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Introduction to Software Testing
Importance of Software Testing
What is testing?
A procedure for critical evaluation or a means of determining the presence, quality, or genuineness of something is termed as testing. In general,
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testing is finding out how well something works.

What is Software?
Software is a set of instructions to perform some task. Software is used in many applications of the real world. Some of the examples are
Application software, such as word processors
Firmware in an embedded system
Middleware, which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems
System software such as operating systems
Video Games
Websites
Software is both a product and a vehicle for delivering a product (information). It is not manufactured but engineered. As time goes, the software
deteriorates during changing conditions and requirements.
All of these software applications need to run without any error and provide a quality service to the user of the application. In this regard the
software has to be tested for its accuracy and correctness.
Introduction to Software Testing
Software Testing is the process which ensures that the system or application is free from the inconsistency or unusual behaviour and working as per
the expected behaviour or requirements. It is a critical element in the software development life cycle and has the potential to save time and money
by identifying problems early and to improve customer satisfaction by delivering a more defect-free product.
Software Testing can be defined in simple words as Performing Verification and Validation of the Software Product for its correctness and accuracy
of working.
IEEE Definition
Software testing is the process of analysing a software item to detect the differences between existing and required conditions (that is, bugs) and
to evaluate the features of the software item.
Importance of Software Testing
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.
Albert Einstein
Why is testing necessary?
Complexity of software makes it error prone
Untested or weakly tested software can cause losses in real life.
To learn about reliability of software
To stay in business
Software testing answers questions that development and code reviews cannot.
Does it really work as expected?
Does it meet the users requirements?
Is it what the users expect?
Do the users like it?
Is it compatible with our other systems?
How does it perform?
How does it scale when more users are added?
Which areas need more work?
Is it ready for release?
Examples of Importance of Software Testing.
ISRO calls off GSLV launch after fuel leak.
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Because of the final flight test ISRO could identify the problem and called off the launch and thus saved millions and millions of RS
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NASA Mars Polar Lander
NASA Mars Polar Lander 1999 Malfunction due to an unexpected setting of a single data bit
Disneys Lion King
Disneys Lion King 1994 1995- The software did not work on the most common systems that the public had
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STLC Phases
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2.1. Introduction to Software Development Life Cycle

Software Development Life Cycle (or SDLC) is the process which is followed to develop a software product. It is a structured way of building
software applications. Most organizations have a process in place for developing software; this process may, at times, be customized based on the
organizations requirement and framework followed by organization. Life Cycle Model is one specific embodiment of a software process
SDLC Phases
The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process.
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The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a framework defining tasks performed at each step in the software development process.
It consists of a detailed plan describing how to develop, maintain, replace and alter or enhance specific software.
The life cycle defines a methodology for improving the quality of software and the overall development process.
The following picture depicts the phases that are part of a development cycle.
Requirements Gathering
A Software Requirement Specification or SRS is a document which records expected behavior of the system or software which needs to be
developed.
Design
Software design is the blueprint of the system, which once completed can be provided to developers for code development.
Based on the components in design, they are translated into software modules/functions/libraries, etc and these pieces together form a software
system.
Coding
During this phase, the blueprint of the software is turned to reality by developing the source code of the entire application.
Time taken to complete the development depends on the size of the application and number of programmers involved.
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2.2. SDLC Models

There are various software development life cycle models defined and designed which are followed during software development process.
These models are also referred as "Software Development Process Models".
Each process model follows a Series of steps unique to its type, in order to ensure success in process of software development.
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Waterfall Model
In the Waterfall model, the different phases of the software development life cycle are explicitly recognized as mentioned in picture below: .
In this model, the project takes a straight line path.Since different phases are explicitly recognized,the finalisation of the Contract is seen with
reference to delivery and payment schedules of different phases.
The waterfall model is the oldest and most widely used in software development life cycle. It is also known as sequential model. Each phase must be
completed before the next phase begins. At the end of each review takes place to determine if the project is on the right track or not.
Since requirement validation is not done in an explicit manner,it may result in design and development of large quantities of unusable code. It may
also result in extensive rework later,as document-driven standards, force elaborate specifications of poorly understood user interfaces and decisionsupport functions.
Advantages
Below are some of the advantages of the Waterfall Model
Simple and easy to use.
Easy to manage due to the rigidity of the model each phase has specific deliverable and a review process.
Phases are processed and completed one at a time.
Works well for smaller projects where requirements are very well understood.
Disadvantages
Adjusting scope during the life cycle can kill a project
No working software is produced until late during the life cycle.
High amounts of risk and uncertainty.
Poor model for complex and object-oriented projects.
Poor model where requirements are at a moderate to high risk of changing.
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V- model is a sequential path of execution of processes. Each phase must be completed before the next phase begins. Testing is emphasized in this
model more so than the waterfall model though. The testing procedures are developed early in the life cycle before any coding is done, during each
of the phases preceding implementation. Testing of the product is planned in parallel with a corresponding phase of development.
Advantages
Simple and easy to use
Each phase has specific deliverable
Higher chance of success over the waterfall model due to the development of test plans early on during the life cycle
Works well for where requirements are easily understood
Disadvantages
Very inflexible, like the waterfall model
Little flexibility and adjusting scope is difficult and expensive
Software is developed during the implementation phase, so no early prototypes of the software are produced
Model does not provide a clear path for problems found during testing phases
The Spiral Model

A well-managed development project should take a straight line approach,right from feasibility report to analysis, design, testing, and acceptance to
operation. But in actuality, the project needs to proceed iteratively by taking a spiral path. The project starts with the analysis phase, then proceeds
towards design, moves back to analysis and then design, followed by coding (version 1.0) and back to design and so forth.
The basic idea behind this model is that you start on a small scale,in the middle of the core functionality, explore the risks (such as poorly
understood requirements and architecture, potential performance problems, problems in underlying technology etc.) and then make a plan to
handle the risks. This should be followed by a commitment to approach, for the next iteration. Each iteration moves your project to a larger scale.
One layer of the project is rolled first, to check what was actually wanted, and then, work on the next layer is started.
Each iteration involves the following steps:
- To determine objectives, alternatives and constraints
- To identify and resolve risks
- To evaluate alternatives
- To develop the deliverables for that iteration, and to verify their correctness
- To plan the next iteration
- To commit to an approach for the next iteration
Advantages
Good for large projects and also for medium to high risk projects
High amount of risk analysis hence avoidance of risk is enhanced
String approval and documentation control
Additional functionality can be added at a later date
Software is produced early in the software life cycle.
Disadvantages
Can be a costly model to use.
Risk analysis requires highly specific expertise.
Projects success is highly dependent on the risk analysis phase.
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Doesnt work well for smaller projects.
Incremental model
The whole requirement is divided into various builds. Multiple development cycles make the life cycle a multi-waterfall cycle. Cycles are divided up
into smaller, more easily managed modules. Each module passes through the requirements, design, implementation and testing phases. A working
version of software is produced during the first module. Each subsequent release of the module adds function to the previous release. The process
continues till the complete system is achieved
Advantages
Generates working software quickly and early during the software life cycle.
More flexible less costly to change scope and requirements.
Easier to test and debug during a smaller iteration.
Customer can respond to each built.
Lowers initial delivery cost.
Easier to manage risk because risky pieces are identified and handled during each iteration.
Disadvantages
Needs good planning and design.
Needs a clear and complete definition of the whole system before it can be broken down and built incrementally.
Expensive than waterfall model
Agile Model
Agile model is also a type of Incremental model which is used for time critical applications. Software is developed in incremental, rapid cycles. This
results in small incremental releases with each release building on previous functionality. Each release is thoroughly tested to ensure software
quality is maintained. Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum are some of the most well known agile development model
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Advantages
People and interactions are emphasized rather than process and tools. Customers, developers and testers constantly interact with each
other.
Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months).
Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication.
Close, daily cooperation between business people and developers.
Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design.
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Regular adaptation to changing circumstances.

