Software Quality Assurance - BASICS
Anything that creates comfortability for the end-user could be termed quality.
Example - Sudden Sale in shopping sites
Alpha testing is performed by devloper and tester.
It is performed to check that major functionalities of software are working fine and there are no showstoppers
Validation of database servers is an important consideration in this kind of testing
Validation of mapping of backend and frontend. The mapping of backend and frontend for tables, columns and views etc should be similar.
An unexpected behaviour of application is considered as bug, like successful login of an application for invalid credentails is considered as bug and it is reported to developer by tester. There are many tools used for bug reporting and few are mentioned below
Excel sheets are an out-dated approach used for bug reporting. And it is not recommended as it is not a good approach. In excel, tester mentions test case id, test case, description, actual result, expected result and test case status. And, it is a tedious task and is not a good approach
Jira is an open source tool usd for bug logging and project management. It is most commonly used by developers and testers because of its usability. Tester should report a bug with complete details like screenshots, videos, actual and expected result for better understanding of devloper
Trello boards are also used for bug reporting and project management