Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Bruce McLeod — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 11:37:00 GMT

Hi Sarah,

Interesting post. I have recently blogged about my opinion on the same subject here: http://www.teknologika.com/blog/General/Testing/TenetsOfTestingPartTwo.html.

Regards,

Bruce McLeod
bruce at teknologika dot com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Brian — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:27:00 GMT

Thanks. In my position I have been mulling this over for a while. I think i will have use for your framework. I was just assigned another product of ours and I need to decide what I can and should automate.

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re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Stephane R — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 21:20:00 GMT

Automation makes you capitalize on invariants, hence test families. But what about adapting to the slightest changes in UIs? Do you simply throw a broken test case to the trashcan, or do you fix it?

A big con of automation is that it doesn't find you any new bugs. If you want to find those, you need to either find those yourself by hand, or rely on somebody else's work.

Are you still using VisualTest for runs? How will that evolve will UIs going more towards IDless controls in UIs?

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sara ford — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:32:00 GMT

Stephane,

"Do you simply throw a broken test case to the trashcan, or do you fix it?"
That's a good point about Automation that i missed in the above guidelines. There is a cost with Automation to maintain the test case. Almost always, you fix the test case, unless the app has changed in such a way that the test is no longer valid. For example, say you test for a feature, but the feature is modified or cut, then you would most likely destroy the test case. One good rule of thumb is don't automate if you know the UI will be in flux. The slightest changes in UI can cause automation to fail. When you know the UI has been finalized, excluding any fixes to bugs, that's the time to automate.

"A big con of automation is that it doesn't find you any new bugs."
I disagree with this statement. The point of automation is to find regressions. Regressions are bugs that appear because of some change in the code. For example, say a developer fixes a bug, but because of the bug fix, another bug appears, the second bug is called a regression.

"Are you still using VisualTest for runs?"
I've never used VisualTest. We have our own automation framework.

Thanks,
-sara

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ran Gishri — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:53:00 GMT

Great post. I would like to add yet another dimension to the decision - the human factor. Having worked with testing teams in three continents I believe that building a good automated test suite, one that truly delivers the anticipated ROI, cannot be achieved by your average Joe. Programming great test cases that really work is much like, well, programming... Therefore, when you consider whether to automate a test suite, I recommend you seriously consider the level of expertise of your test team. Leaving automation to a non-expert would probably lead to a lot of frustrations and no ROI. This all applies to functional or regression test. When it comes to load test, obviously automation is absolutely mandatory. Gone are the days when you summoned 40 employees into a big lab and asked them to hit the Enter key at the same time...

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Nilesh — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:27:00 GMT

Suppose you have 4 cycles of tetsing and last cycle is regerssion wherein you would think of automating the tests.

First three cycles involve manual testing which include right from writing the test cases to execution.
After sucuessful completion of first three cycles, automation plays its role then during this regerssion all the manual testers would no longer be required as u have hired automation specialists.
Would it be justified to fire them???

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ken Baker — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:17:00 GMT

Nilesh, I think the approach of manual testing all test cases for multiple passes and then running those same test cases with automation for the final "phase" is not a real world scenario.

Ideally most projects would have manual testing and automation going on at the same time, or even have automation being coded before there is anything to test. In an ideal and agile world, your automation for a feature under test should be completed before the feature is code complete. This is an aspect of test driven development. Also keep in mind that automation is not limited to GUI testing or driving the application through GUI manipulation. That is, most people think of GUI and they say UI. UIs encompass more than only GUIs. All testing requires UI in that calling a function/method of a DLL or webservice is interacting with a UI (a non-graphical UI).

So, if you have a detailed design spec or you practice Scrum or other agile/xp methodologies, the QA people will know what is being devloped before it is done, and they can code some automation prior to the functionality even being "code-complete". It is up to the team/group to decide if the automation is run prior to code complete and thus should pass once the feature goes in or if the automation is run only after you know the feature goes in.

All the while, as Sara has already detailed and as is the crux of her blog entry here, there are classifications of testing that make no sense to be automated. Thus, each project has some balance to find between what is to be automated, when to automated it, how it will be automated, who will automate it, and how is manual testing complementing what is not being automated.

