Month: November 2011

How you used WinRunner in your project? – Yes, I have been using WinRunner for creating automated scripts for GUI, functional and regression testing of the AUT. Explain WinRunner testing process? – WinRunner testing process involves six main stages Create GUI Map File so that WinRunner can recognize the GUI objects in the application being tested Create test scripts by recording, programming, or a combination of both. While recording tests, insert checkpoints where you want to check the response of the application being tested. Debug Test: run tests in Debug mode to make sure they run smoothly Run Tests: run tests in Verify mode to test…

What is load testing? – Load testing is to test that if the application works fine with the loads that result from large number of simultaneous users, transactions and to determine weather it can handle peak usage periods. What is Performance testing? – Timing for both read and update transactions should be gathered to determine whether system functions are being performed in an acceptable timeframe. This should be done standalone and then in a multi user environment to determine the effect of multiple transactions on the timing of a single transaction. Did u use LoadRunner? What version? – Yes. Version 7.2. Explain the…

These questions are used for software tester or SQA (Software Quality Assurance) positions. Refer to The Real World of Software Testing for more information in the field. The top management was feeling that when there are any changes in the technology being used, development schedules etc, it was a waste of time to update the Test Plan. Instead, they were emphasizing that you should put your time into testing than working on the test plan. Your Project Manager asked for your opinion. You have argued that Test Plan is very important and you need to update your test plan from time to…

I will explain you how to decode an encoded password in QTP.Using QuickTest Professional and this approach, you can hack email accounts published on Internet. Are you interested? 🙂 So, continue reading this QTP tutorial for details. I’ve just recorded a simple script, which signs into Gmail. It: Fills ‘Username’ in Fills ‘Password’ in Clicks ‘Sign in’ button And the recorded QTP script is: Browser(“Gmail”).Page(“Gmail”).WebEdit(“Email”).Set “someaccount”Browser(“Gmail”).Page(“Gmail”).WebEdit(“Passwd”).SetSecure “493844a99bee0e3ab952f2e867fd08e3”Browser(“Gmail”).Page(“Gmail”).WebButton(“Sign in”).Click As you can see, QTP script is simple enough.I’ve set “someaccount” to ‘Username’ editbox. But what about ‘Password’ editbox? What value have I filled in? QTP encrypted the password using SetSecure method: WebEdit(“Passwd”).SetSecure “493844a99bee0e3ab952f2e867fd08e3” QTP Help: The SetSecure method is recorded when a password or other…

How many automated testing tools exist in the world? Hm… I think, hundreds – Selenium, QuickTest Professional, SilkTest, Jmeter, LoadRunner, STAF, Watir, Canoo WebTest, and so on… Is is possible to perform an automated testing without automated testing tools? Sure! I will show how to perform automated testing of web applications on Internet Explorer (IE) browser. The main advantage is that these tests can be run on any Windows computer without any additional sofware required. Let’s see steps of sample test: Open IE and navigate to google.com:          2. Set value of edit box to ‘Easy way to automate testing’:         3. Click ‘Google Search’ button 4. If a search results page…

What is Customer Life Cycle? 1. The life cycle of the customer is the process the customer has been undergoing to be with company for all the years. 2. This includes the customer?s purchase history, perhaps how often she?s taken advantage of special offers directed at her or her customer class. 3. Depending on what company identify as important to customer?s return on investment (ROI), it could also include customers? marketing value to company and how much revenue that marketing value could be worth indirectly. 4. To find out what is the expected revenue generated from a single customer over…