Testing

1. Testing Things to deal with in your board set assignment task

2. Task Testing • Read the booklet with care! • Do you need to test the task? What do the task notes say on the ICT/nnnn Exam Year/BSA Task Analysis Info directory say? (On the PUBLIC (P) drive?) • IF you need to test your work, the booklet will give you details of what needs to be done…

3. Task TestingSteps to take • Identify what has to be done in testing… Use data given in the booklet? Check data/images appear in a printout? Check hyperlinks work on a series of web pages? Check you get the correct list of records printed? • In DESIGN, have a TESTING STRATEGY section that outlines what you are going to do PLUS gives details of what you expect the results of the testing to be. E.g……

4. Task TestingSteps to take Testing Strategy – e.g. 1 I have been asked to test this spreadsheet task using the accounts details given in the booklet. I will have to enter the data into the spreadsheet as shown. The expected results are as follows: Month Total January £1,200 February £2,340 March £4,232 Etc etc etc! (You would give all through to December)

5. Task TestingSteps to take Testing Strategy – e.g. 2 I have been asked to test this database task using the club membership records given in the booklet. I will have to run the query to locate those who have not renewed their membership to the club by March. The expected results are as follows: Member Renewal Date Fred Smith 12/02/2002 Gladys Jones 01/11/2001 Jim James 23/01/2002 Etc etc etc!

6. Task TestingSteps to take Testing Strategy – e.g. 3 I have been asked to test this mail merge task using the customer records given in the booklet. I will have to run the mail merge option in Word to produce a personalised letter for each customer who has expressed an interest in the event. The customer details are in a spreadsheet. I expect letters will be created for: Customer Address Bill Green 123 Queensgate, Beverley etc etc Harry Jones 89 Main Street, Hull Jane Smith 11 Long Lane, Cottingham Etc etc etc!

7. Task TestingSteps to take Testing Strategy – e.g. 4 I have been asked to test the hyperlinks work on the 7 pages I have created. I will have to test each link in turn as follows: Default page to page 1 Page 1 to default page Default page to page 2 Page 2 to Default page Etc etc etc!

8. Task TestingTYPES of TESTING For a spreadsheet • You may be given some data to use in your spreadsheet. You may have been given a printout in the booklet showing what is expected to come out of your system. • The booklet may say something like “I include last year’s accounts to look at. This is what your system needs to produce.” SO DO USE IT… AS TEST DATA! Why not photocopy these pages and then use a marker pen to highlight the results YOU should get?

9. Task TestingTYPES of TESTING For a Database • You may be asked to produce a printout of some of the records in the database. (Maybe all those people who are in class 8M) • Somewhere in the booklet will be details of WHAT needs to be tested/what needs to be produced… maybe they have given a printout of all the records for you. Why not photocopy these pages and then use a marker pen to highlight the results YOU should get?

10. Task TestingTYPES of TESTING For a Web Site • You may be asked to produce evidence of the hyperlinks working. • You will know what pages you will have to create and what hyperlinks go on which page. • Now list exactly what each hyperlink should link to.

11. Task TestingSteps to take (4) TESTING SECTION • All you have done so far is to identify what testing needs to be done – the test strategy. • This stage needs you to follow that strategy and comment on it. • Include evidence of testing – printouts are needed! • Add your comments to say you got your EXPECTED results OR NOT! • If you get incorrect results, say what the problem is and how you will fix the problem. • Re-test until you get the expected results!