Very few business ventures today can think of functioning without a mobile application. The adoption of test automation will be boosted by the growth in mobile applications.

Mobile application testing is a process by which application software developed for handheld mobile devices is tested for its functionality, usability and consistency. Mobile application testing can be an automated or manual type of testing.

Many software tools exist on the market which will automate functional mobile testing on real devices and mobile emulators. These tools support testing on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and HTML5. Supports both open-source and commercial environment.

Mobile Application Testing enables enterprises to build applications that are scalable and accessible across multiple platforms. It’s a process to build an application software by testing it for its functionality, usability, and consistency.

Mobile applications are getting complex and there is a need for end-to-end testing. Right from whether the application is downloadable effectively, works seamlessly, and gives the same kind of experience across various devices.

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In order to be cost-effective, test tools and particularly test automation tools, must be carefully architected and designed. Implementing a test automation strategy without a solid architecture usually results in a tool set that is costly to maintain, insufficient for the purpose and unable to achieve the target return on investment.

A test automation project should be considered a software development project. This includes the need for architecture documents, detailed design documents, design and code reviews, component and component integration testing as well as final system testing. Testing can be needlessly delayed or complicated when unstable or inaccurate test automation code is used. There are multiple activities that the Technical Test Analyst performs regarding test automation. These include:

• Determining who will be responsible for the test execution
• Selecting the appropriate tool for the organization, timeline, skills of the team, maintenance requirements
• Defining the interface requirements between the automation tool and other tools
• Selecting the automation approach, i.e., keyword-driven or data-driven
• Working with the Test Manager to estimate the cost of the implementation, including training
• Scheduling the automation project and allocating the time for maintenance
• Training the Test Analysts and Business Analysts to use and supply data for the automation
• Determining how the automated tests will be executed
• Determining how the automated test results will be combined with the manual test results

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Integration testing tests integration or interfaces between components, interactions to different parts of the system such as an operating system, file system and hardware or interfaces between systems. Integration testing is conducted by a specific integration tester or test team.

Big Bang integration testing

In Big Bang integration testing all the components or modules are integrated simultaneously, after which everything is tested as a whole. Big Bang testing has the advantage that everything is finished before integration testing starts. The major disadvantage is that in general it is time consuming and difficult to trace the cause of failures because of this late integration.

Incremental testing

Another extreme is that all programmers are integrated one by one, and a test is carried out after each step. The incremental approach has the advantage that the defects are found early in a smaller assembly when it is relatively easy to detect the cause. A disadvantage is that it can be time-consuming since stubs and drivers have to be developed and used in the test.

In non-functional testing the quality characteristics of the component or system is tested. Non-functional refers to aspects of the software that may not be related to a specific function or user action such as scalability or security. … Efficiency testing. Maintainability testing.

Non-functional testing includes:

• Reliability testing
• Usability testing
• Efficiency testing
• Maintainability testing
• Portability testing
• Baseline testing
• Compliance testing
• Documentation testing
• Internationalization testing and Localization testing
• Performance testing
• Compatibility testing
• Security testing
• Scalability testing
• Volume testing
• Stress testing
• Recovery testing
• Endurance testing

Non-Functional requirement mention how well the system perform in the real world. It has been observed that user experience hampered most of the time because of failure op system against non-functional characteristic. Non-Functional requirement document should specify all the quality parameters which are missed or not mentioned in a Functional requirement.

Performance Testing

Performance Testing is a type of non-functional testing that is carried out to determine how fast specific aspects of a system perform under a particular workload. It can serve different purposes and can demonstrate that the system meets performance criteria.

It can compare two systems to find which performs better. Or it can measure what part of the system or workload causes the system to perform badly. This process can involve quantitative tests done in a lab, such as measuring the response time or the number of MIPS (millions of instructions per second) at which a system functions.

Why to do performance testing:

• Improve user experience on sites and web apps
• Increase revenue generated from websites
• Gather metrics useful for tuning the system
• Identify bottlenecks such as application or database configuration
• Determine if a new release is ready for production
• Provide reporting to business stakeholders regarding performance against expectations

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Functional Testing is the testing of the functions of component or the system is done. It refers to activities that verify a specific action or function of the code. The techniques used for functional testing are often specification-based.

Functional Testing is defined as a type of testing which verifies that each function of the software application operates in conformance with the requirement specification. This testing mainly involves black box testing and it is not concerned about the source code of the application.

The prime objective of Functional testing is checking the functionalities of the software system. It mainly concentrates on:

• Mainline functions:  Testing the main functions of an application
• Basic Usability: It involves basic usability testing of the system. It checks whether a user can freely navigate through the screens without any difficulties.
• Accessibility:  Checks the accessibility of the system for the user
• Error Conditions: Usage of testing techniques to check for error conditions.  It checks whether suitable error messages are displayed.

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The main difference is that QA is process oriented and QC is product or software oriented. Testing, therefore is product or software oriented and thus is in the Quality Control domain. Testing for quality isn’t assuring quality, it’s controlling it. Quality Assurance makes sure you are doing the right things, the right way.

QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a software, and quality control, the process of ensuring software and services meet consumer expectations.

The advantage of Quality Assurance is that the costs are reduced because there is less wastage and re-working of faulty products as the product is checked at every stage. It can help improve worker motivation as workers have more ownership and recognition for their work.

Quality control can reduce your inspection costs because you will have a better idea of your processes and more confidence in your company’s ability to turn out high-quality goods without error. The data collected during quality control can be used to ensure things are going smoothly.

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This is the activity of managing all test related requirements, including the development, organising and controlling of test resources, test artifacts, test activities and their underlying test processes.

Whether the requirement is for an application software development project or post production maintenance support lifecycle, our Test Management team have a proven track record when it comes to improving quality in the development and enhancement of software products.

We achieve this by ensuring a structured testing framework is in place throughout the entire test effort, in line with the methodology undertaken: from the initial requirements analysis through to the implementation stage of the software package being released into a production environment.

Many of our consultants have an extensive background in Test Management, including in-depth experience with the detailed planning (design), developing (preparation) and execution of all activities within the testing lifecycle, comprising of timely status reporting to relevant stakeholders.

Our Test Management consultants follow well established project management principles, ensuring the overall test assignment is successfully accomplished within the required timeline and budget.

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In many cases, not all of the test effort is carried out by a single test team, composed of fellow organisation employees of the rest of the project team, at a single and same location as the rest of the project team. If the test effort occurs at multiple locations, that test effort may be called distributed.

If testing occurs at a single location it may be called centralised. If the test effort is carried out at one or more locations by people who are not fellow employees of the rest of the project team and who are not co-located with the project team, that test effort may be called outsourced.

If the test effort is carried out by people who are co-located with the project team but who are not fellow employees, that test effort may be called insourced.

When working in a project in which some of the test team is spread across multiple locations or even across multiple companies, members of the test team must pay special attention to effective communication and information transfer.

Some organisations work on a ’24 hour testing’ model in which the team in one time zone is expected to hand off the work to the team in another time zone to allow testing to continue around the clock. This requires special planning on the part of certain members of the test team who will hand off and receive the ongoing work.

Good planning is important to understand responsibilities, but it is vital to ensure that the proper information is available and in a timely manner.

When verbal communication is not available, written communication must suffice. This could mean that email, status reports and effective use of the test management and defect tracking tools must be employed. Test management tools can allow tests to be assigned to individuals, they can also work as a scheduling tool and an easy way to transfer work between people. Depending on the management tool, defects that are accurately recorded may also be routed to co-workers for follow-up as needed. Effective use of these communication systems is vital for an organisation that cannot rely on daily personal interaction.

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