Compatibility Testing Types and Tools Used
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Compatibility Testing - Definition, Types,
Tools Used
Compatibility testing is to check whether your software is capable of running
on different hardware, operating systems, applications , network environments
or mobile devices.
Compatibility Testing is a type of the Non-functional testing Initial phase ofcompatibility testing is to define the set of environments or platforms the
application is expected to work on.
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Compatibility testing is a part of non functional testing
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Tester should have enough knowledge on the platforms software hardware to
understand the expected application behavior under different configurations.
!nvironment needs to be set-up for testing with different platforms, devices, networks
to check whether your application runs well under different configurations
"eport the bugs .#ix the defects. "e-test to confirm defect fixing.
Types of Compatibility testing :
$ardware
%perating &ystems
&oftware Network
'rowser (evices)obile
*ersions of the software
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Hardware + It checks software to be compatible with different hardware configurations
Operating Systems+ It checks your software to be compatible with different
%perating &ystems like indows , nix , )ac %& etc.
Software+ It checks your developed software to be compatible with other softwares.
#or example+ )& ord application should be compatible with other software like
)& %utlook,)& !xcel , *'/ etc.
Networ + !valuation of performance of system In network with varying parameters
such as 'andwidth, %perating speed, Capacity. It also checks application in different
networks with all parameters mentioned earlier.
!rowser+ It checks compatibility of your website with different browsers like
#irefox , 0oogle Chrome , Internet !xplorer etc
De"ices + It checks compatibility of your software with different devices like &'
port (evices, 1rinters and &canners, %ther media devices and 'lue tooth.
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#obile+ Checking you software is compatible with mobile platforms like
/ndroid , i%& etc.
$ersions of t%e software+ It is verifying you software application to be
compatible with different versions of software.#or instance checking your
)icrosoft ord to be compatible with indows 2, indows 2 &13 ,
indows 2 &1 4 , indows 2 &1 5.
There are two types of version checking.
Types of $ersion C%ecing
'ackward compatibility Testing
#orward compatibility Testing
!acward compatibility Testing : is to verify the behavior of the developed
hardwaresoftware with the older versions of the hardwaresoftware.
&orward compatibility Testing + is to verify the behavior of the developed
hardwaresoftware with the newer versions of the hardwaresoftware.
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Tools for compatibility testing'dobe !rowser (ab 6 'rowser Compatibility Testing - This tool helps
check your application in different browsers.
Secure )latform 6 $ardware Compatibility tool - This tools includes
necessary drivers for a specific hardware platform and it provides information on
tool to check for C( burning process with C( burning tools.
$irtual Destops - %perating &ystem Compatibility - This is used to run the
applications in multiple operating systems as virtual machines. N Number of
systems can be connected and compare the results.
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7 #onitoring t%e scenario: e monitor scenario execution using the
various online runtime monitors.
7 'nalysing test results: (uring scenario execution, the tool records the
performance of the application under different loads. e use the graphs
and reports to analyse the applications performance.
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How compatibility Testing fits into the
Suite of Testing
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7 Needs to be done during both functional and other non-functional testing.this
is because an applications functionality can vary depending on the computing
environment the application is run on.
&or e*ample:7 #unctional+ / website might re8uire a secure payment
7 processing system using &&: - this functionality is expected to
7 work for all users who access the website.
7 Non-functional+ There might be a performance re8uirement
7 for a particular web pages response time, which might vary
7 for different browsers on different platforms
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)anaging compatibility test environments
ays of limiting the number of test configurations 'ased on minimum
specifications of software "estrict it to the most popular configurations. sing
help desk data and surveys to determine configurations on which issues were
faced most on previous version
Certification Testing
Certification testing falls under compatibility testing. It is the testing done to
assure the compliance of standards re8uired for a software application to run on
a specific computing environment.
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