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Software Testing and Quality Assurance

A Web host is used to store the Web site. One can open a Web site stored in a Web host by entering the
domain name of the Web site in the address bar.
The Importance of Web site Testing

Web sites are now considered a natural medium for transactions by individuals and businesses.
Business sectors use Web sites to exchange views, to buy and sell goods, provide services, and so on.
Web sites also provide access to information, thereby assisting the education sectors. This makes web
testing with all software platforms important. It should also be ensured that the Web site is user
friendly for handicapped and blind users.

Importance of Web site Testing
Consider that you have designed a Web site for your company, which is
compatible with or can be accessed using the browsers Windows XP and
Internet Explorer. How would the customer access the Web site while using
other browsers like Mozilla, Linux, or chrome? Thus, Web site testing is
essential to ensure that your Web site is operational on every browser and
across all platforms.
To further understand Web site testing, it is important to know the fundamentals of a Web page. In this
chapter, we will discuss the fundamentals of a Web page, which include the various elements that build
a Web page, which in turn helps build a Web site. We will also discuss how each element can be tested,
how black box, white box, and gray box testing strategies can be applied to Web site testing, and how
configuration and compatibility testing can be performed.
8.1 Web Page Fundamentals

As discussed earlier, the Web pages contain texts, pictures, sounds, videos, and hyperlinks (links which
allow access to other Web pages). The data stored solely on a Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-
ROM) is restricted to a single computer, but Web pages are not associated with a single computer.
Internet facilitates users across the world to search for information on any Web site on any computer.
The most important goal of Web pages is to present information in the most dynamic and up-to-date
manner possible. Web sites have three fundamental components. They are:

1. Home Page: Home page is the default page in the Web site.
2. Links: Links are provided to link all local and remotely stored Web pages to the home page.
3. Content: Texts, graphic images, and sounds form the content.
Home Page
The first page that appears when we log in to a Web address is known as the home page. It captures the
attention of the visitors and sets the tone for organization of content in the site. Usually, home page
includes a header on the top representing the source name of the site. Some simple headers include only
text, while others include designs along with graphic images.
Links

Links on a Web site are used to access local and remotely stored Web pages linked to the Web site.
Links are used to:
1. Navigate users to other Web pages of the same site.
2. Direct the user to a different location on the same page.

3. Download files from the Web site.
4. Allow users to access other Internet tools, such as default e-mail clients like the Microsoft
Outlook.

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