Software Testing Methodologies

Manual Testing

Manual inspection of the software by a human tester

Automated Testing

Uses software tools to automate testing process

Functional Testing

Verifies that the functions of the software application works in conformance with the requirements

Non-functional Testing

Deals with how well the software operates rather than verifying the outcome of software functions

Unit Testing

Tests individual units or components of the code/software

Integration Testing

Tests how different components of the software interacts to ensure they work together as a system

System Testing

Tests the complete software system to ensure it meets specified requirements

Acceptance Testing

Tests to make sure the software meets customer’s or end-user’s expectations

Regression Testing

Re-executing a previously created test suite to verify that changes to the code did not cause new problems

Performance Testing

Tests the software to determine performance characteristics such as speed, scalability, and stability

Security Testing

Tests the software to identify vulnerabilities and ensure it meets security requirements

Exploratory Testing

The tester actively explores the software to find defects without following a specific test plan

End-to-End

Testing that replicates a user’s behavior with the software in a complete application environment

Boundary Value Testing

Edge case testing

Usability Testing

Tests the user-friendliness and ease of the software

Smoke Testing

Basic tests that check basic functionality of an application

Automated testing helps speed up []

Continuous Delivery (CD)

Auto testing is an [] process of a [] process

Automation, manual

Auto testing is used to automate [] [] that are difficult to perform manually

testing tasks

Automation tests can be ran at []

anytime of the day

Reasons for using automation testing

Quality Assurance, Error or Bug-free software, No human intervention, Increased test coverage, and Frequent testing

What kinds of software tests should be automated first?

End-to-end tests, unit tests, integration tests, and performance tests

Most common automation frameworks

Linear framework, modular-based framework, and library architecture framework

Automation Testing Process

Select test tool, define automation scope, plan design develop, test execution, and maintenance

“Reassessing the [] as the app develops and changes” is a best practice for Software Automation

test plan

“Plan for [] test cases” is a best practice for Test Automation

Self-contained

“Planning [] execution” is a best practice for Test Automation

test order

“Use tools with [] scheduling” is a best practice for Test Automation

auto

“Set an [] for test failure” is a best practice for Test Automation

alarm

M__ tests should be automated

Monotonous

Tests with multiple [] should be automated

Data sets

Business [] tests should be automated

Critical

D__ tests should be automated

Determinant

What is a Determinant test case?

Test case where it is easy for the computer to decode whether the test has failed or can be automated

T__ tests should be automated

Tedious