Accenture Test Automation Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Can you introduce yourself?
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I am a Senior Automation Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing automated testing frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience in automation testing

• Proficient in designing and implementing automated testing frameworks

• Strong knowledge of testing tools like Selenium, Appium, and JUnit

• Experience in creating test scripts and executing test cases

• Ability to analyze test results and identify defects
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Q2. What is the syntax for using driver.findElement in Selenium?
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The syntax for using driver.findElement in Selenium is driver.findElement(By locator)
• Use driver.findElement(By locator) to locate a single element on the web page

• Specify the locator strategy (e.g. By.id, By.name, By.xpath) to identify the element

• Example: WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("username"));
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Q3. What are the different types of assertions, and what is the syntax for a hard assertion in TestNG?
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Different types of assertions and syntax for hard assertion in TestNG
• Types of assertions: Hard assertions and Soft assertions

• Syntax for hard assertion in TestNG: Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual)
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Q4. What types of wait mechanisms are utilized in your project?
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Types of wait mechanisms include implicit wait, explicit wait, fluent wait, and thread.sleep.
• Implicit wait: Waits for a certain amount of time before throwing a NoSuchElementException.

• Explicit wait: Waits for a certain condition to occur before proceeding further.

• Fluent wait: Waits for a condition to be true with a specified polling frequency.

• Thread.sleep: Pauses the execution for a specified amount of time.
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Q5. How do you manage frames in Selenium?
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Frames in Selenium can be managed using switchTo() method to navigate between frames.
• Use driver.switchTo().frame() method to switch to a frame by index, name or WebElement

• Use driver.switchTo().defaultContent() method to switch back to the main content

• Use driver.switchTo().parentFrame() method to switch to the parent frame
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Q6. How do you remove duplicates from an array?
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Use a Set data structure to remove duplicates from an array of strings.
• Create a Set from the array to automatically remove duplicates

• Convert the Set back to an array to get the unique values
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Q7. What is the difference between List, Set, and Map collections in Java?
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List, Set, and Map are different types of collections in Java used to store and manipulate groups of objects.
• List is an ordered collection that allows duplicate elements. Example: ArrayList, LinkedList

• Set is a collection that does not allow duplicate elements. Example: HashSet, TreeSet

• Map is a collection of key-value pairs where each key is unique. Example: HashMap, TreeMap
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Q8. What actions would you take if there is a mismatch between user stories and application functionality?
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I would analyze the user stories and application functionality to identify the root cause of the mismatch and work towards resolving it.
• Review the user stories and application functionality to understand the discrepancies

• Communicate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and expectations

• Update test cases and automation scripts to align with the corrected user stories

• Collaborate with developers to address any underly
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Q1. What is your relevant experience, and what are your roles and responsibilities in your current company?
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I have over 5 years of experience in automation testing, with a focus on creating and executing test scripts for web applications.
• Developing automation test scripts using tools like Selenium and TestNG

• Creating test plans and test cases based on requirements

• Executing test cases and reporting defects

• Collaborating with developers and QA team to ensure quality of the product

• Participating in Agile ceremonies such as sprint
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Q2. Can you provide a specific scenario from your previous project, and detail the feature file step definitions while demonstrating how to run the scenario with different sets of data?
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Demonstrating feature file step definitions with different sets of data in a previous project scenario
• Create a feature file with a scenario outline that includes placeholders for different sets of data

• Write step definitions that use the placeholders to run the scenario with different data sets

• Use data tables or examples in the feature file to provide the different sets of data

• Run the scenario with different data sets t...read more
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Q3. What approach can be used to count the number of URLs in an HTML page using Selenium and open the URL that contains your name?
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To count URLs in an HTML page using Selenium and open the URL containing your name, you can use a combination of Selenium WebDriver methods and regular expressions.
• Use Selenium WebDriver to navigate to the HTML page and retrieve its source code

• Use regular expressions to identify and count the URLs in the source code

• Iterate through the list of URLs to find the one containing your name

• Use Selenium WebDriver to open the U
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Q4. How can you separate letters and digits from a string in Java? Please provide the Java code for this task.
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Use regular expressions to separate letters and digits from a string in Java.
• Use the String class's split() method with a regular expression to separate letters and digits.

• Create a regular expression pattern that matches either letters or digits.

• Store the separated letters and digits in separate arrays.
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Q1. Can you explain the Maven build lifecycle?
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Maven build lifecycle consists of phases like compile, test, package, install, deploy.
• Maven build lifecycle consists of three main phases: clean, default, and site.

