Learn Software testing with Real Time Project

1. Introduction to Software Testing

• What is Software Testing?
• Importance of Testing in SDLC
• Types of Testing: Manual vs Automation
• Principles of Testing

2. SDLC & STLC

• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Roles and Responsibilities of a Tester

3. Fundamentals of Manual Testing

• Verification vs Validation
• Static vs Dynamic Testing
• Functional vs Non-Functional Testing
• Black Box vs White Box Testing

4. Test Documentation

• Test Plan
• Test Scenarios
• Test Cases
• Test Data
• Traceability Matrix

5. Defect Management

• What is a Defect?
• Defect Life Cycle
• Severity vs Priority
• Bug Reporting Tools (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla)

6. Testing Techniques

• Equivalence Partitioning
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Decision Table Testing
• State Transition Testing
• Use Case Testing

7. Types of Testing

• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• Smoke & Sanity Testing
• Regression Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Ad-hoc Testing

8. Test Execution

• Environment Setup
• Test Execution Process
• Logging Results
• Reporting and Communication

9. Tools for Manual Testing

• JIRA for Bug Tracking
• Test Management Tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr)
• Basics of SQL for Database Testing

10. Real-Time Project Practice

• Writing Test Cases for a Sample Application
• Executing Tests
• Reporting Bugs
• Preparing Test Summary Report