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Compatibility Testing - Definition, Types,

Tools Used

Compatibility testing is to check whether your software is capable of running

on different hardware, operating systems, applications , network environments

or mobile devices.

Compatibility Testing is a type of the Non-functional testing Initial phase ofcompatibility testing is to define the set of environments or platforms the

application is expected to work on.

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Compatibility testing is a part of non functional testing



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Tester should have enough knowledge on the platforms software hardware to

understand the expected application behavior under different configurations.

!nvironment needs to be set-up for testing with different platforms, devices, networks

to check whether your application runs well under different configurations

"eport the bugs .#ix the defects. "e-test to confirm defect fixing.

Types of Compatibility testing :

$ardware

%perating &ystems

&oftware Network

'rowser (evices)obile

*ersions of the software



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Hardware + It checks software to be compatible with different hardware configurations

Operating Systems+ It checks your software to be compatible with different

%perating &ystems like indows , nix , )ac %& etc.

Software+ It checks your developed software to be compatible with other softwares.

#or example+ )& ord application should be compatible with other software like

)& %utlook,)& !xcel , *'/ etc.

Networ + !valuation of performance of system In network with varying parameters

such as 'andwidth, %perating speed, Capacity. It also checks application in different

networks with all parameters mentioned earlier.

!rowser+ It checks compatibility of your website with different browsers like

#irefox , 0oogle Chrome , Internet !xplorer etc

De"ices + It checks compatibility of your software with different devices like &'

port (evices, 1rinters and &canners, %ther media devices and 'lue tooth.



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#obile+ Checking you software is compatible with mobile platforms like

/ndroid , i%& etc.

$ersions of t%e software+ It is verifying you software application to be

compatible with different versions of software.#or instance checking your

)icrosoft ord to be compatible with indows 2, indows 2 &13 ,

indows 2 &1 4 , indows 2 &1 5.

There are two types of version checking.

Types of $ersion C%ecing

'ackward compatibility Testing

#orward compatibility Testing

!acward compatibility Testing : is to verify the behavior of the developed

hardwaresoftware with the older versions of the hardwaresoftware.

&orward compatibility Testing + is to verify the behavior of the developed

hardwaresoftware with the newer versions of the hardwaresoftware.



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Tools for compatibility testing'dobe !rowser (ab 6 'rowser Compatibility Testing - This tool helps

check your application in different browsers.

Secure )latform 6 $ardware Compatibility tool - This tools includes

necessary drivers for a specific hardware platform and it provides information on

tool to check for C( burning process with C( burning tools.

$irtual Destops - %perating &ystem Compatibility - This is used to run the

applications in multiple operating systems as virtual machines. N Number of

systems can be connected and compare the results.



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7 #onitoring t%e scenario: e monitor scenario execution using the

various online runtime monitors.

7 'nalysing test results: (uring scenario execution, the tool records the

performance of the application under different loads. e use the graphs

and reports to analyse the applications performance.



How compatibility Testing fits into the

Suite of Testing

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7 Needs to be done during both functional and other non-functional testing.this

is because an applications functionality can vary depending on the computing

environment the application is run on.

&or e*ample:7 #unctional+ / website might re8uire a secure payment

7 processing system using &&: - this functionality is expected to

7 work for all users who access the website.

7 Non-functional+ There might be a performance re8uirement

7 for a particular web pages response time, which might vary

7 for different browsers on different platforms



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)anaging compatibility test environments

ays of limiting the number of test configurations 'ased on minimum

specifications of software "estrict it to the most popular configurations. sing

help desk data and surveys to determine configurations on which issues were

faced most on previous version

Certification Testing

Certification testing falls under compatibility testing. It is the testing done to

assure the compliance of standards re8uired for a software application to run on

a specific computing environment.



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