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Integration Testing, Video Tutorial Below is a useful video explaining integration testing, and it's practical implementations. Very useful information for students studying ISEB ISTQB as it'll help put the theory into practical when you're in the workplace.

Senior Test Analyst / QA Engineer, Job in Bedfordshire UK I found this position on Monster.co.uk . Thought it would be useful for my readers whom have completed ISEB ISTQB and are looking for work. You can apply here We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer / Test Analyst with experience of designing, developing and executing test plans in an Agile environment for a market leader and expanding software solutions company in Bedford, Bedfordshire. Any experience of Jira, Wiki and/or Zephyr would be ideal but not essential.   As the successful Senior Test Analyst / QA Engineer you will be responsible for designing, developing and executing test plans as well as providing team and technical leadership across an Agile environment involving solution design, test planning, functional testing, defect management and process improvements.   As a Senior QA Engineer / Test Analyst you are likely to understand client server and web based applications as well as expo...

Beyond ISEB ISTQB-BCS: Top 20 Software Testing Practical Tips For the Workplace. I hope all testers will browse these software testing sensible practices. Browse all points rigorously and inspect to implement them in your day-to-day QA activities. Usually this can be often what I expect from this article; if you are doing not understand any QA apply, rise for lots of clarification in comments below. After all, you may learn of those testing practices by experience. But then why not attempt to learn of those things before making any mistake? Since passing ISEB-ISTQB I've came across a variety of effective testing practices I learned from experience in the workplace: 1) Learn to analysis your results totally. Don't ignore the result. the last word take a glance at result might even be 'pass' or 'fail' but troubleshooting the inspiration reason behind 'fail' will lead you to the solution of the matter. Testers are revered if they not solely log the b...

Beyond ISEB ISTQB-BCS: Enterprise Software Testing Nowadays many companies face new challenges while designing effective and efficient testing strategies for enterprise applications. Incomplete or flawed test data means inaccurate testing, which can lead to application failure and business disruption. The basic approaches to build test environments include cloning application production environments and writing custom extract programs. These testing methods can be labour intensive, error prone and costly. None of the client would like to risk losing customers, market share, brand equity or revenue by delivering applications that have not been thoroughly tested. For this reason, looking for a dedicated enterprise application testing company is a must. Ensuring Both End-User and System-Wide Quality for Enterprise Applications, dedicated performance testing companies, use industry leading tools to perform most complete and collaborative Enterprise Software Testing solutions. Mindfire...

ASTQB is the country board for ISTQB Software Tester Certification in the U.S. These board members are a group of highly experienced experts in software testing who volunteer their time to the development, maintenance, and promotion of the certification in this country. ISTQB is the International Software Testing Qualifications Board that is composed of representatives from each national board, such as the ASTQB. The ISTQB decides on the global standards for certification. The result is that you are able to earn a truly global software tester certification, but do so via a country board that understands the language and logistics needs of your country. What is ASTQB? ASTQB was founded in 2003 as the American Testing Board. In April 2005, the name was changed to the American Software Testing Qualifications Board. Through the involvement of the world’s foremost experts in software testing, the program was developed for software professionals who want to prepare today’s professionals...

Software Testing Industry in China The China's Computer Market 2008 Forecast Report has been released recently. It showed that in the first three quarters of 2007, the software industry in China has registered sales revenue of $50 billion, up 23.6% on pcp, accounting for 10.95% of the entire electronics and information industry' sales revenue. As the software market matures, people have higher and higher expectations over software features, quality and reliability. In October 2005, Ministry of Labour and Social Security formally listed computer software product tester (software test engineer) as one of the new professions. In only two years' time, software testing has become a powerful dark horse in the software industry. Steadily rising status "In the early 1990s, software industry was still at an infant stage in China. Most software projects were very simple, the whole code writing and development process could be handled by one person. As industry ...

