Manual Software Testing Online Training Course

Software Testing Overview

• Introduction to Software Testing
• Objectives of Testing
• Software Development Process
• Project vs. Product
• Error / Fault / Failure
• Why Software has defects?
• Most common defects
• Cost of fixing defects
• Testing then … & Testing now…
• What is Verification & Validation
• Difference between QA & QC
• Role of a Tester

Principles of Testing

• Early Testing
• Exhaustive Testing Impossible
• Defect Clustering
• Pesticide Paradox
• Testing is Context Dependant
• Testing Should Show Presence of Defects
• Absence of Error is a Fallacy

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

• SDLC Phases
• SDLC Models
  • Waterfall Model
  • V Model
  • RAD Model
  • Prototype Model
  • Spiral Model
  • Agile Model

Software Testing Methodologies

• Static Testing
• White Box Testing
• Black Box Testing
• Gray Box Testing

Static Testing Techniques

• Reviews
• Walkthroughs

White Box Testing

• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing

Black Box Testing

• System Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Alpha Testing
  • Beta Testing

System Testing & Types of System Testing

• Smoke / Sanity Testing
• Formal Testing
• Priority Based/Risk Based Testing
• Ad-hoc Testing
• Re-Testing & Regression Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Benchmark Testing
• Monkey Testing
• UI Testing
• Usability Testing
• Security Testing
• Performance Testing
• Load Testing
• Stress Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Installation Testing
• Globalization Testing
• Localization Testing
• Recovery Testing

Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

• Test Planning
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Plan
• Test Analysis
  • Analyzing Functional Requirements
  • Preparing Requirement Clarification
• Test Preparation
  • Identifying & documenting Test Scenarios
  • Test Case Design Techniques
    • ECP
    • BVA
    • Decision Table Testing
    • State Transition Testing
    • Use case Testing
  • Preparing Test Cases
  • Preparing Test Data
  • Preparing RTM
• Test Execution
  • Build Release Process
  • Executing Testcases
• Defect / Bug Life Cycle
• Defect Management
  • What is defect?
  • Defect Classification
  • Defect Severity & Defect Priority
  • Defect Report Template
  • Defect Reporting & Defect Tracking
• Test Closure
  • Criteria for Test Closure
  • Status Reports (Daily & Weekly)
  • Test Summary Reports
  • Agile Testing
  • Database Testing

Test Management & Defect Management Tools

• ALM (Quality Center)
• Jira

Structured Query Language

• Introduction to SQL
• Joining Tables
• Deleting Data
• Using Views
• Deleting Data
• Grouping Data
• Between Operator

Unix Basic Command

• Grep Command
• Find Command
• SSH Command
• VIM Command
• LS Command
• PWD Command
• CD Command
• Shut Down Command
• FTP Command
• Service Command
• PS Command
• Kill Command
• RM Command
• CP Command
• MV Command
• CAT Command
• PASSWD Command
• MKDIR Command
• UNAME Command
• WHATIS Command
• TAIL Command
• LESS Command
• PING Command
• Date Command

Fundamentals of Testing

• Why is Testing necessary
• Software systems context
• Causes of software defects
• Role of Testing in software development, maintenance & operations
• Testing & quality
• How much Testing is enough
• What is Testing
• Seven Testing principles
• Fundamental Test Process
• Test Planning & control
• Test analysis & design
• Test implementation & execution
• Evaluating exit criteria & reporting
• Test closure activities
• The psychology of Testing
• Code of ethics

Testing throughout the Software Life Cycle

• Software Development Models
• V model
• Iterative models
• Testing within a lifecycle model
• Test Levels
• Component Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• Test Types
• Functional Testing
• Non-functional Testing
• Structural Testing
• Regression Testing

Static Techniques

• Static techniques & the test process
• Review Process
• Activities of a formal review
• Roles & responsibilities
• Types of reviews
• Success factors for reviews
• Static analysis by tools

