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.
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