Software Testing and Quality Assurance

  1. Types of Testing
    1. Functional Testing
      1. Smoke Testing
        1. Purpose and Scope
          1. When to Perform
            1. Build Verification Testing
            2. Sanity Testing
              1. Purpose and Scope
                1. Differences from Smoke Testing
                  1. Narrow Regression Testing
                  2. Regression Testing
                    1. Full Regression
                      1. Scope and Frequency
                        1. Complete Test Suite Execution
                        2. Selective Regression
                          1. Criteria for Selection
                            1. Impact Analysis
                            2. Progressive Regression
                              1. New Feature Testing
                            3. Re-testing
                              1. Confirmation Testing Process
                                1. Defect Verification
                                  1. Test Case Re-execution
                                  2. User Interface Testing
                                    1. Visual Elements Verification
                                      1. Form Validation
                                        1. Cross-Browser Compatibility
                                        2. API Testing
                                          1. Request and Response Validation
                                            1. Authentication and Authorization Testing
                                              1. Data Format Validation
                                                1. Error Handling
                                                2. Database Testing
                                                  1. Data Integrity Testing
                                                    1. CRUD Operations Testing
                                                      1. Database Performance Testing
                                                        1. Data Migration Testing
                                                        2. Interoperability Testing
                                                          1. System Integration with External Components
                                                            1. Protocol Compatibility
                                                              1. Data Exchange Testing
                                                            2. Non-Functional Testing
                                                              1. Performance Testing
                                                                1. Load Testing
                                                                  1. Normal Expected Load
                                                                    1. User Simulation
                                                                    2. Stress Testing
                                                                      1. Testing Beyond Capacity
                                                                        1. Breaking Point Analysis
                                                                        2. Spike Testing
                                                                          1. Sudden Load Increase
                                                                            1. Traffic Surge Handling
                                                                            2. Volume Testing
                                                                              1. Large Data Volume Handling
                                                                                1. Database Performance
                                                                                2. Endurance Testing
                                                                                  1. Long Duration Testing
                                                                                    1. Memory Leak Detection
                                                                                    2. Scalability Testing
                                                                                      1. Horizontal Scaling
                                                                                        1. Vertical Scaling
                                                                                          1. System Growth Handling
                                                                                        2. Security Testing
                                                                                          1. Authentication Testing
                                                                                            1. Login Mechanisms
                                                                                              1. Password Policies
                                                                                              2. Authorization Testing
                                                                                                1. Access Control
                                                                                                  1. Role-Based Permissions
                                                                                                  2. Data Protection Testing
                                                                                                    1. Encryption Validation
                                                                                                      1. Data Transmission Security
                                                                                                      2. Vulnerability Testing
                                                                                                        1. SQL Injection
                                                                                                          1. Cross-Site Scripting
                                                                                                            1. Buffer Overflow
                                                                                                            2. Penetration Testing
                                                                                                              1. Simulated Attacks
                                                                                                                1. Ethical Hacking
                                                                                                                2. Security Auditing
                                                                                                                  1. Security Policy Review
                                                                                                                    1. Compliance Verification
                                                                                                                  2. Usability Testing
                                                                                                                    1. User Experience Testing
                                                                                                                      1. Task Completion
                                                                                                                      2. Accessibility Testing
                                                                                                                        1. WCAG Guidelines
                                                                                                                          1. Screen Reader Compatibility
                                                                                                                            1. Keyboard Navigation
                                                                                                                            2. User Interface Testing
                                                                                                                              1. Layout and Design
                                                                                                                                1. Color and Contrast
                                                                                                                                2. User Feedback Collection
                                                                                                                                  1. Surveys and Interviews
                                                                                                                                    1. Usability Metrics
                                                                                                                                  2. Compatibility Testing
                                                                                                                                    1. Browser Compatibility
                                                                                                                                      1. Cross-Browser Testing
                                                                                                                                        1. Browser Version Testing
                                                                                                                                        2. Operating System Compatibility
                                                                                                                                          1. Multi-OS Testing
                                                                                                                                            1. Version Compatibility
                                                                                                                                            2. Device Compatibility
                                                                                                                                              1. Mobile Devices
                                                                                                                                                1. Desktop Devices
                                                                                                                                                  1. Tablet Testing
                                                                                                                                                  2. Backward Compatibility
                                                                                                                                                    1. Legacy System Support
                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Migration
                                                                                                                                                      2. Forward Compatibility
                                                                                                                                                        1. Future Version Support
                                                                                                                                                      3. Reliability Testing
                                                                                                                                                        1. Failure Rate Measurement
                                                                                                                                                          1. Mean Time Between Failures
                                                                                                                                                            1. Recovery Testing
                                                                                                                                                              1. System Recovery
                                                                                                                                                                1. Data Recovery
                                                                                                                                                                2. Fault Tolerance Testing
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Error Handling
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Graceful Degradation
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Maintainability Testing
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Code Maintainability Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Ease of Updates and Fixes
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Documentation Quality
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Code Complexity Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                          2. Portability Testing
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Installation Testing
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Different Platforms
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Installation Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Adaptability Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Environment Changes
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Configuration Variations
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Data Migration Testing
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Transfer
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Data Integrity

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