Software Testing

Definition, importance, key concepts, verification vs validation, life cycle & process testing, role of software tester.

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Unit Testing; Integration Testing; System Testing; Acceptance Testing; Regression Testing; Alpha and Beta Testing.

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Manual Testing; Automated Testing; Black Box Testing; White Box Testing; Gray Box Testing; Static Testing vs. Dynamic Testing; Functional Testing vs. Non-Functional Testing.

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Boundary Value Analysis; Equivalence Partitioning; Decision Table Testing; State Transition Testing; Error Guessing; Exploratory Testing.

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Writing effective test cases; Test case formats; Test case execution and result logging; Test data management; Traceability Matrix.

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Test strategy; Test plans and test scenarios; Test estimation techniques; Risk-based testing.

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Introduction to test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail); Bug tracking and reporting; Test execution and status reporting.

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Defect identification and logging; Defect status and transitions; Defect prioritization and severity; Defect tracking tools.

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Introduction to test automation; Benefits and challenges of automation; Automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG); Scripting and creating automated tests; Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Testing (CT).

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Introduction to performance testing; Load Testing; Stress Testing; Scalability Testing; Tools for performance testing (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).

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Introduction to security testing; Common security vulnerabilities (e.g., SQL Injection, Cross-site Scripting); Penetration testing techniques; Security testing tools (e.g., OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite).

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Principles of usability testing; User experience (UX) evaluation; Conducting usability tests; Reporting and analyzing usability issues.

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Introduction to Agile methodology; Agile testing principles; Testing in Scrum; Test-Driven Development (TDD); Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

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Introduction to authentication vs authorization; Sessions and cookies; JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication; Passport.js for user authentication in Node.js; OAuth and social logins (Google, Facebook, etc.).

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Risk identification and assessment; Risk mitigation strategies; Prioritizing tests based on risk; Risk management in testing.

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Mobile application testing; Web application testing; Cloud-based testing; Testing in DevOps environments.

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Role of QA in software development; Differences between QA and testing; QA activities and processes; Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).

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Ethical considerations in software testing; Software testing in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance); Privacy and confidentiality concerns.

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MCQ quiz 30 questions, each question carrying 2 marks; Max Time 60mins.

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