Lecture 1 «Introduction. What is a bug (defect)» materials of the «Fundamentals of the Software Testing» course
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Lecture 1 «Introduction. What is a bug (defect)» materials of the «Fundamentals of the Software Testing» course
- 24.04.2017
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In order to do homework on the «Fundamentals of Software Testing» course more effectively, we have prepared a series of articles with lecture materials for you. Here you will find all the useful information that will help you on the course.
So, here are the materials of the first lecture of the «Fundamentals of Software Testing» course.
Lecture 1 | |||
Slide 14 | |||
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Slides 19-20 | |||
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Lecture №1 «Introduction. What is a bug (defect)?» glossary: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/glossary-testing-introduction/ | |||
Slide 21 | |||
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Personal cabinet page: | ||
https://eng-clients.qatestlab.com/ | |||
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Instructions for working in the system: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/personal-account-instruction/ | |||
Slides 22 | |||
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Mantis Bug Tracker: | ||
http://bt-w.qatestlab.com | |||
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The examples of well-written bug reports in Mantis Bug Tracker: | ||
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The «Main attributes of bug-reports» blog article | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/front-page/blog/technical-articles/attributes-bug-report/ | |||
Slide 31 | |||
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The «How to write a description of a bug according to the of «What? Where? When?» principle» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/description-bug-tracker/ | |||
Slides 32-33 | |||
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The «How to write steps to reproduce in a bug report» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/front-page/blog/technical-articles/steps-bug-report/ | |||
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The «How to start writing the steps of reproducing the defect (bug)» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/how-to-start-describing-the-steps-of-reproducing-the-defect-bug/ | |||
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The «How to describe the results in a bug report» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/results-bug-report/ | |||
Slides 35-40 | |||
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The «How attachments can help to fix a bug» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/how-can-attachments-help-to-fix-the-bug/ | |||
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The «Top 10 common mistakes while reporting a bug» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/top-10-common-mistakes-while-reporting-a-bug/ | |||
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The «Bug Report: Incorrect Words usage» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/bug-report-about-using-incorrect-words/ | |||
Slide 43 | |||
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A video example of the bug : | ||
Example of a bug | |||
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A video instruction: How to write a bug report in Mantis | ||
How to write a bug report in Mantis | |||
Slide 47 | |||
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Screenshot of an example of a bug in Mantis: | ||
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Slide 48 | |||
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Screenshot of an example of a poorly designed bug: | ||
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Slide 50 | |||
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Screenshot of a bug in practice: | ||
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Slide 52 | |||
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Links of the screenshots online share services : | ||
https://www.dropbox.com, http://screencast.com, http://clip2net.com, https://drive.google.com. | |||
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The «Tools for taking screenshots» blog article can be found here: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/technical-articles/tools-for-taking-screenshots/ | |||
Slide 53 | |||
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A video instruction of how to take a screenshot in Snagit: | ||
Taking screenshots in Snagit | |||
Slide 54 | |||
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A video instruction of how to take a screenshot in TechSmith: | ||
Taking screenshots in TechSmith | |||
Slide 56 | |||
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A video with an example of a defect: | ||
An example of a defect | |||
Slide 57 | |||
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Practice. Screenshot of the bug: | ||
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Slide 58 | |||
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Practice. | ||
The bug tracker link: http://bt-w.qatestlab.com | |||
Slide 59 | |||
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Screenshot of Mantis bug report rules: | ||
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Slide 60 | |||
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Screenshot of an example of a well-written defect report: | ||
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Slide 64 | |||
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The «Life cycle of software bugs» map: Bug report life cycle | ||
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The «Life Cycle of the program defects» blog article: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/life-cycle-bug/ | |||
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Personal cabinet glossary: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/front-page/blog/course-materials/personal-account-glossary/ | |||
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Mantis Bug Tracker Glossary: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/mantis-glossary/ | |||
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The path to success: a map of practical tasks: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/blog/course-materials/way-to-success/ | |||
Slide 67 | |||
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Lecture №2 «WEB-project Testing» glossary: | ||
https://en.training.qatestlab.com/front-page/blog/course-materials/glossary-web-testing/ | |||
Slide 75 | |||
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Slide 76 | |||
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