Checklist for Checking of General considerations of Web Applications

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Checklist for Checking of General considerations of Web Applications

General testing checklist is a very powerful fact-gathering tool deployed to ensure that our new web application behaves as expected from several general considerations.

Sr.	Check Point	Yes/No
Check Points related to Statutory requirements
1.	Is the application compatible with standards and conventions of the audience?
2.	Is the application compatible with copyright laws and licenses?
Check Points related to General Appearance
1.	Are fonts consistent within functionality?
2.	Are the company display standards followed? – Logos – Font size – Colors – Scrolling – Object use
3.	Are legal requirements met?
4.	Is content sequenced properly?
5.	Are web-based colors used?
6.	Is there appropriate use of white space?
7.	Are tools provided (as needed) in order to access the information?
8.	Are attachments provided in a static format?
9.	Is spelling and grammar correct?
10.	Are alternative presentation options available (for limited browsers or performance issues)?
11.	Pages fit within the resolution (800×600)
12.	Design works with liquid tables to fill the user’s window size.
13.	Separate print versions provided for long documents (liquid tables may negate this necessity). Accommodates A4 size paper. Site doesn’t use frames.
14.	Complex tables are minimized.
15.	Newer technologies are generally avoided for 1-2 years from release, or if used alternative traditional forms of content are easily available.
Check Points related to Operating systems Environment/ Platform
1.	Has the operating environments and platforms been defined?
2.	Have the most critical platforms been identified?
3.	Have audience expectations been properly managed?
4.	Have the business users/marketing been adequately prepared for what will be tested?
5.	Have signoffs been obtained?