Finding the Right Software Testing Strategy for your Business. Software testing is an important process that is all part of the process of developing software. Any companies that neglect this process and the quality control standards that are involved can destroy the reputation of your company and your brand. It can also result in the waste of the entire amount of money that you spent on your project costs. Having a test plan is a necessary aspect of project documentation. The different goals and needs of a particular software application are covered by a particular project plan. Test documentations are also created in order to create test scenarios that determine how best the application copes in different scenarios and in different working environments. Most of the required test requirements for determining functionality of a particular type of software are used in the later parts of software compilation. Both the developers and various development teams will place th...

Software Testing: An ISTQB ISEB Foundation Guide Second Edition Book by Brian Hambling   Book Description:   This practical guide provides insight into software testing, explaining the basic steps of the process and how to perform effective tests. It provides an overview of different techniques, both dynamic and static. The book is ideal for those with a little experience of software testing who wish to cement their knowledge with industry-recognised techniques and theory. It supports the revised ISTQB - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing providing self assessment exercises, guidance notes on the syllabus topics with worked examples and sample examination questions. This 2nd edition covers the 2010 update to the exam syllabus. "Succinctly and clearly written with no non-sense. An unreserved 5 for value for money" IT Training Magazine (referring to 1st edition). ISBN 1906124760, 978-1906124762. Show More Show Less ...

Unit Testing Explained. Below is a useful video explaining unit testing, and it's practical implementations. Very useful information for students studying ISEB ISTQB as it'll help put the theory into practical when you're in the workplace.

Important of Documentation in Software Testing Software testing is an integral part of software development life cycle. With the type of innovative solution expected from software developers, the frequency of bugs appearing in the products developed has also increased. Bugs, as commonly known are the errors in software code that prevent the software to run aptly. It's the work of software tester to apply manual software testing or automated software testing to make software error free. The tester is expected to maintain a cooperative relationship with the software developer and the non-technical (management, clients) as both the parties are involved and necessary for project completion. The software tester has to adopt a tactful and diplomatic approach for issues raised and should have the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical people in most professional manner.   Software tester is responsible for designing of test plan , test cases, preparing t...

This is another very useful book for students studying ISTQB-ISEB exam at Intermediate Certificate. This book was published in 2009 and written by the famous Hambling and  Angelina Samaroo and it's backed up by the British Computer Society (BCS). The  ISBN Number is 906124132, it's the paper-back edition with 256 pages. The college whom recommended me this book bought his copy from Amazon but it can be found in any book shop like Waterstones etc. Customer Reviews: 5.0 out of 5, 7 July 2013 By O. RAOOF "Al-Afedni" This review is from: Software Testing: An ISEB Intermediate Certificate (Paperback) Many thanks to the authors, very easy to follow book with many great examples and mock exams. All in all 5 star product that would recommend to any one thinking of taking this exam. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews . 4.0 out of 5, 25 Feb 2013 By Natalie This review is from: Software Testing: An ISEB Intermediat...

What is The Fundamentals of Software Testing?  - Part 2 Please refer to part 1 before reading any further! Evaluating exit criteria and reporting:   The test “exit criteria” (established during “Test planning and control”) indicate that testing is complete.  Test closure activities: Ensure that all documentation has been correctly completed  Close down and archive the test environment, infrastructure and testware Hand over testware to maintenance team  Log lessons learned The psychology of testing:   Selecting the appropriate individual(s) to perform the tests, and communicating the results of the tests to the developers, requires a basic understanding of the psychology of testers and developers. The ISEB Software Testing guidance provides a hierarchy of ‘independence’ – that is, a list of individuals who could potentially test the software, gradated according to their perceived level of detachment from the development proces...

