Lecture 15: Web Testing

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1. What is Usability Testing?

  • There are 2 kinds of usability testing: formative & summative.
  • All of the above.
  • A type of validation testing, part of quality assurance but should be considered throughout the entire development.
  • Web usability testing is usually focused on look & feel, user journey & navigation of the site.
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2. What is Accessibility Testing?

  • Main purpose is to ensure the app is safe to use & secure.
  • Used to ensure a web app is full accessible by everyone. This requirement is enforced by the Equality Act 2010. The main guidelines include: W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG) 2.0.
  • Used to ensure a web page will be displayed as expected in all major web browsers.

3. Which of these are examples of Formative Usability Testing?

  • Cognitive Walkthrough - Expert role-playing users to do tasks to simulate their problem solving process.
  • Heuristic Evaluation - Expert using a set of well established guidelines/principles (known as heuristics) to inspect the interface of a system.
  • All of the options.
  • Think-Aloud - Encouraging users to 'speak out' their thoughts when doing tasks.

4. Why should you consider Location (i.e., at home, at work) as a factor for testing?

  • Technology blurs the lines between work & home life.
  • UK is a smartphone society - 33% of internet users see their phone as the most important device for going online. (2015 Communication Market Report)

5. What is not a property of Web Testing?

  • This is not a property of web testing.
  • Web (app) testing is a set of software testing methods that focus on web systems.
  • It combines interface level testing (site) & server level testing (hosting) - e.g., load testing, stress testing & performance testing.
  • Focuses on how the app works on the web environment (e.g., hosting & access) so typically it assumes functional testing has already been done.

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