18. What steps are involved in sanity testing?
Sanity testing is very similar to smoke testing. It is the initial testing of a component or application that is done to make sure that it is functioning at the most basic level and it is stable enough to continue more detailed testing.
19. What is the difference between WinRunner and Rational Robot?
WinRunner is a functional test tool but Rational Robot is capable of both functional and performance testing. Also, WinRunner has 4 verification points and Rational Robot has 13 verification points.
20. What is the purpose of the testing process?
The purpose of the testing process is to verifying that input data produces the anticipated output.
21. What is the difference between QA and testing?
The goals of QA are very different from the goals of testing. The purpose of QA is to prevent errors is the application while the purpose of testing is to find errors.
22. What is the difference between Quality Control and Quality Assurance?
Quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) are closely linked but are very different concepts. While QC evaluates a developed product, the purpose of QA is to ensure that the development process is at a level that makes certain that the system or application will meet the requirements.
23. What is the difference between regression testing and retesting?
Regression testing is performing tests to ensure that modifications to a module or system do not have a negative effect on previous releases. Retesting is merely running the same testing again. Regression testing is widely asked manual testing interview questions and hence further research to understand this topic is needed.
24. Explain the difference between bug severity and bug priority.
Bug severity refers to the level of impact that the bug has on the application or system while bug priority refers to the level of urgency in the need for a fix.
25. What is the difference between system testing and integration testing?
For system testing, the entire system as a whole is checked, whereas for integration testing, the interaction between the individual modules are tested.
26. Explain the term bug.
A bug is an error found while running a program. Bug fall into two categories: logical and syntax.
