QA - Where to start studying?

Question

Software testing

QA - Where to start studying, level zero, what literature to read or sites, at least something to have an idea before going to courses, because they are very expensive? preferably some kind of literature for dummies, and if you can write down the points that are required in order to start learning.

Answer 1

It is worth deciding whether you are interested in QA or testing?
Because testing is part of QA. QA is generally a process for ensuring the quality of a product.
To study testing, in addition to the already mentioned Savin, it is worth reading "Software Testing", it has three authors - Kaner, Gugen and Folk. This is a fundamental work - almost everything is described there.
These two books will be enough to get you started.
Next, you should understand what you want to test - web, mobile, desktop. And to study already area - tools of debugging, testing. If you wish, you can try programming for the chosen platform, this is not necessary, but it will be a plus.
After you understand the platform, you should understand what you want to test - games, social networks, online stores, something else. And already study the features of the subject area - for games it will be mechanics, interaction with the player, for social networks and online stores - this is UI, UX and beyond.
An excellent tester differs from a simple one in that he knows not only testing, but also the area and can point out non-functional errors - for example, an error in the balance of the game, inconvenience of the interface, and so on.
If you want to be in QA, but you need to go through all of the above, and then start thinking about how to help developers avoid such errors or identify them at the earliest possible stage. The standard set is continuous integration, test automation, development processes and problems in them.

Answer 2

Svyatoslav Kulikov “Software testing. Basic course." svyatoslav.biz/software_testing_book

Answer 3

Roman Savin's book "Testing DOT COM or a manual on hard handling of bugs in"