Here I am sharing some important common interview questions for Fresher and experienced professionals. Below are the most frequently questions that I have shared in my Part 1 blog. Most of the interview questions are covered under Software testing FAQ's
1.Tell Me About You/yourself ?
If you are fresher:
I am ABC, I have completed my Engineering/MCA/MCM/Etc in 2015. I have completed my Testing Course from XYZ institute. I am aware of Testing Methodology, STLC & SDLC.
My Short Term Goal is to become a Sr. Tester down the line 2 years and long term goal is to
become a Test Manager.
My Strength is – I am a good listener, workaholic & easily gel with others.
Talking about my weakness – Sometimes, I get so excited and caught up in my work that I forget that my family life should be my number one priority.”
If you are having experience:
I am ABC, completed Engineering/MCA/MCM/Etc in 2010, having around 4+ years of experience in Software Testing and Automation. Currently working as a Software Test Engineer/QA Engineer in XYZ Company. My Responsibilities includes Test Case Creation and Execution by understanding Requirements and Functionality, Logging and fixing a Defect, Sending Build Wise Status Report to my Lead, participation in the client call, and involvement in writing down Test Plan etc.
My Strength is – I can work under Pressure, Result Oriented, workaholic & easily gel with others.
Talking about my weakness includes – I lose my efficiency if I work at a stretch for more than 24
hours.
2. Tell me your Role and Responsibilities?
I am currently working here as a Software Test Engineer/QA Engineer. My Responsibilities includes Test Case Creation and Execution by understanding Requirements and Functionality, Logging and fixing a Defect, Sending Build Wise Status Report to my Lead, participation in the client call, and involvement in writing down Test Plan etc.
• Prepare Test Cases and Test Data as per the Test Basics
• Peer reviews the Test cases and Test data
• Execute the test cases and record the execution status in the Test Management tool,
• Log all detected defects in the identified defect tracking tool,
• Provides status to the Assignment Manager/ Test Analyst, as and when required.
• Attending the Team Meetings
• Involved in Test Planning
• Ensuring that Deliveries of the application are in time and above expectations.
3. Why you think that you are fit for testing? / Why have you chosen this Testing Field? Why testing, tell me in only in one sentence? Or what should be the qualities of a tester?
· I know well how to break the thing than to make it &
· My attitude towards testing is thoroughly destructive but my work is constructive
· I am having lot of patience
· I am always thinking from the end user perspective.
Because of all these reason I think that I am fit for testing.
4. What is Software Testing? (Most important question for Fresher)
Software testing is nothing but running the application/system under both normal and
abnormal condition and comparing the result against Requirement/functionality. At the
same time taking the corrective action on the result which we don’t expect.
5. What should be the mindset of a tester?
· He should think from the end customer point of view.
· His attitude towards testing should be thoroughly destructive but his work should be
constructive then and then he will able to find out more and more bugs in the application.
· He should be go getter and having ability to prove his opinion in spite of all odds.
· Having Lot of patience.
6. At what stage of the SDLC does testing begin in your opinion? When should testing start in your project? Why?
In SDLC testing begin from the Requirement Gathering stage. But here in this stage we are testing the ideas not a code. We are testing following things during Requirement
gathering stage
· Is this the right requirement?
· Are they complete?
· Are they compatible?
· Are they achievable?
· Are they testable? Etc.
7. What is Quality?
Quality is nothing but degree of excellence with reference to customer satisfactions.
8. QA VS QC?
QA is nothing but Quality Assurance, which gives assurance towards quality
QC is nothing but Quality Control, which does not ensure quality, it only exposes lack of quality
QA is Process Oriented QC is Product Specific
QA is prevention of defects QC is detection of Defects
QA belongs to Verification QC belongs to Validation
9. Explain SDLC in Detail?
Software Development Life Cycle is a process of developing an Application or a Product.
SDLC divides into different phases and each phase has a definite Start and End along with the
deliverable. Different Phases in SDLC are
· Project initiations
· Requirement Analysis & Gathering
· System Design
· System Development
· System Testing
· UAT
· System Implementation
· System Maintenance
10. Tell me different SDLC models?
Different SDLC models are
· Water Fall Model
· Spiral Model
· Code & Fix Model
· Big Bang Model
· Scrum Model
· Prototype Model
· V Model
11. Which SDLC Models you are using? Explain in details. Or Which development module is used in your organization?
We are using Agile Methodology for developing software and the Models we used are SCRUM.
In Scrum, projects are divided into small group of requirements, called as sprints, which are typically one week, two weeks, or three weeks in duration.
In Scrum we have a SCRUM Master who acts a Bridge between Product owner and Development Team. Based on the size of sprints DEV & Test Team will provide the estimations to our SCRUM Master in terms of hours. Then SCRUM Master will publish the release Schedule by Date. We have a daily SCRUM Meeting where we discussed about the Progress of Sprint from Dev, Test and Analysis point of view on daily basis. If anything is blocking to us we are discussing that also in the SCRUM meeting.
