What is “testing”? August 16, 2007

Rules for next 2 days Rules?? Yes….  Allowed to ask questions  Allowed to talk  Put your mobile in vibrator mode  Don’t take any notes for next 2 days  No right or wrong answer in Testing world. So, don’t feel shy to ask/answer questions 

Rules?? Yes…. 

Allowed to ask questions 

Allowed to talk 

Put your mobile in vibrator mode 

Don’t take any notes for next 2 days 

No right or wrong answer in Testing world. So, don’t feel shy to ask/answer questions 

Objective At the end of this session, you will know: What is testing Why testing Different testing terms Career opportunities

At the end of this session, you will know:

What is testing

Why testing

Different testing terms

Career opportunities

Different roles Developer – Person who develops/writes the software System Analyst / Business Analyst – Person who captures the requirement Tester – Person who tests the application Project Manager – Person who manages the project Client – Person who is going to use the project

Developer – Person who develops/writes the software

System Analyst / Business Analyst – Person who captures the requirement

Tester – Person who tests the application

Project Manager – Person who manages the project

Client – Person who is going to use the project

What is Testing? Testing is just “common sense”. We do testing in our day-to-day life – When you buy vegetables When you buy pen When you buy bike/car/mobile Definition : Software testing is the process used to meet the quality of application.

Testing is just “common sense”.

We do testing in our day-to-day life –

When you buy vegetables

When you buy pen

When you buy bike/car/mobile

Definition :

Software testing is the process used to meet the quality of application.

Common myths about Testing Low profile job Doesn’t need to know technology Less stressful job Has less challenges Less paid No on-site opportunity

Low profile job

Doesn’t need to know technology

Less stressful job

Has less challenges

Less paid

No on-site opportunity

Why testing is important Story-1 : Disney’s Lion King Story-2 : Mobile bug

Story-1 : Disney’s Lion King

Story-2 : Mobile bug

Story – 1 : Disney’s Lion King Disney company released its first multimedia CD-ROM game for children, The Lion King Animated Storybook . Sales was huge and it was “the game to buy” for children. Soon the phone support technicians were swamped with calls from angry parents with crying children who couldn’t get the software to work. Reason: It turns out that Disney failed to test the software on a broad representation of the many different PC models available on the market. It worked on the models – that the Disney programmers used to create the game.

Disney company released its first multimedia CD-ROM game for children, The Lion King Animated Storybook . Sales was huge and it was “the game to buy” for children. Soon the phone support technicians were swamped with calls from angry parents with crying children who couldn’t get the software to work.

Mobile bug Consider your friend’s (John) phone number is – 9981234567 and you have stored his name as John. Now, dial the number as – 9841234567 and see what happens. It shows your friend name – John!!! Reason : It checks only the last 7 digits to display the name!!!

Consider your friend’s (John) phone number is – 9981234567 and you have stored his name as John.

Now, dial the number as – 9841234567 and see what happens.

It shows your friend name – John!!!

Reason : It checks only the last 7 digits to display the name!!!

Challenges in Testing Responsible for quality Explore more Troubleshoot – find out why Creative – Testing the obvious is not sufficient Relentless – Keep trying until you reproduce Automation is same as development Not enough if you just know java/c#-Testers should know more

Responsible for quality

Explore more

Troubleshoot – find out why

Creative – Testing the obvious is not sufficient

Relentless – Keep trying until you reproduce

Automation is same as development

Not enough if you just know java/c#-Testers should know more

Common Terms Testing Types : White Box Testing Black Box Testing Testing Phases : Unit Testing Integration Testing System Testing Performance Testing Security Testing And so on…..

Testing Types :

White Box Testing

Black Box Testing

Testing Phases :

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

System Testing

Performance Testing

Security Testing

And so on…..

Bug What is a ‘bug’? A bug is an error or flaw or mistake or failure or fault in a software that prevents it from behaving as intended. Cost of ‘bug’ : Requirements Design Coding Testing Release C O S T

What is a ‘bug’?

A bug is an error or flaw or mistake or failure or fault in a software that prevents it from behaving as intended.

Cost of ‘bug’ :

Career opportunities Current Industry : Min 20-30% of engineering budget is QA testing India needs 16000-20000 testers in another 1 year Software testing market $700mn to $1bn by end of this year 75% of testing is sourced in India Lots of certifications are available for testing like, CSTE, CSQA etc.

Current Industry :

Min 20-30% of engineering budget is QA testing

India needs 16000-20000 testers in another 1 year

Software testing market $700mn to $1bn by end of this year

75% of testing is sourced in India

Lots of certifications are available for testing like, CSTE, CSQA etc.

Questions?