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web testing checklist.

1) Functionality Testing 2) Usability testing 3) Interface testing 4) Compatibility testing 5) Performance testing 6) Security testing 1) Functionality Testing: Test for - all the links in web pages, database connection, forms used in the web pages for submitting or getting information from user, Cookie testing. Check all the links: * Test the outgoing links from all the pages from specific domain under test. * Test all internal links. * Test links jumping on the same pages. * Test links used to send the email to admin or other users from web pages. * Test to check if there are any orphan pages. * Lastly in link checking, check for broken links in all above-mentioned links. Test forms in all pages: Forms are the integral part of any web site. Forms are used to get information from users and to keep interaction with them. So what should be checked on these forms? * First check all the validations on each field. * Check for t

15 minute before interview

What is software testing? Software testing is more than just error detection; Testing software is operating the software under controlled conditions, to (1) verify that it behaves “as specified”; (2) to detect errors, and (3) to validate that what has been specified is what the user actually wanted. 1.Verification is the checking or testing of items, including software, for conformance and consistency by evaluating the results against pre-specified requirements. [Verification: Are we building the system right?] 2.Error Detection: Testing should intentionally attempt to make things go wrong to determine if things happen when they shouldn’t or things don’t happen when they should. 3.Validation looks at the system correctness – i.e. is the process of checking that what has been specified is what the user actually wanted. [Validation: Are we building the right system?] Testing is the process of analyzing a software item to detect the differences between existing and required cond