12. What is the Advantage of Scrum Model /Agile methodology? (Now a days most of the companies use Scrum methodology)
· Very Productive
· Business gets something new after every 2 or 3 weeks.
· New Ideas go into TO DO List.
· Due to small sprints Tester & Developer can focus well on the given functionality.
13. When do you start writing Test Cases?
We start writing down the test cases when we get a FSD i.e. Functional Specification Document.
14. Tell me the difference between Regression testing and retesting? Or What is retesting and what is regression testing?
Regression Testing is nothing but to test the known set of test cases to ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement. Basically
Regression Testing is used to find out the side effect of existing functionality on other functionality.
&
Retesting is nothing but testing the same thing with different set of data.
15. How to identify the regression test cases? Why need of regression testing?
If Functionality B is depending on Functionality A and with the change in Functionality A if the Functionality B is getting affected then all the test cases related to functionality B will be our regression test cases. And If Functionality A & B are interdependent then all the test cases related functionality A & B will be our regression test cases. By using regression testing we will ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement.
16. Regression: what is it? How will u run all regression suit if u have less time?
Regression Testing is nothing but to test the known set of test cases to ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement. Basically Regression Testing is used to find out the side effect of existing functionality on other functionality.
Even though we have less time available we need to execute all the Regression Suite by sitting late nights or coming over weekend to ensure that all the functionalities are working fine.
We cannot take a risk of excluding some test cases from execution.
17. What is Validation and Verification?
Are you doing a thing right? Is Verification & have you done thing right? Is validation.
Verification is a QA Activity and Validation is the QC activity.
18. Tell me the difference between Scenario and Use Case and Test Case? Or difference between Scenario and Test Case?
Scenario is nothing but how the End User will use the given functionality in real time
environment.
While Use Case is nothing but the interaction of the end user with that application.
19.What is Test Case?
Test Case is nothing but a sequence of keywords or steps used to test the particular feature of
an application.
20.How will you ensure that your test cases are complete? Which tool you use to write test cases or use simple excel file?
We are writing down our test cases in excel sheet. And with the help of Requirement
Tractability matrix we will ensure that whether all the Requirements have properly covered or
not. And we will perform Peer Test Case Review and Formal Test Case Review to find out the
missed test cases which we will add after this review.
I will share more questions in my next Software Testing Interview Questions For Freshers And Experienced - PART 2 post..
1.Tell Me About You/yourself ?
If you are fresher:
I am ABC, I have completed my Engineering/MCA/MCM/Etc in 2015. I have completed my Testing Course from XYZ institute. I am aware of Testing Methodology, STLC & SDLC.
My Short Term Goal is to become a Sr. Tester down the line 2 years and long term goal is to
become a Test Manager.
My Strength is – I am a good listener, workaholic & easily gel with others.
Talking about my weakness – Sometimes, I get so excited and caught up in my work that I forget that my family life should be my number one priority.”
If you are having experience:
I am ABC, completed Engineering/MCA/MCM/Etc in 2010, having around 4+ years of experience in Software Testing and Automation. Currently working as a Software Test Engineer/QA Engineer in XYZ Company. My Responsibilities includes Test Case Creation and Execution by understanding Requirements and Functionality, Logging and fixing a Defect, Sending Build Wise Status Report to my Lead, participation in the client call, and involvement in writing down Test Plan etc.
My Strength is – I can work under Pressure, Result Oriented, workaholic & easily gel with others.
Talking about my weakness includes – I lose my efficiency if I work at a stretch for more than 24
hours.
2. Tell me your Role and Responsibilities?
I am currently working here as a Software Test Engineer/QA Engineer. My Responsibilities includes Test Case Creation and Execution by understanding Requirements and Functionality, Logging and fixing a Defect, Sending Build Wise Status Report to my Lead, participation in the client call, and involvement in writing down Test Plan etc.
• Prepare Test Cases and Test Data as per the Test Basics
• Peer reviews the Test cases and Test data
• Execute the test cases and record the execution status in the Test Management tool,
• Log all detected defects in the identified defect tracking tool,
• Provides status to the Assignment Manager/ Test Analyst, as and when required.
• Attending the Team Meetings
• Involved in Test Planning
• Ensuring that Deliveries of the application are in time and above expectations.
3. Why you think that you are fit for testing? / Why have you chosen this Testing Field? Why testing, tell me in only in one sentence? Or what should be the qualities of a tester?
· I know well how to break the thing than to make it &
· My attitude towards testing is thoroughly destructive but my work is constructive
· I am having lot of patience
· I am always thinking from the end user perspective.
Because of all these reason I think that I am fit for testing.
