QA Interview Prep

Here are some questions that are typically asked in a QA interview. You will find the answers in the links below.

What does QA mean to you?
which bug-tracking tools have you used?
what would you do if you find a bug an hour before the release?
how will you proceed if you have to release a product today and you don't have enough time to test?
what are contents of QA plan and test plan?
how will you decide which tests to automate?

Following are some more links for QA interview questions:
QA and Testing Interview Questions
QA FAQ

Also, I have blogged my QA experience here.

QA Jargon

Here are some words and phrases that are often quoted in QA Job descriptions. I have tried to describe some of them.

- Ambiguity Review
- QA Methodology
- SDLC
- Waterfall Model

• Linear
• Sequential flow
• Requirements must be validated and exit criteria must be met before proceeding to next phase
• QA comes in very late in the cycle.

- Agile Development Model:

• Incremental
• Iterative: Design-Build-Test
• Continuous feedback
• QA comes into picture very early in the cycle

- Scrum
- Cross-Browser Testing
- Browser Compatibility Testing
- STLC
- QA Plan: contains following:

• QA Responsibilities (Role of QA, participation in phases of lifecycle, build-release etc)
• Standards, guidelines etc
• Resourses (Human, machines, test lab etc)
• Schedules (timelines)
• Procedures (Bug tracking, triage etc)

QA Related Links

Here are some important links:

General QA
QA FAQ
Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Performance White Paper
Test Plan Template: Most commonly asked question in a QA interview
What is a test plan?
Testing Terminology: Very useful site
QA Glossary
RUP
Interview Questions

QA Metrics

Automation Tools
QTP Tutorials & Interview Questions: