testing & evaluation
test plan
It is vital that the testing of the web site is systematic. Otherwise time might be wasted repeating tests that are not required or by testing an element more than once without a good reason. Preparing a test plan will also give me a structure and guide for the whole of the testing process.
Each of the nine pages will be tested. The same tests will be performed on each, these are listed below:
tests:
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Spell checker
All the spelling on the web site must be accurate.
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Proofread
You can not always rely on the computer's spell checker to identify all errors, as it will not identify when a correctly spelt word is used incorrectly, for example beach instead of beech, or air instead of are. So it is necessary to get someone to proofread every page of the web site.
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Presentation check
It is essential to make sure that at least the most common browsers render every aspect of each page correctly. It is also crucial that the pages can viewed easily in the most regular screen resolutions. Therefore I will check each page works using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and Opera 8.5 in the resolutions: 800 x 600 pixels, 1024 X 768 pixels and 1280 x 1024 pixels.
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Navigation check
To be easy to use the site must navigate properly. There must be not a single dead end. Each hyperlink must go where expected or the user will become very confused. Any interactive actions must work as intended.
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W3C validation
Finally, once all tests are complete, each XHTML page will be validated using the W3C online validator. All the CSS files will be checked as well. This ensures accessibility.
Splitting the testing up into five different categories will help me to carry out extensive testing and quality control to ensure the website works as intended and is easy to use.
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