Introduction to Software Testing
- 1. Quality Assurance / Software Testing Training Introduction to Software Testing
- 2. Page 2Classification: Restricted Agenda • Course Overview • Introduction to Software Testing • Is Testing a Technical role • Project And Product • Quality Assurance Vs Quality Control • QC VS QA • Verification and Validation
- 3. Page 3Classification: Restricted • Module 1 – Introduction to QA – Software Testing • Module 2 – Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC) and Quality Standard • Module 3 – Testing Concepts and Manual testing • Module 4 – Requirements, Configuration Management, Strategy and Defect life Cycle • Module 5 – Testing Tools and Automation Software Quality Testing
- 4. Page 4Classification: Restricted • What is Testing? What is QA? Are they the same or different? • Is Testing a Technical Role? Do we need technical knowledge? • Projects And Products • Quality Analyst and Quality Control • Verification and Validation • Defect/Bugs in Software Testing • Quality Team Roles and Responsibilities • Career options available for a Test Engineer • Testing Market and Opportunities • Class Assignment Module 1- Introduction to QA-Software Testing
- 5. Page 5Classification: Restricted Day 1- Introduction to Software Testing Software Testing Software testing is a planned process that is used to identify the correctness, completeness, security and quality of software. Testing is generally done to demonstrate that the software is doing what it is supposed to do as well as the software is not doing what it is not supposed to do. Quality Assurance QA is planned and systematic way to evaluate quality of process used to produce a quality product. The goal of a QA is to provide assurance that a product is meeting customer’s quality expectations.
- 6. Page 6Classification: Restricted Project And Product Project: Project is developed based on the customer requirements and his usage only. Product: Product is developed based on the company specifications a use multiple costumers
- 7. Page 7Classification: Restricted Quality Assurance Vs Quality Control Quality Assurance The function of software quality that assures that the standards, processes, and procedures are appropriate for the project and are correctly implemented. Quality Control QC is a set of activities for ensuring quality in products. The goal of QC is to identify defects after a product is developed and before it's released.
- 8. Page 8Classification: Restricted QC VS QA
- 9. Page 9Classification: Restricted Verification and Validation Verification Verification is a static practice of verifying documents, design, code and program. It does not involve executing the code. It is human based checking of documents and files. Verification uses methods like inspections, reviews, walkthroughs, and Desk-checking etc. Validation Validation is a dynamic mechanism of validating and testing the actual product. It always involves executing the code. It is computer based execution of program. Validation uses methods like black box (functional) testing, gray box testing, and white box (structural) testing etc.
- 11. Page 11Classification: Restricted Defect/Bugs in Software Testing Bug: A bug is a fault in a program which causes it to behave abruptly. Bugs are usually found either during unit testing done by developer of module testing by testers. Defect: A defect is found when the application does not conform to the requirement specification. A defect can also be found when the client or user is testing. Example: According to newspaper stories in mid-2001, a major systems development contractor was fired and sued over problems with a large retirement plan management system. According to the reports, the client claimed that system deliveries were late, the software had excessive defects, and it caused other systems to crash. Bugs in software supporting a large commercial high-speed data network affected 70,000 business customers over a period of 8 days in August of 1999. Among those affected was the electronic trading system of the largest U.S. futures exchange, which was shut down for most of a week as a result of the outages.
- 13. Page 13Classification: Restricted Quality Team Roles and Responsibilities Quality Manager Provides leadership and is responsible for overseeing day-to-day test preparation and execution activities, including resource scheduling, team communications and status reporting as well as promoting and overseeing use of established best practices, policies, and procedures. Liaison between Test Team and the Business Stakeholder(s). Quality Lead Responsible for the results of Testing and the use of good testing practices for their assigned focus area as well as coordinating the testing effort including scripted and functional testing and managing the setup and assignment of the tests using Testing Management tools. Tester(s) Responsible for validating the test basis, designing and developing test cases/scripts and data sets, executing tests, and reporting and diagnosing defects as well as quality assurance of the tests cases and test execution.
- 14. Page 14Classification: Restricted Career options available for a Test Engineer
- 16. Page 16Classification: Restricted Testing Certification Testing –Certification • Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) certification • CSTE-Certified Software Test Engineer • ISTQB(International Testing Qualifications Board) • ISEB( Information Systems Examinations Board) • Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) QTP –Certification • QTP Certification • Certification Préparation for HP Quick Test Professional Loadrunner –Certification • HP LoadRunner Certification Testing Management Process –Certification • Certified Software Process Engineer • Certified Quantitative Software Process Engineer