June 2003
Intermediate to advanced
672 pages
14h 25m
English
book
Testing Applications on the Web: Test Planning for Mobile and Internet-Based Systems, Second Edition
by Hung Q. Nguyen, Bob Johnson, Michael Hackett
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Chapter 6. Mobile Web Application Platform
Why Read This Chapter?
In the previous chapter we discussed the differences between traditional software systems and Web systems. Those differences, in turn, call for new testing techniques and processes. Mobile Web applications present a new set of challenges in which new types of clients beyond the desktop PCs are introduced. It's also essential to examine the various pieces that make up the Web application systems deployed on mobile devices, such as Personal Digital Assistant
(PDA) devices and Web-enabled wireless phones. With this knowledge, we can begin to understand how mobile Web applications are different from desktop Web applications, the limits of testing, and how to focus our testing resources on well-identified areas of risks.
Introduction
This chapter presents the mobile device platform and shows how it applies to mobile Web systems, which can be wired or wireless. It explores the technological similarities as well as differences between a desktop Web system and mobile Web system. Testing considerations that are suited to mobile Web platforms are also discussed. More testing methods will be covered in Chapter 20, "Testing Mobile Web Applications." Although many ...
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