For too long many teams/groups have pictured QA in terms of how can automated testing compliment manual testing and improve quality. In reality, automation needs to have a larger and earlier focus and manual testing is the compliment to fill the holes where it makes no sense time-wise, feature-wise, or skill-wise to automate a test. ADditionally, manual testing may certainly be needed for tests to be run that are planned to be implemented via automation at a later time, but there will alsways be testing that won't be and shouldn't be automated.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Nilesh — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:05:00 GMT

Ken,

I got the gist of ur reply...But isn't manual testing necessary atleast for one pass? Or should we automate all the passes??

Thanks
Nilesh

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Nilesh — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 09:05:00 GMT

Ken,

I got the gist of ur reply...But isn't manual testing necessary atleast for one pass? Or should we automate all the passes??

Thanks
Nilesh

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ken Baker — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:24:00 GMT

Well, it seems to me the question should be "What part of the testing do we automate?" rather than "What iteration of the test pass should be automated?"

Let's say we have an existing project that has been released. Now we plan a new release with 6 new features and 4 bug fixes. Before we start work on this new release we have no automated testing in place. How do we proceed?

My focus, if I wanted to introduce good automated testing, would be to focus on automating testing on the new features and possibly have as much of this automation done and ready to run before each feature is "code-complete".

Let's assume that is possible. You would still use manual testing to verify the bug fixes and test for regressions around these bug fixes as well as around the new features, though the depth of the automated testing could also be used to test for regressions around the new features as well (though I would not recommend this). The reason you wouldn't automate the testing of the bug fixes is actually the same reason you probably wouldn't automate testing for regressions around the addition of new features. Manual testing is good here because it is a form of one-off smoke testing or adhoc testing, basically, to verify the bugs are fixed and caused no regressions and that the new features did not create bugs near but outside of them.

Now let's say it is not possible to have all your new automated testing complete before there is testable code, maybe some is or maybe none is. Of course you should sit around and not test completed code as you wait for automated tests to be completed. This is one reason why all automated testing should also have formal test cases. If you are ever waiting on automated tests, then these tests can and should be run manually. This applies when and if your automation becomes out dated as well, though there should be a strong emphasis on not letting automated testing get out dated. So, in these cases we use manual testing where we want to be using automated testing. Always keep in mind that one of the worst things, in my opinion, that a QA person or team can do is let code-complete features sit untested too long. So, if your automation is not ready...manual testing is needed.

The other point buried in what I was saying up there is that there are types of testing you will never automate. The first category of testing that you should not automate is testing that does not require being repeated on a build-by-build, daily, or weekly basis. (All of this is excluding load, performance and scalability testing, of course).

Automated testing is about demonstration of repeated reliability and catching regressions in code that is being updated or impacted by other code updates.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ken Baker — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:27:00 GMT

I wish I could edit my reply:

There is a line above that should be "Of course you should *not* sit around and not test completed code as you wait for automated tests to be completed."

Automation Testing Vs Manual Testing

Test Notes — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:35:00 GMT

Automation Testing Vs Manual Testing

Test Notes — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:36:00 GMT

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Munuren — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 06:43:00 GMT

Nilesh,

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Amol Chavan — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:00:00 GMT

What are test hooks ?

Amol.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

software testing notes — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:46:47 GMT

Hi my name is sakthi and my e-mail address will be sakthisankar@msn.com I need some notes regarding the testing can any on send me regarding the automated tools.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Md.Fazel Hussain — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:53:07 GMT

Hi Saraford,
You have really mastered the art of explainingTesting .I would be happy if I could get some tips like this at my mail.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Mayur — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:47:53 GMT

Hi ,
So far you have only concentrated on execution part of testing...I want to know if the planning part can be automated as well ?

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Venkat — Fri, 13 May 2005 05:37:41 GMT

Hi...
Thanks for great Post..Some are asking when we have to automate?

Is it in the Initial Testing Phase or in subsequent Testing..

Let me tell you my experience..

Many times we go to automation for regression testing and performance testing.Based on type of testing we'll opt type of tool.
For example we can opt WinRunner for Regression and LoadRunner for Performance.

As Saraford said, one should be cautious how automation is going to help our testing in the next versions.

When to automate

Test it 'till it hurts — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:45:15 GMT

I came across this great article by Sara Ford about when to automate. I've read lots of articles concering this topic and they all seem to boil down to the few questions that sara outlined. I believe that one criteria that's over looked sometimes is if th

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Jonathan de Halleux — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 05:26:48 GMT

Cons of manual testing:

The tester gets more and more bored by his work. Before soon, he either 1) gets depressed, 2) starts looking for another team/company. Both ways, productivity dives and soon enough you loose working force in which you invested education/training money.