Test Design Techniques

• Test development process
• Categories of test design techniques
• Black box techniques
• Equivalence Partitioning
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Decision Table Testing
• State Transition Testing
• Use case Testing
• White box techniques
• Statement Testing & coverage
• Decision Testing & coverage
• Other structure-based techniques
• Experience-based techniques
• Choosing test techniques

Test Management

• Test Organization
• Test organization & independence
• Tasks of test leader & tester
• Test Planning & Estimation
• Test planning
• Test planning activities
• Entry criteria
• Exit criteria
• Test estimation
• Test strategy, test approach
• Test Progress Monitoring & Control
• Test progress monitoring
• Test reporting
• Test control
• Configuration Management
• Risk & Testing
• Project risks
• Product risks
• Incident Management

Tool Support for Testing

• Types of Test Tools
• Tool support for Testing
• Test tool classification
• Tool Support for management of Testing & tests
• Tool support for static Testing
• Tool support for test specification
• Tool support for test execution & logging
• Tool support for performance & monitoring
• Tool support for specific Testing needs
• Effective Use of Tools
• Potential benefits & risks
• Special considerations
• Introducing a tool into an organization

Selenium Introduction & IDE

• Overview of Selenium
• Java Setup
• eclipse setup
• why java for selenium
• First eclipse project
• First Java Program
• Installation of IDE
• Recording of script
• Running script
• RC overview & WebDriver2.X
• RC introduction
• Overview of webdriver
• configuration
• Drivers for FF.IE, Chrome
• Firepath & firebug addon installation
• Finding element using locators ID,xpath,link,CSS ..etc.
• Handling drop down
• Handling Alert
• Handling multiple windows
• Close & quite difference
• Open & navigate
• TESTNG & reporting
• Overview of webdriver 3.x

Selenium Introduction & Java Basics-1

• Overview of Selenium
• Java Setup
• eclipse setup
• why java for selenium
• First eclipse project
• First Java Program
• Concept of Java class
• Data types in java
• String class, if statement, Loops, Array
• Practical usage of array & loops in selenium

Java Basics – 2

• Local variable, Global variable
• Static/Non static variable/function
• Object creation
• constructors
• Call by reference & call by value
• OOPS-Inheritance, overriding, overloading, Object class
• Packages, Access modifies
• Exception handling -Exception/Error, different type of exception
• Collection API
• Practical usage of Java concept in concept in selenium

File Handling, XML File, XLS handling

• Reading writing text file
• POI api, reading & writing in XLS
• Reading from XML file
• Junit/TESTNG overview

JUNIT & ANT

• JUNIT configuration
• JUNIT annotations
• Skipping Test
• Parameterization
• Assertion
• What is ANT
• JUNIT-Maven
• HTML Report generation Using ANT

TestNG Framework & Reports Generation

• Overview of TESTNG
• TestNG annotations
• Parameterization
• Grouping of test
• Setting priority
• skipping test
• Report Generation

Selenium IDE

• Installation of IDE
• Recording of script
• Running script
• Wait
• Verification/Assertion
• User Extension
• Regular expression
• RC introduction

Web Driver 2

• Overview of webdriver
• configuration
• Drivers for FF.IE, Chrome
• Firepath & firebug addon installation
• Inspecting element in FF, IE & chrome
• Finding element
• Absolute & relative xpath
• cssSelector as compare to xpath
• Handling dynamic object/ids on the page
• Handling Alert
• Handling multiple windows
• Close & quite difference
• Open & navigate

Data Driven Framework

• Overview of is data driven framework, keyword & Hybrid
• Why framework is required?
• Framework generation & structure design
• Test case creation
• xml
• Create util function, validation function
• Report & logging
• Screenshot
• Reading from XLS
• Run with ANT

Project: Page Object Model

• Overview of page object mode
• Page object model practical use
• Build maven project
• build page classes
• Build base page classes
• Create complete structure of framework
• Execution

WebDriver3

• Overview of webdriver3
• Queries session?

Introduction to Automation Testing

• What is Automation Testing?
• Benefits of Automation Testing?
• Manual Testing vs. Automation Testing
• Types of Automation Testing Tools
• Tool Selection Criteria
• Automation Testing Process
• When should Test Automation be used?
• When should Test Automation be avoided?