What is The Fundamentals of Software Testing? - Part 1   “The Fundamentals of Software Testing ” is the first module of the ISEB Software Testing Foundation course and examination syllabus. ISEB recommend that Software Testing Foundation students spend 20% of their study time on the Software Testing Fundamentals course section. “The Fundamentals of Software Testing” is also the title of the opening chapter in the official ISEB Software Testing manual. Understanding the fundamentals of software testing is clearly crucial to achieving proficiency according to the ISEB software testing professional standards. But what, precisely, are these “fundamentals” of software testing, and what do you need to know in order to pass the ISEB Software Testing Foundation examination? Why is testing necessary? According to Peter Morgan (freelance testing practitioner and member of the ISEB Software Testing Accreditation and Examination panel), an unnecessarily high proportion o...

What is Software Performance Testing? Performance is an indicator of how well a software system or component meets its requirements for timeliness. There are two important dimensions to software performance timeliness, responsiveness and scalability. Responsiveness is the ability of a system to meet its objectives for response time or throughput. The response time is the time required to respond to stimuli (events). The throughput of a system is the number of events processed in some interval of time. Scalability is the ability of a system to continue to meet its response time or throughput objectives as the demand for the software function increases software performance testing is the single most important quality performance testing services attribute after functionality that can make or break your mission critical business application, as 85% of the customers agree with this fact. Requirement and specifications in Performance testing Performance requirements must be provi...

Why Performance Test? As the name suggests, performance testing is all about testing the speed, reliability, and efficacy of devices, networks, programs, and hardware. In the case of user-interfaces, it may also apply to the ease-of-use or navigability. Regular testing helps determine whether devices are working at peak speed and also utilizing resources optimally. For this reason, the process of performance testing can be a comprehensive one, involving several functions across the area or device that is to be tested for its performance. Performance testing thus, is not limited to a specific function or component, but has to be conducted across systems, at times in conjunction with other functions as well. Performance testing may also refer to testing of human performance. It is easier to understand performance testing in this context: it is not so much about individual components performing; but about the final outcome of all the parts coming together to perform a single task. ...

Job Openings in the Software Testing Industry The profession of software testing emerged in the early nineties when personal computers became more popular as they became more affordable. The fast-growing population of PC users created new opportunities for software companies as well as strong competition for the consumers business The new generation of software users quite naturally expected their applications to work as advertised. At the same time, market forces encouraged the fast release of new software often at the sacrifice of thorough testing. Defective software does not sell. The software industry soon recognized that, to achieve success, they would have to set quality standards prior to release and create thorough end-user testing procedures in-house. In 1992, I got my very first job as a Software QA Engineer literally by accident : an old friend introduced me to a small start-up company in Newark where he worked at the time. My job there was to identify functionality...

ISEB & ISTQB Exam Tips & preparation for the exam No matter how much time you spend studying for your ISEB or ISTQB software testing certification exam, it will all be for naught if you are not mentally-prepared the day of the actual exam. It is very important to be in good mental and physical condition for the exam. A small amount of stress can get you psyched, but too much mental or physical strain can be detrimental to your performance. The last thing you want to do is to sabotage your efforts by ignoring your well-being. It is a proven fact that for some people, taking an exam can be a nerve-wracking experience. This article aims to offer some practical advice to help you be your best on exam day. Before the Exam First and foremost, you obviously must adequately study for your ISEB or ISTQB exam before you take it. Refuse to believe the student who says he or she only revises the night before the examination and still gets through! No matter what m...

The Most Important Software Testing Decision, iPhone App Case Study The launch of any software product is a tense time for the company who has developed it. It is at this point of the software development life-cycle that is probably the most important. There are critical questions to be answered, for example; how much testing has been done?, what is the impact of anything going wrong? To answer the question; how much testing has been performed can be fairly straight-forward to answer by reviewing the test documentation and conversing with the appropriate stakeholders. All too often though, the testing can be heavily focused on an environment that although was designed to replicate a customers environment, normally doesn't quite live up to expectations. This can result in a software product being released with a high risk of failing in the end-users environment, even though it was heavily tested. Companies who develop software should go the extra mile and ensure that...