• Each phase consists of a series of goals that are executed in a specific order.

• Some common goals in Maven build lifecycle include compile, test, package, install, and deploy.

• The clean phase removes all files generated by the previous build.

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Q2. What is the code to reverse a sentence?
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Code to reverse a sentence using array of strings.
• Split the sentence into an array of words

• Reverse the array

• Join the array back into a sentence
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Q3. What is static block in java?
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Static block in Java is a block of code that is executed only once when the class is loaded.
• Static block is used to initialize static variables of a class.

• It is executed before the main method.

• Syntax: static { // code to be executed }

• Example: static { System.out.println("Static block executed"); }
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Q4. What is exclude and include in TestNG?
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Exclude and include in TestNG are used to specify which test methods to run or skip during test execution.
• Exclude attribute is used to specify which test methods to skip during test execution

• Include attribute is used to specify which test methods to run during test execution

• Both attributes can be used in the testng.xml file or in the @Test annotation

• Example: @Test(groups = {"smoke"}, excludeGroups = {"regression"})
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Q5. What is code for reverse a digit?
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To reverse a digit, convert it to a string and then reverse the string.
• Convert the digit to a string

• Use built-in functions to reverse the string

• Convert the reversed string back to a digit if needed
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Q1. Java program to compare 2 strings and check if both matching Selenium Code for Drag and Drop images Selenium code for selecting all the elements from the dropdown Java concepts: OOPs, Inheritance(Multiple ...read more
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Q1. What is the output of below code class Animal{ Animal(){ System.out.println("animal is created") } class Dog extends Animal{ Dog(){ System.out.println("Dog is created")} class TestSuper4{ pub...read more
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The output of the code will be 'animal is created' followed by 'Dog is created'.
• The code defines a class Animal with a constructor that prints 'animal is created'.

• It also defines a class Dog that extends Animal, with a constructor that prints 'Dog is created'.

• In the main method, an instance of Dog is created, which will trigger the constructors of both Animal and Dog classes.
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Q2. Output of this : System.out.println(10+20+"Hello"+30+40) - Explain
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Q3. Output of this : String name="Hello"; name=name+"There"; system.out.println(name)
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The output will be 'HelloThere'
• Concatenation of 'Hello' and 'There' results in 'HelloThere'

• The final string is printed using System.out.println()
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Q4. StringBuffer buffer=new StringBuffer("Hello") buffer.append("There"); System.out.println(buffer);
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The code creates a StringBuffer object with 'Hello' and appends 'There' to it before printing the final string.
• StringBuffer is mutable, so the original 'Hello' string can be modified

• The append() method adds the specified string to the end of the buffer

• The final output will be 'HelloThere'
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Q5. Which is valid or invalid a. ChromeDriver driver=new ChromeDriver(); b. WebDriver driver=new ChromeDriver(); c. WebDriver driver2=new WebDriver(); driver2=new ChromeDriver();
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Option a is valid, option b is valid, option c is invalid.
• Option a is valid because ChromeDriver is a subclass of WebDriver, so it can be assigned to a WebDriver reference.

• Option b is valid because ChromeDriver is a subclass of WebDriver, so it can be instantiated using a WebDriver reference.

• Option c is invalid because WebDriver is an interface and cannot be instantiated directly. It can only be used as a reference typ
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Q6. Program to sort the input in descending order without using inbuild method/functions
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Sort input array of strings in descending order without using inbuilt functions
• Iterate through the array and compare each element with the rest to find the largest element

• Swap the largest element with the first element, then repeat the process for the remaining elements

• Continue this process until the array is sorted in descending order
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Q7. Difference between findElement and findElements
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findElement returns the first matching element on the page, while findElements returns a list of all matching elements.
• findElement returns a single WebElement matching the locator provided

• findElements returns a list of WebElements matching the locator provided

• findElement will throw NoSuchElementException if no element is found, while findElements will return an empty list
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Q8. Difference between getwindowhandle and getwindowhandles() and what is output type

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getwindowhandle returns the handle of the current window, getwindowhandles() returns handles of all open windows

• getwindowhandle returns a single window handle, while getwindowhandles() returns a set of window handles

• getwindowhandle is used to switch between windows in Selenium WebDriver

• Output type of getwindowhandle is String, while output type of getwindowhandles() is Set

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