The Benefits Of Manual Testing And Automation Testing

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Manual testing & Automation testing Manual Testing Manual Testing is basically testing the test cases without use of any of the automation tools. It is primitive method of testing which helps in identifying any type of bugs in the software application. Manual testing is laborious activity which involve tester to perform the job accurately .Also the tester should hold below qualities in order to successfully test the test cases 1) Patient 2) Observant 3) Speculative 4) Creative 5) Innovative 6) Skilful 7) Quick Decision maker Manual testing is useful while we are doing usability testing and GUI testing. With the help of manual testing only the exact standard defined for effective usage and accessibility can be identified. For example: …show more content…

1) Test cases which are newly designed and manual testing has not been done on it. 2) Test cases which are executed on ad-hoc basis. 3) Test cases for which requirements changes frequently. Automation tools 1) HP unified Functional testing software 2) Test Complete 3) Watir 4) Telerik Test studio Benefits of manual testing over Automation testing 1) If the test cases have to be run a small number of times then manual testing is more likely to be performed. 2) The more time the tester spends on testing, the more is the chances of finding bugs. 3) It allows the tester to do more ad-hoc testing. 4) Trainers are required to give training on automation tools but manual testing can be done by any tester. 5) Proficiency is required to write script for automation tools but in manual testing nothing is required. 6) GUI testing can be done accurately with the help of manual testing. 7) Automation testing cannot replace human intuitions, inferences and reasoning. 8) Automation testing cannot be stopped in between in case of any analysis required. Drawbacks of manual testing over Automation testing 1) Manual testing can be very time

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