Browser Testing Presentation

8/7/2019 Browser Testing Presentation

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Browser Testing

- Ganesa Raman


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Agenda

Introduction

User Interface

Method of Testing

Browser & OS Statistics

Miscellaneous

Q & A


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Introduction

Definition of Browser A program that lets to surf the web

Definition of Browser testing

Browser testing is the process of testing a web site not only in differentweb browsers such as Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer, but also indifferent versions of each browser and on different operating systems.

For example, a web site viewed in Internet Explorer 6 running onWindows XP may behave differently to a web site running on InternetExplorer 7 on Windows XP or Windows Vista.

The aim of the testing is to ensure the web site looks and behaves asexpected


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UI

Navigation

Does all links work as expected

Form filling

Forms are the text boxes, list boxes, and other fields for entering and selecting

information on the web page.

Are the form fields positioned properly?

Are the fields the correct size?

Do they accept correct data?

Do they reject bad data?

Are optional fields really optional?

Browser back button


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Logging in to secure areas

Sessions or cookies

Bookmarking (i.e. when content is bookmarked, does it return

to the same content exactly without requiring any furtherinteraction?)

Typeface

Verify for font, size

C

ompatability Cross Browser Testing (IE , FireFox)

HTML


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Cont

Security

As more and more vital data is stored in web applications and the number of

transactions on the web increases, proper security testing of web applications

is becoming very important. Security testing is the process that determines

that confidential data stays confidential (i.e. it is not exposed to individuals/entities for which it is not meant) and users can perform only those tasks that

they are authorized to perform

Browser setting


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Cont

More on cookies

What is Cookie?

Cookie is small information stored in text file on users hard drive by web

server. This information is later used by web browser to retrieve

information from that machine. Generally cookie contains personalizeduser data or information that is used to communicate between different

web pages.

Why Cookies are used?

Cookies are nothing but the users identity and used to track where the

user navigated throughout the web site pages.


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Cont

More on Browser Settings

Browser setting are the option for customizing your browser.

This also includes how the user wants to receive the information from

the web

Ex:

Do you want your browser to open the tabs you had open the last time you

were on the Internet.

Where do you want your downloads to be saved to when downloading files

off the Internet.

Do You want to load pages automatically?

Do you wish to block pop-up windows?


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Method of Testing

Manual Testing

Automated Testing if Silk supports different browsers


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Browser & OS Statistics

Overall averaging of stats from multiple sources show these

global usage shares:

IE - 44%

Firefox - 30%

Chrome - 14%

Safari - 6%

Opera - 3%

Other Mobile Browser - 4%

Primarily IE & Firefox are the common browsers used all overthe world and Windows XP and Windows 7 are the most

common OS used.


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Widely used Browsers


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Widely used OS


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Miscellaneous

Some of the features may not be supported in all browser

compatibility. For Ex. Feature A might support in FireFox but

not in IE

Issues during browser testing includes networkdisconnection, crash, etc


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Q & A

Browser Testing Presentation

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