Points to be considered while testing a Web site:
Web sites are essentially client/server applications -
with web servers and ‘browser’ clients.
Consideration should be given to the interactions between html pages, TCP/IP communications, Internet connections, firewalls, applications that run in web pages (such as applets, javascript, plug-in applications), and applications that run on the server side (such as cgi scripts, database interfaces, logging applications, dynamic page generators, asp, etc.).
Additionally, there are a wide variety of servers and browsers, various versions of each, small but sometimes significant differences between them, variations in connection speeds, rapidly changing technologies, and multiple standards and protocols. The end result is that testing for web sites can become a major ongoing effort.
Other considerations might include:
What are the expected loads on the server (e.g., number of hits per unit time?), and what kind of performance is required under such loads (such as web server response time, database query response times). What kinds of tools will be needed for performance testing (such as web load testing tools, other tools already in house that can be adapted, web robot downloading tools, etc.)?
Who is the target audience? What kind of browsers will they be using? What kind of connection speeds will they by using? Are they intra- organization (thus with likely high connection speeds and similar browsers) or Internet-wide (thus with a wide variety of connection speeds and browser types)?
What kind of performance is expected on the client side (e.g., how fast should pages appear, how fast should animations, applets, etc. load and run)?
Will down time for server and content maintenance/upgrades be allowed? how much?
What kinds of security (firewalls, encryptions, passwords, etc.) will be required and what is it expected to do? How can it be tested?
How reliable are the site’s Internet connections required to be? And how does that affect backup system or redundant connection requirements and testing?
What processes will be required to manage updates to the web site’s content, and
what are the requirements for maintaining, tracking, and controlling page content, graphics, links, etc.?
Which HTML specification will be adhered to? How strictly? What variations will be allowed for targeted browsers?
Will there be any standards or requirements for page appearance and/or graphics throughout a site or parts of a site??
How will internal and external links be validated and updated? how often?
Can testing be done on the production system, or will a separate test system be required? How are browser caching, variations in browser option settings, dial-up connection variabilities, and real-world internet ‘traffic congestion’ problems to be accounted for in testing?
How extensive or customized are the server logging and reporting requirements; are they considered an integral part of the system and do they require testing?
How are cgi programs, applets, javascripts, ActiveX components, etc. to be maintained, tracked, controlled, and tested?
Pages should be 3-5 screens max unless content is tightly focused on a single topic. If larger, provide internal links within the page.
The page layouts and design elements should be consistent throughout a site, so that it’s clear to the user that they’re still within a site.
Pages should be as browser-independent as possible, or pages should be provided or generated based on the browser-type.
All pages should have links external to the page; there should be no dead-end pages.
The page owner, revision date, and a link to a contact person or organization should be included on each page.
I am working on the search engine website. Testing a search engine site is a little bit different than a regular website. In my next posts I will explain how to test WWW in detail.
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how we can test how many users can access the particular web site at a time . how we will create that much instances??
Pradeep, Manually creating all those simultaneous instances is practically not possible. Here Automation performance tools come into picture.
In automation tools you can specify how many user instances you want to create. These instances work as a virtual human user. Various load testing tool can be used to simulate this task e.g http://www.acme.com/software/http_load/
http://opendemand.com/openload
http://www.nrgglobal.com/products/pureload.php
http://www.radview.com/
etc.
@ vijay
What is perl scripting?
very informative information
can pls post very detailed information with live example about web site testing
specially on how to test www and ur experience on testing search engine too
thanking you
Trupti
Hi,
this site is wonderful, would u please write in detail about API testing and white box testing?
thanks
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I am doing my final year M.C.A and i have chosen WebServer Performance Testing tool as my project.
I am unable to know where to start from, so can you pls help me out by guiding me and tell me how to proceed.
Thank you
good Try
Up to which extent, programming knowledge is required for a good tester.
What are different methodologies, strategies used for web testing.What is the difference between in it.Please give the detailed explanation about it.
can pls post very detailed information with live example about web site testing
specially on how to test www and ur experience on testing search engine too
with Regards
sanjay
Hi vijay and all,
Please provide some known issues in web testing.
Hello All,
I just would like to share you this article. It’s about web testing in general, but more specifically on the difference of two browser giants: Firefox and Internet Explorer 7.
http://www.webupon.com/Browser.....fox.106839
Hope somebody could give feedbacks on this.
Thanks!
Hi ,
Very informative. I am eagerly waiting for your updates on “Testing a search engine site”. Thank you.
very important infomation
reaally thanks a lot it help me much
matrimonial websites is web application or client/server application plz tell me i m confused.
Hi Shilpa
I think all web sites or web applications are Client/server application. For any more queries u can contact me on sriram.karu@gmail.com
Hi,
Can anyone tell me how
1.Risk management
2.CMMI
3.Configuration Management
4.Quality Management
are Related to testing
hi all,
plz anyone tell me how to test Anti-virus software.
i have been asked this question many times in interview.
hoping for reply from u,
thanks,
rahini
can a web application be tested manually? and
which type of testing cannot be done manually?
hi madhu,
i think except performance(Load,volume,stress,scalability)testing, rest we can do manually.
plz anybody correct me if am wrong.
hi tiger,
plz tell me is sql imp.. for testers? if so how?
thanks in advance.
plz tell me how to retrieve fourth highest salary from employee table.
plz anyone tell me the approach to test Anti-virus software
hi friends i have small doubt please rectify this what things will be tested when testing the web application like url,images,link and how these will be tested
I want some more on “Security Testing” for Website…..
Plz anyone help me………
plz anyone tell me how to test Anti-virus software.
Hi Vijay/Tiger2k,
I have one very obvious question since I am not finding good answer for this question.Please help in in getting correct answer for this question.
——WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR CHANGE?——-
The best answer what i could think is as follows
“If i would join this organisation it would be altogether different LEARNING experience for me since this is a Product Compant and I am going to learn different process, different system that would definately nurture me careerwise”
I am neither pointing to salery nor blaming to current organisation.I am just what’s this company is having.
Please help me in getting this answer correctly…
Regards,
Rahul!!!
What are the contents of a release notes?
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