Even late changes in requirements are welcome.
Disadvantages
In case of some software deliverables, especially the large ones, it is difficult to assess the effort required at the beginning of the software
development life cycle.
There is lack of emphasis on necessary designing and documentation.
The project can easily get taken off track if the customer representative is not clear what final outcome that they want.
Only senior programmers are capable of taking the kind of decisions required during the development process. Hence it has no place for new
programmers, unless combined with experienced resources.
Different software development models have their own advantages and disadvantages. The right model or combination of models has to be chosen
based on the project and all other related factors.
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2.3. Introduction to Software Testing Life Cycle
The process of testing a software in a well-planned and systematic way is known as Software testing life cycle (STLC)
Software testing life cycle is an integral part of the software development life cycle.
The overall aspect of STLC phase deals with testing and rectifying any error code generating within the program under various test conditions.
In STLC process, different activities are carried out to improve the quality of the product.
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STLC Phases
Requirement Analysis
During this phase, test team studies the requirements from a testing point of view to identify the testable requirements. The QA team may interact
with various stakeholders (Client, Business Analyst, Technical Leads, System Architects, etc) to understand the requirements in detail. Requirements
could be either Functional (defining what the software must do) or Non Functional (defining system performance /security availability). Automation
feasibility for the given testing project is also done in this stage.
Activities:
Identify types of tests to be performed.
Gather details about testing priorities and focus.
Prepare Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
Identify test environment details where testing is supposed to be carried out.
Automation feasibility analysis (if required).
Deliverables:
RTM
Automation feasibility report. (if applicable)
Test Planning
This phase is also called Test Strategy phase. Typically, in this stage, a Senior QA manager will determine effort and cost estimates for the project
and would prepare and finalize the Test Plan.
Activities:
Preparation of test plan/strategy document for various types of testing
Test tool selection
Test effort estimation
Resource planning and determining roles and responsibilities.
Training requirement
Deliverables:
Test plan /strategy document.
Effort estimation document.
Test Design
This phase involves creation, verification and rework of test cases & test scripts. Test data, is identified/created and is reviewed and then reworked
as well.
Activities:
Create test cases, automation scripts (if applicable)
Review and baseline test cases and scripts
Create test data (If Test Environment is available)
Deliverables:
Test cases/scripts
Test data
Test Environment Setup

Test environment decides the software and hardware conditions under which a work product is tested. Test environment set-up is one of the critical
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Activities:
Understand the required architecture, environment set-up and prepare hardware and software requirement list for the Test Environment.
Setup test Environment and test data
Perform smoke test on the build
Deliverables:
Environment ready with test data set up
Smoke Test Results.
Test Execution
During this phase test team will carry out the testing based on the test plans and the test cases prepared. Bugs will be reported back to the
development team for correction and retesting will be performed.
Activities:
Execute tests as per plan.
Document test results and log defects for failed cases
Map defects to test cases in RTM
Retest the defect fixes
Track the defects to closure
Deliverables:
Completed RTM with execution status
Execute tests as per plan.
Test cases updated with results
Test Cycle Closure

Testing team will meet, discuss and analyze testing artifacts to identify strategies that have to be implemented in future, taking lessons from the
current test cycle. The idea is to remove the process bottlenecks for future test cycles and share best practices for any similar projects in future.
Activities:
Evaluate cycle completion criteria based on Time, Test coverage, Cost, Software, Critical Business objectives and Quality
Prepare test metrics based on the above parameters.
Document the learning out of the project
Prepare Test closure report
Qualitative and quantitative reporting of quality of the work product to the customer.
Test result analysis to find out the defect distribution by type and severity
Deliverables:
Test Closure report
Test metrics
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Feasibility analysis in automation testing refers to a checklist on basis of which we can decide that we should
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3.1. Need for Testing as a separate stream and Testing as a Profession

Testing is part of overall Quality Assurance It covers the Quality Control aspect of ensuring Quality. It provides sufficient information to the stake
holders for decision making regarding release of the software/ system, for the next development step or handover to customers. Testing is not just
plain documentation. It is understanding the domain and application functionality. coding in case of Automation.Testing is breaking the code to
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The testing team needs to be independent and empowered in order to be effective.

Separate Testing team would have people having sufficient knowledge and ability to test the software
Testers would have independent view about the work products derived from requirement statement
Developers tend to be optimistic while developing s/w that right and correct input will be given to the s/w while testing.
There may be blindfolds while understanding requirements or selection of approach, and developers may not be willing to find more defects.
Understanding approach related defects may not be found by developers.
Platform or database related defects may not be uncovered as developers may feel that as a technological limitations. As per developers,
technology is creating problems.
Developers have more of creation skills while testing needs more of a destruction skill
Special skills required for doing special tests would be available in independent testing teams.
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3.2. Building a career in Testing

The below points to be noted for building a career in Testing
Understand the Testing Principles
Have the right mind set and set up own goals
Learn testing processes & methodologies
Take training on testing tools
Take professional training on software testing
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Complete software testing certifications

Learn the Domain
Move up in the hierarchy
Behind every great Developer there is an equally great Tester.
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Training & Certification makes a better Test Professional. Assurance Academy which is part of the Assurance Services Unit caters to the competency
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Below is the list of some of the widely taken up certifications in Testing.
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Test Engineer / Tester

Execute test cases as per test plans and log defects
Work closely with Test Lead / Analyst to achieve desired objectives
Test Analyst
Develop Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Data
Prepare traceability matrix
Work closely with Testing team to achieve the desired test result
Test Lead
Develop and manage Test Plans
Monitor test execution and track defects
Establish Testing Environment, processes and implement methodologies
Report status of testing and co-ordinate with end-users, testers and test manager
Test Automation Engineer
Prepare test automation design based on the test automation architecture and framework defined for the project
Define standards and guidelines for automation
Test Strategist
Design testing framework including automated testing
Review testing deliverables
Analyze testing tools and recommend for use
Define test strategy
Define Metrics
Test Process Consultant
Assess testing processes and recommend improvement action plan
Assess test automation feasibility
Prepare assessment plan and coordinate with the project/program stakeholders
Test Manager
Develop test strategy
Planning, effort estimation, resource management and training
Manage and deliver the Testing team activities
Establish, track and improve process efficiencies
Identifying risks and formulating mitigation strategies
Business Analyst
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Prepare high level test scenarios based on business scenarios and requirements
Analyze requirements for accuracy and completeness from a business perspective
Review high level test scenarios prepared
Test Consultant
Assess testing processes and recommend improvement action plan
Prepare assessment plan and coordinate with the project/programme stakeholders
Pre-sales/ business development
Test Automation Consultant
Automation feasibility analysis and tool evaluation
Automation approach and roadmap
Pre-sales/ business development
Creation of assets
Product review/ keep abreast of developments in product space
Test Center Delivery Manager
End-to-end management of testing delivery for multiple projects / initiatives
Identify and monitor issues, risks and concerns at test centre level
Reporting to Customer Management
Establish Client expectations
End-to-end management of testing delivery
Identify and monitor issues, risks and concerns at test centre level
Reporting to Customer Management
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yeah there is.
test plan is the way you want to carry out testing.
test strategy gives you idea of how your testing process is progessing.it gives you an overall view of testing and
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thank you for the comprehensive explanation of the testing hairarchy,but i would like to know what designation we will be
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3.5. Latest trends in Testing
Some of the major trends in software testing are as follows.
Mobile Usability testing
Client side performance testing
Automated cross browser testing
Mobile performance testing
Exploratory Testing
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Not just anyone can claim to be an exceptional software tester. Software testing requires a unique skill set, and the best software testers are the
ones that continuously strive to expand their knowledge and hone their testing strategies. In short, good testers always want to get better.
A Great Tester is one who wants to know more than the developers know to have that breaking edge.
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Skills required to become a Software Tester

Following skills are indispensable to become a good software Tester.
Analytical Skills
Technical skills
Communication skills
Attitude
Productivity
Passion
Analytical Skills:
A good software tester should have sharp analytical skills. Analytical skills will help break up a complex software system into smaller units to gain a
better understanding and create corresponding test cases.
Technical skills:
A good software tester must have strong technical skills. It helps the testers to have a real insight into the kinds of bugs that come into software
and the likeliest place to find them. Also Technical skills help in test Automation.
Communication skills:
A good software tester must have a good verbal and written communication skills. It helps in creation of Testing artifacts like test cases, test plans,
test strategies, bug reports. Also in communicating with developers, clients and management (Negotiation and Soft skills).
Attitude:
A good software tester should have a GREAT attitude. An attitude to Test to break, detail orientation, willingness to learn, suggest process
improvements,
upgrade technical skills with the changing technologies and work independently without much supervision.
Productivity:
A software tester must efficiently manage workload, have high productivity, exhibit optimal time management and organization skills.
Passion:
A software tester must have a great degree of passion for Testing. The passion should be, to make a career in testing but not just to treat it as a
job. Only then one can excel in this profession.
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What is a data ?
Any factual information in raw and disorganized form is called data.
What is a database?
A database is a collection of related data organized in a way that data can be easily accessed ,managed and updated.
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Database Management System

A general-purpose Database Management System(DBMS) is a software system designed to allow the definition, creation, querying, updating
and administration of databases.
Well-known DBMS's include MySql,Oracle,Microsoft SQL server,Foxpro,SQLite, FileMaker Pro.
The primary goal of a Database Management System(DBMS) is to provide a way to store and retrieve database information that is both
convenient and efficient.
Traditional File Processing System
A file system is a method of storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain and to make it easy to find and access them.
Limitations of File processing System:
1. Separated and Isolated Data
2. Data Redundancy
3. Data Dependence
4. Difficulty in representing data from the user's view
5. Inflexibility in retrieving the Data
6. Data Security
7. Transactional Problems
8. Concurrency problems
Need of a Database Management System
To overcome the limitations of the traditional file processing system , the modern DBMS was created.
Functions of DBMS :
1. Minimal Data Redundancy
2. Data Consistency
3. Data Integration
4. Data Sharing
5. Application Development Ease
6. Better Controls
7. Data Independence
8. Reduced Maintenance
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Commonly used databases are:
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3. Object relational database
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4. Relational database Model

