Manual Testing Interview Questions

1. What is Software Testing?

Testing verifies that software works as expected.

2. What is a Bug?

A bug is a defect where actual result differs from expected result.

3. What is Test Case?

A test case is a set of steps used to verify functionality.

4. What is Test Scenario?

A high level functionality that needs to be tested.

5. What is Test Plan?

A document describing testing scope and strategy.

6. What is SDLC?

Software Development Life Cycle defines development stages.

7. What is STLC?

Software Testing Life Cycle defines testing phases.

8. What is Severity?

Severity indicates the impact of a defect.

9. What is Priority?

Priority indicates how quickly the defect should be fixed.

10. What is Smoke Testing?

Smoke testing checks whether the build is stable.

11. What is Sanity Testing?

Sanity testing verifies specific functionality after changes.

12. What is Regression Testing?

Regression testing ensures existing features work after changes.

13. What is Retesting?

Retesting verifies a defect after it is fixed.

14. What is Black Box Testing?

Testing without knowledge of internal code.

15. What is White Box Testing?

Testing with knowledge of internal code.

16. What is Integration Testing?

Testing interaction between modules.

17. What is System Testing?

Testing the complete application.

18. What is UAT?

User Acceptance Testing performed by end users.

19. What is Test Data?

Data used to execute test cases.

20. What is Boundary Value Analysis?

Testing values at boundary limits.