Introduction to QuickTest

• Overview of Add-In Manager & QuickTest
• QuickTest Window & Tools
• QuickTest Commands
• Tools in QuickTest

Record & Playback

• Recording a Test
• Understanding your recorded Test
• Executing a Test
• Different Recording Levels
• Default Recording
• Analog Recording
• Low-Level Recording
• Analyzing the Results

Introduction to VBScript

• Difference between Languages & Scripts
• VB script Language Overview
• History of VBScript
• VBScript & Versions
• Difference between Languages & Scripting

Comments

• Purpose of comments:
• Types of Comments
• Comments & Shortcut keys

VB Script Variables

• Declaring Variables
• Option Explicit
• Naming Restrictions for Variables
• Scope of Variables
• Life Time of Variables
• Assigning Values to Variables
• Scalar Variables & Array Variables
• Dynamic Arrays

VB Script Data Types

• Variant Subtypes

VB Script Operators

• Operator Precedence
• Arithmetic Operators
• Comparison Operators
• Logical Operators
• String Manipulation

Input/Output Operations

• InputBox Function
• MsgBox Function

Constants

• Creating Constants

Conditional Statements

• If Statement
• If…Then….Else Statement
• If…Then….ElseIf Statement
• Select…Case Statement

Loop through Code

• Do…Loop
• Do Until
• While…Wend
• For…Next
• For Each…Next

Other Statements Procedures

• Sub Procedures
• Function Procedures

Error Handling

• Handling Syntax & Runtime Errors
• Coding to Avoid Errors
• Coding to Handle Errors
• The Error Object
• The Raise Method

Built-In Functions

• String Functions
• Math Functions
• Date & Time Functions

Debugging

• Why Debug
• Types of Bugs
• Stepping Through Code
• Watching Variable Values

Regular Expressions

Methods

Objects

Introduction to Objects

• What are Objects?
• Properties Defined
• Methods Defined
• Events Defined
• Referencing Objects
• Properties
• Classes
• Keywords
• Working with Test Objects & Object Repositories
• Object Repository Introduction
• How Objects are added into OR
• Identifying the Objects
• Viewing the Object Properties
• Object Repository Modes
• Per-Action vs. Shared Object Repository
• Object SPY
• OI Introduction
• User Defined Objects
• Smart Identification
• Managing Object Repositories
• Merging Shared Object Repositories
• Associating Shared Object Repositories to a Test
• Merging Object Repositories

Synchronization

• What is Synchronization?
• Synchronizing Your Tests
• Synchronization Methods
• Adding Wait Property Method
• Adding Wait Method, Adding Exist method
• Adding Sync Method
• Global Synchronization Settings
• Browser vs. Page Sync()
• Web Event Recording Configuration

Checkpoints

• Introduction
• Adding Checkpoints while recording
• Types of Checkpoints
• Standard Checkpoint
• Text Checkpoint, Text area Checkpoint
• Bitmap Checkpoint
• Database Checkpoint
• Accessibility Checkpoint
• XML from Resource Checkpoint
• XML from Application Checkpoint
• Page Checkpoint, Table Checkpoint
• Image Checkpoint
• Updating Checkpoints at run time

Output values

• Introduction
• Types of Output Values
• Creating Output values
• Storing output values

Actions

• Introduction to Actions
• Types of Actions, Creating Actions
• Inserting Call to Actions
• Insert Call to Copy of Action
• Insert Call to Existing Action
• Splitting Actions
• Input & Output Parameters
• Action Template

Parameterization Tests & Data Driven Tests

• What is Parameterization?
• Parameterizing a Test Manually
• Parameterizing Using Actions
• Parameterizing Using DataTables
• Parameterizing Using Environment Variables
• Built-in Environment Variables
• Internal Environment variables
• External Environment Variables
• Parameterizing Using Random Number

Working with DataTables

• Introduction
• Working with global & Action Sheets
• Editing & Saving DataTables
• DataTable Methods
• DataTables & Database
• Importing & Exporting Data to/ from Spread Sheet

