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Introduction to Software Testing ****

A Software Testing Primer - An Introduction to Software Testing: Concepts of Testing; Functional Testing; Non-Functional Testing; Test Planning; Test Preparation; Test Execution; Test Reporting and Metrics.

Introduction to HP QTP 8.0 Student Handbook ***

An Introduction to HP QuickTest Professional 8.0 - Student Handbook: Planning Your Test; Recording and Running a Test; Understanding Objects in QuickTest; Creating Synchronization Steps; Using Standard Checkpoints; Adding Parameters.

WinRunner In Simple Steps ***

A simple introduction tutorial on WinRunner: Introduction to Testing Concepts; Software Development Life Cycle; Test Planning, Test Desing, and Test Development; WinRunner RapidTest Script Wizard.

LoadRunner Controller User’s Guide ***

LoadRunner Controller User’s Guide for Windows Version 5.01 with 6 modules: Understanding LoadRunner; Creating a Scenario; Running a Scenario; Analyzing Test Results; Monitoring; Appendixes (Performing Path Translation, Fine-Tuning, Troubleshooting)

LoadRunner Creating Vuser Scripts ***

LoadRunner Creating Vuser Scripts for Windows and UNIX Version 5.0 with 11 modules: Introducing Vuser Scripts; Working with VuGen; Database Vuser Scripts; Tuxedo Vuser Scripts; Windows Sockets Vuser Scripts; APPC Vuser Scripts; RTE Vuser Scripts; Web Vuser Scripts; Baan Vuser Scripts; Java Vuser Scripts; GUI Vuser Scripts.

Tutorial - Checking XML with QuickTest ***

A short tutorial on checking XML documents with QuickTest.

WebLOAD Quick Start Guide ***

Welcome to WebLOAD, the premier performance, scalability and reliability testing solution for Web applications - Internet and intranet. This short guide gives you a quick introduction of how to use WebLOAD.

Perl Test Tutorial *****

Testing Perl programs is not an easy task. But this simple tutorial guide by Chromatic and Michael G Schwern will help to get started.

TestDirector Tutorial - 7 Lessons *****

A self-paced guide which teaches you how to use TestDirector, Mercury Interactive's Web-based global test management tool with 7 complete lessons: Introducing TestDirector, Specifying Testing Requirements, Planning Tests, Running Tests, Adding and Tracking Defects, Analyzing the Testing Process.

WinRunner 7.0 Tutorial - 12 Lessons *****

An easy to follow tutorial guide for WinRunner 7.0 with 12 complete lessons: Introducing WinRunner; Setting Up the GUI Map; Recording Tests; Programming Tests with TSL; Creating Data-Driven Tests; Creating Batch Tests; Maintaining Your Test Scripts.

Rational TestFactory Tutorials *****

A collection of tutorials on how to use Rational TestFactory and create, analyze, and manage automated test procedures. Tutorials are divided into 8 groups: Introduction, The TestFactory Interface, Instrumenting the AUT, Working with the Application Map, Automatically Generating Scripts, Developing and Running a Test Suite, Using the AutoPilot, Testing Code Changes in Visual Studio.

Rational QualityArchitect User's Guide *****

A collection of integrated tools for testing middleware components built with technologies such as Enterprise JavaBeans and COM. It contains 4 main parts: Basic Concepts, Testing Enterprise JavaBeans, and Testing COM Components.

Rational Test RealTime User's Guide *****

It contains 4 main parts: Runtime Analysis - Satic Metrics, Memory Profiling, Performance Profiling, Tracing; Automated Testing - Component Testing with C and Java; Graphical User Interface - GUI Philosophy, Configuration and Settings; Command Line Interface - Runtime analysis and testing for C and Java.

Rational TestManager User's Guide *****

A good introduction to Rational TestManager with 12 chapters: What Is Rational TestManager, Planning Tests, Designing Tests, Implementing Tests, Executing Tests, Evaluating Tests, Creating Functional Testing Suites, Using the Comparators, Performance Testing Concepts, Designing Performance Testing Suites, Working with Datapools, Reporting Performance Testing Results.

Rational Suite Tutorial - 9 Lessons *****

An easy to follow tutorial guide for Rational Suite with 9 complete lessons: Learning About the Rational Unified Process, Managing Change to Project Artifacts, Creating Requirements, Test Planning, Modeling the Enhancement, Communicating Project Status, Reliability Testing, Functional Testing, Planning the Next Iteration.

