Deloitte Automation Tester Interview Questions and Answers

Defect life cycle is the process of identifying, reporting, fixing, retesting, and closing defects in software development.

• Defect identification: Defects are identified through testing or user feedback.

• Defect reporting: Defects are reported in a defect tracking tool with details like steps to reproduce, severity, and priority.

• Defect fixing: Developers fix the reported defects based on the information provided.

• Defect re...read more

Black box testing focuses on functionality without knowledge of internal code, while white box testing examines internal code structure.

• Black box testing tests the functionality of a system without knowledge of its internal code

• White box testing tests the internal code structure and logic of a system

• Black box testing is more focused on end-user perspective

• White box testing is more focused on developer perspective

• Exampl...read more

Hard assert stops the execution of the test case if it fails, while soft assert continues the execution and logs the failure.

• Hard assert is used when the failure of a particular step makes the further steps irrelevant.

• Soft assert is used when you want to continue with the test case execution even if some steps fail.

• Hard assert is implemented using 'assert' keyword in testing frameworks like TestNG or JUnit.

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Annotations in Selenium WebDriver are used to provide additional information about the test methods.

• Annotations help in organizing and managing test cases

• Some common annotations in Selenium WebDriver are @Test, @BeforeTest, @AfterTest, @BeforeClass, @AfterClass, @BeforeMethod, @AfterMethod

• Annotations are used to define the sequence of execution of test methods

Use XPath to count the number of links with the text 'selenium'

• Use XPath to locate all the links containing the text 'selenium'

• Count the number of links found using the XPath expression

Use SQL query to display 60 pass and 40 fail from a table of students.

• Use SELECT statement with COUNT function to count the number of pass and fail statuses.

• Use WHERE clause to filter out pass and fail statuses.

• Use GROUP BY clause to group the statuses together.

• Use CASE statement to display the count of pass and fail statuses.

The def keyword is used in Selenium to define a function or method.

• Used to define reusable code blocks

• Helps in organizing code and improving readability

• Allows for easier maintenance and updates

• Example: def login(username, password) { //code to login }

POM (Page Object Model) is a design pattern used in test automation to create reusable and maintainable code by separating page objects from test scripts.

• POM helps in improving test script readability and maintenance by keeping the page objects separate from test logic

• Each page in the application has its own corresponding page object class, which contains all the elements and methods related to that page

• Test scripts in...read more

Dynamic table elements can be handled by locating the table, identifying the rows and columns, and using appropriate methods to interact with the data.

• Locate the table element using a unique identifier such as class, id, or xpath

• Identify the rows and columns within the table using HTML tags like and

• Use methods like getText() or getAttribute() to retrieve data from the table cells

• Handle dynamic changes in the table by...read more