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Testing Internet Applications Flashcards

1
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Client-server applications in which the client is a Web browser, and the server is a Web or application server.

A

Internet application

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We will provide an overview of the three-tier C/S architecture used in a typical Internet-based e-commerce application.

What does C/S stand for?

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client-server

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E-commerce architecture: The ___ represents the first tier in the three-tier architecture and houses the website.

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Web server

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The Web server can use static HTM pages or CGI scripts to create dynamic HTML.

What does HTML stand for?

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HyperText Markup Language

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The Web server can use static HTM pages or CGI scripts to create dynamic HTML.

What does CGI stand for?

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Common Gateway Interface

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E-commerce architecture: Tier 2 houses the ___. Here, you run the software that models your business processes.

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application server

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E-commerce architecture: The third tier focuses on storing and retrieving data from a data source, typically a RDBMS. Another term for tier 3 is the ___.

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data layer

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E-commerce architecture: The third tier focuses on storing and retrieving data from a data source, typically a RDBMS.

What does RDBMS stand for?

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Relational database management system

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Some e-commerce sites place an authentication server in the 3rd layer. Most often, you use a LDAP server for this function.

What does LDAP stand for?

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Lightweight Directory Application Protocol

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10
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E-commerce architecture tier 1.

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Presentation Tier

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E-commerce architecture tier 2.

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Business Tier

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E-commerce architecture tier 3.

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Data Tier

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13
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The layer of an Internet application that provides the user interface.

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Presentation layer

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The layer of an Internet application that models your business processes.

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Business layer

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The layer of an Internet application that houses data used by the application or that is collected from the end user.

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Data layer

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16
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Review overall look and feel. Fonts, colors, and graphics play a major role in the application aesthetics. Ensure that all user input is acknowledged so that it is clear to the user that input has been accepted.

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Usability/human factors

17
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Check for fast-loading pages. Check for quick transactions. Poor performance often creates a bad impression.

A

Performance

18
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Check for accurate representation of business process. Consider business environment for target user groups. Ensure that business or industry conventions of terminology and style are followed.

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Business rules

19
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Verify that transactions complete accurately. Confirm that cancelled transactions roll back correctly. Is input verification sufficiently strong to support security and accuracy requirements?

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Transaction accuracy

20
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Check for valid formats of phone number, e-mail addresses, and currency amounts. Ensure proper character sets.

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Data validity and integrity

21
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Test the failover capabilities of your Web, application, and database servers. Maximize MTBF and minimize MTTR.

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System reliability

22
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Item to test in each e-commerce architecture tier:

Test connectivity redundancy. Test application behavior during network outages.

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Network architecture

23
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Major area of presentation layer testing:

Overall aesthetics, fonts, colors, spelling, content accuracy, default values.

A

Content testing

24
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Major area of presentation layer testing:

Broken links or graphics.

A

Website architecture

25
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Major area of presentation layer testing:

Web browser versions and operating system configuration.

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User environment

26
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___ testing focuses on finding errors in the business logic of your Internet application.

A

Business layer

27
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Business layer testing area:

Test to see whether the application meets documented performance specifications.

A

Performance

28
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Business layer testing area:

Test to detect errors in data collected from customers.

A

Data validity

29
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Business layer testing area:

Test to uncover errors in transaction processing.

A

Transactions

30
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Data layer testing area:

Quantifying completion times for SQL operations.

A

Response time

31
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Data layer testing area:

Verifying that the data are stored correctly and accurately.

A

Data integrity

32
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Data layer testing area: Maximizing the MTBF and minimizing the MTTR.

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Fault tolerance and recoverability

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