Usability Testing

Usability Testing is testing the

• look and feel of the product

• usage of the product

• product from the developer point of view

• product from the user's point of view

Good usability is

• user dependent

• user independent

• developer dependent

• developer independent

these can be measured in Usability testing

• number of mouse clicks

• number of mouse movements

• number of key strokes

• number of menus we navigate

Who will do the usability testing

• new user to the product

• any user who actually uses the product

• developer of the product

• Manager of the product

messages that a system gives to its users

• pass, fail, wrong

• informational, wrong,pass

• error, informational, warning.

• error, pass, fail

quality factors of usability

• navigation, comprehensibility

• comprehensibility, viability

• consistency, reliability

• responsiveness, consistency

Usability design is verified through

• style sheets

• Layout design

• screen prototype

• paper design

Users in usability testing are categorized

• Beginner

• intermediate

• Junior

• Senior

• Expert

Accessibility testing is

• testing the ability of accessing system storage

• testing the ability of accessing system

• usability testing by(for) visually challenged

• usability testing by(for) physically challenged

Customers can't give feedback on all the UI requirements. B'coz

• they don't have enough time

• they can't envision the use of the product

• they don't have proper guidance

• they may have confusion in requirements