A Complete Guide About Testing Web Applications

Avyatech
Avyatech
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read

Important Steps or types that involved in web application testing to ensure rock-solid Web apps with good acceptance and performance. It’s important for every web development company to do app testing for potential bugs using different-different methodologies before launch or deployment.

Each web application is different from each other regarding some features such as size, complexity, technology and corporate policies but these testing phases or steps can be applied to varied applications depending on the web testing requirements.

Web Application Testing Checklist to Build Outstanding Products That Work for People:

Source: Google

Functional Testing

Mandatory step to check the system work as per the specifications or functional requirements you intended for it. Its black box testing occurs in source code and used to test the quality of the product by feeding the input and examining the output. It includes testing of

Links

Start with link testing. Make sure there is no broken link and links such as outgoing, internal, anchors or MailTo links should work properly.

Forms

Forms are the common way to get input from the user and to ensure your custom web application is functioning properly it must have a proper data type.

  • Check the data in the forms are properly submitted to the connected database after submission.
  • Check default values are populated as needed.
  • Check data is properly validated.

Cookies

Cookies are the text files stored on the client side machine that contains active user specific details. Check here

  • Check cache should clear if cookies are deleted or they have expired.
  • Check if cookies are deleted, the user must ask for login credentials on next visit.

HTML/CSS

It involves checking your HTML for syntax errors. Make sure it follows W3C, OASIS, IETF, ISO, ECMA, or WS-I standards.

Source: Google

Usability Testing

Web application usability testing now becomes a vital part of any web based project. It includes the testing of visual and textual elements.

Navigation: It’s easy and correct navigation through the web application. Test search functions, navigation objects appear and work properly.

Accessibility: does your app is intended for those with disabilities or impairments of vision or motor functions.

Cross-browser Testing: Web app must have platform independence and browser compatibility.

Interface Testing:

Here you check smooth interaction between the web server and application server interfaces. Application, The Web, and Database Server testing come into this testing.

  • Application: Web requests are sent to the database and output on the client side exhibits acceptable.
  • Web Server: Web server testing is occurring in this regard. Web application server is managing all requests properly without denial.
  • Database server: Test database queries return expected results.
Source: Google

Database Testing

Queries on the insert, update, delete the data are executed properly and also ensure data integrity while DDL(Data Definition Language such as Create or Drop) and DML (Data Modification Language such as Insert, Update, Delete) statements. Check query execution time.

Compatibility Testing

Make sure web application is compatible with all web browsers and devices. It includes testing of Browser compatibility, Operating system compatibility, and Mobile compatibility. What you need to test here: JavaScript, AJAX, Websockets, browser notifications, and authentication requests are working as intended.

Performance Testing

How’s web application work under heavy loads or at peak hour? How good its response time at different connection speeds? Is it worked well under stress testing? Make sure your application works properly and responsively under different internet speeds.

Security Testing

Security testing for web applications involves the following activities:

  • Make sure secure pages should not be accessed without authorization.
  • Make sure restricted files should not be downloadable without proper authorization.
  • Check open or active sessions are automatically expired after prolonged user inactivity.
  • Verify the application’s SSL.

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