Manual Testing and Future in the Age of AI

Common Manual Testing Techniques Manual testing is the process of testing a software application without using any automation tools. In this method, the tester assumes as the end user and checks on the application whether its working as expected. Below are the commonly used manual testing techniques. BLACK BOX TESTING Black box testing is a method where the tester does not know what's happening internally with the code and logic of the application. They only have knowledge on the input and the expected output. The main goal is to check on the application whether it's giving the correct output for the given input. Example: In any login page of an application, if username and password are provided, the user should either be able to login successfully or an error message should be displayed. Black box is mainly divided into: 1. **Functional Testing**: It checks whether the features of the application are working as expected. **TYPES OF FUNCTIONAL TESTING:** 1. **SMOKE TESTING:** Checks wh