:)

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Meenakshi Thiyagarajan — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:37:15 GMT

Hai sara,
Its clear and brief. well its quite interesting. I am new to this field. Gave me a brief description of the manual and automated testing.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sanjay K — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:04:05 GMT

really good stuff

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Raja Balachand — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:02:35 GMT

hi
very good posting.
i need a clear classification of practicle approach for TESTING. what happens in Real time senario after geathering requirements and till delivary stage? i need how to proceed with SRS, Test plans Test cases, Which Test Cases To Be automated?
can any one help me ramineni999@gmail.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

shrinivas — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:56:52 GMT

Nice article , but the author should be more clear in explaining and if this one of more depth , it would have been more useful for us.

If it is possible please give when should we plan automating the test cases ( during SRS or while creating Test Plans )

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sathya — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:26:00 GMT

This indeed great article, Can you suggest me in a typical Product/ application life cycle (< 1 year) how much of effort required for writing test cases versus test execution?

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sathya — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:27:04 GMT

This indeed great article, Can you suggest me in a typical Product/ application life cycle (< 1 year) how much of effort required for writing test cases versus test execution?

Other Factors that decide whether you opt for Manual or Automation or both.

shiraz.rajwani@kotak.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:21:49 GMT

Hi,
There seems to be good knowledge sharing posts in your blogs. If you take my opinon about Automation vs Manual then i would say that its not only monetary factors or size of application that makes us to decide what to go for. What i think that apart from these factors a Project Manager need to consider;
1. How much quality the development team delivers to the testers (Less bugs or more bugs)?
2. What is the project deadline ?
3. How critical is the project ? Say if you are making an application for NASA than you need to do manual and automation also and i would suggest that the application should also be tested even if it goes live.
4. How familiar is the user with the technology ? (Novice / Beginner / Advanced)
5. What will be the users reaction if he finds a bug ? Say if the application goes live and if the user discovers a bug then how will he handle it. Will he protect himself from the bug and pray not to see that bug again (Eg. Win XP OS) or will he stop the application and pick up the phone and will yell to the support team (Like we do today with call center guys) which will definately make an impact on users impression for vendors quality

And this list can go on . I think based on these factors and cost of resources (money , labour , time)involved you can decide whether to go either for manual or automation or both .

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

smitha — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:51:21 GMT

Very good one for a fresher to understand.
Can I have detail notes regarding Manual Vs Automation testing as i have to take a session in my company for freshers. Pls help me out?

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

David Gilbert — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:18:19 GMT

Sara -- good post, and a good set of rules of thumb to work with. But I also agree with your early comment on using common sense. It is a very contextual consideration. For my two cents worth, look at my editorial at http://www.sirius-sqa.com/newsletter1.html.

Sincerely,
David Gilbert

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sa.rafee — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:08:22 GMT

hello sarafords,

I want know how to test in manaul give explain and please send some test case which you have applied for any object like combo box;list box;edit text feild.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

s.varaprasad — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:11:14 GMT

hi

iam very impressed about manual and automation .Can you explain detailed explanation regarding the live environment in companies.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

saritha — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:17:02 GMT

more notes about manual versus automated testing

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Pankaj Mendiratta — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:26:48 GMT

Hi Sara,

First, I would like to thanks you for such a great and best differentiation between Manual and Automated Testing.
Sara, could you give me some good ppt on this topic and on when to use which tool in automation and some good tutorials on winrunner..
Many Thanks
God Bless You Sara
pankajm@servizio.in

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Abhilasha — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:45:33 GMT

I am new to testing field.Currently working as a developer from last 2 years and want to shift to testing soon can any one provide me notes regrading testing from basics.
my mail id id abhips686266@rediffmail.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sachin — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:22:28 GMT

I am new to testing field.Currently working in mech field and want to shift to testing soon can any one provide me notes regrading testing from basics.
my mail id is sjdhote@gmail.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

srikant — Mon, 01 May 2006 09:03:00 GMT

Hi Sara,
I am very much impressed with this topic.Its really a time to appreciate u r topic.According to my point of view i think tools cannot be intellegent than human brains.Rather manual testing takes time to complete the testing but its reliable,whereas automation tools leaves behind some important bugs which are difficult to find by tools.Tools are needed during the time of testing the load and performance.Is this section gives a point of view.If so pls feel free to send any comments.
My mail id is:srikant_2977@yahoo.co.in
srikant_ctc@rediffmail.com

