Question { Satyam, 9423 }

difference between scenario and testcases?

Answer

scenario:
scenario, the functionality or flow of the application
requirement.
testcases:
using scenario we are writing test cases.


Test Scenario represents a series of actions that are
associated together. (From initiation to completion)
Test Case represents a signle (low level) action by the user.


Test case:
It specifies the functionality of a single unit.
Test scenario:
It specifies the functionality of sequence.

Question { 10074 }

what are the key challenges of testing?

Answer

As a tester, we have some challenges which are very unique
to our profession and some challenges are more generic in
nature.

Analytical Challenges - These challenges are not unique to
our profession and most of the professions require some
degree of analytical skills. Analytic can be defined as
"Having the ability to analyze" or "Ability to divide into
elements and principle", given the nature of testing it is
very important for testers to have good analytical skills.
Like any other skill, analytical skill can also be improved
by practice.

Professional Challenges: Every profession has its own
challenges. This section explains the different challenges
faced in this field and how you can overcome them. These may
be the interaction with the developer, attitude of
Management towards testing, identification of tools, their
usage and training , interaction with the customers,
acceptability and entry-exit criteria for the tests and many
more.

Question { 8539 }

1.what is the deference between priority and severity?

Answer

“Priority” is associated with scheduling,
that mean which bug is going to be fixed first,like this
scheduling the bugs according to the seriousness of the bugs.

“severity” is associated with standards,
describes the seriousness or impact of the bug,that mean how
the bug may affect the application,
Types of severity:
Blocker: No further testing work can be done.
Critical: Application crash, Loss of data.
Major: Major loss of function.
Minor: minor loss of function.
cosmetic: Some UI enhancements.

Question { STQC, 12571 }

What is the difference b/w Smoke Testing and Sanity Testing?

Answer

sanity testing means whether the build is ready for further
testing or not
smoke testing means whether the build is ready fr release or
not

Question { STQC, 12571 }

What is the difference b/w Smoke Testing and Sanity Testing?

Answer

Sanity testing is testing the new version is working better
than the previous version.
Smoke testing is just running the application to know the
flow & functionality of the application