Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing
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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

• What actually is automated testing? This
  is usability testing performed with no human
  interaction. This is a special program developed
  for collecting data about program usage. At
  certain points of testing it collects feedback
  from users by means of multiple choice or yes/no
  questions.

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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

• The Benefits of Automated Testing
• One of the main benefits is the ability to
  collect large amounts of data from lots of users.
  In such a way you are able to gather feedback
  from thousands of users in one go.
• The program later analyzes the answers and
  combines the obtained data with click-throughs
  and amount of time.

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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

• The main emphasis thus is placed on quantitative
  information. If you want to gather qualitative
  information as well, special text windows are
  added to the feedback section, where users can
  write down their thoughts and opinions about the
  product. However, what you do miss is the
  emotional state and mimics of the user, which you
  are not able to see.

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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

• A good software testing company will advise you
  not to use only one method of software testing.
  The best way to check products usability, for
  example is combining usability testing and automat
  ed testing.

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Some Glimpses of Automated Testing

• Tips for Conducting Automated Testing

This method is most suitable for web site
testing and all the software that runs under a
web browser.
Automated testing can be combined with validation
testing for checking the bugs you came across
earlier.
Pilot testing is a vital part of automated
testing as the tasks and questions should be 100
understandable for the users of you want to
receive valid data.
It is not advisable to use time-on-task measure
as you should take into consideration the time a
user spends on reading the question/task.
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