IBM Senior Automation Test Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Different types of exceptions we face during automation
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Various types of exceptions in automation testing
• Checked exceptions

• Unchecked exceptions

• Timeout exceptions

• Element not found exceptions

• Stale element reference exceptions

• Invalid element state exceptions

• Element not interactable exceptions
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Q2. Different types of locators
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Locators are used in automation testing to identify web elements on a page. Common types include ID, class name, name, xpath, css selector, link text, and partial link text.
• ID: Unique identifier for an element

• Class name: Class attribute value of an element

• Name: Name attribute value of an element

• XPath: XML Path language to locate elements

• CSS Selector: CSS syntax to locate elements

• Link text: Text of a link element

• Partial
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Q3. Difficulty faced during automating a application
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Difficulty faced in automating an application is handling dynamic elements on the webpage.
• Identifying and handling dynamic IDs or classes

• Using dynamic XPath or CSS selectors

• Implementing wait strategies for dynamic content to load

• Updating locators frequently due to changes in the application
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Q1. Selenium and TestNg concepts
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Q2. Java program logics
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Q1. Selenium framework
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Q1. Convenient timings and job location
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Q2. Current pay and expected pay
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It was a game based cognitive test

It was hacker rank coding test with some multiple choice questions and two programming questions

Q1. Basic interview questions
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Q1. Questions on project worked
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