Test Scenario Examples
Test Scenario :
Test scenario means “what to test”. Test scenario defines way to test functionality of the application. It will derived from User story.
Examples :
In this article we are going to see some examples of test scenarios for daily life things. I hope these sample test scenarios will not only help you in your interviews but will also help you in understanding the test case creation process.
1. Test Scenario for Pen :
- Verify the outer body material of the pen. Check if it is metallic, plastic, or any other material specified in the requirement specifications.
- Verify the type of pen, whether it is a ballpoint pen, ink pen, or gel pen.
- Verify that the user is able to write clearly over different types of papers.
- Verify the color of the ink of the pen.
- Verify that the text written by the pen should have consistent ink flow without leaving any blob.
- Verify if the text written by the pen is erasable or not.
- Check if the text written by the pen is waterproof or not.
- Verify if the pen can support multiple refills or not.
- In the case of a ball and gel pen, verify that the user can change the refill of the pen easily.
- Verify the functioning of a pen when a user tries to write on unsupported surfaces like glass, plastic, wood, etc.
2. Test Scenario for ATM Machine :
- Check the informative text written displayed on the screen is clearly visible and legible.
- Verify that the user is presented with options when the card is inserted correctly.
- Check that no option to continue and enter credentials is displayed to the user when the card is inserted incorrectly.
- Check that the user is asked to enter pin number before displaying any card/bank account detail.
- Verify that there is a limited number of attempts up to which the user is allowed to enter pin code.
- Verify that if a total number of incorrect pin attempts gets surpassed then the user is not allowed to continue further.
- Check that the pin is displayed in masked form when entered.
- Verify that the user’s session timeout is maintained.
- Check that the user cannot withdraw more amount than the total available balance and a proper message should be displayed.
- Check that the user is not allowed to exceed one transaction limit amount.
3. Test Scenario for Calculator:
- Verify the calculator is a normal calculator or a scientific calculator.
- Verify that all the buttons are present.
- Verify that all text written on buttons is readable.
- Verify the arithmetic operations are working fine (+, -, /, * etc.).
- Verify that the calculator gives the correct result.
- Verify the number of digits allowed to enter in the calculator for any operation.
- Verify that BODMAS is applied and the correct result is returned.
- Verify the working of the ON-OFF button in the calculator.
- Check if keeping the calculator unused for a certain period of time, turns it off automatically.
- Verify the state of the calculator when two buttons are pressed simultaneously.
4. Test Scenario for Lift :
- Verify the type of door of the lift is as per the specification.
- Verify the capacity of the lift in terms of the total weight.
- Verify the buttons in the lift is working as per specification.
- Verify that lift moves to the particular floor as the button of the floor is clicked.
- Verify that in case of power failure, lift doesn’t free-fall and get halted in the particular floor.
- Verify if lift interior is having proper air ventilation.
- Verify that at no point lifts door should open while in motion.
- Verify that in case multiple floor number button is clicked, lift should stop at each floor.
- Verify that in case of capacity limit is reached users are prompted with warning alert- audio/visual.
- Verify that inside lift user are prompted with current floor and direction information the lift is moving towards- audio/visual prompt.
5. Test Scenario for GMail :
- Verify that a newly received email is displayed as highlighted in the Inbox section.
- Verify that on clicking the newly received email, the user is navigated to email content.
- Verify that any attachments are attached to the email and are downloadable.
- Verify that unread email count increases by one on receiving a new email.
- Verify that email recipients in cc are visible to all users.
- Verify that email recipients in bcc are not visible to the user.
- Verify that on clicking ‘Compose’ button, a frame to compose a mail gets displayed.
- Verify that the user can attach file as an attachement to the email.
- Verify that sent mails can be found in ‘Sent Mail’ sections of the sender.
- Verify that mail can be sent to non-gmail emailIds also.