Hierarchical DBMS:
1. A DBMS is said to be hierarchical if the relationships among data in the database are established in such a way that one data item is present
as the subordinate of another one or a sub unit.
2. The data structure "tree" is followed by the DBMS to structure the database.
Network Model DBMS:

1. A DBMS is said to be a Network DBMS if the relationships among data in the database are of type many-to-many and appears in the form of
a network.
2. Thus the structure of a network database is extremely complicated because of these many-to-many relationships in which one record can be
used as a key of the entire database.
Object Oriented Relational Database :

1. Object Oriented DBMS add database functionality to object oriented programming languages.
2. They bring much more than persistent storage of programming language objects.
3. As a result, applications require less code, use more natural data modelling, and code bases are easier to maintain.
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Relational Database Management System:

1. A Data Base Management System that is based on a relational model is called as Relational Database Management System.
2. Relational model is the most successfully used Data Base Management System Model (DBMS) model.
3. Relational model represents data in the form of tables.
4. Some popular examples are Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access.
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Relation:
The Relation is a collection of related data entries and it consists of columns and rows.
Tuple:
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Fields:
Every table is broken up into smaller entities called fields.
A field is a column in a table that is designed to maintain specific information about every record in the table.
Keys in DBMS
Keys are used to establish and identify relation between tables
Super Key:
A Super key is any combination of fields within a table that uniquely identifies each record within that table.
Candidate Key:
1. A candidate is a subset of a super key.
2. A candidate key is a single field or the least combination of fields that uniquely identifies each record in the table.
3. The least combination of fields distinguishes a candidate key from a super key.
Primary key:
1. A primary key is a candidate key that is most appropriate to be the main reference key for the table.
2. It is a key that uniquely identifies a record in a table.
Foreign key:
1. A foreign key is the field that generally references values from primary key field of other table
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what is the difference between a super key and candidate key?
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Here it is given that
A Super key is any combination of fields within a table that uniquely identifies each record within that table.
In one book I read that A super key is a combination of all the fields within the table that uniquely identifies each record
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I think a super key is any combination of fields within a table that uniquely identifies each record in that table
because a table can have more than one super key. And all fields combined together can form only one super key
for each table.
ANITA JAS
A super key is a combination of one or more fields which uniquely identifies each record in a table. For example,
we have three fields namely customer_id, customer_name, customer_address.
customer_id is super key as it uniquely identifies each customer. customer_name cannot be a super key as two
customers can have the same name. But <customer_name, customer_address> form a super key as can
uniquely identify a customer. Also, <customer_id, customer_name, customer_address> all these fields when
taken together definitely forms a super key as it can uniquely identify a customer.
So a super key contains one, more than one or ALL the fields. Its quite obvious that if all the fields are taken
together, it will definitely form a super key!!!
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What does the unloaded image between the "Foreign key" para and the "related videos" mean ?Upon clicking that image,it
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same doubt.
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Data Query Language (DQL) : SELECT
DQL : Projection
DQL : Selection
Using DISTINCT Keyword
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Using Column Alias
Course Content
6.1
Introduction to SQL
6.2
Data Query Language : SELECT
6.3
SELECT Statement (Projection & Selection)
6.4
DISTINCT Keyword
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ORDER BY Clause
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GROUP BY Clause
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6.1. Introduction to SQL

Structured Query Language or SQL is a tool for organizing, managing, and retrieving data stored in a computer database.
SQL Statements can be divided into following sub categories:
Data Definition Language (DDL)
Data Manipulation Language (DML)
Data Query Language (DQL)
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Data Control Language (DCL)

Transaction Control Language (TCL)
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6.2. Data Query Language : SELECT

The Data Query Language (DQL) is used to retrieve the data from one or more tables.
The SELECT statement is the only DQL statement.
Using SELECT statement the following operation can be performed
Projection : The operation results subset of columns
Selection : The operation results subset of rows
Projection means selecting set of columns from a table. In the below table, 3 columns marked with yellow colour suggesting that those columns are
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selected.
Selection means selecting set of rows from a table. In the below table, 3 rows marked with yellow colour suggesting that those rows are selected.
A Typical SELECT statement may consists of six clauses.

Syntax:
SELECT column_name [, column_list]
FROM table_name
[WHERE search_condition]
[GROUP BY grouping_column_name]
[HAVING aggregated_search_condition]
[ORDER BY sorting_column]
1. The SELECT and FROM clauses of the statement are mandatory. The remaining four clauses are optional.
Consider the following table
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6.3. SELECT Statement (Projection & Selection)

To display all records from table SELECT keyword with asterisk(*) is used:
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The above query displays all the records from customer_details

To retrieve selected columns from the table, specific column names separated by commas(,) are used
The above query displays only id, name and salary columns from customer_details
SELECT Statement (selection)

The where clause can be used to refine selection results by adding a search criteria.
Restricting Selection using comparison operators:
SELECT name, age FROM customer_details WHERE salary>50000;
The above query displays name and age of customers whose salary more than 50000 From customer_details table
Restricting Selection using IN keyword:
SELECT name,location FROM customer_details WHERE location IN ('Kolkata','Delhi');
The above query displays name and location of customers who are from Kolkata and Delhi
Restrict based on pattern matching:
SELECT name,location FROM customer_details WHERE name LIKE '_a%';
The above query displays name and location of customers whose name's second character is a.
'_' identifies that one character can appear before 'a' and ' % ' identifies that any numbers of character can appear after 'a'.
Restricting Selection using BETWEEN AND keyword:
SELECT name,location FROM customer_details WHERE age BETWEEN 20 AND 40;
The above query displays name and location of customers whose age ranging from 20 to 40
Restricting based on NULL value:
In Database terminology NULL is referred as value which is unspecified or unavailable
Based on database configuration, NULL value may not display anything but it should not be misunderstood as zero or blank space.
Condition on NULL value can be given using the keyword IS.
SELECT name, age FROM customer_details WHERE location IS NULL;
The above query displays name and age of customers whose location not specified
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SELECT name, age FROM customer_details WHERE age IS NOT NULL;

The above query displays name and age of customers whose age available
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To eliminate duplicate rows DISTINCT keyword is used in the SELECT statement.
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The above query displays only the different age values.

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1. Name, age and salary of the customers displayed as per the ascending order of their salary.
2. DESC keyword can be used to display the list in descending order
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The above query displays number of customers present in particular age group.
Note: Group By Statements will be discussed in detail later
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6.7. Concatenation Operator

The concatenation( || ) operator can be used to combine character strings and values from table.
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The Name, age and the strings are displayed as single output columns
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1. The columns name and id are displayed as customer_name and customer_id in the result set.
2. Column headings in the table is unchanged.
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ALTER
DROP
RENAME
TRUNCATE
Data Types
A data type identifies or classifies a particular type of information or data.
Some commonly used data types are:
CHAR (size) - Used to store character strings values of fixed length.
VARCHAR2 (size) Used to store variable length string data.
NUMBER (size, precision) Used to store numbers(fixed or floating point)
DATE Used to represent date and time.
LONG Used to store large variable length strings(upto 2GB).
DDL statement: CREATE

The CREATE keyword is used for creating database objects like tables, views, triggers, and indexes.
Syntax:
CREATE TABLE table_name
(
column_name1 DATATYPE(Size) ,
column_name2 DATATYPE(Size),
column_name3 DATATYPE(Size)
);
Ex: Create Table Employee
(
Emp_id number(4) NOT NULL,
Name varchar2(20) NOT NULL,
Salary number(8),
E_Mail varchar2(30),
Country varchar2(20),
);
Table created.
The above statement creates a table named Employee with columns Emp_id, Name,Salary,E_Mail and Country.
DDL statement: ALTER

Alter statement is used to modify the structure of database or database objects like tables, views etc..
Alter table statement - to add column to a table:
The above statement adds a new column 'age' of number data type with constraint not null.
Modifying the column:
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Ex: ALTER TABLE Employee MODIFY salary number(10,2);

Table Altered.
Rename and Drop a Column:
Using the alter statement we can rename a column and also the drop any column.
The above statements renames the column name salary to em_sal and drops column age.
DDL statements: TRUNCATE, DROP, RENAME

Truncate Table:
Remove all the rows and resets schema of the table.
TRUNCATE TABLE Employee;
Drop table :
Deletes table entirely from the database.
DROP TABLE Employee;
Renaming a Table:
RENAME Employee to Emp_table;
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a schema is the organization or structure for a database.
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Schema is the structure of the database.
eg in the student table
(stu_id,stu_name,stu_clg) forms the schema and (101,Ram,cvrce) is one row which contains data according to the
schema specified.
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Introduction
1. Data Manipulation Language(DML) is a structured query language which is used for inserting, updating and deleting data in the database
objects like table or view.
2. DML comprises the SQL change statements which modifies the stored data but not the database object.
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3. DML consist of three SQL statements namelyInsert

Update
Delete
INSERT statement
Insert statement is used for inserting data into table.
Insertion of data can be done in multiple ways.
Syntax:
INSERT INTO table_name[(column1, column2,...)]
VALUES(value1, value2,....);
Ex:
If values in all the columns inserted in proper order, column names are not mandatory.
Syntax-:INSERT INTO table_name VALUES(value1, value2,....);
Ex:
Insertion can also be done in interactive way.