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harry — Fri, 05 May 2006 15:15:51 GMT

Sir/Madam,
This time i am workin in softare company they put me on Manual Testing.Here is not Automated Testing.Are there scope of Manual testing.Please Suggest me.My Email ID is harish_usa@rediff.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sameer — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:51:35 GMT

Hi Sara,
This is a good artical and I am impresed. Sara, currently I am doing Manual testing on Web Applications. Please guide me should I shift to Automation testing and which is the right tool for that. And will you please tell me should I go for the CSTE exam though I am doing manual testing.

my mail Id is : - sam_sps@yahoo.co.in or
sameer.bhate@rediffmail.com

Thank you

With Warm Regards

Sameer

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parveen kumar — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:56:39 GMT

Respected mam or sir,

Quest:-How Can we apply manual testing on web based parojat or like java based project.

Thanks
mam

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sarithareddymeda — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:25:04 GMT

hi sara,

i am very new to the testing enviornment specially manual , what are the intiatiives need to be taken to make myself perfect on manual testing, and can you please list out the websites which quote examples of manual testing.

thank u

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

saikishore — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:46:53 GMT

Hello sara iam saikishore iam trying for a break in software testing nearly i have attended 25 interviews but couldnot get any initial break and iam mailing some of the interview questions on testing if you have answers for them please
reply me and waiting for your response

thanking you

MPHASIS INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Explain Bug Life cycle
2. What is integration testing and regression testing
3. What is verification and validation
4. How does winrunner recognizes the project which is in custom build
5. What is expert view and tree view
6. How does QTP identifies the project
7. What is the difference between Winrunner and QTP
8. What is Test Director and which version of test director your are using in your project
9. What is a test plans
10. what are the contents present in a test plan
11. What is the risk of testing a project

SEMANTIC SPACE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is configuration Management
2. What is change management
3. What are Severity and priority levels
4. What is Data integrity and Data validity
5. What are the browsers available and explain their versions
6. Is it possible that Quality variates project to project
7. What are GUI Map files and explain their Contents
8. What is Data base check point and why we go for that
9. What is the difference between the Client server application and a Web application
10. Does Winrunner Supports Web applications
11. What is process Management
12. What is an Error, Defect, Bug
13. What is Quality
14. Which version of Winrunner you are using
15. What is Build Verification and why we go for it
16. What is Defect density
17. What is Integration testing
18. What is Static testing and types of Static testing
19. What is Validation testing
20. what is Data driven testing and why we go for data driven testing
21. what is the definition of Testing
22. What is Sanitation Testing

TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (SECOND ROUND)

1. What are joins and subjoins in the data bases
2. what is data driven testing
3. what is verification and validation
4. What is Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
5. Is Verification is related to QA and Validation is related to QC ?
6. which type of model you follow basically in your project
7. what is a use case
8. How to test a Bike
9. how to test a Lift (Elevator).
10. which configuration Management tool do you use
11. which Bug tracking tool do you use
12. explain Bug life cycle
13. what is Regression testing
14. what is ALPHA testing ans BETA testing
15. What types of testings comes under Non functional testing
16. what is TEST DIRECTOR
17. what is CMM and CMM i
18. whar are Expressions in Winrunner
19. What is a Compile module
20. Is it Necessary to open the tool first or the application first
21. after getting a bug what will you do
22. if you add a new object or a new module for the existing application then how will you test the application
23. which Defect tracking tool do you use
24. what is change management
25. What is smoke Testing
26. what is sanity testing
27. A application is given to you but the requirements and functionalities are missing what will you do to start the testing
28. which testing documents will be received by the client

SYNCOTA INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what is a test plan
2.Actually when will be the testing people will be involved in the project
3.Define low priority and high severity
4.Whom do you report the Bugs
5.what are the contents present in a test plan
6.which model will you follow
7.Which Bug tracking tool do you use and what are the contents present in it
8.If a bug is reported what will be the Next work done
9. How to write test cases using Use case diagrams
10.For a given condition (X>=0<100) how many test cases you can write

