Manual Testing

Syllabus
1. Testing Introduction
(Software, Program,
Application)
a) What is Software?
b) What is a Program?
c) What is Project / Product?
2. Testing Definition
3. W / H Forms testing
a) What is testing?
b) Why do we need testing?
c) Who are needed for
testing?
d) When the does the testing
begin
e) When the does the testing
end
f) What are needed for
testing?
g) How do we test?
4. Requirements
a) What is Requirement
b) What if there are no
requirements
5. Requirements Flow
a) BRS - Business
Requirement Specifications
(CRS)
b) FRS - Functional
Requirement Specifications
(MFR)
c) SRS - Software
Requirement Specifications
d) Use Cases
e) Wireframes / Site Flows /
Rational Diagrams
f) Test Cases
g) Code
h) Application

6. SDLC (Software
development Life Cycle)
a) What is SDLC
b) What are the different
models of SDLC
c) Waterfall Model
d) Spiral Model
e) Rapid Model
f) Prototype Model
g) V Model
h) Fish Model
i) Butterfly Model
j) W Model
7. Testing Process
a) What is testing process
b) Testing Process Flow Chart
c) Testing Process Detailed
Description
8. Testing Life Cycle
a) What is testing Life cycle
b) Testing Life Cycle Flow
Chart
c) Testing Life Cycle Detailed
Description
9. Test Case
a) What is test case
b) How do we design test
cases
c) Test Case structure
d) Test Case Items
e) Design a test case for
<Random Selection>
10.
Test Case Design
Techniques
a) Boundary Value Analysis
b) Equivalence Clause
partition
c) Error guessing
d) Cause Effective graphing
11.

Testing Techniques

a) Positive testing

b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Negative testing
Zero values
Valid values
Invalid values
With in range
Out of range

12.
Testing
Methodologies
a) Black Box Testing
b) White Box Testing
c) Grey Box Testing
13.
What is Black box
testing
a) What is Black box testing
b) Why do we use this testing
c) What are the pros and cons
in it
d) Flow of the Black Box
Testing
14.
Testing Types and
Definitions
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

15.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
16.

Smoke testing
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
System Testing
Regression Testing
Automation Testing
UI Testing
Compatibility Testing
Load Testing
Performance Testing
Stress testing
UAT Testing (Alpha and
Beta)
Defect Tracking
What is Defect
Why Software has bugs
What is defect reporting
What is defect tracking
Defect Detailed Report
Defect Life Cycle

a) What is Defect Life Cycle

b) Defect Life Cycle Flow chart

c) Defect Life Cycle Detailed

Description
d) Bug /Defect / issue / error
e) Bug verification Process
f) Bug Reproduction Process
g) Bug finding techniques
h) Bug logging process
i) Defect Severity
j) Defect Density
17.

Severity / Priority

a) What is severity
b) What is priority
c) Difference between
Severity and Priority
d) Examples of Severity of a
bug
e) Examples of priority of a
bug
f) Low severity and high
priority examples
g) High severity and low
priority examples
18.
Application
Architecture
a) What is application
Architecture
b) One tier Architecture
c) Two tier Architecture
d) Three tier Architecture
e) N-tier Architecture
f) Client / Server Architecture
g) Web based Architecture
19.
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b)
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d)
e)
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20.
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b)
c)
d)
e)

QA Metrics
Stability Trend Chart.
Defects for Module
Effects for Tests
Test Coverage
Defects for KLOC
Defects for Testing
Environment
Testing Levels
Smoke testing
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
System Testing
Regression Testing

f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)

21.

Automation Testing
UI Testing
Compatibility Testing
Load Testing
Performance Testing
Stress testing
UAT Testing (Alpha and
Beta)
Test Plan

a) What is a Test Plan

b) What are the contents of a
test plan
c) Why test plan is so
important
d) Who prepares it and How
22.

Test Strategy

a) What is a test strategy

b) Why it is needed
c) What is the difference
between test strategy and
test plan.
23.

Test Environment

a) What is testing
environment
b) What is it needed
c) What is test bed
d) Explain briefly about
testing environments
e) What are the different
testing environments
24.

Use Case

a) What is an Use case

b) Why it is needed
c) What are the elements of
use case
d) How does this is different
from wireframe / site flow /
SRS
25.

Risks

a) What is a risk
b) What is risk analysis
c) How do you handle risks

d) What are the risks you

have faced
26.
STLC ( Software Test
Life Cycle)
a) What is STLC
b) How does this differ from
SDLC
27.

Other Testing terms

a) Stubs and Drivers

b) What is Quality
c) How do you configure your
application for testing
d) What are test Scenarios
e) Quality Assurance
f) Quality Planning
g) Quality Control
h) Difference between QA and
QC
i) Verification & Validation
j) What is Traceability Matrix
28.
IMP Testing
Documents
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
29.
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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
30.

Traceability Matrix
Test Case Template
Test Plan Template
Bug Reporting TemplateQA Metrics
Requirements Flow
Testing Process
Test Strategy
Use Cases
BRS / FRS / SRS /
Reviews
What is a review
Peer Review
Technical Review
Informal / Formal
Walkthrough
Inspection
CMMi

a) CMMi concepts
b) Six Sigma concepts

31.

Questionnaire / FAQs

a) Testing FAQs
b) Interview Tips