Key Tools Overview (Manual, Automation, API, Performance)

Summary

A preview of the toolkit this roadmap builds — manual test management tools, automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright), API testing tools (Postman), and performance testing tools (JMeter).

How to Learn This

1Skim the table of contents of each remaining phase to see how the tools fit together.
2Learn that most real QA engineers use several of these tools depending on the task.
3Set a rough personal priority order — most beginners should master manual testing first.

The QA Career Ladder

Types of Testing (Functional, Non-Functional)

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