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Goal of Manual Testing
The key concept of manual testing is to ensure that the application is error free and it is working in conformance to the specified functional requirements. Test Suites or cases, are designed during the testing phase and should have 100% test coverage. It also makes sure that reported defects are fixed by developers and re-testing has been performed by testers on the fixed defects. Basically, this testing checks the quality of the system and delivers bug-free product to the customer.
Types of Manual Testing:
Below given diagram depicts Manual Testing Types. In fact, any type of software testing type can be executed both manually as well using an automation tool.
Black Box Testing White Box Testing Unit Testing System Testing Integration Testing Acceptance Testing
How to perform Manual Testing
Read and understand the software project documentation/guides. Also, study the Application Under Test (AUT) if available. Draft Test cases that cover all the requirements mentioned in the documentation. Review and baseline the test cases with Team Lead, Client (as applicable) Execute the test cases on the AUT Report bugs. Once bugs are fixed, again execute the failing test cases to verify they pass.
Myths of Manual Testing
Following are few common myths and facts related to testing: Myth: Anyone can do manual testing Fact: Testing requires many skill sets Myth: Testing ensures 100% Defect free product Fact: Testing attempts to find as many defects as possible. Identifying all possible defects is impossible. Myth: Automated testing is more powerful than manual testing Fact: 100% test automation cannot be done. Manual Software Testing is also essential. Myth: Testing is easy Fact: Testing can be extremely challenging. Testing an application for possible use cases with minimum test cases requires high analytical skills.
Manual Testing vs Automation Testing
Tools to Automate Manual Testing
Selenium QTP Jmeter Loadrunner TestLink Quality Center(ALM)
Conclusion
Manual testing is an activity where the tester needs to be very patient, creative & open minded. Manual testing is a vital part of user-friendly software development because humans are involved in testing software applications and end-users are also humans. They need to think and act with an End User perspective.