ACCENTURE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what is BVA and ECP
2.Do we have recovery manger in Winrunner
3 how does the winrunner recognizes the project
4 how is winrunner is used in the project

BLUESTAR INFOTECH INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is the difference between Sleep and wait in winrunner
2. what is integration testing and types of testing present
3. what is system testing
4. what is data driven testing
5. what is functionality testing
6. if requirements are given to you then how do you write the test cases for it

Account number =
Ok cancel

For above given form the valid account number starts from 1 to 1000 so is it necessary to input the 1,2,3
….998,999,1000 test cases to check the conditions of valid account numbers I,e is it compulsory to write 1000 test cases for the above form

STAG SOFTWARE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what are the types of recording modes in winrunner
2.what are the three modes of running a test in winrunner
3.what is synchronization point
4.what are the contents present in a test case
5.do we need testing for the project
6.what is code review and code walk through
7. At which phase the testing starts (begin) in the project
8. How do we test Client server applications and a Web applications
9. what is verification and validation
10. what is adhoc testing
11. what is traceability matrix
12. what is base line document
13. what is Test Life Cycle
14. what is regression testing and retesting
15. what is a BUG LIFE CYCLE
16. what is a Bug
17. what are defects
18. what is functionality testing and system testing.
19. a project has to be released in one day but the testing people got that project from the developers
half of the day before so what they have to do to complete the testing process.

20 what are severity level and priority levels

AZTEC SOFTWARE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is BVA and ECP
2. Which version of WINRUNNER and QTP you are using in the project
3. What is the use of Recovery manager in QTP
4. What is retesting and regression testing
5. Write the SQL queries for the following EMP table to select the employee id and his details from emp table

6. For example: employee dept and employee id and employee name and employee salary
7. what is a sub and what is a driver
8. What are your roles and responsibilities in your project
9. Does BVA is equivalent to ECP
10. If you find a bug what will you do

TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer

1.Testing work starts once
a)once requirements are complete
b)once test cases are complete
c)once coding is complete
d)Beginning of the requirement

2.For White box testing ;
A)The tester is completely unconcerned about the internal behaviour of the program
B) the tester is concerned with finding the circumstances in which the program does not behave according to code standards
C) Test data is derived from market requirements

3.stress testing is a measure of one of the following
a) applilcation response time
b) concurrent load on application can handle
c) transaction per minute that can be handled
d) virtual load at which the system will fail

4.Susan reviews a QA test plan prepared by her counterpart and gives her comments. It’s a part of
a)Quality control
b)Quality Assurance
c)Both
d)none

5.user acceptance testing means ;
a)testing performed on a single stand alone module
b)testing after changes have been made to ensure that no unwanted changes were introduced
c)testing to ensure that system meets the needs of the organization and the end user

6.Software Quality Metrics will help you to
A) Keep account on the software quality of an application
B) Analyze and improve the deficiencies of the application
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

7) Regression Testing:
a) Tests how well the program runs with Adverse data
b) Tests program input branches
c) Selective retesting to verify modifications have not cause adverse effects
d) Testing data during requirements phase

8)Application that has GUI must be tested for usability
a) For any kind of UI applications
b) More necessary for Web- based applications
c) Only if the user is going to use the UI
d) Only if the user pays for it

9) the program according requirements expects the uppercase letters from A to Z .analyse the following inputs and choose one that can cause the failure with greater probability.
a) @, [
b) 1,0
c) B, W
d) [,]

10)A system test that forces the software to fail in a variety of ways and verifies that software is able to continue execution without interruption. This definition is nearest to;
a) Recovery testing
b) Stress Testing
c) Both of the above
e) None of the above

11)Automated testing is necessary when
a) testing has to be done very quickly
b) number of resources are very less
c) most of the test cases are similar in nature
d) all of the above

12) which of the following tests is performed early in a software testing process
a)Monkey testing
b)Unit testing
c)System testing
d)None of the above

13)The testing technique that requires devising test cases to demonstrate that each program function is operational is called
a) Black box testing
b) Glass-box testing
c) Grey-Box testing
d) White-Box Testing

14) What UML diagram is useful for black box testing
a) Class diagram
b) Object diagram
c) Use case diagram
d) Sequence diagram

15) What kind of tools would you suggest to use the automation of regression tests
a) Capture and play back
b) Static analysis
c) Simulators
e) Debugging tools

