Definition of Software testing
Importance of Software Testing
Why do we test?
What is the Purpose of Software Testing?
Types of Software


Project basis
Product basis

Advantages of SQA

• Improved Customer satisfaction
• Reduced cost of Development
• Reduced cost of maintenance

Software Quality Control Quality Control Activities
Difference between Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Verification and Validation
CMM Level and ISO

SDLC Models

1. Water Fall Model
2. V Model
3. Agile model
4. Spiral Model
5. Prototype Model
6. RAD Model
7. Iterative Model / Evolutionary Model
8. Incremental Model

Process improvement models

• CMM Level and ISO

Software Testing Life Cycle phases:

1. Requirements Analysis
2. Test Planning
3. Test Analysis
4. Test Design
5. Construction and verification
6. Testing Cycles
7. Final Testing and Implementation
8. Post Implementation

White box testing
Black box testing
Gray box testing


Equivalence Partitioning
Boundary Value Analysis


Unit testing
Integration testing
Component interface testing
System testing
Acceptance testing


Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Functional Testing
System Testing
Stress Testing
Performance Testing
Usability Testing etc.
Acceptance Testing
Regression Testing
Beta Testing etc.

Defect / Bug / Error / Fault / Latency bug / Defect Leakage
Bug Life Cycle
Happy Path
Bug tracking manual/Bug Report
Bug Tracking using Defect Tracking tool / Defect Log
Defect Closed / re-open




SQL Queries
Select, Insert, update, Delete and Create queries
Basic knowledge of Database Testing




RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix )
Variance Report
Execution Matrix
Estimate
Weekly Matrices