Tell me about yourself

Tell me about yourself

A software test professional with about .....of years of manual testing experience in different project and technological environment. During that time I wrote testing documents and conducted different kind testing for web and window based application. My personality is easy going and easy to get along with. Currently I am doing(study, work) ............................... Am looking for an opportunity where I can apply my past testing experience and knowledge I gained form classes at ....

OR (long)

This is a most common, important, and crucial for each and every interview. Because this is the first question you have to answer. So, I personally suggest to prepare a script for best performance and practice at least couple of times looking at mirror to make interview in your advantage. First, provide a brief overview of your most relevant experience, focus on your recent project, and most important project from job requirement point of view. Second, highlight education and personal qualities. Focus on your personal interest on this particular job (Why? -matching skill set, love for technology. growth opportunity)"I'm a QA engineer with expertise and skills in .NET, QTP, UNIX and, Apache, White box, black box, manual as well as automation. My most recent experience .................before that .....My industry experience encompasses the telecommunication health and, loan industries. My background also includes roles as QA engineer at ABA , QA Analyst (position title) and, ,....... I am (CSTE, ASTQB) certified and graduated from.. (Boston University). Colleagues from past describe me as Team player, easy going person and detail oriented , and, supervisor describes me as a dependable, goal oriented. They remember me for positive attitude and energy.

An introduction to 'vi' Editor

vi editor (Visual Editor) is a default editor comes with most of UNIX operating system. vi editor had two mode
1. Command mode - cause action to be taken on the file. Once file is opened, you are in command mode.
2. Insert mode - entered text is inserted into the file.
Some commands:

Starting vi and saving file:
To use vi on a file, type in vi filename. If the file named filename exists, then the first page (or screen) of the file will be displayed; if the file does not exist, then an empty file and screen are created into which you may enter text
vi filename - start editing filename, create it if necessary

Usually the new or modified file is saved when you leave vi. However, it is also possible to quit vi without saving the file.
:wq - Write the file (save) and Quit.
:q! - quit without saving any changes.
:w! newfile - write all lines from the entire current file into the file 'newfile', overwriting any existing newfile.
:n,m w! newfile - write the lines from n to m, inclusive, into the file newfile, overwriting any existing newfile

Moving the Cursor :
h - one space left/also try left arrow)
j - one line down (also try down arrow)
k - one line up (also try up arrow)
l - one space to the right (also try right arrow)
$ - end of current line
^ - beginning of current line.
Enter - beginning first word on the next line.
G - end of file.
:n - line n; use :0 to move the beginning of the file .
w - beginning of next word; 5w moves to the beginning of the 5th word to the right .
e - end of next word
b - beginning of previous word
Ctrl-b - one page up
Ctrl-f - one page down
% - the matching (, ), [, ], {, or } (Press % with your cursor on one of these characters to move your cursor its mate.)

Searching for Text :
/string - search down for string.
?string - search up for string.
n - repeat last search from present position

Inserting Text:
a - append starting right of cursor
A - append at the end of the current line
i - insert starting left of cursor
I - insert at beginning of the current line
o - open line below cursor, then enter insert mode
O - open line above cursor, then enter insert mode
:r newfile - add the contents of the file newfile starting below the current lin

Deleting Text :
x - delete single character; 5x deletes 5 characters
dw - delete word; 5dw deletes 5 words
dd - delete line; 5dd deletes ... well you get the idea!
cw - delete word, leaves you in insert mode (i.e. change word)
cc - change line -- delete line and start insert mode
s - change character -- delete character and start insert mode
D - delete from cursor to end of line
C - change from cursor to end of line -- delete and start insert mode
u - undo last change
U - undo all changes to current line
J - join current line with line that follows (press Enter in insert mode to split line)

Cutting and Pasting:
xp - transpose two characters (two commands, x followed by p)
yy - yank (i.e. copy) one line into a general buffer (5yy to yank 5 lines)
"ayy - yank into the buffer named a
P - put the general buffer back before the current line
"aP - put from buffer a before current line
p - put the general buffer back after the current line
"ap- put from buffer a after the current line
While there are a number of vi commands, just a handful of these is usually sufficient for a QA Tester/Engineer. Lets focus on some commands that is useful for a tester's daily use.

cat
to open a text file for viewing

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