Why are you here?
	- To get a job in Software testing field - THE GOAL
	- Tools: classes, recordings, resumes, projects, interview preparation

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www.portnov.net/ask - FAQ of the school's website
www.portnov.net/faqru - class FAQ
https://online.portnov.net/onlinehome/         - class page for the first 3 trial sessions
http://www.forum.portnov.com/   4970elcamino   - class forum for homework
http://www.forum.portnov.com/forum/software-qa-testing-interview-questions

Registration                  	- https://online.portnov.net/register/
Class page (register first)	- https://online.portnov.net/su-3
Class in Russian 		- https://portnov.net/ru-2022/
SU-1 class page 		- https://online.portnov.net/su-1

2 class chats and how to use them
	- it is not a social gathering - only the class related issues
	- no spam/distraction (smiles, thanks, etc.)
	- no links to 3rd party resources without my approval
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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: Correct answer is NOT good enough - we have to beat the competion

4 LEVELS OF LEARNING
	1 Recognition		student cannot solve the problem without outside help		NO JOB
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRACTICE & HARD WORK
	2 Reproduction		student can solve known problems himself			HIRED
	3 Subj Creativity	student can solve an unknown problem				EXPERT LEVEL
	4 Objective Creativity 	science, new knowledge	

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What makes Software QA Career attractive to you?
- Job safety comes from your skill level (not from the employer)
- NEVER bring MONEY to your answer

What is Negative Testing?
Definition: Aimed at showing that software handles properly situations in which user acts not as user is supposed to act
-makes no sense if Positive Testing fails
-negative testing is to be done AFTER positive
-in lack of time situation minimize (skip) Negative Testing
-it results in more bugs than positive
-the volume of Negative Testing is much larger than Positive

ZIP Code field example:
	Reqs:
		- 5 characters
		- all digits
		- existing
	Test cases:
        ID Title/Purpose/Description    Instruction	Expected Result
	1. 5 digits, existing		94085		Accepted		Positive
	2. 6 digits			940851		Rejected		Negative
	3. 4 digits			9408		Rejected		Negative
	4. Non-existent			00000		Rejected		Negative
	5. Non-digit: Type Letter	94O85		Rejected		Negative
	6. Non-digit: Type Sp. Char	94@85		Rejected		Negative
	7. Non-digit: Paste Letter	94O85		Rejected		Negative
	8. Non-digit: Paste Sp. Char	94@85		Rejected		Negative


What is Software Testing?
* begins with having the code to test 
* no requirement - no testing (no code)
- Making sure that software application meets requirements / requirements are properly implemented


What is Software Quality?
1. From consumer perspective it is about customer satisfaction (subjective matter)
2. from QA perspective it is about software being up to requirements
-being 100% up to requirements does not make product popular or selling well
-inside the software company there are roles who see quality from consumer perspective (upper management, sales, PR, marketing, support)


What is Software Quality Assurance?
- The process of monitoring and improving all activities associated with software development, from requirements gathering, 
  design and reviews to coding, testing and implementation.

What is black/white box testing?
-Black box software testing is done without using access to the source code. Bugs are reported at behavioral level.
-White box testing is done with using access to the code. Bugs are reported at the source code level, not behavioral.
-It is about HOW it is done, not about WHO does it 


Developer
- programming
- white box testing
- gray box testing
- black box testing


What is Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) = conceptual model used in project management, which describes software development process in stages (waterfall)
* incomplete, ambiguous or contradictory requirements...
- do not name the stages OR say "for example".... 


What are the common stages of Waterfall SDLC
	* Analysis (business analysts) - create USE CASES (communication between user and the system in achiving a goal)
	* Technical Requirements
	* Design (Architecture) - scalability
	* Development (coding, implementation)
	* Testing
	* Maintenance

What is use case?
- Use case is a format used by Business Analysts for specifying system requirements. 
  Each use case normally represents completed business operation performed by user.

What is the difference between Software Testing and Software QA?
- Testing is mainly focused on the source code (black, gray, white box)
- “Quality Assurance”  measures the quality of processes used to create a quality product

Software Quality Assurance 
- looks at (improves) the PROCESS of creating a software product
- begins from the DAY ONE

What is Regression Testing?
- Making sure nothing was broken as a result of code being modified