1. The Generics & Specifics of
QA on the web
A talk by Sweta Shahi

2. Agenda
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The need for QA
First steps - what to test & why
Areas of focus
Tools
Automation
Demo

3. The need for QA
● Web based business environment is fast
changing & highly competitive
● What may seem right may not be right
● High cost of production fixes
● Ensuring quality & predictability in delivery
● Keeping the user’s perspective always alive

4. Major areas of focus
● Functionality Testing
● Usability testing
● Interface testing
● Compatibility testing
● Performance testing
● Security testing

5. Functionality Test
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Links & workflows
Forms & field validations
Data integrity
Cookie testing
Validating HTML/CSS

6. Usability
Ease of use
Navigation
Consistency across the site
Search, help and sitemap links
visible/accessible

7. Interface Testing
Data flow across lares of the app
Error handling
Connection resets

8. Compatibility Test
Browser compatibility
Mobile devices compatibility
OS compatibility
Printing options

9. Performance Testing
Load Test
Stress Test
Stability/Endurance Test
Volume Test

10. Security Testing
URL modification
Manipulate internal ids
Tweak html/css to modify page options
Switch from SSL to non-SSL and vice versa

11. Tools
Bundle or open source & licensed tools for
Functional & Performance Tests
Choose based on your app type & specific needs
My recommendations
Jmeter & Selenium Webdriver

12. Small demo of creating tests