Task 4

What is manual testing? What are the benefits and drawbacks of manual testing? Give some examples in support of your exam.

Manual testing:
The methodology of testing the developed software/application without using any automated tools is called manual testing

Benefits of manual testing:
i) Depends on the human intelligence
ii) Many issues can be identified in this methodology
iii) Can identify the issues outside the code (i.e., UI issues)
iv) There is no usage of any automation tools, the cost of the project will be less
v) Cross browser testing, exploratory testing, acceptance testing can done by manual testing
vi) Manual testing can be done for the applications having frequent changes in GUI
vii) Accurate output can be achieved through this method of testing.

Drawbacks of manual testing:
i) Takes longer time for execution, particularly for repeating scenarios
ii) Expensive in case of long run
iii) Test cases cannot be reused for different software

*Example: *
i) Completion of regression testing in manual testing method can take a very long time.
ii) Once the fixes are given to any particular module, there is no need of testing the application completely, the test engineer can test that particular module alone.