How to perform efficient testing of the Data Base Fail over (DBFO) mechanism?
We have Server connected to Primary, Secondary DB instance. If any of these DB instance is shutdown, forced to shutdown, network disconnected etc, then server will failover to the secondary db and viceversa. We want to test the ‘DB Connection Pooling’ feature involved in the DBFO mechanism. Also, what measurements can we consider? like Connections [...]

Answer Question   |  November 13, 2008  1:18 PM
Database Failover, DB Connection Pooling, DBFO, Functional testing, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software security testing, Software testing, Software testing tools

Efficient way of testing multiple character set support in your application
If we need to test the localization/ internationalization support of an application (i.e, supporting ascii, german, japanese characters etc) then how to perform this testing efficiently?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2008  9:39 AM
Character encoding, Localization, Localization testing, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, Software testing tools

Database design schema for Test Data Management?
For test data analysis across the builds, platforms etc, we are thinking of storing the test execution results into the database. Please let me know if any one has already designed the db schema for test case & report management.

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2008  6:31 AM
Database design, Database schema, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, Software testing tools

How to perform BREAK testing under load?
We are working on providing strong authentication. After functional testing is pass. We want to conduct a systematic load testing. The objectives of load testing is long run, break testing etc. For break testing, what can be the test strategy to find out the break points and trouble-shoot? Please help me in this regard.

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2008  6:54 AM
Functional testing, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software security testing, Software testing, Software testing tools

Looking for quality test-tracking tool…..
Any quality test-tracking tool which has live & automated dashboards so that the entire team is updated at any given point of time?

Answer Question   |  July 16, 2009  9:05 AM
Defect Tracking, Quality assurance, Software Quality, Software testing, Test management, Test management system

Testing bugs not in the specification
How do you test bugs that are not covered in the specification?

Answer Question   |  November 24, 2008  4:14 PM
Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing

UAT scenarios for SIT
Can we provide a user acceptance testing (UAT) scenario to the implementers for their system integration testing (SIT)?

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2008  8:13 PM
Software integration testing, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, User acceptance testing

Automation and Web testing
How realistic is automation for Web testing? Should automation reduce regression testing?

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2008  6:44 PM
Automated Testing, Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing

Broadening testing knowledge
I’m working a software test engineer. What are the things I should learn to improve my testing knowledge as well as to move the next level?

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2008  4:46 PM
Software Quality, Software testing, Software testing fundamentals

Quality management in software testing
How does one ensure that the quality management is done correctly in software testing projects? Which tools does he or she need to use? What best practices/ next practices are useful?

Answer Question   |  September 17, 2008  3:29 PM
Software Quality, Software quality management, Software testing, Software testing tools

Need to know about Performance testing tool which can test VB 6, ASP.NET and C# together or seperately
Hi All, I have got an application which is integration of 3 sub applications, 1st sub application is developed in ASP.NET, the 2nd in VB 6.0 and 3rd in C#. These 3 sub application is combined and integrated to one and have dependencies on each other. I need to execute Performance Testing in this application [...]

Answer Question   |  August 29, 2008  5:39 AM
ASP.NET, C#, Performance testing, Software Quality, Software testing, VB, Visual Basic

Looking for a test management system
I work for a small company (we are a group of five software engineers) into software testing and we are looking out for a test management software which has in-built live reporting and centralized repository systems. Can someone suggest a test management system with these features?

Answer Question   |  October 18, 2008  11:54 AM
Software Quality, Software testing, Test management, Test management system

Benefits of testing methodologies and tools
What benefits can testing methodologies and tools provide to software application testing? Can you also give me a number of different testing tools applications?

Answer Question   |  August 22, 2008  8:06 PM
Software Quality, Software testing, Software testing models, Software testing tools, Software testing tools and frameworks

Functional specification document for testing
Do you have any guidelines for creating the Functional Specification Document (FSD) for a Web application form the testing team side?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2008  7:26 PM
Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing

Career change to Quality
I am involved with the software industry -as software engineer for almost 3.5 years.I was involved with initially with software development and later on moved to the position of a Module Lead.Now I would like to shift from my arena -development to some other core area of sotware enggineering like Software Quality management. As software [...]

Answer Question   |  July 10, 2008  10:22 AM
Certifications, Certified Software Quality Analyst, CSQA, IT careers, Software Quality

User acceptance testing in the V-Model
In an V-Model approach when do you start writing the user acceptance testing test cases? In the BRS phase? At the end of system testing?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2008  5:57 PM
Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, Software testing models

Benefits of software testers
What would you recommend for ways to show management (ways to measure) the benefits gained from having software development testers?

Answer Question   |  July 26, 2008  5:53 PM
Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, Software testing, Software testing fundamentals

Details on Test point analysis , testing estimation method
Need to have more information on TPA and about Dynamic and static Test Points.How are they derived.

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2008  11:38 AM
Software Quality, Software test design, Test Point Analysis

vb 6 setuop file could not be installed in other system
Dear sir i developped an application using VB 6 and access, i made an exe file and packged and deployed it. This application is running in my system.But while i am installing in another syetem at that time one error is coming like “Some system file is missing” and it offers a restart.kindly suggest me [...]

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2008  8:23 AM
Software Quality, VB, Visual Basic 6

external application installer using vb.net
Hi, I’m trying to create a simple application launcher in vb.net i would use at work, I’m a computer tech and i constantly need to install the same package of software on newly deployed workstations (antivirus, works, media player, etc). I’ve tried the following: Shell(“installer path”) and system.diagnostics.process.start(“installer path”) and even process.start(“installer path) Let’s use [...]

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2008  4:59 AM
Software Quality, Software Quality Assurance, VB.NET, Visual Basic .NET