Basics of Winrunner

1. In analog mode of recording the maximum value of X in (X, Y)
a) the height of the screen, in Pixels, minus one.
b) The height of the screen, in Pixels
c) The width of the screen
d) The width of the screen, in Pixels

2.During play back, you accidentally hit “pause’
a) Execution stops and you need to start from the beginning of the TSL again
b) Executions stops and you can start off execution again from where you had stopped, all variables
Have to be redefined
c) Execution stops and you can start off execution again from where you had stopped, all variables will still remain initialized
e) You need to restart win runner to execute again

3) To start recording on a Web based application using win runner and IE ; What of these is the best practice
a) You have to shut down all Open IE sessions, open the application and then open win runner
b) You have to shut down all Open IE sessions, open win runner and then open the application
c) Open application and then open win runner
d) Open win runner and then open the application

4)the types of variable declarations found in a TSL function are
a)Static and Public
b)auto, static and public
c)auto ,static and extern
d)need not be declared
e)C&D

5)You have executed a tl_step function in TSL for a context sensitve case . if thecondition fails]
a)winrunner report shows the whole Run as failed
b)winrunner report shows only that step has failed
c)winrunner report ignores the failure
d)None of the above

6) Which of this is true
a)You always require a GUI file to play a context –sensitive script
b)you always require a GUI file to play an analog script
c)Not necessary to have GUI file at all
d)a&b
e)none of the above

7) which of the following describes the window www.india.com in regularized form

a)”!.India
b)”!.*India
c)”!India
e) all of the above
f) none of the above

TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Explain Classical water fall model
2. Integration testing is conducted by developers or testers
3. an application is given how do you test for example the money deposited in account no.2 should be transferred to Account no.1

Account no: 1
Account no: 2
Ok Cancel

4. what is V model
5. What is BUG life cycle
6. What is alpha testing and beta alpha testing
7. What is verification testing and validation testing
8. What are ISO and CMM standards levels
9. Which should be given more preference I.e. severity or priority ?
10. How to use the test director in your project
11. What is use of recovery manager in QTP
12. What are the add ins in QTP
13. What are expressions in QTP
14. if the developers are not convinced with your bug in this case what will you do
15. if the developers are developing the application then what is the job assigned to the testers
16. What is system testing
17. What is smoke testing
18. What is sanity testing
19. What is sanitation testing

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

venkatesalu — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:12:56 GMT

Hi, I am venky. I would like to know some sites regarding Manual testing tat will guide me. I wish to know sites that allowsme to practice Manual testing with samples and other stuff.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Amit — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:58:31 GMT

Hi,
I am new to testing, could you please tell me how is a manual testing done in a real life situation,starting from initiation to execution.Also how is a test case run/tested manually.
Thanks.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

QTPro Questions and Answers — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:00:59 GMT

Came through the google search, Found this article, and it's nice. Probably a better insight for people who are still confused about whether to go for automation or not for particular testing tasks or modules.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sarah — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:27:39 GMT

I do manual testing on Web based applicatons and I want to change the format of the test scripts that the company has used in the past. TDo you know of a resource I could use to see different types of formats? We also just started Agile developing.

thanks much

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Dhatchayini — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:39:27 GMT

can u tellme which is going to rule in future? Manual testing r Automation Testing

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Feroz Khan — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:21:36 GMT

I have two question to ask and as always your help will be greatly appreciated.

How do you answer this question if you were me as I am totally new to testing feild

Q1- Can you explain your experience with writing test scripts from scratch using automation tools such as Silktest, Winrunner, Test Director, SilkPerformer, homegrown, etc).

Q2- Can you explain your experience with, and philosophy about, creating an architecture/harness for automated tests. What was the hardest thing about implementing it?

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ram Potula — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:47:33 GMT

Excellent job, very useful information. Thank you.

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re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sateesh varma — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:50:54 GMT

Hi! Madam
I’m sateesh new to testing field. I want more information about manual testing plz send manual testing notes thanks madam

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

tahir — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:56:00 GMT

Hi,

please let me some manual testing tips.
if anybody has Manual testing notes or questioning answering in details plz send me on my mail id tahir@sebiz.net or send me URL

Thanx 'n' regards,
Tahir AHmad

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sree — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:08:10 GMT

Hi Sara,
your information is very clear and intresting. I am new to this field and I would like to know more details about Manual and Automated testing. If you or any one have notes about both Manual and Automated testing, please provide me. That should be very helpful to me and would be great.
My emai id : srireddys@gmail.com.

