web test interview questions

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¿ What are the common problems faced in web testing?
The most common problem faced during web testing is the server problem. Theserver can either be down or it can be under maintenance. The next problem,which is often faced in web testing is database problem, where the connectionto the database can be broken. In some cases, there can be hardwarecompatibility problems, when one is testing a web application.

¿ How are the static websites different than the dynamicwebsites?
Static websites only give out information to the user and the user does nothave any sort of interaction with the website. On the other hand, dynamicwebsites are the ones, where the user communicates with the system and is askedfor information. On providing the required information, he may be able toretrieve the information he is looking for.

¿ Which are the common browsers, where a web applicationshould be tested?
The browsers that are commonly used are Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome,Internet Explorer and Opera. Therefore, a web application must be tested onthese browsers as well.

¿ While testing a website, which are the differentconfigurations which will have to be considered? These configurations maydemand for change in strategy of the webpage.
The most important factor that needs consideration is the hardware platform,while some may use the Mac platform, some may use Linux, while others may useMicrosoft platform. The next comes the browsers and their versions into thepicture. Along with the browser versions, the different Plug-Ins also have tobe taken into consideration. The resolution of the monitor also with colordepth and text size are some of the other configurations.

¿ Is usability testing possible while testing a website?
Usability testing is indeed an important part of web testing. In usabilitytesting, it is checked, whether the website is user friendly. Is it possiblefor the user to move around easily within the webpage. Is there any sort ofambiguity on the webpage, which can hinder the user experience.

¿ What is a proxy server?
A proxy server is a server, which behaves like an intermediary between theclient and the main server. Therefore, the requests onto the main server arefirst sent to the proxy server from the client system, which are then forwardedto the main server. The response from the main server is sent to the clientthrough the proxy server itself. The request and/or the response may bemodified by the proxy server depending on the filtering rules of the server.

¿ Which are the HTTP Response Objects?
Some of the HTTP Response Objects are write, flush, tell, etc. The subclassesof HTTP Response are HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponsePermanentRedirect,HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseNotFound, etc.

¿ Which are the different test case formats, that are a partof web testing?
The test case formats will vary depending on whether the website is a staticwebsite or a dynamic website. The static website will have the front end testcases, navigation test cases. On the other hand, if the website is a dynamicwebsite, then the test cases will be broadly divided under front end testcases, back end test cases, field validations test cases, database test cases,security test cases, etc.

¿ Explain the difference between authentication andauthorization during web testing?
Authentication is the process with which the system identifies the user. Thegoal is to ensure that the user is indeed an user, who he claims to be. Thereare different types of authentications, which can be used like password basedauthentication, device based authentication, etc. On the other hand,authorization is the process after the authentication process. In this processthe system will decide whether a particular task can be performed by the user,does he have the necessary permissions, etc.

¿ Which different test scenarios will you consider, when youare testing a website?
The first scenario to be tested is the GUI. The page layout and the designelements used on the website have to be uniform throughout the website. Thenext part to be tested are the different links provided inside the website.Along with the links, it will also have to be tested, whether internalnavigation is smooth and also check if its is complex. The next importantaspect to be checked, is the response time of the website. This will also haveto checked, when there is heavy load on the system.

Web Based Testing Interview Questions

•Which different scenarios will be used for testing emails?
•How will you test cookies? Whether the cookies have expired, are there cookieson the system, etc.?
•How will you test the URL of a website?
•Can font and alignment testing be carried out manually on a webpage? How?
•How should performance testing be performed on a website?
•What is caching? What are the common problems seen in caching?
•Explain the different between HTTP and HTTPS?
•Which are the different Web Service Standards? Are the Web Service Standardssupported by W3C?
•How is the response time at the server end calculated?
•How is the architecture of the website identified?

 

TestingQuestions

1.      How to test a web site ? How to execute the perftest on web page ?

2.      Tell me the basics of security testing.

3.      How to test fire alarm system.

         http://www.ucl.ac.uk/estates/maintenance/fire/documents/UCLFire_TN_061.pdf

4.      How to test a printer.

5.      What do you think about testing, web testing ?How about performance testing and security testing ?

6.      What’s code coverage ? How to calculate, and whichtools to use ?

7.      BUG Lifecycle.