The records can be inserted in interactive manner also
Syntax:
INSERT INTO table_name VALUES(&value1, &value2, ..);
Ex:
UPDATE statement
Update command is used to change or modify data of one or more records in a table.
Syntax:
UPDATE Table_name SET Column_name1=value1 [,Column_name2=value2,...]
[WHERE Condition];
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DELETE statement
1. Delete statement is used to remove one or more records from a table.
2. A subset may be defined for deletion using a condition, otherwise all records are removed.
Syntax:
DELETE FROM Table_Name
[WHERE Condition];
Delete statement using WHERE condition.
Ex:
Note: Delete statement without where condition deletes all the rows from table.
Example-
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whether the following two are correct for delete the particular column from the table
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2.alter table table-name drop column column-name;
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I think 2 is correct. Because Alter is DDL which will modify the structure of table. But delete is used to just delete
the data. It will not remove entire column
SHANMUGAPRIYA GANESAN
I think DELETE is used to remove records i.e rows,ALTER table is used to remove the column.
I think only 1 is correct because, in 2 "column" keyword is used which is not present in sql.(alter table tablename drop column column-name;).
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Introduction to Transaction
Oracle server ensures data consistency based upon transactions.
Transactions consist of DML statements that make up one consistent change to the data.
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A Transaction begins when the first executable sql statement is encountered.

The Transaction terminates when the following specifications occur.
A COMMIT or ROLL BACK issued.
A DDL statement issued
A DCL statement issued
Failure of machine or system crashes
A DDL or DCL statement is automatically committed and hence implicitly ends a Transaction.
Explicit Transaction Control Statements

COMMIT
SAVEPOINT
ROLLBACK
COMMIT:
It ends the current Transaction by making all pending data changes permanent.
Syntax:COMMIT;
Once commit is issued, data changes will become permanent.
The previous state of the data is permanently lost.
All users can view the results of the recent transactional changes.
Ex: UPDATE employee SET salary =1000 WHERE emp_id = 10;
COMMIT;
SAVEPOINT:
It marks a savepoint with in the current Transaction.
We can create multiple savepoints in single Transaction.
Savepoints can be used to control the reverting of changes.
Syntax:SAVEPOINT <NAME>;
Ex: SAVEPOINT S1;
ROLLBACK:
It ends the current Transaction by discarding all pending data changes.
The data changes are undone.
The previous state of data is restored.
The locks on the affected rows are automatically released.
Syntax: ROLLBACK or ROLLBACK to <SAVEPOINT NAME>;
Ex: UPDATE employee SET salary =1000 WHERE emp_id = 10;
ROLLBACK;
using savepoint the Transaction can be discarded up to the marker by using rollback statement.
Ex: INSERT INTO employee VALUES(10,'JHON',3000);
INSERT INTO employee VALUES(10,'KELLY',2000);
SAVEPOINT S1;
INSERT INTO employee VALUES(10,'WILSON',4000);
ROLLBACK TO S1;
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The question asked in quiz was- Which is the Explicit Transaction Control Statement?
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FLOOR and CEIL function
TRUNC and ROUND function
Numeric functions examples
Group functions
Using GROUP BY statement
Using WHERE clause
Using HAVING clause
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8.2
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8.3
Conversion Functions
8.4
Character Functions
8.5
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8.7
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8.1. Introduction to Oracle Built-in Functions

Oracle Built-in Functions are the functions supplied by Oracle that can be used to manipulate data items and return a result.
There are two types of Built-in functions available in Oracle.
Single Row Functions: Single row or Scalar functions return a value for every row that is processed.
Group Functions: These functions group the rows of data based on the values returned by the query, performs the aggregate function(sum,avg
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etc.) on each group and return one value per group of rows.
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8.2. Single Row Functions

Single row or Scalar functions return a value for every row that is processed .
There are four different types of single row functions1)Conversion Functions: These are functions that help us to convert a value in one form to another form. For Example: a null value into an
actual value, or a value from one data type to another data type like NVL,TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, TO_DATE etc...
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2)Character or Text Functions: These are functions that accept character input and can return both character and number values.
3)Numeric Functions: These are functions that accept numeric input and return numeric values.
4)Date Functions: These are functions that take values that are of data type DATE as input and return values of data type DATE, except for the
MONTHS_BETWEEN function, which returns a number.
Consider the following table Employee:
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8.3. Conversion Functions

NVL
NVL2
NULLIF
NVL: let us replace null with a string in the results of a query .
Syntax : NVL( string1, replace_with).
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If string1 is null, then NVL returns replace_with .

If string1 is not null, then NVL returns string1.
Ex: SELECT NVL(emp_name,'NA') FROM Employee;
The above query will display 'NA' wherever emp_name is null.
We can also replace with another column.
Ex: SELECT NVL(emp_name,dep_name) FROM Employee;
The emp_name and dep_name should belongs to same data type family.
The above query will display dep_name wherever emp_name is NULL.
Ex: SELECT NVL(salary,0) FROM Employee;
The above query returns 0 only if the salary is defined as NUMBER and is NULL.
NVL2: NVL2 function extends the functionality found in the NVL Function.
It lets you substitutes a value when a null value is encountered as well as when a non-null value is encountered.
Syntax : NVL2(string1,value_if_not_null,value_if_null)
if string1 is not null then NVL2 returns value_if_not_null.
if string1 is null then NVL2 returns value_if_null.
Ex: SELECT NVL2(emp_name,dep_name,'NOT AVAILABLE') FROM Employee;
NULLIF: NULLIF compares expr1 and expr2. If they are equal, then the function returns null. If they are not equal, then the function returns
expr1 .
Syntax : NULLIF(expr1,expr2)
Ex: SELECT NULLIF( dep_name,'HR') FROM Employee;
The above query returns NULL if dep_name field consists of 'HR', otherwise it returns job.
You cannot specify the literal NULL for expr1.
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8.4. Character Functions

There are two types of character functions.
Character to character functions accept string as input and will give string as output.
INITCAP
LOWER
UPPER
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LPAD,RPAD
TRIM
SUBSTR
REPLACE
Character to number functions accept string as input and will give number as output.
LENGTH
INSTR
INITCAP: This function sets the first character in each word to upper case and the rest to lower case.
Syntax : INITCAP(expr1)
Ex: SELECT INITCAP(emp_name) FROM Employee:
Amit
Ajay
Sima
Dipa
Anuj
The above query returns all the employee names with the first letter in upper case and rest other characters in lower case.
LOWER: This function converts all letters in the specified string to lower case. If there are characters in the string that are not letters, they are
unaffected by this function.
Syntax : LOWER(expr1)
Ex: SELECT LOWER (emp_name) FROM employee:
amit
ajay
sima
dipa
anuj
The above query returns all the characters of the employee name in lower case.
UPPER:This function converts all letters in the specified string to uppercase. If there are characters in the string that are not letters, they are
unaffected by this function.
Syntax : UPPER(expr1)
Ex: SELECT UPPER (emp_name) FROM Employee:
AMIT
AJAY
SIMA
DIPA
ANUJ
The above query returns all the characters of the employee name in upper case.
CONCAT: This function allows you to concatenate two strings together.
Syntax : CONCAT(expr1,expr2)
Ex: SELECT CONCAT(emp_name,dep_name) full_name FROM Employee;
The above query returns the emp_name & dep_name concatenated into a single string.
SUBSTR: Returns specified characters from a string, starting from specific position to required characters length.
Syntax : SUBSTR(col/expr,m,n)
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If 'm' is positive,oracle counts from beginning of string, If it is negative Oracle counts from the end of string.
If 'n' is omitted, Oracle returns all characters to end of the string starting from m.
Ex: SELECT SUBSTR(emp_name,3,2) FROM Employee.
The above query starts searching from the third position of the employee name from the starting of the string and displays two characters from
there.
Ex: SELECT SUBSTR('abcdefg'-4,2) FROM dual;
dc
The above query starts searching from the fourth position of the given string from the end of the string and display two characters from there.
REPLACE: It returns the every occurrence of search_string replaced by the replacement_string.
If the replacement string is omitted or null all occurrences of search string will be removed.
Syntax : REPLACE(string,search_string,replace_string)
Ex: SELECT REPLACE(branch_name,'Mumbai','Kolkata') FROM Employee WHERE dep_name = 'HR';
The above query replaces branch name to 'Kolkata' wherever 'Mumbai' is available for the HR department .
LPAD,RPAD:
LPAD pads the character value right justified to a total width of n character positions.
Syntax : LPAD(expr1,padded_length,padded_string)
RPAD pads the character value left justified to a total width of n character positions.
Syntax : RPAD(expr1,padded_length,padded_string)
The default padding character is space.
Ex: SELECT LPAD('jhon',8) FROM dual;
jhon
Since the third parameter is not specified in the result of the above query will be by default space padded for the previous four positions.
Ex2: SELECT LPAD('jhon',8 ,'x') FROM dual;
xxxxjhon
The above query fills the four blank spaces with 'x' left of the given string.
Ex3: SELECT RPAD('jhon',8 ,'x') FROM dual;
jhonxxxx
The above query fills the four blank spaces with 'x' right of the given string.
TRIM: It enables to trim leading or trailing characters or both from a string.
If we dont specify anything, it will trim spaces.
Syntax : TRIM( [LEADING | TRAILING | BOTH] character FROM string)
LTRIM : Removes the leading characters
RTRIM : Removes the trailing characters
TRIM : Removes both
Ex: SELECT RTRIM('s' from 'ssmithss') FROM dual;
ssmith
The above query removes 'trailing' 's' from the given string.
Ex: SELECT LTRIM('s' from 'ssmithss') FROM dual;
mithss
The above query removes 'leading' 's' from the given string.
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Ex: SELECT TRIM('s' from 'ssmiths') FROM dual;

