Category «Automation»

Priority vs Severity

Priority and Severity are attributes of a defect in software testing and should be provided in the bug report. This information makes it easier for the developer to decide on which bug to fix earlier. Priority is determined by the impact of the bug on the business. For example, if on the Google home page …

What is Accessibility Testing

A type of testing performed to ensure that the application being tested is usable by people with disabilities. To ensure the application is accessible to people who have disabilities like Blind/visually impaired Deaf /hard of hearing Speech impediments Physical disability/impaired motor function Cognitive disability It is a subset of Usability testing to ensure the system …

What is a Cookie

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user’s computer by the user’s web browser while the user is browsing. Cookies are files created by websites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember …

What is Bucket Testing

Bucket testing (also called A/B testing or Split testing) is a type of testing where two versions of a website are tested and compared against one another to see which one performs better on specified key metrics (such as clicks, downloads or purchases). Companies and websites in e-commerce space and involved in online selling, mostly …

What is White Box Testing

It is a method of software testing that tests internal structures or workings of an application Clear box testing Open-box testing Glass box testing Transparent box testing Structural testing Code-based testing In White box testing the internal structure, code, design and implementation of the application/product is known to the tester. Also read – What is …

What is Equivalence Partitioning

Equivalence Partitioning is a software testing technique that divides the input data of a test into partitions of equivalent data from which test cases can be derived. This comes under the Black-box testing technique.Here the test data is divided into partitions and the test cases are designed to cover each partition at least once. So …

What is Blue-Green Deployment

Blue-Green deployment is a method of installing changes to a web, app, or database server by swapping alternating production and staging servers. In this method, two identical production environments work in parallel. One is the currently-running production environment receiving all user traffic (depicted as Blue). The other is a clone of it, but idle (Green). …

What is Black Box testing

Black box testing is a method of software testing that examines the functionality of an application without looking into its internal structures or workings. It is also known as Specifications based testingTest cases are built around specifications and requirements, i.e., what the application is supposed to do. Test design techniques Decision table testing All-pairs testing Equivalence …

What is IP Spoofing

Spoofing is an impersonation (imitation) of a user, device or client on the Internet. It’s often used during a cyberattack to disguise the source of attack traffic. How IP Spoofing works To start, a bit of background on the internet. The data transmitted over the internet is first broken into multiple packets, and those packets …

What is a TEST PLAN

TEST PLAN is a document describing software testing scope and activities. This is a sample Standard Test Plan template It is a document detailing the objectives, resources, and processes for a specific test for a software or hardware product. It includes the following: Test Plan Identifier References Introduction Test Items Software Risk Issues Features to …