QA Software Testing Training
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to QA Testing
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Understanding Quality Assurance (QA) and its significance in software development.
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Role of QA testers in ensuring product quality.
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Overview of different types of testing methodologies.
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Introduction to manual testing vs. automated testing.
Module 2: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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Understanding the phases of SDLC.
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Exploring the role of QA throughout the SDLC stages.
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How QA integrates with different development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps).
Module 3: Fundamentals of Manual Testing
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Basics of manual testing: planning, execution, and reporting.
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Writing test cases and test scenarios.
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Test case design techniques: Equivalence Partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Decision Tables, etc.
Module 4: Test Management Tools
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Introduction to popular test management tools such as TestRail, HP ALM, and Jira.
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Understanding test case management, requirements traceability, and defect tracking.
Module 5: Introduction to Automation Testing
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Understanding the need for automation testing.
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Overview of automation testing tools: Selenium, Appium, TestComplete, etc.
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Pros and cons of automation testing.
Module 6: Introduction to Selenium
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Understanding Selenium WebDriver and its architecture.
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Setting up Selenium WebDriver environment.
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Basic Selenium commands and operations.
Module 7: Web Testing with Selenium
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Locating elements on a web page using various locators (ID, Name, XPath, CSS Selector).
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Performing actions such as click, type, submit, etc., using Selenium WebDriver.
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Handling different types of web elements (input fields, buttons, links, etc.).
Module 8: Advanced Selenium Concepts
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Handling dynamic elements and waits in Selenium.
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Working with frames, pop-ups, and alerts.
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Handling multiple windows and tabs in Selenium.
Module 9: TestNG Framework
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Introduction to TestNG framework for Selenium.
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Setting up TestNG and configuring test suites.
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Writing and executing test cases using TestNG annotations.
Module 10: Data-Driven Testing
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Understanding data-driven testing and its advantages.
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Implementing data-driven testing using TestNG DataProvider.
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Reading test data from Excel files and databases.
Module 11: Page Object Model (POM)
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Understanding the Page Object Model design pattern.
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Implementing POM in Selenium for better test maintenance and reusability.
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Creating page classes and test classes in POM framework.
Module 12: Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) with Cucumber
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Introduction to BDD and Gherkin language.
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Setting up Cucumber framework for Selenium.
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Writing feature files, step definitions, and running Cucumber tests.
Module 13: Continuous Integration (CI) and Jenkins
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Introduction to CI/CD pipeline.
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Setting up Jenkins for automated builds and testing.
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Integrating Selenium tests with Jenkins.
Module 14: API Testing
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Understanding API testing and its importance.
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Tools for API testing: Postman, SoapUI, etc.
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Writing and executing API test cases.
Module 15: Performance Testing
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Introduction to performance testing and tools like JMeter.
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Understanding performance metrics and benchmarks.
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Running and analyzing performance tests.
Module 16: Security Testing
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Basics of security testing and its importance.
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Common security vulnerabilities and threats.
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Tools and techniques for conducting security testing.
Module 17: Mobile Testing
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Overview of mobile testing challenges and strategies.
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Introduction to mobile testing tools: Appium, Selendroid, etc.
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Testing mobile applications on different platforms (iOS, Android).
Module 18: Test Automation Frameworks
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Introduction to test automation frameworks: Keyword-driven, Data-driven, Hybrid, etc.
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Understanding the benefits and features of each type of framework.
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Designing and implementing custom test automation frameworks