Q- What is manual testing? What are the benefits and drawbacks?

A- Manual testing is a type of testing where all the functionalities of the software are tested manually by testers based on customer requirement. It is to check whether all the functionalities are behaving/working as expected in order to deliver a quality and bug free product to the customers/clients.

: Benefits of manual testing

Human intelligence is used to identify bugs in manual testing.
programing knowledge is not required.
more useful to find potential defects with the help of human observation.
Useful for testing graphical user interface.
: Drawbacks of manual testing

It is Time consuming.
It requires more man power compared to automation.
Handling large amount of data is impractical in manual testing.
performance testing is impractical in manual