For any system, there are several possible test cases, and yet, invariably, we have time to run only a few of them, which in turn are expected to find most of the defects in the software. We know from experience that this is simply not possible. Therefore, in order to increase the chances of finding defects, testing tools may be used. There are numerous testing tools, each with specific capabilities and test objectives.
The selection of the best testing tool for a particular development environment is a critical success factor for the testing activities. A testing tool should be considered based on the test objectives. As a general guideline, one must investigate the appropriateness of a testing tool when the manual process is inadequate. For example, if a system needs to be stress tested, a group of testers could simultaneously log on to the system and attempt to simulate peak loads, but this approach is not a practical solution, as it has many limitations. The performance cannot be measured precisely or repeatedly. Hence, a suitable load testing tool can be used to simulate several virtual users under controlled stress conditions to measure the performance more precisely.
One of the chief concerns while choosing a testing tool is the cost of the tool itself. Since software testing usually attracts the least budget in an organization, the testing tools developed by the Open Source community is highly popular.
The objective of this project is to provide a tutorial for test tools hosted by Open Source, which are most popular it its genre. At least one testing tool has been selected for each type of testing with a number of supportive languages; namely, Unit Testing Tools, Function Testing Tools, Performance Testing Tools and Stress Testing Tools.
Monday, August 6, 2007
What is "USABILITY TESTING" in Software Testing World
Usability is the combination of fitness for purpose, ease of use, and ease of learning that makes a product effective. Usability testing focuses on determining if the product is easy to learn, satisfying to use and contains the functionality that the users desire. The movement towards usability testing stimulated the evolution of Usability Labs. Many forms of usability testing have been tried from discount usability engineering, field tests to competitive usability testing. Apart from research and development of various testing methods there have been development in the field of automated tools for evaluation of interface designs against usability guidelines. Some of the tools are DRUM, WebCAT, WebSAT etc.
This page provides informative links to other sources on World Wide Web, focusing on issues of Usability Testing Methods and Tools. The Page is organized in four subsections. The first section includes links to Comprehensive sites that cover various aspects of usability including Testing Methods and Tools. The second section covers sites on Testing Methods e.g. Heuristic, surveys etc. The third section contains links to Testing Tools including automated tools and testing labs. The fourth section presents links to some case studies. Lastly, we credit the people who maintain this page.
This page provides informative links to other sources on World Wide Web, focusing on issues of Usability Testing Methods and Tools. The Page is organized in four subsections. The first section includes links to Comprehensive sites that cover various aspects of usability including Testing Methods and Tools. The second section covers sites on Testing Methods e.g. Heuristic, surveys etc. The third section contains links to Testing Tools including automated tools and testing labs. The fourth section presents links to some case studies. Lastly, we credit the people who maintain this page.
What is "USABILITY TESTING" in Software Testing World !!!!
Usability is the combination of fitness for purpose, ease of use, and ease of learning that makes a product effective. Usability testing focuses on determining if the product is easy to learn, satisfying to use and contains the functionality that the users desire. The movement towards usability testing stimulated the evolution of Usability Labs. Many forms of usability testing have been tried from discount usability engineering, field tests to competitive usability testing. Apart from research and development of various testing methods there have been development in the field of automated tools for evaluation of interface designs against usability guidelines. Some of the tools are DRUM, WebCAT, WebSAT etc.
This page provides informative links to other sources on World Wide Web, focusing on issues of Usability Testing Methods and Tools. The Page is organized in four subsections. The first section includes links to Comprehensive sites that cover various aspects of usability including Testing Methods and Tools. The second section covers sites on Testing Methods e.g. Heuristic, surveys etc. The third section contains links to Testing Tools including automated tools and testing labs. The fourth section presents links to some case studies. Lastly, we credit the people who maintain this page.
This page provides informative links to other sources on World Wide Web, focusing on issues of Usability Testing Methods and Tools. The Page is organized in four subsections. The first section includes links to Comprehensive sites that cover various aspects of usability including Testing Methods and Tools. The second section covers sites on Testing Methods e.g. Heuristic, surveys etc. The third section contains links to Testing Tools including automated tools and testing labs. The fourth section presents links to some case studies. Lastly, we credit the people who maintain this page.
What are the three key skills a Tester should possess!!!
Being Software Testing professional , I have learnt 3 main and basic "QUALTIES" of tester and I strongly recommend to have the below three key aspect eventhough a tester is aware of various testing tools !!!!!Simple sentence should "THINK ABOUT VARIOUS SCENARIOS"
A tester should
1-have quality oriented mind setup
2-active and have lot of perception in his mind
3-alwayes concentrate on finding bugs and maintaining quality & standard.
regardsRBRB ...
Difference between WinRunner and Test Director?
WinRunner is a tool for automatic testing. The WinRunner is mostly used for Regression Testing and GUI testing purpose. Testing will be done very fast, reliable and efficient. Where as, TestDirector is a test management web based tool where the centralized database is used for managing the requirements documents, specification documents, Test cases, test plans and Defect tracking and managing. The WinRunner and TestDirector are products from Mercury.
WinRunner is Functional and Regression Testing tool. It is a Record and Playback tool. TestDirector is a test management tools. You can execute the test scripts through TestDirector Environment.
Winrunner is functional- regression testing tool. It is product of Mercury interactive. It is very useful testing tool due to which we can do certain level complex testing.
Test director is test management tool, it keeps perfect records for your requirement phase to defect report. Designing of testcases is good engouh.
WinRunner is Functional and Regression Testing tool. It is a Record and Playback tool. TestDirector is a test management tools. You can execute the test scripts through TestDirector Environment.
Winrunner is functional- regression testing tool. It is product of Mercury interactive. It is very useful testing tool due to which we can do certain level complex testing.
Test director is test management tool, it keeps perfect records for your requirement phase to defect report. Designing of testcases is good engouh.
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