Software Testing Services

• Target Device SelectionCreate an optimal mix of simulator testing and physical device testing on different models to maximize test coverage.

• Test AutomationSelect an effective test automation tool and maximize the use of automation to reduce the cost of regression testing.

• Network Environment Consider testing primarily on Wi-Fi networks and using network simulation tools to simulate cellular connectivity and various network conditions.

• Types of Testing Consider different types of testing required (functional, performance, security, and compliance) The challenge of mobile application testing can be effectively addressed by a test strategy that combines these elements with traditional best practices and processes for testing

Types of testing for Mobile Applications

• Usability Testing This includes text visibility in the selected language, navigation between screens, and verification of functionality online/ offline, feedback from interaction with system, i.e., downloaded application should be prompt with message.

• Compatibility Testing This entails validating the application for different mobile devices, OS versions, screen sizes and resolutions as per the requirements, checking if integration server changes, checking for the app isolation with other apps on the devices.

• Interface Testing This covers validation of each screen, buttons, text inputs, navigation flow such as Facebook, bookmarks, reviews, etc.

• Service Testing This includes checking for mobile app not to act as a server, checking if a service takes too long or is used offline, and checking if a service goes down and returns malformed responses.

• Low Level Resource Testing This covers checks for overuse of memory and not releasing it, app temporary files not cleaned, local database growing too big, and garbage generation by the app.

• Performance Testing This includes checks on server connection changes to WIFI from 2G/3G or vice versa, shared images size used for the Application is as per the requirement, application, response time, code optimization for the CPU cycle, battery consumption, memory leaks, resources like GPS, CAMERA, etc. freed.

• Operational Testing This entails checks for back-up of necessary information in the app, save and recovery plan if battery goes down, data lost in case of app upgradation from app-store market, app access if user gets any alarm, call, message, reminder, etc. and battery power usage while app is being accessed.

• Security Testing This includes encryption/decryption techniques used for sensitive data communication, checks for multi-user support without interfering with the data between them, checks for access to files saved in the app by any unintended users, detect areas in tested application so that they do not receive any malicious content.

Compatibility Testing

• Cross-Browser Testing

  Many Web products are designed for broad adoption, often in international markets, and they must operate correctly on various browsers. We conduct cross-browser testing to ensure that:

  • Users have the same visual experience, regardless of the browsers through which they view the Web application.

  • The application behaves and responds identically in terms of functionality across different browsers.

  Aress QA provides cross-browser testing for the most popular and widely used browser versions. The version list is continuously updated and can be narrowed or extended according to project requirements.

  • Windows browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera

  • Mac OS browsers: Safari, Firefox

  • Linux/Unix browsers: Firefox

• Cross-Platform Testing

  Cross-platform testing ensures the quality of the end product under different operating system types, versions and locales, and confirms seamless application functioning. Even different versions of service packs for Microsoft products can dramatically change end-product behavior. Other operating systems also have a variety of versions that should be checked for end-product support. These contingencies make cross-platform testing of the utmost importance.

Usability Testing

• Information Architecture

  • Intuitive navigation structure and components, search function and results presentation comprehensibility

• Workflows and Interactions

  • Verification of usage, workflow logic

  • Effectiveness of application usage, redundant operations identification and elimination

  • Intuitive application operability check

  • Fast response time, process continuity, smooth user journeys

  • Error tolerance and system feedback availability

• Visual design

  • Information presentation, visual readability, full functionality of page layout

  • Compliance of terminology and utilized conventions with general usage, unified usage of functional and graphic elements across the application, adequate response of generally used functions

  • Fast application learnability

Functional testing is essential for any enterprise or business/technology domain as it ensures basic working and end to end business processes of the designed software system. Testaces functional testing approach is well structured and easily adaptable according to specific customer and business needs. Functional testing can be carried out both ways, i.e. manual as well as automated depending upon priority and technology needs. Proven end to end testing strategy across all phases of software life cycle ensures the quality and stability of the product/application. It covers all types of testing

phases such as -

• Unit Testing

• Module level functional testing

• Integration Testing

• End to end System testing

• User Acceptance Testing

• SQL Injection It is a code injection technique that exploits a security vulnerability occurring in the database layer of an application. The vulnerability is present when user input is either incorrectly filtered for string literal escape characters embedded in SQL statements or user input is not strongly typed and thereby unexpectedly executed.

• Cross-Site Scripting It is a vulnerability typically found in web applications that enables malicious attackers to inject clientside script into web pages viewed by other users.

• Directory Traversal The goal of this attack is to order an application to access a computer file that is not intended to be accessible.

• Buffer Overflow Buffer overflow occurs anytime the program writes more information into the buffer than the space it has allocated in the memory. This allows an attacker to overwrite data that controls the program execution path and hijack the control of the program to execute the attacker’s code instead of the process code.

• Path Manipulation/URL Surgery Allowing user input to control paths used in filesystem operations may enable an attacker to access or modify protected system resources.

• Permissions Assessment

• Session Checks This is checked by pressing browser “back” button after the logout action. Though the user has logged out, if the application allows browsing any previously accessible pages and performing any actions, then session handling is not handled properly.

• Performance testing-Process driven execution model

• Expertise with commercial and Open source tool

• Covers varied types of performance tests such as Load, Stress, Endurance, Volume

• Enhanced Analysis and Reporting for better understanding

• Information Architecture

  • Intuitive navigation structure and components, search function and results presentation comprehensibility

• Workflows and Interactions

  • Verification of usage, workflow logic

  • Effectiveness of application usage, redundant operations identification and elimination

  • Intuitive application operability check

  • Fast response time, process continuity, smooth user journeys

  • Error tolerance and system feedback availability

• Visual design

  • Information presentation, visual readability, full functionality of page layout

  • Compliance of terminology and utilized conventions with general usage, unified usage of functional and graphic elements across the application, adequate response of generally used functions

  • Fast application learnability