4. What is Software Testing? (Most important question for Fresher)
Software testing is nothing but running the application/system under both normal and
abnormal condition and comparing the result against Requirement/functionality. At the
same time taking the corrective action on the result which we don’t expect.
5. What should be the mindset of a tester?
· He should think from the end customer point of view.
· His attitude towards testing should be thoroughly destructive but his work should be
constructive then and then he will able to find out more and more bugs in the application.
· He should be go getter and having ability to prove his opinion in spite of all odds.
· Having Lot of patience.
6. At what stage of the SDLC does testing begin in your opinion? When should testing start in your project? Why?
In SDLC testing begin from the Requirement Gathering stage. But here in this stage we are testing the ideas not a code. We are testing following things during Requirement
gathering stage
· Is this the right requirement?
· Are they complete?
· Are they compatible?
· Are they achievable?
· Are they testable? Etc.
7. What is Quality?
Quality is nothing but degree of excellence with reference to customer satisfactions.
8. QA VS QC?
QA is nothing but Quality Assurance, which gives assurance towards quality
QC is nothing but Quality Control, which does not ensure quality, it only exposes lack of quality
QA is Process Oriented QC is Product Specific
QA is prevention of defects QC is detection of Defects
QA belongs to Verification QC belongs to Validation
9. Explain SDLC in Detail?
Software Development Life Cycle is a process of developing an Application or a Product.
SDLC divides into different phases and each phase has a definite Start and End along with the
deliverable. Different Phases in SDLC are
· Project initiations
· Requirement Analysis & Gathering
· System Design
· System Development
· System Testing
· UAT
· System Implementation
· System Maintenance
10. Tell me different SDLC models?
Different SDLC models are
· Water Fall Model
· Spiral Model
· Code & Fix Model
· Big Bang Model
· Scrum Model
· Prototype Model
· V Model
11. Which SDLC Models you are using? Explain in details. Or Which development module is used in your organization?
We are using Agile Methodology for developing software and the Models we used are SCRUM.
In Scrum, projects are divided into small group of requirements, called as sprints, which are typically one week, two weeks, or three weeks in duration.
In Scrum we have a SCRUM Master who acts a Bridge between Product owner and Development Team. Based on the size of sprints DEV & Test Team will provide the estimations to our SCRUM Master in terms of hours. Then SCRUM Master will publish the release Schedule by Date. We have a daily SCRUM Meeting where we discussed about the Progress of Sprint from Dev, Test and Analysis point of view on daily basis. If anything is blocking to us we are discussing that also in the SCRUM meeting.
12. What is the Advantage of Scrum Model /Agile methodology? (Now a days most of the companies use Scrum methodology)
· Very Productive
· Business gets something new after every 2 or 3 weeks.
· New Ideas go into TO DO List.
· Due to small sprints Tester & Developer can focus well on the given functionality.
13. When do you start writing Test Cases?
We start writing down the test cases when we get a FSD i.e. Functional Specification Document.
14. Tell me the difference between Regression testing and retesting? Or What is retesting and what is regression testing?
Regression Testing is nothing but to test the known set of test cases to ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement. Basically
Regression Testing is used to find out the side effect of existing functionality on other functionality.
&
Retesting is nothing but testing the same thing with different set of data.
15. How to identify the regression test cases? Why need of regression testing?
If Functionality B is depending on Functionality A and with the change in Functionality A if the Functionality B is getting affected then all the test cases related to functionality B will be our regression test cases. And If Functionality A & B are interdependent then all the test cases related functionality A & B will be our regression test cases. By using regression testing we will ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement.
16. Regression: what is it? How will u run all regression suit if u have less time?
Regression Testing is nothing but to test the known set of test cases to ensure that nothing has been affected either due to bug fix or addition of any new enhancement. Basically Regression Testing is used to find out the side effect of existing functionality on other functionality.
Even though we have less time available we need to execute all the Regression Suite by sitting late nights or coming over weekend to ensure that all the functionalities are working fine.
We cannot take a risk of excluding some test cases from execution.
17. What is Validation and Verification?
Are you doing a thing right? Is Verification & have you done thing right? Is validation.
Verification is a QA Activity and Validation is the QC activity.
18. Tell me the difference between Scenario and Use Case and Test Case? Or difference between Scenario and Test Case?
Scenario is nothing but how the End User will use the given functionality in real time
environment.
While Use Case is nothing but the interaction of the end user with that application.
19.What is Test Case?
Test Case is nothing but a sequence of keywords or steps used to test the particular feature of
an application.
20.How will you ensure that your test cases are complete? Which tool you use to write test cases or use simple excel file?
We are writing down our test cases in excel sheet. And with the help of Requirement
Tractability matrix we will ensure that whether all the Requirements have properly covered or
not. And we will perform Peer Test Case Review and Formal Test Case Review to find out the
missed test cases which we will add after this review.
I will share more questions in my next Software Testing Interview Questions For Freshers And Experienced - PART 2 post..