SilkTest Tutorial - 8 Lessons ****

A getting-started tutorial for SilkTest: Introducing SilkTest, Preparing to Use this Tutorial, Planning a Testing Strategy, Capturing Your Application, Creating Testcases, Running Testcases, Reviewing and Reporting Test Results, Testing Databases

SilkTest User's Guide ****

An easy to follow on-line guide for SilkTest: Introduction to SilkTest Basics, Enhancing Your Tests, Cross-Platform Testing, Customizing SilkTest, Testing Client/Server Applications, GUI-Specific Tips and Tools, Command Reference.

SilkTest Feature Tutorials ****

5 simple tutorials on SilkTest tool features: Working With Projects, Using the Basic Workflow, Using AutoComplete, Creating Data Driven Testcases, Working with Java AWT Applications, Working with Java JFC/Swing Applications.

Rational Robot User's Guide ****

An easy to follow on-line user guide for Rational Robot: What Is Rational Robot? Recording GUI Scripts, Adding Features to GUI Scripts, Creating Verification Points in GUI Scripts, Editing the Text of a Script, Setting Recording Options, Recording Sessions, Adding Features to Scripts, Playback Phases, Working with Datapools, Testing Visual Basic Applications, Oracle Forms Applications, .NET Applications, HTML Applications, Java Applets, PowerBuilder Applications, PeopleTools Applications, Delphi Applications.

Rational Robot Tutorial ****

An easy to follow on-line tutorial guide for Rational Robot: Recording GUI Scripts, Adding Features to GUI Scripts, About Verification Points, Debugging Scripts, Setting Recording Options, Recording Sessions, Adding Features to Scripts, Playing Back GUI Scripts, Working with Datapools, Testing Visual Basic Applications, Testing Oracle Forms Applications, Testing HTML Applications, Testing Java Applets and Applications, Testing PowerBuilder Applications, Testing PeopleTools Applications, Testing Delphi Applications.

Mercury QuickTest Professional (QTP) Tutorial - 9 Lessons ****

An easy to follow on-line tutorial guide for Mercury QuickTest Professional (QTP): Introducing QuickTest, Recording Tests, Running and Analyzing Tests, Creating Checkpoints, Parameterizing Tests, Creating Output Values, Using Regular Expressions, Dividing Tests into Multiple Actions, Testing Your Own Application.

Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications ****

This guide provides an end-to-end approach for implementing performance testing: Introduction to Performance Testing, Exemplar Performance Testing Approaches, Identify the Test Environment, Identify Performance Acceptance Criteria, Plan and Design Tests, Execute Tests, Analyze Results and Report, Performance-Testing Techniques.

Key Strategies for SOA Testing ****

This handbook provides you with the key notions around SOA testing as well as the processes needed to effectively test a SOA, including a step-by-step guide for defining your own testing domain, understanding your unique needs, and then testing all components in such a way as to ensure that your SOA will be productive and useful from the first day of operation.

Salaries for software testers *****

Looking for Software QA job? Or looking for a raise? You need to know how much are you worth in today's job market. Read the detailed salary report on Software QA professionals.

Software Testing Methodolog *****

This is a comprehensive review all software testing methods for all types of applications. Topics covered range from black-box testing to stress testing; from unit testing to integration testing; from window application testing to web-based 3-tier application testing.

Software Quality Assurance Interview Questions ****

To find a Software Testing Job, need to get well prepared! --- 568 Software QA interview questions for you to practice.

Software Localization Testing ****

Localization testing - There are many facts of testing international software applications that need to be considered and addressed. - Verify localized software language translation, fit & cultural context

SilkTest Questions and Anwsers ****

SilkTest is one of the most popular software testing automation tools. Here is a FAQ (about 148 questions and answers) of SilkTest to help you to get a first step into this testing tool.

Load / Stress Testing of Websites ****

Load or stress test is very critical to Websites to ensure their reliability. Aspects of Website load test include measuring current load level, estimating target load level, test planning, and execution strategy.

LoadRunner Questions and Anwsers ****

Mercury LoadRunner is the industry-standard load testing tool for predicting system behavior and performance. This FAQ covers questions from number of vusers to response time and throughout relation.

