ADOBE pattern - EXP - MAY 2006
Jobs-Mania
1st LEVEL WRITTEN TEST FOR QA:
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1. 15 min Logical Ability test: Simple syllogism based questions,
sequence related questions, etc
2. 30 min Quantitative Aptitude test: Simple Arithmetic, angles,
geometry, profit/loss, number system
3. 45 min Testing concept test: 20 objective multiple choice qustions
like binary form of numbers, virtual memory, lossy compression, while
loop, if-then-else, error codes.
1 Test Case Writing questions: 10 test cases for entering 3 values
representing sides of a triangle and the program giving output as
scalene, isosceles or eqilauteral (10 Marks)
1 Output of a calculator and finding the error in the output, write the
defect log for the bug (5 Marks)
1 Ques on weather Dev should do the testing or not. Give 3 reason on
favour and 2 against it. (5 Marks)
1 Question diff between priority of a bug and severity of a bug. Give
example of one case where priority is high but severity is low and one
case where severity is high bur priority is low.
1 Question on a program that calculates P=R/I where R, I are integer
inputs and P a floating point output. Write 10 test cases for this - 5
Marks.
2nd LEVEL INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR QA:
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1. Sotware test : One hour Sofware test. U will be placed on a system
with an application opened that is containing bugs in it. A refernce
doc will be provided where u will find the description of six modules
of the application. U have to find maximum number of bugs in those six
modules given in the reference doc in one hour. Each module contains
atleast one bug. U will have to keep writing the bug in a paper
provided to u as u keep finding it with the time when u found it.
2. 5 rounds of Interviews each of approximately 1 hour.
1st will be by a Senior Team member level guy, focussing on everything
from simple codes to find errors in them, writing simple algos, giving
very simple puzzles, test cases for a marker, ur projects, about
urself, etc. The guy will keep giving hints and help u to solve the
problem.
2nd will be by a Manager level guy, based on ur technical skills,
puzzles to be solved on the whiteboard in front of him, algo to reverse
a string using array, questions on ur projects, test cases of a duster,
the projects u have mentioned in ur CV. More of a question-answer based
approach, not very interactive.
3rd will be by a senior HR on why Adobe, what keeps u going, where r u
placed in ur organization, all HR questions and about ur projects and
Organizational levels.
4th will be by a Senior Team member level guy, focussing only on
puzzles, lots of puzzles and scenario based test cases, like how to
test an imaging application that removes the red eye affect from an
image, test cases of an VOIP phone.The guy will keep giving hints and
help u to solve the problem.
5th will be by a Senior Team member level guy, focussing on problem
solving approach, scenario based error investigation, like an
attachment is not opening in outlook on a particular system, what all
can be the reasons. The guy will sort of discuss with u the problem
and will try to find out the solution at the same time assessing ur
problem solving skill. Then he will play a logical game, then some
general questions, test cases for a radio, something about Adobe,etc.