mith
The above query removes 'trailing' & 'leading' 's' from the given string.
Ex: SELECT TRIM(' smith ') FROM dual;
Smith
The above query removes 'trailing' & 'leading' spaces from the given string.
INSTR: This function returns the location of a sub string in a given string.
Syntax : INSTR( string, sub_string [, start_position [, nth_appearance ] ] ).
start_position and nth_appearance are optional. If not specified, always INSTR starts with first position and will give first appearance.
Ex: SELECT INSTR('internet','e') FROM dual;
4
The above query returns the first position of 'e' searched from the start of the given string.
Ex: SELECT INSTR('internet','e',1,2) FROM dual;
7
The above query returns the second position of 'e' searched from the start of the given string.
Ex: SELECT INSTR('internet','e',5,1) FROM dual;
3
The above query returns the first position of 'e' searched from the fifth position of the given string.
LENGTH: Returns number of characters in a value.
Syntax : LENGTH(column)
Ex: SELECT LENGTH(branch_name) FROM Employee;
The above query returns number characters in the branch_name field for each and every record.
Ex: SELECT LENGTH('jhon') FROM dual;
4
The above query returns the number of characters from the given string.
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8.5. Numeric Functions

1. Numeric functions are used to perform operations on numbers.
2. They accept numeric values as input and return numeric values as output.
3. Following are the few examples of Numeric functions available in Oracle.
a. ABS and MOD
b. POW and SQRT
c. FLOOR and CEIL
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8.6. Dual table

1. This is a single row and single column dummy table provided by oracle. This is used to perform mathematical calculations without using a
table.
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ABS and MOD Function

The ABS function returns the absolute value of the parameter passed.
Syntax : ABS(number)
Ex: SELECT ABS(-10) FROM dual;
10
The above query returns the absolute value of the given 'number'.
The MOD function returns the remainder value of the parameter passed.
Syntax : MOD(number1,number2)
Ex: SELECT MOD(10,4) FROM dual;
2
The above query returns the remainder when 10 is divided by 4.
POWER and SQRT Function

POWER function returns the argument raised to the specified power.
Syntax : POWER(number1,number2)
Ex: SELECT POWER(4,3) As Cube FROM dual;
64
The above query returns the output when 4 is raised to the power of 3.
SQRT function returns the square root of a number passed as parameter.
Syntax: SQRT(number)
Ex: SELECT SQRT(64) As Square Root FROM dual;
8
The above query returns the square root value of 64.
FLOOR and CEIL Function

The FLOOR function returns the largest integer less than or equal to the value
passed in parameter.
Syntax: FLOOR(decimal number)
Ex: SELECT FLOOR(7.14), FLOOR(7.84) FROM dual;
7
The above query returns the largest integer nearest to 7.14 & 7.84.
Ex: SELECT FLOOR(-7.14) FROM dual;
-8
The above query returns the largest integer nearest to -7.14.
The CEIL function returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the value
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Syntax: CEIL(decimal number)
Ex: SELECT CEIL(7.14), CEIL(7.84) FROM dual;
8
The above query returns the smallest integer nearest to 7.14 & 7.84.
Ex: SELECT CEIL(-7.14) FROM dual;
-7
The above query returns the smallest integer nearest to -7.14.
TRUNC and ROUND Function

1) The TRUNC function truncates the value present in the column, expression up to decimal places mentioned in first parameter.
2) If the second argument is 0 or is missing, the value is truncated to zero decimal places.
Syntax: TRUNC(decimal number,number of places)
Ex: SELECT TRUNC(137.5738,3) As Rounded FROM dual;
137.573
The above query returns the decimal number with three digits after the decimal point.
Ex: SELECT TRUNC(137.5738,0) As Rounded FROM dual;
137
The above query returns the integer value.
The ROUND function round off the value present in the column, expression up to decimal places mentioned in first parameter.
If the second argument is 0 or is missing, the value is rounded to zero
decimal places.
Syntax: ROUND(decimal number,number of places)

Ex: SELECT ROUND(137.5738,3) As Rounded FROM dual;
137.574
The above query returns the decimal number with three digits after the decimal point where 4th digit is rounded.
SQL> SELECT ROUND(137.5738,0) As Rounded FROM dual;
138
The above query returns the integer value rounded to the next highest value.
If the second argument is negative number, the value is rounded up specified decimal places to the left (rounded to the nearest unit of 10).
Ex: SELECT ROUND(137.5748,-1) As Rounded FROM dual;
140
The above query returns the integer value which is the nearest tens value.
Ex: SELECT ROUND(137.5748,-2) As Rounded FROM DUAL;
100
The above query returns the integer value which is the nearest hundreds value.
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suppose u are creating a script which has multiple sql queries , now u need to use a formula to calculate a value and
use it in another query , what will u do , either u will create another table to perform such task , which would be
inconvenient in case your script is run on different databases , so dual table is a table which is already there to be
used for such temporary calculations .
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8.7. Aggregate / Group functions
Aggregate / Group Functions
Group Functions, as the name suggests, are functions that operate on groups(sets) of values and returns one result per group.
Group function returns a single result row for every group of queried rows.
Based on the query statement it may return single or multiple rows.
The functions that are used as Aggregate Functions are:
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SUM
AVG
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MIN
COUNT
Consider the following table: Employee
AVG: Returns an average value, ignoring null values.

Syntax: AVG([DISTINCT] column_name)
Ex: SELECT AVG(salary) as Average Salary FROM Employee;
21500
The above query displays the average salary of all the employees in the table Employee
MAX: Returns the maximum value, ignoring null values.
Syntax: MAX([DISTINCT] column_name)
Ex: SELECT MAX(salary) as Maximum Salary FROM Employee where Dep_Name='HR';
16000
The above query displays the maximum salary of all the employees in HR Department in the table Employee.
MIN: Returns the minimum value, ignoring null values.
Syntax: MIN([DISTINCT] column_name)
Ex: SELECT MIN(salary) as Minimum Salary FROM Employee where Dep_Name='HR';
10000
The above query displays the minimum salary of all the employees in HR Department in the table Employee.
COUNT: Returns the count of not null values ignoring null values.
Syntax: COUNT([DISTINCT] column_name)
Ex: SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Dep_name) Departments FROM Employee;
3
The above query displays the count of different departments in the table Employee.
COUNT:(*) Count function with asterisk returns the count of total number of rows including null values
Syntax: COUNT(*)
Ex: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Employee;
5
The above query displays the total number of rows in table Employee.
GROUP BY clause
Creates a data set, containing several sets of records grouped together based on a condition.
Syntax: SELECT <columnName1>[,<columnName2>], AGGREGATE FUNCTION(<expression>) FROM Table_Name GROUP BY
<columnName1>[,<columName2>] ;
Ex: SELECT dep_name,COUNT(emp_id) "No of Employee" FROM Employee GROUP BY dep_name;
HR
Marketing
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Admin
The above query displays the number of employee in each department.
WHERE clause
Used to apply a filter condition before the Grouping the rows.
Syntax: SELECT <columnName1>[,<columnName2>], AGGREGATE FUNCTION(<expression>) FROM Table_Name WHERE
<condition_before_grouping_rows> GROUP BY <columnName1>[,<columName2>] ;
Ex: SELECT Dep_Name,COUNT(Salary) FROM Employee WHERE Salary>15000 GROUP BY Dep_Name;
HR
Marketing
Admin
The above query displays department wise count of salary more than 15000.
HAVING clause
Used to apply a filter condition on Aggregate values.
Syntax: SELECT <columnName1>[,<columnName2>], AGGREGATE FUNCTION(<expression>) FROM Table_Name WHERE
<condition_before_grouping_rows> GROUP BY <columnName1>[,<columName2>] HAVING <condition_on_grouped_result>;
Ex: SELECT Dep_Name, SUM(Salary) FROM Employee WHERE Salary>12000
GROUP BY Dep_Name HAVING SUM(Salary)<30000;
HR
16000
Marketing
20000
The above query displays the departments for which total salary is less 30000 excluding the Admin department, total salary for which is 40000.
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What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses? Shall we use the both in single query?
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WHERE is used for filtering before the grouping of rows , and HAVING if you need to filter after the Aggregation
is applied . It can be used in a single query
SELECT Dep_Name, SUM(Salary) FROM Employee WHERE Salary>12000
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Testing is broadly categorised into two namely Static and Dynamic Testing. Dynamic Testing is again categorised into Black Box and White Box
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9.2. Static Testing

