body and send it to the developer

Hope this helps in getting the iPhone log files from the iPhone and desktop/laptop

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