WinRunner Part 1, 2 Questions and Answers ****

This FAQ contains over 100 questions and answers on using Mercury WinRunner, which is a very versatile tool that can be used with extreme effectiveness in automating unit and system test plans. Questions covered range from database record checking to Web application text matching.

QuickTest Professional (QTP) Questions and Answers ****

QuickTest is a graphical interface record-playback automation tool. It can be used to test any web, java or windows client application. This document provides many frequently asked questions and answers to help you to become more efficient with QuickTest or to prepare your job interviews.

Rational Robot FAQ ****

Rational Robot is a powerful tool for automating software tests. This Rational Robot's FAQ introduces you to the basic operations of this tool. Please read it and you will know how to use Rational Robot to automate testing of software applications.

ORACLE Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Questions and Answers ****

Need to prepare for a job interview about Oracle? We have collected over 600 of Oracle interview questions and answers.

PeopleSoft Interview Questions and Answers ****

We have collected PeopleSoft Interview Questions and Answers.

QA/Testing Technical FAQs ****

Do you want to improve your career in software QA/testing and become the best software QA/tester? We have collected a large of Software QA/Testing Technical FAQs, it's free for you to get answers to questions on software QA/testing.

Check List for Software Testing *****

This checklist include Web Testing Checklist,Validation Tests Checklist, Unit tests Checklist, General tests checklist, GUI tests Checklist, Numeric Entry Checklist, Date Entry Checklist and Developing Windows Application Checklist.

Bugzilla FAQ ***

Bugzilla is a open-source bug-tracking software. This document is intended to be the comprehensive guide to help you using Bugzilla bug-tracking system properly

JUnit Questions and Answers ***

JUnit is a simple, open source framework to write and run repeatable tests. This document will help in generating interest in you mind for Junit and will get you started.

Why are there Bugs in Software? ***

Software bugs, what are they? How to find bugs? How to report bugs? How to prevent bugs? Get your answers from this comprehensive guide for bug finding, bug tracking, and software testing for beginner testers and QA engineers.

Automated Testing Detail Test Plan and Automated Standards ****

This Automated Testing Detail Test Plan will cover information for Automated testing during the System/Integration Phase of the project and will map to the specification or requirements documentation for the project. It also talk about how to write up an automation standards document

To be a good software tester ***

What makes a good software tester? Do you want to became a good software tester? Read this to find out how to became a good software tester.

Writing The Test Plan ****

A good test plan should outline requirements, activaties, resources, documentations, etc. Here is some guidelines on how to build a good test plan.

Software QA/Testing Documents **

Using standard test documents can save lots of money. Here is some ideas on creating simple test documents.

Software Testing Tools ****

Are you evaluating Software test tools. Here is good collection of vendors and information of over 60 tools. It also has a set of evaluation criteria to help you selecting the best tool for your company.

Bug Tracking Tools ****

Are you evaluating Bug Tracking Tools. Here is good collection of vendors and information of over 20 tools. It also has a set of evaluation criteria to help you selecting the best tool for your company.

Software Design Engineers in Test SDET FAQ ****

Manual Testing FAQ's ****

Database Testing Interview Questions ****

Coding standards for Rational Robot ****

The Product Quality Measures **

Quality On Time **

Software Development Models **

Glossary of Software QA/Test **

Glossary of Internet Terms **

Glossary of MS Windows Terms **

How to Answer The 64 Toughest Interview Questions **

The Best Jobs In America ****

Interview Questions and Answers Database

Need to prepare for a job interview? Try this interview questions and answers database. It has a nice full-text search function. If you have a good interview question, share it with us by submitting it to the database. Go to interview question database.

JavaScript Popup Windows Generation and Testing Tutorials - NEW

20 tutorials on different ways to create and test popup windows created in JavaScript including: Creating popup windows on page load or unload events; Creating popup windows on moving mouse over or clicking links; Creating popup windows as modal or modeless dialog boxes; Creating multiple popup windows on timed intervals; Creating customized popup windows; Keeping popup windows re-opening when they closed; Testing JavaScript performances.

On-Line Testing Tools for Developers and Testers - NEW

Regular expression started in Perl language. But it is now used everywhere: text editors, programming languages, and software testing tools. Regular expression is powerful, but hard to learn. This page allows you to learn and test regular expression with your own strings, match patterns, sub patterns, and modifiers.