Regular Expressions

• Introduction to Regular Expressions
• Defining Regular Expressions
• Running & Analyzing Regular Expressions
• Regular Expression Characters
• When to use Regular Expressions in QuickTest

Functions

• Introduction
• Creating User-Defined Functions
• Advantages if Using functions
• Creating generic Functions
• Function Decomposition
• Read from Excel
• Write to Excel
• Step Generator

Recovery Scenarios

• Introduction to Trigger Events
• When to use Recovery Scenarios?
• Default Recovery Scenarios
• Recovery Function call
• Recovery Scenario Manager
• Error Handling
• Creating Recovery files
• Associating Recovery files

Mapping User-Defined Test Object Classes

• Introduction
• What is Virtual Object?
• Creating Virtual Object
• Virtual Object Manager
• Entire Parent hierarchy
• Parent only

Debugging in QuickTest

• Establishing our Debugging Configuration
• Using Break Points
• Step Into, Step Out & Step Over
• Debug viewer Pane
• Working with Watch Expressions Tab
• Working with the Variables Tab
• Working with the Comm& Tab

Library Files

• Associating a Library globally with a test
• Dynamically Loading libraries locally at run-time
• Dynamically Loading libraries globally at run-time
• Applicability of Option Explicit

Working with Databases

• Introduction
• Checking the state of Connection or Recordset
• Database Connectivity
• MS Access, SQL Server & Oracle
• Exporting the results of a query to DataTable

Working with Flat Files

• Introduction
• Types Flat Files, Modes of Flat Files
• Advantages FSO

Utility Objects

• The Crypt Object
• The Optional Step Object, The PathFinder Object
• The SystemUtil Object, The RegisterUserFunc Object
• The Services Object, With— End with
• Transactional Statements

QTP Automation Object Model

• Introduction
• Automation QuickTest Operations
• When to use AOM Scripts
• How can we use AOM to launch QuickTest on Remote Machine

HTML DOM

• What is HTML?
• When to use HTML DOM?
• When not to use HTML DOM?
• HTML DOM Objects
• JavaScript Events & Actions
• Converting a DOM object QTP Test Object

Working with Web Tables

• Introduction
• Accessing the web tables
• Clicking on inside the web table
• Row count
• Column Count
• GetCellData
• ChildItemsCount

Working with MS Excel & MS Word

• Introduction
• The Excel Automation Object Model
• The Word Automation Object Model

Descriptive Programming

• Introduction
• Advantages of Descriptive Programming
• When to use Descriptive Programming
• Descriptive Programming syntax
• Using description objects
• The micclass Identifier
• Converting OR based script to a DP-based script
• Types DP/PD Methods

Implementing Test Automation Frame Works in Real Time Project

• Introduction
• Design Guidelines
• Advantages of Frame Work
• Types of Automation frameworks
• Support different application versions
• Implementing in Real-Time Environment
• Disadvantages of frameworks

Introduction to Agile & Scrum

• Why Agile
• Course Objectives
• Target audience
• Traditional Development
• Problems with traditional software development
• Usage of features in a system
• Makings of a new approach
• Agile Manifesto
• Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
• Authors of the Agile Manifesto
• Agile Project Management Framework
• What is Scrum
• Certified Scrum Master

Agile Scrum Methodologies

• Agile Methodologies
• Feature Driven Development
• extreme Programming
• XP Values
• XP Practices
• XP Benefits
• Agile Unified Process
• Scrum
• Scrum Life cycle

Scrum Roles

• Scrum Roles
• Stakeholders
• Management of stakeholders
• Scrum lifecycle
• Product Owner
• Product Owners role
• Product Owners role
• Prioritization
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Prioritization based on Value & Risk
• Prioritizing requirements MoSCoW
• Prioritizing requirements Relative weighting method
• Scrum life cycle
• Scrum Master
• What does a Scrum Master Do
• What the Scrum Master Should NOT do
• Role of a Manager

