Testing

1
Testing

• Be thorough- Windows running Netscape- Windows
  running IE- Macintosh on both browsers
• In particular, test on older versions of browsers
  if youre looking to reach a wide diverse group
  of users
• Design without browser specific extensions
  ,

2
Testing Display

• Test versus the three most common display sizes-
  640 x 480- 800 x 600- 1024 x 768
• In Windows, click Settings from the Start menu,
  then click Control Panel- double-click Display,
  set slider to desired resolution

3
Test Color Depth

• Most computers set their monitors to 16-bit color
  depth
• However, some are set to 8-bit colors
• Changing the resolution of the display, follow a
  similar procedure as used on resolution

4
Test Bandwidths

• Make sure to test downloading your page via a
  modem connection to the internet(56K connection
  speed)
• Depending on your audience, you may want to
  eliminate some intensive applications (video,
  pictures/images, or sound)

5
Most Important User Testing

• Find the various kinds of users as defined in
  your use cases
• Let them use the site and see if they can get
  what they want from the site easily
• Make sure to note anything they have difficulty
  with and make corrections
• Get a good cross section of users, dont just get
  experienced users