2. LO: We’re learning to test out application against our requirements

3.  Remember the requirements for your game!:  It must be fun  It must be educational  It must allow the user to interact with the screen  It should include scoring elements  It should include sounds  Include information about your school.

4.  Once your game is finished, it is important to carry out testing.  The first thing you have to do is plan out your tests. You need to make sure that you know what you’re looking for.  You need to make sure that you look at each individual element against your requirements.

5.  The test plan should include:  Test for every input control on the user interface.  All three types of test data, in every place where data is input.  Check against the user requirements.  Test each part separately.  You’re likely to do better with your plan if you describe your test as clear as possible.

6. Reason for test Test dataExpected OutputActual Output Next Steps 1. Test ‘main menu’ button works Click main menu button. Main menu form is displayed. 2. Test age input box works. a)Normal data – 25 b)Extreme data – 120 c)Impossible data - ZZ a)Age appears on the form. b)Age appears on the form. c)Error message ‘Please enter a number’

7. Reason for test Test dataExpected OutputActual Output Next Steps 1. Test ‘main menu’ button works Click main menu button.Main menu form is displayed.Main menu did not open. Make corrections to the main menu. 2. Test age input box works. a)Normal data – 25 b)Extreme data – 120 c)Impossible data - ZZ a)Age appears on the form. b)Age appears on the form. c)Error message ‘Please enter a number’ a)Age appears in form. b)Age appears in form. c)Program crashes. See screen shot 2C None – test passed Make corrections to data input.

8.  Split up each of your forms into individual elements.  Plan out different types of tests  Normal Data – Correct Answer  Extreme Data – Something Wrong  Impossible Data – Things you shouldn’t be able to do.  Carry out your tests and make the changes to your code.