Manual Testing Interview Question Part - 1


  • Tell me about your self?

  • What is testing?

  • Define Verification?

  • Define Validation?

  • What’s the Difference between Verification and Validation? Explain.

  • Define Quality Assurance?

  • Define Quality Control?

  • Explain difference between QA and QC.

  • What is software quality assurance?

  • What is the difference between testing and QA (Quality Assurance)?

  • What is the software testing lifecycle and explain each of its phases?

  • Explain the differences between White-box, Gray-box, and Black-box testing.

  • What is SDLC?

  • What is the testing part in SDLC?

  • What is the Waterfall Development Method and do you agree with all the steps?

  • What is the V-Model Development Method and do you agree with this             model?

  • What is a "Good Software Tester"?

  • What are the key challenges of software testing?

  • What is alpha testing?

  • What is STLC?

  • List the stages of STLC.

  • What is a test case?

  • What is smoke testing?

  • Explain pilot testing.

  • Explain beta testing.

  • What is a verification point?

  • Explain maintenance testing.

  • What is parallel/audit testing?

  • What is end-to-end testing?

  • What is security/penetration testing?

  • What is recovery/error testing?

  • What is compatibility testing?

  • What is comparison testing?

  • What is acceptance testing?

  • What is the difference between test techniques and test methodology?

  • Define each of the following and explain how each relates to the other   Unit, System, and Integration testing.

  • How do you perform a web based testing?

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of web based testing.

  • Explain client server testing.

  • How many Test Cases did you write in your last project?

  • What document did you refer to write the Test Cases?

  • Did you use any tools to write Test Cases?

  • Have you written Test Cases? What is a Test Case? What does it include?

  • What are the types of test cases that you write?

  • How to write Integration test cases?

  • How to write Regression test cases? What are the criteria?

  • How to write User Acceptance Test plan & test cases?

  • What methodologies have you used to develop test cases?

  • Are regression tests required or do you feel there is a better use for       resources?

  • Whose work is harder?  A tester's or a developer's.

  • What is Business Requirement Document (BRD)?

  • What is Business Design Document?

  • What is a Use Case and what does it include?

  • How to derive test scenarios and use cases? What are the contents and            format?

  • What is the role of documentation in QA?

  • How is testing different from development

  • What you worked with Use Cases before?

  • Can you tell me what a Use Case is?

  • When is a good time for system testing?

  • What does the Build Deployment mean?

  • What is Build?

  • What is a Module?

  • When should you begin testing?

  • When should you begin test planning?

  • What is Test Strategy?

  • What does Test Strategy include?

  • What is the difference between a test strategy and a test plan?

  • What is a Test Plan? What does it include?

  • Are Test Plan and Test Strategy same type of documents?

  • Define the following and explain their usefulness: Change Management,             Configuration Management, Version Control, and Defect Tracking.

  • What are the roles of glass-box and black-box testing tools?

  • What is a bug?

  • Explain the bug life cycle.

  • What is the most interesting defect you have found?

  • What is Change Control?

  • Have you written Change Control?

  • What is your experience with change control? Our development team     has only 10 members. Do you think managing change is such a big deal             for us?

  • Do you think tools are required for managing change.Explain and please  list some tools/practices which can help you managing change.

  • When you log a defect using TestDirector (or ClearQuest) what fields do            you see?

  • What do you do once you find a defect?

  • What are the basic elements you put in a defect?

  • What is the biggest bug you have ever found?

  • Explain Bug Life Cycle.

  • What will you do if developer does not accept the bug?

  • What is the role of a bug tracking system?

  • What is walk-through meeting?

  • What is an inspection?

  • Can you build a good audit trail using Compuware's QA Center products?            Explain why?

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