Final Exam: Software Tester

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  demonstrate how to perform REST API testing using SoapUI
  

  describe the various software testing tools for testing web applications, web services, system load, and databases
  

  recognize key software testing strategies and techniques in development within a DevOps culture
  

  describe the benefits of using continuous integration
  

  recognize key concepts underpinning the DevOps software development movement
  

  describe automated testing, the automated testing process, and the scope of automated testing
  

  recognize key software testing strategies and techniques in production within a DevOps culture
  

  describe the continuous integration pipeline and how to configure it to efficiently run automated tests
  

  describe the benefits and features of SoapUI
  

  recognize the challenges related to continuous testing in a DevOps testing pipeline
  

  work with Selenium to record and export user interactions with a Web browser
  

  recognize the importance of collaboration in a DevOps testing workflow
  

  work with performance and load testing tools
  

  describe types of automated testing and goal of each test type
  

  describe the SDLC within a DevOps software development movement
  

  demonstrate how to create an API test using Katalon Studio
  

  recognize the benefits of continuous integration
  

  describe how to regression test a relational database and available testing tools
  

  recognize key general software testing techniques that can comprise testing strategies
  

  describe Katalon Studio and the available web, API, and mobile testing modules
  

  recognize the role that test optimization plays in a DevOps culture
  

  recognize the role that test automation plays in a DevOps culture
  

  describe the test plan for Agile automated testing and Agile testing strategies
  

  describe the automated testing framework, framework guidelines, and types of software testing
  

  understand how continuous integration and automated testing are related and to how to create effective automated tests
  

  describe the considerations necessary when generating a testing strategy in a DevOps culture
  

  compare Agile and DevOps principles and define best practices for aligning test automation with both
  

  recognize the benefits related to continuous testing in a DevOps testing pipeline
  

  describe manual testing plans, tests cases, and defect reports
  

  recognize key considerations when choosing DevOps test tools
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  describe the different types of automated testing including web applications, mobile devices, web service and data testing
  

  describe the Selenium test automation tool and its advantages
  

  describe the purpose of continuous integration and why it is important for software development
  

  describe why continuous integration is crucial to developing high quality software systems and increasing customer satisfaction
  

  compare continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment and how they are related to each other
  

  describe the steps to becoming an automated tester and challenges faced in automated testing
  

  describe load testing and some of the tools available for performing load testing
  

  demonstrate how to record and playback a web test using Katalon Studio
  

  describe some of the best practices for using continuous integration
  

  describe the concepts of continuous testing and test orchestration in a DevOps testing pipeline
  

  describe common mistakes that companies make when trying to integrate and utilize continuous integration and how to avoid making those mistakes
  

  work with test-driven development tools for automating acceptance tests
  

  recognize the key concepts of a DevOps pipeline
  

  describe the concept of continuous integration
  

  work with Docker containers for application packaging
  

  demonstrate how to use Selenium to test a web page
  

  describe the features of common continuous integration tools
  

  describe the concept of continuous delivery
  

  recognize some common tools used in the orchestration of continuous testing in a DevOps environment
  

  compare the differences between automated and manual testing, the pros and cons of each method, and when to use each method
  

  describe how Agile kicked off a changing approach to software testing culminating in DevOps
  

  recognize the key principles behind the DevOps movement represented by the acronym CALMS
  

  work with Git for code versioning control
  

  describe reasons why automated testing may not be catch all risks
  

  describe how DevOps requires a different approach to software testing
  

  describe the stages of the continuous integration pipeline and the importance of each phase
  

  recognize the various types of DevOps testing tools
  

  recognize key challenges when automating software testing
  

  describe the concept of continuous Deployment
  

  describe the automated tester mindset and the goals of software testing