Static Testing is testing of software work products either manually or by usage of tools. In this case, the work products are not executed. It starts
early in the life cycle and is a part of verification process. It does not require a computer as there will not be execution of the software work
products.
The following are the static testing techniques
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Walkthroughs
Inspections
Of the above mentioned techniques, Peer reviews and Walkthroughs are informal reviews whereas Inspection is a formal review process.
Formal Technical Review Objectives
Uncover errors in function, logic, or implementation for any representation of the software
Verify that the software under review meets its requirements
Ensure that the software has been represented according to predefined standards
Achieve software that is developed in a uniform manner
Make projects more manageable
Serve as a training ground, enabling junior engineers to observe different approaches to software analysis, design, and implementation
Serves to promote backup and continuity because a number of people become familiar with parts of the software that they may not have
otherwise seen
Formal Technical Reviews
Involves 3 to 5 people (including reviewers)
Advance preparation (no more than 2 hours per person) required
Duration of review meeting should be less than 2 hours
Focus of review (walkthrough or inspection) is on a discrete work product
Review leader organizes the review meeting at the producer's request
Reviewers ask questions that enable the producer to discover his or her own error (the product is under review not the producer)
Producer of the work product walks the reviewers through the product
Recorder writes down any significant issues raised during the review
Reviewers decide to accept or reject the work product and whether to require additional reviews of product or not
Formal Technical Review Guidelines
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Review the product not the producer.

Set an agenda and maintain it.
Limit rebuttal and debate.
Enunciate problem area, but dont attempt to solve every problem noted.
Take written notes.
Limit number of participants and insist on advance preparation.
Develop a checklist for each product that is likely to be reviewed.
Allocate resources and schedule time for all reviewers.
Conduct meaningful training for all reviewers.
Review your early reviews,
In a recap of above techniques ,

Informal - Peer Review:
Peer Reviews are documented and uses a defect detection process that has peers and technical specialist as part of the review process.
The Review process does not involve management participation.
It is usually led by trained moderator who is NOT the author.
The report is prepared with the list of issues that needs to be addressed.
Informal - Walkthrough:
It is not a formal process. It is led by the authors.
Author guides the participants through the document according to his or her thought process to achieve a common understanding and to
gather feedback.
Useful for the people if they are not from the software discipline, who are not used to or cannot easily understand software development
process.
Especially useful for higher level documents like requirement specification, etc.
Formal Inspection:
It is the most formal review type. It is led by the trained moderators.
During inspection the documents are prepared and checked thoroughly by the reviewers before the meeting.
A separate preparation is carried out during which the product is examined and the defects are found.
The defects found are documented in a logging list or issue log.
A formal follow-up is carried out by the moderator applying exit criteria.
External reference - http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~sme/CSC444F/slides/L09-Inspections.pdf
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9.3. Dynamic Testing
Testing the software by dynamically executing the application is termed as dynamic testing. Dynamic testing is a method of assessing the feasibility
of a software program by giving input and examining output (I/O). The dynamic method requires the code be compiled and run. It comes under
the validation.
Dynamic Testing Consists of Two Types:
1) White-Box testing
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1) White-Box testing
2) Black-Box testing
White Box Testing

White Box testing can be outlined as below.
Testing that takes into account the internal mechanism of a system or component.
Checks out the paths and statements, branches that are executed
Requires knowledge of the internal code.
For example, Unit testing can be termed as a White box testing where in the developer would test the paths, branches that are part of code is
conforming to the functionality the program is supposed to do.
Key Note: White box tests can be designed only after Component level design ( source code ) is available. The logical details of the program
must be available
White-Box Testing Questions
The following questions need to be asked by testers to themselves before designing the white box test cases.
Can it be guaranteed that all independent paths within a module will be executed at least once?
Can all logical decisions be exercised on their true and false branches?
Will all loops execute at their boundaries and within their operational bounds?
Can internal data structures be exercised to ensure their validity?
Black Box Testing

Black box testing is the testing that ignores the internal mechanism of a system or component and focuses solely on the outputs generated in
response to the selected inputs and execution conditions. It is conducted to evaluate the compliance of a system or component with specified
functional requirements. Requirements are the only test basis and knowledge of the internal code is not required.
Some of the Black box testing types:
Integration Testing
System Testing
Acceptance Testing
These testing levels will be detailed later in the course.
Black-Box Testing Questions
Following would be some of the questions that a black box tester to consider before designing the test cases.
How is functional validity tested?
How is system behavior and performance tested?
What classes of input will make good test cases?
Is the system particularly sensitive to certain input values?
How are the boundaries of a data class isolated?
What data rates and data volume can the system tolerate?
What effect will specific combinations of data have on system operation?
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Why to use Testing Techniques
Categories of Testing Techniques
Understand some of the Testing Techniques.
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10.1
What is Testing technique
10.2
Why to use Testing Techniques
10.3
Categories of Testing Techniques.
10.4
Equivalence partitioning technique
10.5
Boundary Value Analysis technique
10.6
Statement coverage technique
10.7
Branch Coverage technique
10.8
Multiple Condition Coverage technique
10.9
Loop Coverage technique
10.10
Call Coverage technique
10.11
Path Coverage technique
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10.1. What is Testing technique

Testing technique is a procedure for selecting or designing tests. It is based on the functional or structural model of the software. The
techniques have a high success rate of finding faults. It is a way of deriving the test cases which also helps in measuring the testing effort
quantitatively.
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To ease the development of test cases, we use different testing techniques that have evolved as per different business scenarios. The reason why
testing techniques are used is because there would be large number of test scenarios and finite time which would make it impossible to test.
Hence the usage of software testing techniques reduce the number of tests to be run whilst providing the sufficient coverage of system under test.
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10.3. Categories of Testing Techniques.

There are two types of test design techniques:
Black Box techniques
White Box techniques
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10.4. Equivalence partitioning technique

Equivalence partitioning technique is to partitioning the input domain of a program into a finite number of classes [sets], to identify a minimal set
of well selected test cases to represent these classes.
There are two types of input equivalence classes, valid and invalid.
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Illustration for EP
EP may be best explained with an example of a function which has the pass parameter "month" of a date. The valid range for the month is 1 to 12,
standing for January to December. This valid range is called a partition. In this example there are two further partitions of invalid ranges.
The first invalid partition would be <= 0 and the second
invalid partition would be >= 13.
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10.5. Boundary Value Analysis technique

A selection technique in which test data are chosen to lie along "boundaries of the input domain [or output range] classes, data structures,
procedure parameters is known as Boundary Value Analysis Technique.
Choices often include maximum, minimum, and trivial Values .This technique mainly focus on the boundaries of the input.
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If the same example of a function which has the pass parameter "month" of a date
Valid Class is 1<= month <=12
Invalid Class 1 is month <1
Invalid Class 2 is month >12
When compared to EP, which says select any test case within a range and any on either side of it , in BVA the emphasis is on the edges.
1 and 12 for the edges of the Valid class
0 and 13 for the Invalid class
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10.6. Statement coverage technique

It is a technique to satisfy the criterion that each statement in a program to be executed at least once during program testing. Coverage is 100
percentage when a set of test cases causes every program statement to be executed at least once.
The chief disadvantage of statement coverage is that it is insensitive to some control structures.
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int select ( int a[], int n, int x)
int i = 0;
while ( i < n && a[i] < x )
if (a[i] < 0)
a[i] = - a[i];
i++;
10
return 1;
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One test case n=1, a[0]=-7, x=9 covers everything ,

Flow 1 - > 2 - > 3 - > 4 - > 5 - > 6 - > 7 - > 8 - > 9 - > 10 - > 11
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10.7. Branch Coverage technique

In Branch Coverage Technique execution of decisions is considered rather than execution of each statement. The result of decisions determines
which statement will be executed next.
Test every Decision Output both Then and Else part of IF, all possibilities for a CASE statement, loops i.e execution of the loop body, bypassing of
the loop body and return to the beginning of the loop.
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Example:
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while ( i < n && a[i] < x )
if (a[i] < 0)
a[i] = - a[i];
i++;
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return 1;
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Test Data:
Flow A : 1 - > 2 - > 3 - > 4 - > 5 - > 6 - > 7 - > 8 - > 9 - > 10 - > 11
Flow B : 1 - > 2 - > 3 - > 4 - > 10 - > 11
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10.8. Multiple Condition Coverage technique

