Ans. Mobile device testing means testing the mobile device and
mobile application testing means testing of mobile application on a mobile
device.
Q #2) What are the types of mobile
applications?
Ans. Mobile applications are of three types:
Native Application– Native app installed from application
store like Android’s google play and apple’ app store. The application which
can be installed into your devices and run are known as native application for
E.G. whats App, Angry birds etc.
Web Application– Web applications runs from mobile web
browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari etc using mobile network or WIFI.
E.G. of web browser applications are m.facebook.com, m.gmail.com, m.yahoo.com,
m.rediffmail.com etc.
Hybrid Application- Hybrid apps are
combinations of native app and web app. They can run on devices or offline and
are written using web technologies like HTML5 and CSS. For E.G. ebay, flipkart
etc
Q #3) How to test CPU usage on mobile devices?
Ans. There are various tools available in the market like
google play or app store from where you can install apps like CPU Monitor,
Usemon, CPU Stats, CPU-Z etc these are an advanced tool which records historical
information about processes running on your device.
Q #4) What are the defects tracking tools used
for mobile testing?
Ans. You can use same testing tool which you use for web
application testing like QC, Jira, Rally and Bugzilla etc.
Q #5) What all major networks to be considered
while performing application testing?
Ans. You should test the application on 4G, 3G, 2G and WIFI. 2G
is a slower network, its good if you verify your application on slower network
also to track your application performance.
Q #6) When performing sanity test on mobile
application what all criteria should be taken into consideration?
Ans.
- Installation
and uninstallation of the application
- Verify
the device in different available networks like 2G, 3G, 4G or WIFI.
- Functional
testing
- Interrupt
testing- Able to receive the calls while running the application.
- Compatibility
testing – able to attach the photo in message from gallery
- Test
application performance on different handset.
- Make
some negative testing by entering the invalid credentials and test the
behavior of the application.
Q #7) Which things to consider
testing a mobile application through black box technique?
Ans.
- By
testing your application on multiple devices.
- By
changing the port and IP addresses to make sure the device is getting
connected and disconnected properly.
- By
making calls and sending messages to other devices.
- By
testing your web application on different mobile browsers like chrome,
Firefox, opera, dolphin etc.
Q #8) What is the latest version of iOS?
Ans. iOS 8. (This changes quite often, so please check the
apple site for most recent info)
Q #9) What is the latest version of Android?
Ans. Lollipop 5.0–5.0.2 (also changes often). See all here.
Q #10) What is the extension of Android files?
.apk (Android application package)
Q#11) What is the extension of iOS files?
Ans. .ipa
Q #12) What is the full form of MMS?
Ans. Multimedia Messaging Services
Q #13) What are MT and MO in SMS?
Ans. Sending message is known as MO (Message originate) and
receiving the message is known as MT(Message Terminate)
Q #14) What is WAP?
Ans. WAP is Wireless Application Protocol used in network apps.
Q #15) What is GPRS and how it works?
Ans. GPRS is General Packet Radio Service which works on mobile
network with the help of IP transmissions. GPRS provides the transmission of IP
packets over existing cellular networks. It provides you internet services on
mobile.
Q #16) What is the latest version of Windows?
Ans. Windows 10 (see latest here)
Q #17) What do you mean by Streaming media?
Ans. Streaming is a process of downloading the data from the
server. Streaming media is the multimedia that is transferred from server or
provider to the receiver.
Q #18) What are the automation tools available
for mobile application testing?
Ans. There are many automation tools available in the market
for mobile application testing but iPhone Tester is the one of the best tool to
test the application on iPhones and screenfly for android devices.
Q #19) What is the best way to test different
screen sizes of the devices?
Ans. Using emulator. See example here.
Q #20) What is the basic difference between
Emulator and Simulator?
Ans. Emulator is based on hardware and software wherein
simulator is based on software. Simulation is system that behaves similar to
something else while emulation is system that exactly behave
like something else.
Q #21) What are the common challenges in mobile
application testing?
