self-training
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Application requirements: what is a guideline?
In the modern and dynamic mobile world there are a lot of applications. If every application works by its own rules – main buttons located in different places and the reaction of the application is unexpected and unusual, the user will spend some time learning how the app works and get used to it. Due to this reason, the stores of different platforms, such as AppStore and PlayMarket have some list of requirements for the applications before posting them online. These requirements are mostly based on the guidelines – a collection of the rules that are required to be applied while creating the application.
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Types of the mobile applications
Along with the growth of mobile devices, the necessity to develop apps grows as well. Every day hundreds of mobile apps are created to make the work with the device more comfortable. There are several types of apps that are used by developers.
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Helpful materials before start
To take the «Fundamentals of Software Testing» free online course, one must successfully pass the entrance test. The entrance test includes testing in several areas: PC proficiency, general knowledge of the web, the English level, the basics of logic, and attentiveness. So let’s have a closer look at each block separately.
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Emulators, simulators and farming devices for mobile testing
Testing mobile devices, one can face the problem when there are simply no devices required by the client to test on. Evidently, the first thing to be done – is to buy a device. But what if there is a big scope of devices to be tested on? Or, for instance, there is an urgency to check something on some precise device or platform, but there’s no device like that available? There are several variants on how to deal with such a situation and still perform testing: using emulators and simulators of mobile OS or usage of special services (also called «mobile device farms»). These are the subjects of this article.
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Testing user feedback on mobile devices
When the user taps the button in the application and doesn’t receive an action after it, it is most likely that they will think that the app is not responding. When the user tries to perform any operation and doesn’t receive any instructions and hints from the app, it will be harder for them to finish it. Especially this is the case, when the actions are not simple and a user is not an experienced one. In all these cases, it is most likely that the application is going to be deleted. Nowadays, almost every application has an analogue that will have the feedback connection with the user, making it easier to work with an app.
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Performance testing in games. Concept of the Frame rate
Performance testing is crucial at the time of a game’s release. Crashes because of poor performance makes a lasting negative impression on the end-user. For this reason, QA engineers focus on performance testing to check if specific indicators are okay for all devices, and importantly, end-users are satisfied with the game without freezes or crashes.
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The «What? Where? When?» principle as the key to the success
While working with the bug-reports one must pay attention to the necessity of writing the summary clearly and shortly. The title itself must contain the information that is enough for the understanding of the essence of the bug at the first glance of it. Such a description helps to understand and reproduce the bug described.
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Cross browser testing: reasons and executors to perform
Applications and sites can behave differently. It is regarding the fact that each browser has its own extensions, plug-ins and also differences in the desktop and mobile versions. Cross browser testing is performed in order to decrease these differences, making the development more or less universal.
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12 Tips for Effective Learning from the QATestLab Training Center Team
Any training that follows a clear plan and serious understanding of the material is destined to be successful. That is why, the team of the Training Center has collected several useful tips to help you study well and effectively master the material.
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What is Test plan? What is it for? What does the test plan consist of?
Test plan – is a document, which describes the entire scope of testing, starting from the description of the test object, strategy, schedule, criteria for starting and ending testing, to the equipment required in the process of operation, special knowledge, as well as the risk assessment with options for their resolution. Test plan is intended [...]