Testing Applications on the Web: Test Planning for Internet-Based Systems

Testing Applications on the Web: Test Planning for Internet-Based Systems

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Written by a true authority in the field, Hung Q. Nguyen's Testing Applications on the Web is a nicely comprehensive guide to virtually every conceivable aspect of software testing. It's filled with must-have background information for any test engineer or manager who's testing thin-client systems.

Gray-box testing--a new means to test complex, distributed systems based on server-side components and browser-based clients--is the focus of the book. While, in the past, testers might have ignored certain aspects of stand-alone desktop software, today's Web-based software requires a thorough knowledge of every aspect of multitiered Web applications. To this end, the book surveys the basics of essential computing topics like thin-client computer architectures, networking (including a comprehensive introduction to TCP/IP and related standards), databases, and SQL.

This book also outlines the state of the art in software testing. Notable sections include a short guide to no fewer than 24 distinct types of software tests, how to test browser-based user interfaces effectively, and a thorough guide to Web-performance testing. The general discussion of testing methodology is anchored by a case study on actual test documents and tests for a Web-based software application (a tool for tracking software defects). The text closes with a survey of today's testing tools, and blank templates for creating your own test plans in the field.

With its expert's-eye view of what's involved in software testing, bolstered by real-world examples, Testing Applications on the Web proves itself an extremely worthwhile resource. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

Introduction to Web testing
Gray-box testing fundamentals
Traditional vs. Web testing
History of computing architectures
Thick and thin clients
Survey of 24 software-testing types, including acceptance tests, load/volume testing, regression, and user-interface testing
Networking basics, including TCP/IP fundamentals, DNS, and network architectures
Web components for thin-client systems
Test partitioning
Guide to test planning
Templates and sample documents
Testing case study
User-interface tests for browsers (design and implementation tests)
Functional tests, including FASTs (functional acceptance simple tests), TOFTs (task-oriented functional tests), and FETs (forced error tests)
Database testing (white-box and black-box techniques)
SQL tutorial
Testing help systems
Installation tests, including uninstall tests and tools
Configuration and compatibility testing (testing on multiple browsers)
Web security (security attacks and encryption basics)
Performance
Load and stress testing
Survey of testing tools

Steve Schuster, Director, Quality Engineering, Carrier Applications Group, Phone.Com, Inc.
"Testing Applications on the Web by Hung Q. Nguyen is an absolute must for anyone who has a serious interest in software testing, especially testing web applications. This book covers nearly every aspect of the error-finding process, moving from basic definitions and terminology, through detailed and easy-to-understand explanations of most testing strategies in use today. It finishes with a chapter on Web testing tools and appendices with test documentation templates. This book is written with the practitioner in mind, but can equally well be used by students in software engineering curriculums. It presents both theory and practice in a thorough and clear manner. It illustrates both concepts and practical techniques with numerous realistic examples. This is a very good book on testing Web applications."

Testing Applications on the Web: Test Planning for Internet-Based Systems

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