A test coverage criteria which requires enough test cases such that all possible combinations of condition outcomes in each decision, and all points
of entry, are invoked at least once.
A large number of test cases may be required for full multiple condition coverage.
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int i = 0;
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10.9. Loop Coverage technique

A test coverage criteria which checks whether loop body executed zero times, exactly once or more than once.
Example:
main ( )
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int i, n, a[10],x;
printf (Enter the values);
scanf (%d %d %d %d, &i, &n, &a[i], &x);
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A test coverage criteria which checks whether function called zero times, exactly once or more than once. Since probability of failure is more in
function calls, each function call is executed.
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int a, b, i ;
printf (Enter the value of a, b, i);
scanf ( %d %d %d , &a ,&b, &i);
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sample ( a, b);
i = i + 1;
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x = x + y ; break ;
if ( y > 10 )
y = y + x ; break ;
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10.11. Path Coverage technique
Testing to satisfy coverage criteria that each logical path through the program be tested. Often paths through the program are grouped into a
finite set of classes. One path from each class is then tested
General coverage requires executing all paths, number of paths may be infinite if there are loops
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Linear Independent Paths

Path 1 -> p1 d1 d2 p4
Path 2 -> p1 d1 p2 p4
Path 3 -> p1 d1 d2 p3 p4
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Objective
Understanding various levels of Testing
Test Scenario
Test Case
Classification of Test Scenario/Test case.
Test Step
Description of test case components
Test Case Example
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Effective way of writing test cases

11.1
Test Scenario
11.2
Test case
11.3
Description of Test case components
11.4
Classification of Test Scenario and Test Case
11.5
Test Step.
11.6
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11.7
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11.8
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11.1. Test Scenario

Test design is the crucial phase in the software testing process. It includes writing of test scenarios and test cases.
Test scenario is a high level test condition. Set of test cases that ensure that the business process flows are tested from end to end is defined as
Test Scenario.
Test scenarios are derived from requirement documents or use cases. Test Scenario directly verifies a functional/business need without getting too
much granular level of testing. It can be further broken down into many test cases. Each test scenario depend on output of the previous one. Each
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much granular level of testing. It can be further broken down into many test cases. Each test scenario depend on output of the previous one. Each
level of testing has its corresponding test scenarios. Test scenarios ensure that all process flows are tested from End to End.
Points to remember while writing Test Scenarios:
A good practice is to add both positive and negative test scenarios
Each scenario should be specific to a functional behavior
Do not club scenarios together.
Components of Test Scenario:

Requirement ID.
Test Scenario ID.
Test Scenario Name
Purpose
Assumptions
Module Name
Priority
Prerequisite.
Expected Result.
Test Scenario Template
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Test case is the smallest unit of Testing. It is a detailed procedure that fully tests a feature or an aspect of feature. A test case has components that
describes an input, action or event and an expected response, to determine if a feature of an application is working correctly.
A test case is a set of conditions or variables under which a tester will determine whether an application, software system or one of its features is
working as it was originally established for it to do.
Test cases are written to keep track of testing coverage of Software. Test cases are usually derived from test scenario
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Test cases are written to keep track of testing coverage of Software. Test cases are usually derived from test scenario
IEEE Standard 610 defines test case as follows:
A set of test inputs, execution conditions, and expected results developed for a
particular objective, such as to exercise a particular program path or to verify compliance with a specific requirement.
IEEE Standard 829 defines test case as follows:
Documentation specifying inputs, predicted results, and a set of execution conditions for a test item.
Objective and Importance of Test Case.
The most extensive effort in preparing to test a software, is writing test cases
It Improves productivity during test execution by reducing the Understanding time during test execution.
Test cases should cover valid, invalid, expected and unexpected conditions.
Writing effective test cases is a skill
It requires in-depth study of the application
Breaking down the Test Requirements into Test Scenarios and Test Cases would help the testers avoid missing out certain test conditions
Components of Test Case:
Test Case ID.
Test Case Description
Module
Priority
Purpose
Assumptions
Prerequisite
Test Scenario ID
Test Step
Test Step Description.
Test Data
Expected Result
Actual Result
Status.
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11.3. Description of Test case components

Test Case ID: A Unique Test case identification number.
Test Case Name: Summary of the test case.
Test Case Description: A brief description of the test case.
Module: Function or the Module which is impacted with the test case.
Priority: Describes the priority of the test case in order of complexity and execution. Defined by the values High, Medium & Low.
Purpose: The intention of the Test case.
Assumptions: Assumptions if any to be included in this field.
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Prerequisite: Any pre-condition that need to be satisfied for executing the test case to be specified in this field. Example, availability of
Environment & application under test, test data appropriate to execute the test case etc.
Test Scenario ID: ID of the Scenario to which test case belongs to be provided.
Test Step: Test Step Number. Usually starts from Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and so on.
Test Step Description: Each and every action that has to be performed to execute the test case. Nothing but execution instruction.
Test Data: The data required for execution of the test step.
Expected Result: The expected output has to be specified in this field. Usually derived from requirements.
Actual Result: The actual output observed while execution to be captured in this field.
Status: Status defined as Pass, Fail, Block, In progress, Not Applicable to be provided over here.
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11.4. Classification of Test Scenario and Test Case

Priority:
Test Scenarios and Cases are categorized as High, Medium & Low Priority based on the complexity and usage of the functionality in production.
Priority is a mandatory component for Test Case and Test Scenario. It is an important field to be captured as it helps to decide whether to give a
sign-off for the product during crisis.
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11.5. Test Step.

Detailed description of Test case is a Test step. Its a mandatory component of Test case. Test case is incomplete without a step. Each and every
action that a user has to perform while execution of a test case is a test step.
A Test case decomposes into test steps. Test step provides detailed description about test cases, means how to perform that test case. Test step
may contain either condition or execution instructions.
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11.6. Test Case example

Example 1:
Rental Car Application
1. Validate that a Rental can occur.
1.1 Check Customer policy coverage
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1.2 Query Car availability

