Database Testing – Simple Syllabus

• Module 1: Basics
  • What is Database Testing
  • Why Database Testing is needed
  • Database vs Application Testing
• Module 2: Database Fundamentals
  • What is a Database
  • Tables, Rows, Columns
  • Types of Databases
    • RDBMS (basic idea)
• Module 3: Database Design Basics
  • Primary Key
  • Foreign Key
  • Constraints
    • NOT NULL
    • UNIQUE
  • Index (basic idea)
• Module 4: Types of Database Testing
  • Structural Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Data Validation Testing
  • Performance Testing (basic)
  • Security Testing (basic)
• Module 5: SQL for Database Testing
  • SELECT
  • INSERT
  • UPDATE
  • DELETE
  • WHERE clause
  • Joins (basic)
  • GROUP BY (basic)
• Module 6: Database Objects
  • Tables
  • Views
  • Stored Procedures (basic)
  • Triggers (basic)
• Module 7: Data Validation
  • Record count check
  • Duplicate data check
  • NULL value check
  • Data consistency check
• Module 8: Transactions
  • COMMIT and ROLLBACK
  • ACID properties (basic idea)
• Module 9: Test Cases
  • Writing database test cases
  • Positive and negative scenarios
• Module 10: Tools
  • MySQL / Oracle / SQL Server (any one)
  • SQL Developer / DBeaver
• Module 11: Real-Time Scenarios
  • UI data vs Database data
  • Backend validation
  • Common database issues
• Module 12: Interview Preparation
  • Basic interview questions
  • Simple SQL queries practice