IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

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Q1. String related programs
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Q2. Logical programming
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Explain your current testing framework
Method Overloading and Overriding.
find duplicate value from string
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Q1. Manual testing question abstract class and interface difference
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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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