Thanks & regards,
Sree

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

sree — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:09:51 GMT

No Problem

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Shivani — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:30:07 GMT

Hi, Ms. Sara

Thanks for this guidance, i am new to this feild,i really appreciate your notes.Please provide some more information if possible on Software Testing.

Regards

Shivani

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Sheetal — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:53:57 GMT

Hi Sara & All,

Its really great to know how u all are asking & sharing ur questions on the Board. From now onward I also want to become the part of the family.

Regards,
Sheetal

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Raj kumar — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:46:24 GMT

Hi, Ms. Sara ,

I’m raj kumar have a 1 years in testing field. I want more information about manual as well as Automation testing plz send manual and Automation testing notes. and also sand me latetest Question for QTP and Load Runner and Guide me . My Mail ID-

rajkumar.saw@gmail.com

Thanks and regards,

Raj kumar

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Ankur — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:20:20 GMT

Hi,

Need notes on software testing. Further if i cud get some scripts that automate testing. I am new to this so if u cud help me.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Manav — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:26:15 GMT

Hi, Ms. Sara,

A great article. Well incase if u have notes on Software Testing and Samples of Automation Script. I would like to receive one. They will really help me to further understand and enhance my knowledge. Also using them i can enhance my skills. Please guide and help me...

Thanking You,
Manav
emailid: ankurjain_ojsb@rediffmail.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

KY Sundar rao — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:53:10 GMT

Dear sarah Madam,
I am Sundar. I would like to know some sites regarding to practice Manual testing with samples and other stuff.

If you or any one have notes about both Manual and Automated testing, please provide me. That should be very helpful to me and would be great.

Thank you very much.

Kind regards,
Sundar.

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Srinivasan — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:55:10 GMT

hi sara

its clear now of automated and manual testing,

can u tell what role Unix shell,perl scripts in testing

and what are the prospects of the above

regards
srinivasan

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

vasanthbabu — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:06:18 GMT

Hi, Ms. Sara ,
hello sarafords,
Its really very interesting to go on reading ur views and suggestion for the Others Querys and i am very much impressed with the software testing and i had joined the software testing course recently and i dont know abt anything but i have an interest to get good knowledge in testing field and i develop myself but there is no guidence for me until i seen ur website and i dont worry now since u r now with me So please help me mam and I want know how to test in manaul give explain and please send some test case which you have applied for any object like combo box;list box;edit text field and I am very impressed about manual and automation .Can you explain detailed explanation regarding the live environment in companies and Can you send some good tutorials on winrunner..and Especially i am very new to the testing enviornment specially manual , what are the intiatiives need to be taken to make myself perfect on manual testing, and can you please list out the websites which quote examples of manual testing and i would like to know some sites regarding to practice Manual testing with samples and other stuff

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Praveen Kumar.N — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:45:45 GMT

Hi! Madam
I’m Praveen Kumar.N new to testing field. I want more information about manual testing plz send manual testing notes thanks madam .This is my mail id:

navathi_0522@yahoo.com

re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Praveen Kumar.N — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:55:55 GMT

Please send Answers :

And more questions & Answers pls send me

SEMANTIC SPACE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is configuration Management
2. What is change management
3. What are Severity and priority levels
4. What is Data integrity and Data validity
5. What are the browsers available and explain their versions
6. Is it possible that Quality variates project to project
7. What are GUI Map files and explain their Contents
8. What is Data base check point and why we go for that
9. What is the difference between the Client server application and a Web application
10. Does Winrunner Supports Web applications
11. What is process Management
12. What is an Error, Defect, Bug
13. What is Quality
14. Which version of Winrunner you are using
15. What is Build Verification and why we go for it
16. What is Defect density
17. What is Integration testing
18. What is Static testing and types of Static testing
19. What is Validation testing
20. what is Data driven testing and why we go for data driven testing
21. what is the definition of Testing
22. What is Sanitation Testing

TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (SECOND ROUND)

