McAfee Software QA Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is the STLC, bug severity priority, waits in selenium with syntax, Java oops question with example,
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STLC, bug severity priority, waits in Selenium, Java OOPs
• STLC stands for Software Testing Life Cycle and includes phases like requirement analysis, test planning, test design, test execution, and test closure

• Bug severity is the impact of a bug on the system, while bug priority is the order in which bugs should be fixed

• Waits in Selenium are used to make the test script wait for a certain condition to be met before proce...read more
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Q1. What is regression and smoke testing
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Regression testing is retesting of previously tested functionality to ensure that changes or fixes have not introduced new defects. Smoke testing is a subset of regression testing that focuses on testing the critical functionalities of an application.
• Regression testing is performed to verify that changes or fixes in software have not introduced new defects or caused existing functionalities to fail.

• It involves retestin...read more
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Q1. Roles and responsibilities in your previous project and what is your contribution for project delivery
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In my previous project, I was responsible for creating test plans, executing test cases, and reporting defects to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Created test plans based on requirements and design documents

• Executed test cases manually and automated using tools like Selenium

• Reported defects in a timely manner and worked with developers to resolve them

• Participated in daily stand-up meetings and provided status upd
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Q1. Why should we hire you
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Logical questions and some questions related to manual testing

Q1. Got some questions on manual testing like explaining smoke testing,integration testing,beta testing,real time test case scenarios .
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Q2. Real time test scenarios
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Q3. Various test data findings techniques
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Various techniques to find test data
• Boundary value analysis

• Equivalence partitioning

• Decision table testing

• State transition testing

• Pairwise testing

• Random testing
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Q1. Oops concepts, synchronisation , SQl query to create database
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2-3 coding questions based on DSA

It was a basic SHL test

Q1. Easy DSA and java related questions
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Q1. Typical HR round questions about career prospects
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Aptitude test will a hackerrank test where it might have technical MCQ and/or coding test.

Q1. Interviewer will test your logic building capability with puzzel/coding and technical questions and experience discussion.
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Q1. Its a normal discussion with HR about CTC and all.
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a technical round with questions on DBMS.

Q1. What is data integrity?
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Data integrity refers to the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle.
• Data integrity ensures that data is accurate and consistent in storage and transmission.

• It involves maintaining the quality and reliability of data over time.

• Methods for ensuring data integrity include checksums, encryption, and error detection codes.

• Examples of data integrity violations include data corruption, unautho
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Q2. What is a trigger in the context of a database management system?
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A trigger is a special type of stored procedure that automatically executes when certain events occur in a database.
• Triggers are used to enforce business rules, maintain data integrity, and automate repetitive tasks.

• They can be triggered by INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE operations on a table.

• Examples of triggers include auditing changes to a table, updating related tables when a record is modified, or enforcing referential
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Q3. What is the difference between clustered and non-clustered indexes in a database management system?
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Clustered indexes physically order the data in the table, while non-clustered indexes do not.
• Clustered indexes determine the physical order of data in the table, while non-clustered indexes do not.

• A table can have only one clustered index, but multiple non-clustered indexes.

• Clustered indexes are faster for retrieval of data, especially range queries, compared to non-clustered indexes.

• Non-clustered indexes are stored se...read more
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Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Technical interview round with questions on DBMS.

Q1. What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL in SQL?
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UNION combines and removes duplicates, UNION ALL combines without removing duplicates.
• UNION merges the result sets of two or more SELECT statements and removes duplicates.

• UNION ALL merges the result sets of two or more SELECT statements without removing duplicates.

• UNION is slower than UNION ALL as it involves removing duplicates.

• Example: SELECT column1 FROM table1 UNION SELECT column1 FROM table2;

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Q2. What are the functions of a cursor in PL/SQL?
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A cursor in PL/SQL is used to retrieve and process multiple rows of data one at a time.
• Allows iteration over a result set

• Retrieves data row by row

• Can be used to update or delete rows in a table

• Must be declared, opened, fetched, and closed
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Q3. Write a SQL query to fetch the nth highest salary from a table.
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SQL query to fetch the nth highest salary from a table
• Use the ORDER BY clause to sort salaries in descending order

• Use the LIMIT clause to fetch the nth highest salary
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Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a managerial round with typical behavioral problems.