Functional Testing Practice Exam

Functional Testing

Functional testing is a method of assuring quality and a type of black-box testing whose test cases are based on the specifications of the software component under test. So, the candidates who wish to validate their skills of functional testing should surely take this exam as it will not only enhance their knowledge but will also prove their expertise in this field.

Recommended Knowledge 

• Programming skills

• Numerical knowledge 

• Good writing skills

• Knowledge of testing tools

Objectives

• Validating the software’s functionality

• Meeting business requirements

• Ensuring compliance

• Reducing errors

Target Groups

This exam is best-suited for-

• Web developers

• IT professionals

• Students and graduates

• Other interested candidates

Topics Covered

The functional Testing exam covers topics including - 

Software Testing

• Defining Software Testing

• History of Software Testing History

• Scope of Software Testing 

• Functional vs. Non-Functional testing

• Failures

• Finding faults early

Automated Testing

• Basics of Automation 

• Code-driven testing

• GUI testing

• Framework approach 

• Measurement in software testing

• Understanding the boundaries between automation framework and a testing tool

• Types of Testing Tools

Software Test Automation

• Automation Testing

• The Testing Framework

• Life Cycle of test automation

QTP 11.50 Basics

• Fundamentals 

• Evolution

• Installation

• License

• Add-In Manager

• Components of QuickTest

• Testing Process Workflow

• Business Process Testing

Record and Playback

• Understanding Test Recording and Playback

• Modes of Recording 

• Using the Record and Run Settings

Object Repository

• Basics of Object Repository 

• Understanding QTP Object Identification

• Object Spy

• Object Repository Types

• Understanding the User Defined Objects

• Object Repository as XML

• Comparison of Object Repositories

• Child Objects

• Merging Object Repositories

• Ordinal Identifiers

• Creating and associating Shared OR

• Multiple Object Repositories

Actions

• Action fundamentals

• ActionTypes

• Working with Actions

• Call to New Action

• Call to Copy of Action

• Call to Existing Action

• Using GUI Objects

• Accessing Databases

• Random Number

• Parameterizing Action

Datatables

• Basics of DataTable

• Data Table Operations and Object Methods

• DTParameter Object Properties

• DTSheettechniques

CheckPoints

• Basics of Checkpoint 

• Inserting Checkpoint

• Viewing the properties of Checkpoint 

• Standard Checkpoint

• Bitmap Checkpoint

• Text Checkpoint

• Image Checkpoint

• Text area Checkpoint

• Database Checkpoint

• Page Checkpoint

• XML Checkpoint

• Table Checkpoint

• Accessibility Checkpoint

Creating a Test

• Preparing a Test

• Addition of Steps

• Analysing the Keyword View

• Analysing the Run Results

• Managing Checkpoints

Synchronization

• Basics of Synchronization 

• WaitProperty

• Exist and Wait

• Inserting QTP Inbuilt Synchronization points

• Sync Method

• Default Synchronization

• Understanding Smart Identification

• Transactions

• Silent Test Runner

Error and Debugging

• What is Debugging?

• What is Error Handling

• Run-Time Errors Management

• Recovery Situations

Test Results

• Test Results Window

• Converting the Results to HTML

• Automatic Test Results

• Filtering Results

• Raising Defects

QTP Customization

• Understanding Environment Variables

• Library Files

• Automation Object Model

• Different Virtual Objects

• Descriptive Programming