Software Testing As A Career
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Choose Software Testing As A Career, Importance of Software Testing in the IT Industry, Manual Testing knowledge, UFT knowledge, Selenium knowledge, Database knowledge for Testers, Programming knowledge for Testers and Domain knowledge for Testers. Importance of Software Testing in the IT Industry: For Software Development, some companies use Java, some companies .NET, PHP etc... Technologies, but Software Testing is mandatory for every Software Application irrespective of the technology. Important Activities in the Information Technology Industry: • Project Management • Business Analysis • Software Development (Front-end and Back-end • Software Testing (Manual Testing and Automated Testing • Technical Support (Network Administration/System Administration • DBA (Database Administration • Software Maintenance If you want to choose software testing as your career then you need to familiar with the following concepts. 1 Analytical and Communication Skills 2 Computer Fundamentals 3 Manual Testing Knowledge 4 Database Knowledge -Essential for Database Testing 5 Programming Knowledge -Essential for Test Automation 6 Test Tools Knowledge 7 Domain Knowledge 1 Analytical and Communication Skills • Analytical Skills • Customer Communication. • Team Communication • Presentation Skills • Writing Skills 2 Computer Fundamentals • Knowledge on Computer Operating Systems (MS Windows, UNIX, Macintosh etc... • Knowledge on Mobile device operating systems - Optional • Documentation skills - MS Office, Star office • Knowledge on Software Environments - Stand-alone, Intranet, Internet and Extranet. 3 Manual Testing Knowledge • Software Project life cycle • Ability to analyze Functional and Non-functional requirements • Test Levels (Unit, Integration, System and Acceptance Testing • Test Types (Functional and Non-Functional Testing • Test Planning • Test Design Techniques (Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary value Analysis, Decision Table testing, State transition testing etc... • Test Design (Test Scenarios, Test Case and Test Data • Test Execution (Sanity, Comprehensive and Regression Testing. Defect Reporting & Tracking • Maintenance of Testing resources • Ability to track changes 4 Database knowledge (Essential for Database Testing • Database objects • Create new databases • Create new tables in a database • Insert records in a database • Update records in a database • Delete records from a database • Retrieve data from a database • Execute queries against a database • Data Integrity • Data Comparisons • Data backup and Recovery etc... 5 Programming knowledge -Essential for Test Automation • Comments • Data Types • Modifiers • Variables • Operators • Conditional Statements • Loop Statements • Input and Output operations • Built-in Functions / Methods • User defined Functions / Methods • Working with Files • Working with Databases • Regular Expressions • Exception handling • OOPS concepts -Abstraction, Polymorphism, Inheritance, Encapsulation Etc... 6 Test Tools knowledge • UFT or Selenium or both UFT and Selenium for Functional and Regression Testing. • LoadRunner or any other Performance test tool knowledge for Performance Test Automation. a Functional and Regression Test Automation using Selenium • Selenium IDE, Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid Fundamentals • Java Programming (Core Java • Create Test Cases • Enhance Test Cases • Run Test Cases - Batch Testing, Data Driven Testing, Parallel Test execution. • Cross Browser Testing. • Analyzing Test Results • Reporting and Tracking Defects (Defects Management • Regression Testing • Maintenance of Automation Resources. 7 Domain knowledge • BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning • Telecom • Healthcare • Ecommerce • Retail Market etc... ----------------------------------------------------------------
Software Testing As A Career
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Importance of Software Testing in the IT Industry:
For Software Development, some companies use Java, some companies .NET, PHP etc... Technologies,
but Software Testing is mandatory for every Software Application irrespective of the technology.
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Important Activities in IT (Information Technology) Industry:
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Software Development (Front-end and Back-end)
• Software Testing (Manual Testing and Automated Testing)
• Technical Support (Network Administration/System Administration)
• DBA (Database Administration)
• Software Maintenance
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If you want to choose software testing as your career then you need to familiar with the following concepts.
1) Analytical and Communication Skills
2) Computer Fundamentals
3) Manual Testing Knowledge
4) Database Knowledge (Essential for Database Testing)
5) Programming Knowledge (Essential for Test Automation)
6) Test Tools Knowledge
7) Domain Knowledge
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1) Analytical and Communication Skills
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• Analytical Skills
• Customer Communication.
• Team Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Writing Skills
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2) Computer Fundamentals
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• Knowledge on Computer Operating Systems (MS Windows, UNIX, Macintosh etc...)
• Knowledge on Mobile device operating systems - Optional
• Documentation skills ((MS Office, Star office (optional)).
• Knowledge on Software Environments (Stand-alone, Intranet, Internet and Extranet).
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3) Manual Testing Knowledge
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• Software Project life cycle
• Ability to analyze Functional and Non-functional requirements
• Test Levels (Unit, Integration, System and Acceptance Testing)
• Test Types (Functional and Non-Functional Testing)
• Test Planning
• Test Design Techniques (Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary value Analysis, Decision Table testing,
State transition testing etc...)
• Test Design (Test Scenarios, Test Case and Test Data)
• Test Execution (Sanity, Comprehensive and Regression Testing. Defect Reporting & Tracking)
• Maintenance of Testing resources
• Ability to track changes
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4) Database knowledge (Essential for Database Testing)
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• Database objects
• Create new databases
• Create new tables in a database
• Insert records in a database
• Update records in a database
• Delete records from a database
• Retrieve data from a database
• Execute queries against a database
• Data Integrity
• Data Comparisons
• Data backup and Recovery etc...
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5) Programming knowledge (Essential for Test Automation)
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• Comments
• Data Types
• Modifiers
• Variables
• Operators
• Conditional Statements
• Loop Statements
• Input and Output operations
• Built-in Functions / Methods
• User defined Functions / Methods
• Working with Files
• Working with Databases
• Regular Expressions
• Exception handling
• OOPS concepts (Abstraction, Polymorphism, Inheritance, Encapsulation)
Etc...
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6) Test Tools knowledge
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• UFT or Selenium or both UFT and Selenium for Functional and Regression Testing.
• LoadRunner or any other Performance test tool knowledge for Performance Test Automation.
a) Selenium (Functional and Regression Test Automation)
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• Selenium IDE, Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid Fundamentals
• Java Programming (Core Java)
• Create Test Cases
• Enhance Test Cases
• Run Test Cases - Batch Testing, Data Driven Testing, Parallel Test execution.
• Cross Browser Testing.
• Analyzing Test Results
• Reporting and Tracking Defects (Defects Management)
• Regression Testing
• Maintenance of Automation Resources.
b) UFT (Formerly QTP) -(Functional and Regression Test Automation)
• UFT Tool fundamentals
• VBScripting
• Creating Tests using either Object Repository or Descriptive programming.
• Enhancing Tests using Tool features like Checkpoints, Output values, Data Table etc...
• Enhancing Tests using VBScript features like Flow Control statements, Functions and Automation objects etc...
• Parameterization, synchronization.
• Creating Test Batches.
• Debugging & Running Tests
• Analyzing Test Results
• Reporting Defects and Tracking Defects.
• Regression Testing
• Maintenance of Automation Resources.
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7) Domain knowledge
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• BFSI (Banking Financial Services and Insurance)
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• Telecom
• Healthcare
• Ecommerce
• Retail Market etc...
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Note:
• Defect management using Bugzilla or any other tool is essential.
• Knowledge on Performance Testing using LoadRunner or any other tool is an added advantage.
• Test Management (Defect Management is part of Test Management) using ALM or any other tool is an added advantage.
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