1. What are joins and subjoins in the data bases
2. what is data driven testing
3. what is verification and validation
4. What is Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC)
5. Is Verification is related to QA and Validation is related to QC ?
6. which type of model you follow basically in your project
7. what is a use case
8. How to test a Bike
9. how to test a Lift (Elevator).
10. which configuration Management tool do you use
11. which Bug tracking tool do you use
12. explain Bug life cycle
13. what is Regression testing
14. what is ALPHA testing ans BETA testing
15. What types of testings comes under Non functional testing
16. what is TEST DIRECTOR
17. what is CMM and CMM i
18. whar are Expressions in Winrunner
19. What is a Compile module
20. Is it Necessary to open the tool first or the application first
21. after getting a bug what will you do
22. if you add a new object or a new module for the existing application then how will you test the application
23. which Defect tracking tool do you use
24. what is change management
25. What is smoke Testing
26. what is sanity testing
27. A application is given to you but the requirements and functionalities are missing what will you do to start the testing
28. which testing documents will be received by the client

SYNCOTA INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what is a test plan
2.Actually when will be the testing people will be involved in the project
3.Define low priority and high severity
4.Whom do you report the Bugs
5.what are the contents present in a test plan
6.which model will you follow
7.Which Bug tracking tool do you use and what are the contents present in it
8.If a bug is reported what will be the Next work done
9. How to write test cases using Use case diagrams
10.For a given condition (X>=0<100) how many test cases you can write

ACCENTURE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what is BVA and ECP
2.Do we have recovery manger in Winrunner
3 how does the winrunner recognizes the project
4 how is winrunner is used in the project

BLUESTAR INFOTECH INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is the difference between Sleep and wait in winrunner
2. what is integration testing and types of testing present
3. what is system testing
4. what is data driven testing
5. what is functionality testing
6. if requirements are given to you then how do you write the test cases for it

Account number =
Ok cancel

For above given form the valid account number starts from 1 to 1000 so is it necessary to input the 1,2,3
….998,999,1000 test cases to check the conditions of valid account numbers I,e is it compulsory to write 1000 test cases for the above form

STAG SOFTWARE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1.what are the types of recording modes in winrunner
2.what are the three modes of running a test in winrunner
3.what is synchronization point
4.what are the contents present in a test case
5.do we need testing for the project
6.what is code review and code walk through
7. At which phase the testing starts (begin) in the project
8. How do we test Client server applications and a Web applications
9. what is verification and validation
10. what is adhoc testing
11. what is traceability matrix
12. what is base line document
13. what is Test Life Cycle
14. what is regression testing and retesting
15. what is a BUG LIFE CYCLE
16. what is a Bug
17. what are defects
18. what is functionality testing and system testing.
19. a project has to be released in one day but the testing people got that project from the developers
half of the day before so what they have to do to complete the testing process.

20 what are severity level and priority levels

AZTEC SOFTWARE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is BVA and ECP
2. Which version of WINRUNNER and QTP you are using in the project
3. What is the use of Recovery manager in QTP
4. What is retesting and regression testing
5. Write the SQL queries for the following EMP table to select the employee id and his details from emp table

6. For example: employee dept and employee id and employee name and employee salary
7. what is a sub and what is a driver
8. What are your roles and responsibilities in

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re: Automation Testing versus Manual Testing Guidelines

Praveen Kumar.N — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:56:44 GMT

TESTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Explain Classical water fall model
2. Integration testing is conducted by developers or testers
3. an application is given how do you test for example the money deposited in account no.2 should be transferred to Account no.1

Account no: 1
Account no: 2
Ok Cancel

4. what is V model
5. What is BUG life cycle
6. What is alpha testing and beta alpha testing
7. What is verification testing and validation testing
8. What are ISO and CMM standards levels
9. Which should be given more preference I.e. severity or priority ?
10. How to use the test director in your project
11. What is use of recovery manager in QTP
12. What are the add ins in QTP
13. What are expressions in QTP
14. if the developers are not convinced with your bug in this case what will you do
15. if the developers are developing the application then what is the job assigned to the testers
16. What is system testing
17. What is smoke testing
18. What is sanity testing
19. What is sanitation testing

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Iqbal Shaikh — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:00:26 GMT

Respected Madem, I am iqbal i have visited this site it is great, it really helps people specially the freshears. I am really thankfull to you for providing this material. I have some questions of which i am not getting proper answers, can i get it form you. I yes please send me a mail i will let you know the questions. Thank You.

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