Question { 9299 }

what are the Qualties needed by a softawre tester?

Answer

Know the technology:the technology in which the application
is developed so that u can concentrate on the weakness of
that technology .
Explorer: tester should be a bit creative and have an
attitude to take risk will help him in finding bugs

Troubleshoot: Troubleshooting and figuring out why
something deosn't work helps testers be confident and clear
in communicationg the defects to the developers.

Objective and accurate: testers should be very objective
and know what they report.

Question { AZTEC, 10513 }

What do u mean by Positive and Negative testing & whatz r
the diff's between them .Can anyone explain with an
example .

Answer

positive test: testing aimed to show that s/w work ie with
valid inputs.this is also called as "test to pass'
-ve testing: testing aimed at showing s/w does't work.
which is also know as 'test to fail"
BVA is the best example of -ve testing.