Client Server Software Testing on the Desktop and the Web

This is a practical book filled with useful information for software testing practitioners What is this about? It is a pragmatic look at the issues that must be addressed when testing Client-Server software applications. It discusses methods, techniques, and tools that can be used to effectively test Client-Server applications. The approaches discussed are real world processes that the author has used as a software testing consultant for several Fortune 500 companies over the past 8 years. The book covers Client-Server software testing on the DeskTop, on the WebTop, and issues related to assuring Year 2000 compliance in Client-Server systems. It includes a complete software testing process (TestRx) that can be modified and implemented by the reader at his/her IS organization. It includes test requirements gathering and test plan template documents. It covers Graphical User Interface Testing. It also discusses Performance/Load and Network testing. It discusses the Data-Driven testing as an approach to automated software testing and Structured Scripting (Framework-Based Approach to test script design). It also explains basic test data design and construction approaches. It offers a sampling of software testing metrics. It describes Integration and System testing. It contain a chapter on testing Internet-based Client-Server applications. Lastly, it includes recommendations for selecting and implementing automated Client-Server software testing tool suites and related products.