Software Testing Life Cycle

Question 1

Where does STLC take place? Does it begin in the same place?

Answer 1

Core work takes place in testing phase, but prep work takes place during requirement phase of SDLC

Question 2

Why does STLC begin at the start of SDLC?

Answer 2

By getting involved from the requirement phase, we will have a better understanding of the clients’ needs, and how the app will be used; so our testing will be more effective

Question 3

List the phases of STLC

Answer 3

• Requirement review and analysis of all the documents that were created in the requirement phase of SDLC
• Creation of QA pre-execution documentations
• Test execution
• Bug Life Cycle
• Regression Testing
• Reporting
• QA sign off

Question 4

Describe requirement review and analysis phase

Answer 4

It is a meeting between PO/client, BA, and QA.

The purpose is to try and understand how the app will be used from start to finish

Question 5

What are included in the pre-execution documentations

Answer 5

• Test plan, which includes test strategies and test scenarios
• Test cases from the RD itself

Question 6

Why do QAs create documents before testing?

Answer 6

So that our testing is based on client expectations of the product

Question 7

When does test execution take place?

Answer 7

When the testing phase in SDLC process begins

Question 8

Describe the testing done during test execution

Answer 8

It is functionality specifc

Question 9

When does regression testing take place?

Answer 9

In UAT phase of SDLC

Question 10

Why doesn’t regression testing take place in testing phase?

Answer 10

In regression testing, we are testing multiple components together. In the testing phase, we are testing components individually.

Question 11

Which two documents do QAs create to prove they have done their due diligence in testing?

Answer 11

• Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Test Closure Report (TCR)

Question 12

Describe RTM

Answer 12

It is the document that maps between test cases and requirements

Question 13

Describe TCR

Answer 13

Summarizes what every QA has done towards the SDLC process start to finish. Inlcudes:

• Status of all test cases
• Status of all the bugs
• List of any outstanding bugs
• List of any untested requirements

Question 14

What is a bug?

Answer 14

A flaw, or defect, from the client’s perspective

Question 15

What are some reasons for a bug to occur?

Answer 15

• Code
• Device
• Network
• Location
• Environment
• Role
• Rule
• etc

(not exhaustive list)