Ans. Working on different operating systems, variety of
handsets, different networks, variety of screen size. Read more here => 5 Mobile testing
challenges and solutions.
Q #22) What are the tools based on cloud based
mobile testing?
Ans. Seetest,
Perfecto Mobile, BlazeMeter, AppThwack, Manymo, DeviceAnywhere etc.
Q #23) What web services are used by mobile
app?
Ans. They are many depend upon the application. SOAP and RESTweb
services are used but RESRful is more common now.
Q #24) What all devices have you worked till
now?
Ans. Android, Symbian, Windows, iPhone etc.
Q #25) How to create Emulator on Android?
Ans. Give a name in name field -> select target API from the
list -> enter the size -> select the required skin section -> click on
create AVD -> select the required AVD -> click on start button ->
launch it
Q #26) Does Selenium support mobile internet
testing?
Ans. Yes it does, Opera browser is used for Mobile internet
testing.
Q #27) Does Selenium support Google Android
Operating System?
Ans. Yes, Selenium 2.0 supports Android Operating System.
Q #28) Name debugging tools for mobile?
Ans. Errors can be verified by the generated logs. We can use
configuration utility on iOS and android monitor.bat on android. Here are few
to name Android DDMS, Remote Debugging on Android with Chrome, Debugging from
Eclipse with ADT, Android Debug Bridge, iOS simulator etc.
Q #29) Name mobile automation testing tools you
know?
Ans. Paid tools:
Ranorex, Silk Mobile, SeeTest
Ranorex, Silk Mobile, SeeTest
Free tools:
Appium, Robotium, KIF, Calabash
Appium, Robotium, KIF, Calabash
Also read => 5 best Android
application testing tools.
Q #30) What is the strategy used to test new
mobile app?
Ans.
- System
integration testing
- Functional
testing
- Installation
and uninstallation of the app
- Test
HTML control
- Performance
- Check
in multiple mobile OS
- Cross
browser and cross device testing
- Gateway
testing
- Network
and Battery testing
Q #31) What does a test plan for Mobile App
contain?
Ans. Test plan for mobile app is very similar to software app
- Objective
- Automation
tools required
- required
features to be tested:
·
network
·
security
·
performance
·
size
·
battery
·
memory
- features
not to be tested
·
display size
·
resolution
- Test
cases
- Test
Strategy
- Tested
by
- Time
required
- No.
of resources required
Q #32) Why mobile phone has 10 digit numbers?
Ans. The number of digits in a mobile phone number decide the
maximum mobile phones we can have without dialing the country code.
Q #33) Explain critical bugs that you come
across while testing in mobile devices or application?
Ans. Explain the example as per your experience. Here are top
10mobile app risks.
Q #34) Name mobile application testing tools
Ans.
- Android
- Android
Lint
- Find
Bugs
- iPhone
- Clang
Static Analyzer
- Analyze
code from XCode
Q #35) Full form of the various extensions
Ans.
- apk
– Android Application Package File
- exe
– Executable Files
- iPA
–iOS App Store Package
- prc
– Palm Resource Compiler
- jad
– Java Application Descriptor
- adb –
Android Debug Bridge
- Aapt – Android
Asset Packing Tool
Q #36) How to test different screen sizes of
the devices
Ans. Using Emulators.
Q #37) What is web
service?
Ans. It is a component used in software to perform the task. It
is like an interface between one program to another.
Q #38) What are the roles and responsibilities
on current mobile application you are testing?
Ans. Answer based on your experience on the current project you
are working on. Also read mobile testing career guide.
Q #39) How to create the log file?
Ans. Using CAT.
Q #40) How can we install the build on iPhones
and iPads?
Ans. Using iTunes.
Q #41) Can we use QTP/UFT for mobile automation
testing?
Ans. Yes, with the help of Seetest add-in.
Q #42) Is cloud base mobile testing possible?
Name any?
Ans. Yes, Perfecto Mobile and Seetest.
Ans. This can be done with new versions of the mobile
application.
