WHAT IS SOFTWARE TESTING? WHY SOFTWARE TESTING TRAINING IS IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS SOFTWARE TESTING ? WHY SOFTWARE TESTING IS IMPORTANT?

Software testing is basically the method of checking that the actual software fulfill  the expected requirements  and it also ensure that the software is working properly.

Software testing is important because through software testing it can be identified if there are some errors or bugs in the software and can be solved before the software product delivery.

software testing 

What is the need of software testing?

Software testing is very important because the bugs   could be very dangerous and also very expensive.  There are many examples in the history which show   that the the bugs can cause monitory as well as   human loss.

What are the benefits of software testing ?

There are many benefits of software testing. Here are some benefits of software testing:-

SECURITY :- Security is one of the main benefits of Software Testing. It helps to remove risks and problem early.

COST EFFECTIVE :- It is one of the best benefits in the software testing because it helps to save the cost . In case bugs get caught in the earlier stage of testing then its cost will less to fix.

CUSTOMER  SATISFACTION:-  The main aim of any product/service is  provide satisfaction to their customer and software testing helps in customer satisfaction. 

PRODUCT QUALITY:- Software testing helps to increase the product quality that why product quality is an essential benefits  of software testing .

TYPES OF SOFTWARE TESTING

types of software testing

If we talk about the the types of software testing .there are mainly three types of software testing which are given below :-

FUNCTIONAL TESTING

NON FUNCTIONAL TESTING

MAINTENANCE

FUNCTIONAL TESTING:- In functional testing there are another sub parts which are given below

UNIT TESTING

INTEGRATION 

SMOKE 

UAT

GLOBALIZATION

LOCALIZATION

NON FUNCTIONAL TESTING:- In non functional testing there are another sub parts of non functional testing

PERFORMANCE

ENDURANCE

LOAD

VOLUME

SCALABILITY

MAINTENANCE:- In maintenance there are another sub parts of maintenance

REGRESSION 

MAINTENANCE

SKILL REQUIRED TO BECOME A GOOD SOFTWARE TESTER:-

If we discuss about the skills which are required to become a software tester are mainly two types i.e technical and non technical

TECHNICAL SKILLS:- In technical skills there are many things which are given below

BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF DATA BASE:-- If we discuss about the technical skills, the basic knowledge of database is very important because the software system have too much amount of data in the background and this data is stored in the different types of database. So, to become a good software tester basic knowledge of database is very important.

KNOWLEDGE OF LINUX COMMANDS:- In software testing it is important  to anyone that they have proper knowledge of Linux commands .

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS:-In software testing knowledge and experience of management tools is very important because software testing can be failed without management techniques. So knowledge and experience of management tools is an important aspect.

There are another tools which are also important in software testing like detect tracking tools , automation tools etc.  The knowledge and experience of these kind tools is also important to become a good software tester.

NON TECHNICAL SKILLS:- In non technical skills there are many things which are given below 

ANALYTICAL SKILL:- In non technical  skills analytical skills is an important parts because to become a good software tester a person has good analytical skill. Analytical skill help to decrease the complex software problem into small units.

TIME MANAGEMENT:-Time management is a big factor in software testing because a software tester must efficiently manage workload, have high productivity. So it is important that to become a good software tester a person must have proper skill of time management.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:- In order to become a software tester communication skills plays an important role whether it is verbal or non verbal. testing facts created by tester should be easy and readable. Good communication helps to deal with developers  effectively.

Here some non technical skill mentioned above but there are some other skills which are also required to be a good software tester like  great attitude, have passion towards the work etc.

ALTERNATE CAREER AS SOFTWARE TESTER:-

If you are perfect in manual testing you can follow these kind of specialization like automation testing, performance testing ,business analyst etc. These are some alternate option in career as a software tester.

HOW TO BECOME SOFTWARE TESTER:-

To become a software tester a person has to get knowledge about software testing. you must go for institutional training for better knowledge of software testing . there are many institutes which provides software testing training. To get institutional training of software testing Excellence Technology provides you best software testing training in Chandigarh

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