Agile Scrum Ceremonies

• Scrum Ceremonies
• Timeboxing
• Advantages of timeboxing
• Release
• High-level view of a release
• Sprints
• Factors in selecting a Sprint duration
• Intensity of work
• No changes in a Sprint
• Daily Scrum
• Sprint Review
• Sprint Review
• Also check during a review
• Sprint Retrospective
• Making retrospectives effective

Input/Output Operations

• InputBox Function
• MsgBox Function

Constants

• Creating Constants

Conditional Statements

• If Statement
• If…Then….Else Statement
• If…Then….ElseIf Statement
• Select…Case Statement

Loop through Code

• Do…Loop
• Do Until
• While…Wend
• For…Next
• For Each…Next

Other Statements Procedures

• Sub Procedures
• Function Procedures

Scrum Artifacts

• Scrum Artifacts
• Product backlog
• Product backlog
• Product release & sprint backlog
• User story
• Example user story formal
• Story card information
• Multiple stories may be required to complete a feature
• Epics
• Writing good stories
• Splitting user stories

Scrum Best Practices

• Scrum Best Practices
• Refactoring
• Pair programming
• Continuous integration
• Practices of continuous integration
• Configuration management
• Quality in Agile
• Test-driven development
• Advantages of TDD
• Definition of Done

Scrum Planning

• Scrum Planning
• Principles behind Agile planning
• Release planning
• Velocity
• Sprint planning

Scrum Estimation

• Scrum Estimation
• Principles of Scrum estimation
• Estimation techniques
• Uncertainty in estimates
• Story points
• Story points example
• Using story points
• Comparing the approaches
• Estimation techniques Planning poker
• Planning poker an example
• Planning poker tips
• Advantages of planning poker

Monitoring Scrum Projects

• Monitoring Scrum Projects
• Charts in Scrum
• Burn-down chart: Iteration level
• Burndown chart Project level
• Escaped defects found
• Velocity chart
• Progress Chart

Fundamental Agile Testing Principles, Practices, & Processes

• The Differences between Testing in Traditional & Agile Approaches
• Testing & Development Activities
• Test Levels
• Testing & Configuration Management
• Organizational Options for Independent Testing
• Status of Testing in Agile Projects
• Communicating Test Status, Progress, & Product Quality
• Managing Regression Risk with Evolving Manual & Automated Test Cases
• Role & Skills of a Tester in an Agile Team
• Agile Tester Skills
• The Role of a Tester in an Agile Team

Agile Testing Methods, Techniques, & Tools

• Agile Testing Methods
• Test-Driven Development, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, & Behavior-Driven Development
• The Test Pyramid
• Testing Quadrants, Test Levels, & Testing Types
• The Role of a Tester
• Assessing Quality Risks & Estimating Test Effort
• Assessing Quality Risks in Agile Projects
• Estimating Testing Effort Based on Content & Risk
• Techniques in Agile Projects
• Acceptance Criteria, Adequate Coverage, & Other Information for Testing
• Applying Acceptance Test-Driven Development
• Functional & Non-Functional Black Box Test Design
• Exploratory Testing & Agile Testing
• Tools in Agile Projects
• Task Management & Tracking Tools
• Communication & Information Sharing Tools
• Software Build & Distribution Tools
• Configuration Management Tools
• Test Design, Implementation, & Execution Tools

• Gain recognition for Testing as an essential & professional software engineering specialization by industry
• Obtain a standard framework for the development of testers’ careers
• Become professionally qualified testers to be recognized by employers, customers & peers, & raise the profile of testers
• Promote consistent & good Testing practice within all software engineering disciplines
• Help in identification of Testing topics that are relevant & of value to industry
• To increase chances of software suppliers to hire & thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment policy
• Add an opportunity for testers or those with an interest in Testing to acquire an industry recognized qualification in the subject

• Technical Assignments (4 Assignments)
• Aptitude Test Papers like (HCL, IBM, Wipro etc.)
• Resume Design by Dedicated Placement Cell
• Mockup Interview by Corporate Professionals
• Schedule Interview with valid reference in Software Companies
• Candidate Analysis (RCA), if candidate is not getting the job