Software Testing And Quality

1. About Career

Do you like coding? Are you good at noticing the defect that others miss out? If yes, you should consider a career in software testing or QA testing.

Software testing is a process to ensure the accuracy and quality of software programs. As a result software tester detect software bugs or errors in the software program. Software testing ensures smooth functioning of software application and provides accurate results.

Example:

In April 2015, Bloomberg terminal in London crashed due to software glitch which affected more than 300,000 traders on financial markets. It forced the government to postpone a 3bn pound debt sale.

Nissan cars had to recall over 1 million cars from the market due to software failure in the airbag sensory detectors. There were two reported accidents due to this software failure.

2. Roles and Responsibilities of a Software Testing And Quality

• • Involve in the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment.

  • Examination and execution of the code in various environments and conditions to check all the aspects of code.

  • Conduct automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose.

  • Software testing involves the analysis of software, and systems, to avert risk and prevent software issues.

  • Find bugs and issues within a product before it gets deployed to everyday users.

  • Meet with system users to understand the scope of projects

  • Work with software developers and project support teams

  • Identify business requirements

  • Project planning

  • Monitoring applications and software systems

  • Performance testing

  • Functional testing

  • Scalability testing

  • Writing and executing test scripts

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3. Key Skills Required for Software Testing And Quality

• • Analytical Skills

  • Time Management

  • Organization Skills

  • Automation Testing

  • MYSQL

  • Selenium Automated Test Tool

  • Acceptance Testing

  • System Testing

  • Integration Testing

  • Black Box Testing

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4. Salary and Demand for Software Testing And Quality

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  Demand is High for Software Testing & Quality Assurance.

  
  


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  Salary levels are Medium for Software Testing & Quality Assurance. For fresher average salary is 3 to 4 Lacs.

  
  


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  Fees levels of the course is Medium. To pursue this course student need to spend 3 to 4 Lakhs.

  
  


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  Level of preparation for Software Testing & Quality Assurance is Medium. Students spend 1 Year. to prepare for entrance test of Software Testing & Quality Assurance.

  
  
  
   

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