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软件测试英文面试题

InterviewQuestionsforQATester（SoftwareTester）

ThesequestionsandanswersaretotallybasedontheinterviewIattendedduringmy6yearsofworkingexperienceasaQATester.Insomesections,Ihavestartedincludingtheinterviewquestionsthatwereaskedbycompaniestosomeofthecandidateswhovisitedthiswebsiteandwantedtoshare.

Ifyouareattendinganinterview,youhavetoknowthesequestionsandanswersbyheartmustbeveryfluentinansweringthesequestions.Practiceinfrontofthemirror,loudandclear（talktoyourself）.Mostofthetime,whenwereadthequestions,wefeelgoodandfeelcomfortable,buttherealityis,atthetimeoftheinterview,eventhoughwefeelwehavetheknowledge,can’texpressitwell.Itmaysoundalittlerough,butthisismyexperience.Whenwecomeoutthedoor,weregret.

HEREARETHEQUESTIONS:

1.Canyoutellmeaboutyourself?

Answer:

InmyQAcareer,IhavebeenworkingonvarioussystemplatformsandoperatingsystemslikeWindows95,Windows2000,WindowsXPandUNIX.IhavetestedapplicationsdevelopedinJava,C++,VisualBasicandsoon.IhavetestedWeb-basedapplicationsaswellasclientserverapplications.

AsaQAperson,IhavewrittenTestPlans,TestCases,attendedwalkthroughmeetingswiththeBusinessAnalysts,ProjectManagers,BusinessManagersandQALeads.IhaveattendedrequirementreviewmeetingsandprovidedfeedbacktotheBusinessAnalysts.IhaveworkedindifferentdatabaseslikeOracleandDB2,wroteSQLqueriestoretrievedatafromthedatabase.Asfarasdifferenttypesoftestingareconcerned,IhaveperformedSmokeTesting,FunctionalTesting,BackendTesting,BlackBoxTesting,IntegrationTesting,RegressionTestingandUAT（UserAcceptanceTesting）Testing.IhaveparticipatedinLoadTestingandStressTesting.

IhavewrittendefectsastheyarefoundusingClearQuestandTestDirector.Oncethedefectswerefixed,retestedthemandifthepassed,closedthem.Ifthedefectswerenotfixed,thenreopenedthem.Ihavealsoattendedthedefectassessmentmeetingsasnecessary.

Inthemeantime,acontinuousinteractionwithdeveloperswasnecessary.

ThisisprettymuchwhatIhavebeendoingasaQAperson.

2.Whatdidyoudoinyourlastproject?

Answer:

Inmylastproject,theapplicationwasaweb-basedapplicationdevelopedinJavaplatform.AsaQAPerson,IwroteTestPlansfromtherequirementdocumentsandUseCases.IperformedSmokeTesting,FunctionalTesting,BackendTesting,BlackBoxTesting,IntegrationTesting,RegressionTestingandUAT（UserAcceptanceTesting）.IhaveparticipatedinLoadTestingandStressTesting.IattendedseveralwalkthroughmeetingsforrequirementreviewsandprovidedfeedbacktotheBusinessAnalysts.Mostly,Iwasinthebackendtesting,whichrequiredwritingSQLqueriesdirectlytothedatabase.

Besidesthese,IwrotedefectsusingClearQuest.Oncethedefectswerefixed,retestedthemandifthepassed,closedthem.Ifthedefectswerenotfixed,thenreopenedthem.

3.HaveyouwrittenTestPlan?

WhatisaTestPlan?

Whatdoesitinclude?

Answer:

Yes.

WhatisaTestPlan?

Answer:

ATestPlanisadocumentthatdescribesthescope,approach,resources,andscheduleofintendedtestingactivities.Itidentifiestestitems,thefeaturestobetested,thetestingtasksandwhowilldoeachtask（rolesandresponsibilities）andanyrisksanditssolutions.SeehowtheTestPlanlookslike.

Whatdoesitinclude?

Answer:

ATestPlanincludesHeading,RevisionHistory,TableofContents,Introduction,Scope,Approach,Overview,differenttypesoftestingthatwillbecarriedout,whatsoftwareandhardwarewillberequired,issues,risks,assumptionsandsignoffsection.

4.HaveyouwrittenTestCases?

Answer:

Yes.

WhatisaTestCase?

Whatdoesitinclude?

Answer:

ATestCaseisadocumentthatdescribesstep-by-stepprocesshowtotesttheapplication.ATestCaseincludesTestCaseID,StepsDescription,ExpectedOutput,ActualOutput,Pass/Fail,andRemarks.（Remember,thisisNOTapartofTestPlan.ItisaseparatedocumentwrittenusingExcel.Insomecompanies,theyuseRationalTestManagerorTestDirector.Butforcompanies,whodonothavethesetools,useExcelsheet.Intheexamplebelow,itisintheExcelsheet）

DidyouuseanytoolstowriteTestCases?

Answer:

Yes.IhaveusedTestDirector（nowcalledQualityCenter）andRationalTestManagertowriteTestCases.However,inmostofthecompanies,IusedExcelsheet.SeeasampleTestCase.

HowmanyTestCasesdidyouwriteinyourlastproject?

Answer:

Iwroteabout1100TestCasesinmylastproject.（ThereasonablenumberofTestCasesvariesfrom500tothousands.Thenumber1100testcasescanbecompletedin6-monthprojectduration）.

