Ernst & Young Automation Test Lead Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Briefing about yourself
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Q2. Explain Defect life cycle
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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
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Q3. Difference between black box and white box testing
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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

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Q4. Difference between hard assert and soft assert
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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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Q5. What are the various annotations in selenium webdriver
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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
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Q6. There are n no. Of links having the text selenium. Write the syntax to count the text selenium from all the links
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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
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Q7. There is a table of students having column status with either pass or fail. Write the syntax to show the output as some 60 pass and 40 fail.
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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.
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Q1. Write a program to find character occurances in "Hello World"
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Program to find character occurances in 'Hello World'
• Create a map to store character occurrences

• Iterate through each character in the string and update the map

• Print the character occurrences from the map
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Q2. What is multithreading
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Multithreading is the ability of a CPU to execute multiple threads concurrently, allowing for better performance and resource utilization.
• Multithreading allows multiple threads to run concurrently within the same process.

• Each thread has its own stack and shares the same memory space.

• Multithreading can improve performance by utilizing multiple CPU cores efficiently.

• Examples of multithreading include running multiple tas...read more
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Q3. What are the annotations used in TestNG
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TestNG annotations are used to control the flow of test methods and provide additional information about the test.
• Annotations like @Test, @BeforeSuite, @AfterSuite are used to define test methods and setup/teardown methods

• Annotations like @BeforeTest, @AfterTest are used to run setup/teardown methods before/after a test

• Annotations like @BeforeClass, @AfterClass are used to run setup/teardown methods before/after a test...read more
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Q1. Write a java code to print sum of 100 numbers
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Java code to print sum of 100 numbers
• Create an array of 100 numbers

• Use a loop to iterate through the array and calculate the sum

• Print the sum at the end
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Q2. Write a count of K char in your name
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My name is John Doe. There are 1 'o' in my name.
• Count the occurrences of the specified character in the name

• Iterate through each character in the name and compare with the specified character

• Increment a counter each time the specified character is found
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Q3. How to move to another tabs in selenium
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To move to another tab in Selenium, switch to the desired tab using window handles.
• Use getWindowHandles() to get all window handles

• Switch to the desired tab using switchTo().window(handle)
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Q1. What challenges did you face in your recent project?
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I faced challenges in coordinating with offshore team members and managing tight deadlines.
• Coordinating with offshore team members in different time zones

• Managing tight deadlines and ensuring timely delivery of automation scripts

• Dealing with unexpected changes in project requirements
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Q2. What are the roles and responsibilities in your current project?
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In my current project, I am responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts using Selenium.
• Designing test cases and scenarios for automation

• Developing automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver

• Executing test scripts and analyzing results

• Identifying and reporting defects

• Collaborating with developers and QA team to ensure quality of the software
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Q3. Code: take your name as input and print every letter separately and if any vowel is repeated print those vowels.
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The code takes a name as input, prints each letter separately, and identifies repeated vowels.
• Create a function that takes a string input for the name

• Iterate through each letter in the name and print it separately

• Track the vowels and check for repetitions to print repeated vowels
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Q4. What is Fluent Wait?
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Fluent Wait is a dynamic wait mechanism in Selenium that waits for a certain condition to be met before proceeding.
• Fluent Wait is used to define the maximum amount of time to wait for a condition, as well as the frequency with which to check the condition.

• It can be customized with different polling intervals and exceptions to ignore.

• Example: WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10); wait.pollingEvery(Duration...read more
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Q5. Difference between findElement and findElements.
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findElement returns the first matching element on the web page, while findElements returns a list of all matching elements.
• findElement returns a single WebElement matching the specified locator, while findElements returns a list of WebElements.

• findElement throws NoSuchElementException if no matching element is found, while findElements returns an empty list.

• Example: WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("userna...read more
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Q1. Most of questions asked on selenium and WJP for duplicates in a string
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Q1. Automate a test case for Makemytrip website
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Automate a test case for Makemytrip website
• Use Selenium WebDriver to automate the test case

• Identify the test scenario, such as searching for a flight

• Write test scripts in a programming language like Java or Python

• Use test data to validate the functionality of the website

• Implement assertions to verify expected outcomes
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Q1. Difference between findElements and findElement?
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findElements returns a list of web elements matching the locator, while findElement returns the first web element matching the locator.
• findElements returns a list of web elements, findElement returns the first element

• findElements returns an empty list if no elements are found, findElement throws NoSuchElementException

• findElements is useful for finding multiple elements, findElement is useful for finding a single elemen
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Q2. Coding: take your name as input. Print them letter by letter and print if vowels repeat in your name.
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The code takes a name as input, prints each letter, and checks if any vowels repeat in the name.
• Create a function that takes a string input for the name

• Iterate through each letter in the name and print them individually

• Check for vowel repetition by keeping track of vowels encountered
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Q3. What is Fluent wait?
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Fluent wait is a dynamic wait mechanism in Selenium WebDriver that waits for a condition to be true before proceeding.
• Fluent wait is used to handle dynamic web elements that may load at different times.

• It can define the maximum amount of time to wait for a condition, as well as the frequency of checking.

• Example: WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10); wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated
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Q4. Some others selenium questions.
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Q5. Tell me about yourself. Role and responsibilities from your previous project.
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I am an Automation Engineer with experience in designing and implementing automated test scripts for web applications.
• Designed and implemented automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver for regression testing

• Collaborated with developers to integrate automated tests into continuous integration pipeline

• Performed manual testing to identify bugs and validate automated test results
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Find a middle element and largest element from an array using hashmap.

Q1. Asked on java related to fundamentals
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