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I need some help and clarification on testing.....
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| It seems that some employers use the terms Web-based testing and
Windows-application testing interchangeably. I think that the two are
different. Can someone give me a short but sweet definition of each term
and their primary basic objectives. Thanks so much.
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| Wojciech Pajak 2005-09-20, 10:03 pm |
| Web-based stands for web applications and Windows-application for GUI
(mainly) apps written fo Windows OS.
The main difference is that web applications has no client side - in fact it
has only web browser, which is used to communicate with server, db and so
on - so it is not important what OS it resides on. Windows applications have
mostly to be installed on Windows OS - they interact with server, db and the
system they reside on. Some of them can be huge - many components and so on.
"Jim" <for_sale_items@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> It seems that some employers use the terms Web-based testing and
> Windows-application testing interchangeably. I think that the two are
> different. Can someone give me a short but sweet definition of each term
> and their primary basic objectives. Thanks so much.
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| Thanks for the help.
"Wojciech Pajak" <wojciech.pajak@globalintech.pl> wrote in message
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> Web-based stands for web applications and Windows-application for GUI
> (mainly) apps written fo Windows OS.
> The main difference is that web applications has no client side - in fact
it
> has only web browser, which is used to communicate with server, db and so
> on - so it is not important what OS it resides on. Windows applications
have
> mostly to be installed on Windows OS - they interact with server, db and
the
> system they reside on. Some of them can be huge - many components and so
on.
>
> "Jim" <for_sale_items@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:asWdnRm97qKD67LeRVn-pg@rogers.com...
term[color=darkred]
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| info@e-valid.com 2005-09-20, 10:03 pm |
| Jim wrote:
> It seems that some employers use the terms Web-based testing and
> Windows-application testing interchangeably. I think that the two are
> different. Can someone give me a short but sweet definition of each term
> and their primary basic objectives. Thanks so much.
There are major differences in "Web-based" testing and
"Windows" testing.
To make it simple to explain, from the functional and
regression testing point of view, the difference between the
two arises on where you inject test data and accept test
results.
* Windows Application Testing
The test data is inserted [by a variety of methods] into
the Windows application. Test results are seen in the
Windows application.
The "server" may be on the local machine, or it may be on
a remote machine.
Windows application testing usually refers to the older,
legacy type of application.
* Web Application Testing
The test data is inserted into a web browser interface,
and the results are taken from that same interface.
The server that feeds information to the browser may be
local intranet or, most often, a remote machine that is
accessed over the internet.
A major trend in new application development is the use of
browser enabled interfaces to web-based applications. The
advantages of this approach are wide access (over the
internet) and simplicity (the browser has a relatively
rich body of GUI support objects).
The eValid test system is engineered primarily for Web
Application Testing. For practical reasons, eValid also has
facilities for interacting directly with a range of desktop
objects.
You can download an evaluation copy of eValid from:
http://www.soft.com/eValid/Products...tml?status=FORM
Complete details about the eValid web analysis and testing
suite are found at:
http://www.e-Valid.com
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| Thanks for the info.
<info@e-valid.com> wrote in message
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> Jim wrote:
term[color=darkred]
>
> There are major differences in "Web-based" testing and
> "Windows" testing.
>
> To make it simple to explain, from the functional and
> regression testing point of view, the difference between the
> two arises on where you inject test data and accept test
> results.
>
> * Windows Application Testing
>
> The test data is inserted [by a variety of methods] into
> the Windows application. Test results are seen in the
> Windows application.
>
> The "server" may be on the local machine, or it may be on
> a remote machine.
>
> Windows application testing usually refers to the older,
> legacy type of application.
>
> * Web Application Testing
>
> The test data is inserted into a web browser interface,
> and the results are taken from that same interface.
>
> The server that feeds information to the browser may be
> local intranet or, most often, a remote machine that is
> accessed over the internet.
>
> A major trend in new application development is the use of
> browser enabled interfaces to web-based applications. The
> advantages of this approach are wide access (over the
> internet) and simplicity (the browser has a relatively
> rich body of GUI support objects).
>
> The eValid test system is engineered primarily for Web
> Application Testing. For practical reasons, eValid also has
> facilities for interacting directly with a range of desktop
> objects.
>
> You can download an evaluation copy of eValid from:
>
>
http://www.soft.com/eValid/Products...tml?status=FORM
>
> Complete details about the eValid web analysis and testing
> suite are found at:
>
> http://www.e-Valid.com
>
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