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Basics of Software Testing and Automation Testing

Software testing is the process of evaluating software to ensure it meets user requirements and quality standards, with goals including defect identification and risk reduction. It encompasses various levels and types of testing, including manual and automation testing, which has benefits like faster execution but also limitations such as high initial costs. Popular automation tools include Selenium and LoadRunner, each serving specific testing purposes.

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Basics of Software Testing and Automation Testing

Software testing is the process of evaluating software to ensure it meets user requirements and quality standards, with goals including defect identification and risk reduction. It encompasses various levels and types of testing, including manual and automation testing, which has benefits like faster execution but also limitations such as high initial costs. Popular automation tools include Selenium and LoadRunner, each serving specific testing purposes.

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BASICS OF SOFTWARE TESTING AND AUTOMATION TESTING

🔶 1. What is Software Testing?

Definition:
Software testing is the process of evaluating and verifying that a software application or system does
what it is supposed to do.

Purpose:

 To find defects

 To ensure quality

 To validate user requirements

 To ensure performance and security

🔶 2. Goals of Software Testing

 Identify bugs and errors

 Improve software quality

 Validate user requirements

 Reduce risk of software failure

🔶 3. Principles of Software Testing

1. Testing shows presence of defects

2. Exhaustive testing is impossible

3. Early testing saves time and money

4. Defect clustering

5. Pesticide paradox (same tests won’t find new bugs)

6. Testing is context-dependent

7. Absence of errors is a fallacy

🔶 4. Levels of Testing

Level Description

Unit Testing Test individual modules

Integration Testing Test combined modules


Level Description

System Testing Test complete system

Acceptance Testing Done by client/user

🔶 5. Types of Testing

Type Description

Black Box Testing Test without knowing code

White Box Testing Test with internal code knowledge

Functional Testing Validates system functions

Non-Functional Testing Performance, security, usability

Regression Testing After updates to ensure stability

Smoke Testing Basic functionality check

Sanity Testing Specific functionality check after changes

🔶 6. Manual Testing vs Automation Testing

Manual Testing Automation Testing

Performed by humans Performed by scripts/tools

Time-consuming Fast execution

Prone to errors Accurate and reliable

Good for UI/Usability testing Good for regression, load testing

No programming required Requires scripting knowledge

🤖 Automation Testing

🔶 7. What is Automation Testing?

Definition:
Automation testing uses special software tools to control test execution, compare actual outcomes
with expected results, and report bugs.

🔶 8. Benefits of Automation Testing

 Faster execution

 Reusability of test scripts


 Reliable and repeatable

 Cost-effective in long-term

 Useful for large projects

🔶 9. Popular Automation Testing Tools

Tool Use

Selenium Web application testing

JUnit/TestNG Unit testing in Java

QTP/UFT Functional GUI testing

LoadRunner Performance testing

Appium Mobile application testing

🔶 10. Limitations of Automation Testing

 High initial cost

 Not suitable for short-term or UI testing

 Requires skilled resources

 Can miss unexpected issues that a human might catch

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