Testing Design, Navigation, Media and Consistency
Design tests that verify the site matches its interface design, navigation works, media displays and pages remain consistent.
How to study National 5 Computing Science
Move from functional requirements to designs and implementation, trace data and code carefully, and support testing and evaluation with evidence.
Core concepts
Concept 1
A design-match test compares the implemented page with its wireframe or prototype.
Exam cue: State an action and a specific expected result for each test.
Concept 2
Navigation tests follow internal and external links from their starting pages to expected destinations.
Exam cue: Test each distinct link, media type or repeated convention represented in the requirements.
Concept 3
Media and consistency tests check display or playback and repeated layout or styling across pages.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Writing only that the site should be tested.
Guardrail: Check option route, data type, valid boundary, loop condition, array index, identifier and expected output before committing to the response.
Treating a link’s visual appearance as proof that its destination works.
Guardrail: Check option route, data type, valid boundary, loop condition, array index, identifier and expected output before committing to the response.
Memory anchors
Design-match test
Compare page layout and relative media position with the approved wireframe.
Navigation test
Activate a link and confirm the correct destination opens.
Media test
Confirm required text and graphics display and audio or video behaves as expected.
Consistency test
Compare repeated navigation, colours, fonts and layout across pages.
Expected result
Describe the exact destination, display or behaviour that should occur.
Coverage
Test every required page, link type, media type and consistent feature.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
What should a navigation test include?
How should media display be tested?
Answer all questions to submit.
Next step personalized recommendations
Continue learning
Move forward only after this module is stable.
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