IBM Senior Technical Services Specialist Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Basic selenium MCQs.

Q1. What is testNg and testNg.xml
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TestNG is a testing framework for Java that allows for easy creation and execution of test cases.
• TestNG is an open-source testing framework

• It is designed to cover all categories of tests: unit, functional, end-to-end, etc.

• TestNG uses XML configuration files, known as testng.xml, to define test suites and test cases

• testng.xml allows for flexible test configuration, including test dependencies, parallel execution, and da...read more
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Q2. What is maven and pom.xml
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Maven is a build automation tool used for managing dependencies and building Java projects. pom.xml is the configuration file for Maven.
• Maven is used to automate the build process of Java projects

• It manages project dependencies and downloads them from repositories

• pom.xml is an XML file that defines the project's configuration, dependencies, and build settings

• It specifies project information, such as the project name, v...read more
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Q3. What is page factory and POM
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Page Factory is a design pattern in Selenium that helps in creating an object repository for web elements.
• Page Factory is used to initialize web elements in a page class

• It helps in reducing code duplication and improves code maintainability

• Page Factory can be used with Page Object Model (POM) for efficient test automation

• POM is a design pattern that separates the web elements and their actions from the test scripts

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Q4. What is @Test and its attributes
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The @Test annotation is used in Java to mark a method as a test method.
• It is used in testing frameworks like JUnit to identify methods that should be executed as tests.

• The @Test annotation can be used with various attributes to customize the behavior of the test method.

• Some common attributes include 'expected' to specify the expected exception, 'timeout' to set a timeout for the test, and 'enabled' to control whether t...read more
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Q5. Waits, implicit wait and fluent wait etc
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Q6. Action class and select class for dropdown
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Action class and Select class are used for dropdowns in Selenium.
• Action class is used for performing complex user interactions like drag and drop, mouse hover, etc.

• Select class is used for handling dropdowns in Selenium.

• Action class is part of the org.openqa.selenium.interactions package.

• Select class is part of the org.openqa.selenium.support.ui package.

• Example: Using Action class to perform a mouse hover action on an ...read more
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2 Coding Questions plus 23 MCQ on Hacker rank.

Q1. Basics of Java and Selenium WebDriver
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Q1. Salary Discussion Happened
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Q1. Technical, attitude, New technologies,
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Q2. Market knowledge, Companion, learning new things, Automation.
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Q1. Core Technical questions related to technology
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Q2. Siebel CRM, Database, Robotics, Automation, ITIL
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Q1. Availability, Experience, Knowledge
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Q2. Communication, Knowledge, attitude
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Q1. Deep nd sound knowledge required on scenerio based questions.
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Q1. Kinda technical discussion with technology head manager.
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