WhatdocumentdidyourefertowritetheTestCases?

Answer:

Requirementdocument.（NOTE:

ItcanalsobeUseCases,orDesignDocument.Itdependscompanytocompany.Insomecompany,theyuseUseCases.Insomecompanies,theyuseRequirementDocumentsandincompanies,theyuseDesignDocument.However,inpracticalscenario,mostofthecompanieshaverequirementdocumentatleast）.

5.Didyouhaveasituationwhereyoudidnothaveanydocuments（norequirementdocument,noUseCases,ornoDesignDocument）andyouhadtowritetheTestCases?

HowdidyouwritetheTestCasesinthissituation?

Answer:

Yes.Ihavebeentothatkindofscenariosseveraltimes.Therewerecompanieswheretheyhadnodocumentsatall.Inthatcase,IhadtodiscusstheapplicationscenarioandfunctionalitieswiththeBusinessAnalystsordeveloper.Onthebasisofthatdiscussion,IpreparedadocumentinconsultationwithBusinessAnalystsandDevelopersandthenstartedwritingPlansandTestCases.

6.WhatyouworkedwithUseCasesbefore?

Answer:

Yes.IhavewrittenTestCasesusingUseCases.

CanyoutellmewhataUseCaseis?

Answer:

Ausecaseisadocumentthatdescribestheuseractionandsystemresponseforaparticularfunctionality.SeehowaUseCaselookslike.

7.WhatisSDLC（SoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycle）?

Answer:

SDLC（SoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycle）istheprocessofdevelopingsoftwarethroughbusinessneeds,analysis,design,implementationandmaintenance.Softwarehastogothroughvariousphasesbeforeitisbornwhichareasfollows:

（i）GeneratingaConcept–Aconceptcomesfromtheusersofthesoftware.Forexample,aPizzaHutmayneedsoftwaretosellpizza.AnIndianstoremayneedsoftwaretosellitsnewlyarrivedmoviesorgrocery.Theownerofthecompanyfeelsthatheneedssoftwarethatwouldhelphimintrackinghisexpensesandincomeaswellasenhancethesellingprocess.Thisishowtheconceptisgenerated.Theownerwillspecificallytellthesoftwarecompanywhatkindofsoftwarehewouldneed.Inotherwords,hewillspecifyhisrequirements.

（ii）Requirementsanalysis–Aftertheowner（user）knowshisrequirements,thenitisgiventoasoftwareteam（company）whowillanalyzetherequirementandpreparerequirementdocumentthatwillexplaineveryfunctionalitythatareneededbytheowner.Therequirementdocumentwillbethemaindocumentfordevelopers,testersanddatabaseadministrators.Inotherwords,thisisthemaindocumentthatwillbereferredbyeveryone.Aftertherequirementdocuments,otherdetaileddocumentsmanybeneeded.Forexample,thearchitecturaldesignwhichisablueprintforthedesignwiththenecessaryspecificationsforthehardware,software,peopleanddataresources.

（iii）Development:

Afterthedetailedrequirementdocuments（somecompanieshavedesigndocumentsinsteadofrequirementdocuments）,thedevelopersstartwritingtheircode（program）fortheirmodules.Ontheotherhand,thetestersintheQA（QualityAssurance）DepartmentstartwritingTestPlans（onemodule=1testplan）,testcasesandgetreadyfortesting.

（iv）Testing:

Oncethecode（programs）areready,theyarecompiledtogetherandtomakeabuild.Thisbuildisnowtestedbythesoftwaretesters（QATesters）

（v）Production:

Aftertesting,theapplication（software）goesintoproduction（meaning,itwillbehandedovertotheowner）.

（vi）End:

Andoneday,theownerwillhavesaybyetothesoftwareeitherbecausethebusinessgrowsandthissoftwaredoesnotmeetthedemandorforsomereason,thehedoesnotneedthesoftware.That’stheendofit.

8.WhatisBusinessRequirementDocument（BRD）?

Answer:

Itisadocumentthatdescribesthedetailsoftheapplicationfunctionalitieswhichisrequiredbytheuser.ThisdocumentiswrittenbytheBusinessAnalysts.

9.WhatisBusinessDesignDocument?

Answer:

Itisthedocumentthatdescribestheapplicationfunctionalitiesoftheuserindetail.ThisdocumenthasthefurtherdetailsoftheBusinessRequirementDocument.ThisisaverycrucialstepinSoftwareDevelopmentLifeCycle（SDLC）.SometimestheBusinessRequirementDocumentandBusinessDesignDocumentcanbelumpedtogethertomakeonlyoneBusinessRequirementDocument.

10.WhatisaModule?

Answer:

A‘Module’isasoftwarecomponentthathasaspecifictask.Itcanbea‘link’,whichcangoinsidetoitscomponentdetail.（ThisisNOTaverycommonquestionfortheinterview.Thisisjustforyourknowledge,ifyoudon’tknowwhatamoduleis.）

11.Whatiswalk-throughmeeting?

Answer:

OncetheBusinessAnalystscompletetherequirementdocument,theycallameetingtoexplainhowthefunctionalitieswork,whattheprocessisinthedesignedapplicationandotherdetails.TheBusinessAnalystsexplainthehighlevelfunctionalitiesoftheapplication（software）thatisgoingtothebuilt.Theparticipantmembersinthemeetingmayprovidefeedbackandvariouspointofviewsareexpressed.Thisiswalk-throu