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Automation Testing Interview Questions with Answer

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Forum Discription: Discuss All that is need to be known about Automated Software Testing and its Tools.
URL: http://forum.onestoptesting.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1537
Printed Date: 07Jul2025 at 5:12pm

Topic: Automation Testing Interview Questions with Answer

Posted By: Sangita
Subject: Automation Testing Interview Questions with Answer
Date Posted: 19Jun2007 at 4:55am

1. What are principles of good testing scripts for automation?

1. Proper code guiding standards
2. Std format for defining functions, exception handler etc
3. Comments for functions
4. Proper errorhandling mechanisms
5. The apprpriate synchronisation techniques

2. What are main benefits of test automation?

1.when we are having more functionalities to executing repeatedly then we will go for automation. this improves quality.
2.for unattended testing.
3.In perform testing, By using tools ,we don't need more no of computers and test engineers. These tools will give environment like more no of users on single system.
this gives more quality and verifying transaction response times also very easily.
4.Even id the team members r located in different locations also we will do total testing process very effectively.(quality center)

3. What testing activities you may want to automate?

1. Automate all the high priority test cases which needs to be exceuted as a part of regression testing for each build cycle.

4.How you will describe testing activities?

esting Activities sre following.........

   Test Plan

   Use Cases

   Test Cases

   Execute Test Cases

   Bug Fixing

   Bug Validation

   Automation (Regression Purpose)

   Reporting.

5. What could go wrong with test automation?

It can be of runtime errors generated where program fails to respond. Incorrect syntax used, incorrect data feeded, load, support...etc. these can be a reason to be wrong in test automation.

6. Can test automation improve test effectiveness?

Yes, Automating a test makes the test process:
1.Fast
2.Reliable
3. Repeatable
4.Programmable
5.Reusable
6.Comprehensive

7.What are the limitations of automating software testing?

Hard-to-create environments like “out of memory”, “invalid input/reply”, and “corrupt registry entries” make applications behave poorly and existing automated tools can’t force these condition - they simply test your application in “normal” environment and ignore the boundary conditions where many defects live. These tools are typically expensive and good for only one kind of testing: reliability, functionality, load/stress, etc. Many of them require that you have access to the source code or work in “clean” environments. Further, when you test your application with conventional automated tools, there is a drain on the entire system because they are limited to testing the application _as part of_ an existing/overall system.
the problem of "cannot reproduce" is still prevalent with most automated test tools

8. What are the main attributes of test automation?

a.Relaibility

b.reusebility

c.poratability

d.maintainability

e.flexibility

9. How will you choose a tool for test automation?

We must otherwise know where all we can't use AUT tools.

1.Usability test

2.If results are not predictable

3.For small build

4.For applications not being stable

10.What automating testing tools are you familiar with?

Win Runner , Load runner, QTP , Silk Performer, Test director, Rational robot, QA run.