1.3 Query Car rates
1.4 Open a Rental ticket
1.4.1 Validate that a customer record can be entered
1.4.2 Validate that credit card approval is obtained
1.4.3 Validate that status on the car record is changed from waiting to rented
2. Billing Function
3. Reservation Function
Lets look at the lower levels for the below one
Understanding functionalities
Example: Rental Car Application
1. Validate that a Rental can occur.
1.4 Open a Rental ticket
1.4.1.1 Validate that a new customer can be added to the customer table
1.4.1.1.1 Validate that the first name is all alpha
1.4.1.1.2 Validate that the age is > 21.
1.4.1.1.3 Validate that the phone number is Numeric
1.4.1.1.4 Validate area code is an existing area code number.
1.4.1.2 Validate changing an existing customer
In the above example Validate that a Rental can occur is a Business/functional Requirement.
From the business requirements, scenarios which are high level testable conditions are derived. In this example Validate that a new customer
can be added to the customer table is a Scenario.
We have multiple conditions to be checked under this scenario like Validate that the phone number is numeric which is nothing but a test
case.
Example 2:
Consider the following set of requirements as an example:
Requirements for calculating Car Insurance Premiums:
R00101 For females less than 65 years of age, the premium is $500
R00102 For males less than 65 years of age, the premium is $3000
R00103 For males between 25 and 64 years of age, the premium is $1000
R00104 For anyone 65 years of age or more, the premium is $1500
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Points to be noted while writing Test cases:
Document sign off Requirements / Design / Use case document should be signed off before starting with test case writing.
Keep test case simple Test Cases should be written in simple plain language without any ambiguous or complicated statements.
Detail test cases Test Cases should be in detail and no generic statements should be included. Which field has to be verified for what
value has to be explained clearly.
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Embed Test Data: Test Data to be used for each of the Test Step should be provided.
Track Test Case changes: Maintain Test Case history to capture changes made to Test Cases
Others will execute your test cases: Test cases should be written presuming others will execute them and hence test cases have to be
detailed.
Test Case Naming Convention: Name Test Cases that will identify objective.
Example: TC_Login_REQ1_3. In this Test Case name, Login page is being tested and requirements Req-01 and Req-03 are being covered.
100% Requirement Coverage is a must: Check and ensure 100% requirement coverage and track the requirements covered. Test cases
written should be tracked with a Requirements traceability matrix.
Reusable Test Steps: Common and repeated Test Steps can be made as reusable and can be called in other Test Cases.
Example Login, Logout and other common Test Steps can be made as reusable Test Steps and can be called in other Test Cases.
Test Case review is a must: Ensure that all the test cases are reviewed by required stake holders (peer reviewed or SME reviewed or client
review)
Language Usage: Use Simple and Easy-to-Understand language and use Active voice while writing test cases
Example:
Click on OK button
Navigate to the account Summary page.
Verify word Must: Use words like Verify for starting any sentence in Test Case description
Example:
Verify whether the account information gets displayed on clicking the
Account Summary menu
Future Tense Words for Expected Result: Use always words like Should and Must for Expected Results.
Example:
The application should display the account information screen
Sample ATM test cases
Test Scenario and Test Cases Assignments
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Levels of Testing
There are broadly four levels of testing done in any Testing Project
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Unit Testing
Unit Testing is testing unit of code (program or set of programs) using Unit Test Specifications, after coding is completed. It involves the basic
testing of a piece of code, the size of which is often undefined in practice, although it is usually a function or a subroutine. It tests the functional
aspects. It tests smallest testable part of an application. It is done by the developer of the functionality.
Example:
Testing of a cobol program in the reservation system that calculates the price for the ticket requested based on the inputs supplied to the program
from the calling cobol program.
Integration Testing
The process of testing interfaces and data flows between the programs within a sub system, and between the sub-systems within a system is
known as Integration Testing.
In Integration testing tester must look for bugs in the relationship and the interfaces between pairs of components and groups of components
under test.
Example:
Check whether the calling program in previous example passes the right information relating to starting station and destination, date of journey,
discounts to be applied and class requested.
System Testing
System Testing is a test, executed by the developer or independent test team in a laboratory environment that should demonstrate that the
developed system or subsystems meet the requirements set in the functional and quality specifications.
It is a process of proving that the system meets its stated design specifications (design documents) w.r.t criteria such as recoverability,
maintainability and security
Example:
Comprehensive black box testing of railway reservation system with transactions initiated and validations performed on databases and reports
generated after the completion of the transactions
Acceptance Testing
It is a test, executed by the user(s) and system manager(s) in an environment
simulating the operational environment to the greatest possible extent, that should demonstrate that the developed system meets the functional
and quality
requirements.
Non functional and Other types of Testing
Performance testing
Volume testing
Load testing
Limit testing
Stress testing
Disaster Testing
Recovery testing
Security testing
Reliability testing
Installation Testing
Usability Testing
Accessibility Testing
Regression testing
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Causes of software defects
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Defect is a variance from a desired product attribute. It is the difference between actual behavior and the desired behavior as stipulated by the
requirements specifications.
A Defect that causes an error or negatively impacts a user/ customer is categorized as Failure
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A software bug or defect is an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program that prevents it from behaving as intended.
Defects arise on doing verification and validation of the programming products like SRS, Test Specifications & Code. Most defects arise from
mistakes and errors made by people in either a program's source code or its design, and a few are caused by compilers which are due to incorrect
code.
A program that contains a large number of bugs that seriously interfere with its functionality, is said to be buggy.
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A human error or mistake produces defects (fault ,bug) in an application, code, in a system or in a document.
When a defect in the code is executed, the system will fail to do what it is intended to do. Defects may result in failures, but not all defects lead to
failures. Failures can also happen because of changing hardware conditions.
Defect may occur because of the following reasons like
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Fallible nature of human beings

Time pressure
Complex code
Complexity of infrastructure
Changed technologies
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All the defects which are raised would be assigned a severity level and a priority
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Different steps and status of a defect during its life cycle till it is tracked to closure is as below.
Execute the test and compare the actual results to the documented expected results. If a discrepancy exists, it is logged with a status
Open. Supplementary documentation, such as screen prints or program traces, should be attached if available.
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Assign the defect to a developer for correction. Once the defect is corrected, the developer will usually enter a description of the fix applied
and updates the defect status to Fixed or Resolved.
The defect is routed back to the testing team for retesting. Additional regression testing is performed as needed based on the severity and
impact of the fix applied.
If the retest results match the expected results, the defect status is updated to Closed. If the test results indicate that the defect is still not
fixed, the status is changed to Re-Open or Open and sent back to the developer.
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Defect Life Cycle and Defect Status
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Testing Tools
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13.1. Introduction to Automation Testing

Manual Testing of all work flows, all fields, all negative scenarios is time and cost consuming. It is difficult to test for multilingual sites manually.
Manual Testing can become boring and hence error prone.
Automation does not require Human intervention. Automated tests can run unattended (overnight). Automation increases speed of test execution.
Automation helps increase Test Coverage.
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Which Test Cases to Automate:

Before going for Automation it should be analysed properly as to which test cases to automate. Factors like risk, repetative and time consuming
need to be taken into consideration for implementation of automation testing process.
The factors to consider for Automation:
High Risk - Business Critical test cases
Test cases that are executed repeatedly
Test Cases that are very tedious or difficult to perform manually
Test Cases which are time consuming
The following category of test cases are not suitable for automation:
Test Cases that are newly designed and not executed manually at least once
Test Cases for which the requirements are changing frequently
Test cases which are executed on ad-hoc basis.
Usability Test cases
Test cases that needed to be executed only once
Tests without predictable results
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Fast: Automated tests run significantly faster than human users, 70% faster than the manual testing
? Reliable: Tests perform precisely the same operations each time they are run, thereby eliminating human error
? Repeatable: You can test how the Web site or application reacts after repeated execution of the same operations. Hence automation testing
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? Programmable: You can program sophisticated tests that bring out hidden information
? Comprehensive: You can build a suite of tests that covers every feature in your Web site or application. Wider test coverage can be achieved in
Automation
? Reusable: You can reuse tests on different versions of a Web site or application even if the user interface changes
Some more advantages of automation testing over manual testing are mentioned below.
Saves Time and Cost: Automation testing is much faster than manual testing. Hence greater benefit in saving time and cost.
Improves accuracy
Reduction in Human resources: Human Intervention is not required while execution which in turn reduces human resources.
Increases Efficiency
Test Frequently and thoroughly
More cycle of execution can be achieved through automation
Early time to market
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Selecting the right tool is a tricky task. Following criterion will help to select the best tool for the requirement.
Assessment of organizational maturity, strengths and weaknesses and identification of opportunities for an improved test process supported
by tools.
Evaluation against clear requirements and objective criteria.
A proof-of-concept to test the required functionality and determine whether the product meets its objectives.
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Evaluation of the vendor (including training, support and commercial aspects).

Identification of internal requirements for coaching and mentoring in the use of the tool.
Environment Support and Ease of use
Testing of Database
Object identification feature of the tool and verifying against the objects of the application
Image Testing
Error Recovery Testing
Scripting Language Used and the required expertise in the team.
Support for various types of test including functional, test management, mobile, etc., and also support for multiple testing frameworks.
Debug feature available in the tool. It should be easy to debug the automation software scripts.
Extensive test reports and results
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There are different types of Test automation tools available in the market for Automation testing. Different test tools support different test
activities. Some tools support more than one test activity. Some vendors offer suite of tools that support a large range of test activity. Some tools
are intrusive (they affect the test result)
Some of the Test Automation tools available in the market are:
Functional Testing tools: Following are the some of the tools which can be used for Functional Automation testing:
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Functional Testing tools: Following are the some of the tools which can be used for Functional Automation testing:
HP Quick Test Professional
Selenium
IBM Rational Functional Tester
WinRunner
Test Management tools: Following are some of the Test Management &
Defect Management Tools
HP Quality Center
TCS Application Life Cycle Manager
IBM Rational Quality Manager
Test Link
Performance Testing tools: Following are the some of the tools which can be used for Performance Automation testing:
LoadRunner
Silk test performer
IBM Rational performance tester
Open STA
Webload
Defect Tracking tools: Bugzilla is an example of defect tracking tool
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testing is finding out how well something works.

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2.SDLC and STLC

Introduction to Software Development Life Cycle

Introduction to Software Testing Life Cycle

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2.1. Introduction to Software Development Life Cycle

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2.2. SDLC Models

The Spiral Model

Doesnt work well for smaller projects.

Regular adaptation to changing circumstances.

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Test Environment Setup

Test Cycle Closure

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Need for Testing as a separate stream and Testing as a Profession

Building a career in Testing

Professional Certifications in Testing

Roles and Responsibilities

Latest trends in Testing

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3.1. Need for Testing as a separate stream and Testing as a Profession

The testing team needs to be independent and empowered in order to be effective.

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3.2. Building a career in Testing

Complete software testing certifications

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3.3. Professional Certifications in Testing

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3.4. Roles and Responsibilities

Test Engineer / Tester

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Testing in the cloud

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Skills required to become a Software Tester

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Database Management System

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5.2. Types of DBMS

4. Relational database Model

Network Model DBMS:

Object Oriented Relational Database :

Relational Database Management System:

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6.Data Query Language

Using Column Alias

Data Query Language : SELECT

SELECT Statement (Projection & Selection)

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6.1. Introduction to SQL

Data Control Language (DCL)

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6.2. Data Query Language : SELECT

A Typical SELECT statement may consists of six clauses.

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6.3. SELECT Statement (Projection & Selection)

The above query displays all the records from customer_details