--- title: Software Testing Questions and Answers | TestingBot description: Answers to 47 common software testing questions across automated, manual and mobile testing. Practical guidance on Selenium, Appium, Playwright and QA process. source_url: html: https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions md: https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions.md --- # Software Testing Questions Short, practical answers to the questions we are asked most often about test automation, manual testing and mobile QA. Each answer covers one problem and shows the code or configuration that solves it, using the same tools we run on the TestingBot grid: Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Puppeteer and Cypress. The questions are grouped below by the kind of testing they apply to. ## Automated testing Writing, running and debugging automated browser tests with Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer and Cypress. ### [What are all the Chrome Command Line Switches?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/chrome-command-line-switches) ### [Handling Puppeteer performance issues](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-handle-puppeteer-performance-issues) ### [What is a test-suite for Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-a-test-suite) ### [What is Geolocation Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-geolocation-testing) ### [Automated captcha solver for Selenium, Playwright and Puppeteer.](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-solve-captchas-with-selenium-playwright) ### [Learn about Adhoc Testing](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-adhoc-testing) ### [Retrieving attribute values when using Jest.](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-get-attribute-value-of-an-element-using-jest) ### [How to move an image in HTML?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/move-image-in-html) ### [What is Chromedriver?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-chromedriver) ### [What is Regression Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-regression-testing) ### [Using FakerJS to generate Fake Data](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-generate-fake-data) ### [What is White Box Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-white-box-testing) ### [How to test Cypress on different browsers and devices?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-test-cypress-on-different-browsers-and-devices) ### [How to configure a proxy for Automated Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-use-a-proxy-for-automated-testing) ### [Why are Selenium tests running slow or timing out?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/why-are-selenium-tests-running-slow-or-timing-out) ### [What is Keyword Driven Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-keyword-driven-testing) ### [What is Chrome for Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-chrome-for-testing) ### [What is Chromium?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-chromium) ### [What are best practices when using Selenium?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-are-some-best-practices-for-using-selenium-in-testing) ### [Why is cross-browser testing important?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/why-does-my-website-look-different-on-different-browsers) ### [What are TestNG listeners?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-are-testng-listeners) ### [How do I create a test plan?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-create-a-test-plan) ### [What is a Selenium Grid?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-selenium-grid) ### [What is Selenium WebDriver?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-selenium-webdriver) ### [What is Behavior-Driven Development Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-bdd-testing) ### [What is Shift-Left Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-shift-left-testing) ### [What is Jest testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-jest-testing) ### [What is Gherkin?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-gherkin) ### [What is a Proxy for Testing?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-a-proxy-for-testing) ## Manual testing Testing by hand in a real browser: what to check, and how to reproduce what a user reported. ### [How to test on Safari with Windows?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/download-safari-windows) ### [What is an online browser sandbox?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-an-online-browser-sandbox) ### [What is a remote browser?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-a-remote-browser) ### [What is an uncensored Browser?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-an-uncensored-browser) ### [Learn about the difference between an Alert and a Popup](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-an-alert-and-a-popup) ### [How can I prevent the built-in dictionary from showing up on MacOS?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-stop-the-dictionary-from-popping-up-on-mac) ### [Which video output formats are compatible with WebM?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/webm-compatible-formats) ### [How can I check my Screen Resolution?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-check-my-screen-resolution) ### [How to Center an Image in HTML?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-center-an-image-in-html) ### [How to update Safari on an old Mac?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-update-safari-on-an-old-mac) ### [What is an iOS device?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-an-ios-device) ### [Change timezone on macOS](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-change-your-time-zone-on-mac) ### [How to view source code in Safari?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-view-source-code-in-safari) ### [What is a browser window?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/what-is-a-browser-window) ### [How can I run an APK file on Windows?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-run-an-apk-on-windows) ### [How can I inspect on Chrome?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-inspect-on-chrome) ## Mobile testing Testing native and hybrid apps with Appium on real iPhones, iPads and Android devices. ### [Fetching Safari browser logs on iOS](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/safari-browser-logs-ios) ### [How to check the screen resolution on Android?](https://testingbot.com/software-testing-questions/how-to-check-screen-resolution-on-android)