METS – Physical Test Metrics
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Physical Test Metrics |
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Test |
Category |
Importance |
Time Required |
Potential Severity |
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| Page completes loading |
Pages |
Critical |
1 |
1 |
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| Graphics, text and other elements are in correct locations |
Pages |
Critical |
2 |
4 |
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| Page loading completes in a reasonable time. |
Pages |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Page has intuitive and logical flow. |
Pages |
High |
2 |
4 |
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| Page loading is consistent between browser versions |
Pages |
Medium |
3 |
2 |
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| Page has color contrast problems. |
Pages |
Medium |
1 |
4 |
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| Page loading time reasonable under load. |
Pages |
Low |
60 |
2 |
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| Graphics loading completely |
Graphics |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Scaling, cropping or image quality problems |
Graphics |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Rollover graphics displaying correctly. |
Graphics |
Critical |
2 |
3 |
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| Graphical text within graphic(s) is legible. |
Graphics |
Critical |
2 |
3 |
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| Graphics complete loading within a consistent time frame. |
Graphics |
High |
2 |
4 |
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| Highly artifact image quality. |
Graphics |
High |
2 |
3 |
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| Graphic rollover state providing correct transition illusion. |
Graphics |
High |
2 |
4 |
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| Correctly spelled text within graphic(s) |
Graphics |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Graphics consistently loading upon every page load. |
Graphics |
Medium |
5 |
3 |
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| Unpredictable color rendering at various bit depths. |
Graphics |
Medium |
20 |
4 |
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| Preloaders working correctly for quick screen redraw of rollovers. |
Graphics |
Medium |
1 |
3 |
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| Non-browser safe color pallet used. |
Graphics |
Low |
2 |
4 |
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| Dropdown menus are functional. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Radio Buttons are functional. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Checkboxes are functional. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Text fields and boxes are functional. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Buttons are functional. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Forms submitting correctly. |
Forms |
Critical |
1 |
2 |
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| Form data being received |
Forms |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Form validation working correctly. |
Forms |
Critical |
10 |
3 |
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| Dropdown menu contains all desired options. |
Forms |
High |
10 |
3 |
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| Dropdown items are spelled correctly. |
Forms |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Radio button effect of turning off other radio button is working. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Radio buttons are spelled correctly. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Selection of multiple checkboxes is possible. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
4 |
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| Checkbox text is spelled correctly. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Text field and boxes have correctly spelled default text. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Button submitting or resetting form correctly. |
Forms |
High |
2 |
3 |
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| Buttons are spelled correctly. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Hitting Return/Enter submits form. |
Forms |
High |
1 |
4 |
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| Data from submitted form validated and correct. |
Forms |
High |
60 |
2 |
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| Submitted form contains dropdown menu selection(s). |
Forms |
Medium |
10 |
2 |
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| Submitted form contains radio button selection. |
Forms |
Medium |
10 |
2 |
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| Submitted form contains checkbox selection(s). |
Forms |
Medium |
10 |
2 |
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| Text fields allow enough room for a typical data entry. |
Forms |
Medium |
1 |
3 |
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| Submitted form contains text field and box information. |
Forms |
Medium |
10 |
2 |
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| Hyperlinks working. |
Links |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Image links working. |
Links |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Email links working. |
Links |
Critical |
1 |
3 |
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| Hyperlinks going to correct destinations. |
Links |
High |
2 |
2 |
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| Hyperlinks spelled correctly. |
Links |
High |
1 |
3 |
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| Image links going to correct destination. |
Links |
High |
2 |
2 |
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| Email links launching email client |
Links |
High |
2 |
3 |
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| Link to page is not an error page. |
Links |
Medium |
1 |
2 |
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| Email link addressing mail client correctly. |
Links |
Medium |
3 |
2 |
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| Email links going to correct recipient. |
Links |
Low |
5 |
2 |
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| Scan text for flow and readability. |
Text |
Critical |
5 |
4 |
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| Typographical errors. |
Text |
High |
20 |
4 |
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| Consistent use of text formatting. |
Text |
Medium |
5 |
4 |
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| Look for special characters that can render incorrectly such as &, @, _, ©, ®, ™ , •. |
Text |
Medium |
5 |
4 |
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| Header text formatted consistently. |
Text |
Low |
5 |
4 |
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| Footer text formatted consistently. |
Text |
Low |
5 |
4 |
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| Does the printable version fit in portrait mode |
Printing |
Critical |
5 |
3 |
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| Does the printable version fit in landscape mode |
Printing |
Critical |
5 |
3 |
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| How is the readability of the printed page. |
Printing |
Critical |
5 |
3 |
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| How is the readability in black and white. |
Printing |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| How is the readability in color. |
Printing |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Are background images displaying correctly in printout. |
Printing |
Medium |
5 |
4 |
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| Test for common User ID and Password combinations. (admin/admin, admin/password, test/test, oracle/oracle, etc.) |
Security |
Critical |
5 |
2 |
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| Test for common FTP User ID and Password combinations. (admin/admin, admin/password,test/test, oracle/oracle, etc.) |
Security |
Critical |
5 |
2 |
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| Is it possible to telnet into the server. |
Security |
Critical |
10 |
2 |
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| Does URL provide clues to accessing data. |
Security |
Critical |
5 |
3 |
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| Verify dates and events |
Facts |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Verify phone numbers. |
Facts |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Verify the persons mentioned |
Facts |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Verify places and locations |
Facts |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Verify addresses |
Facts |
Critical |
20 |
2 |
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| Are the dates of the event possible. |
Facts |
Critical |
5 |
2 |
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| Call phone numbers to verify they are working. |
Facts |
Critical |
10 |
2 |
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| Have the names been spelled correctly. |
Facts |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Have the places been spelled correctly |
Facts |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Are the maps accurate. |
Facts |
High |
10 |
2 |
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| Are the driving directions correct. |
Facts |
High |
10 |
2 |
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| Are dates formatted consistently. |
Facts |
Medium |
1 |
4 |
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| Are phone numbers formatted consistently. |
Facts |
Medium |
1 |
4 |
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| Is the person still in the referred to position. |
Facts |
Medium |
5 |
3 |
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| Has the person authorized the use of there name. |
Facts |
Low |
10 |
3 |
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| Test page with correct plug-in. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
Critical |
5 |
2 |
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| Test with Java installed. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
Critical |
5 |
2 |
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| Test with no plug-in installed. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Test with wrong plug-in version installed. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Test with no Java installed. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Test with wrong version of Java installed. |
Plug-ins / Applets |
High |
5 |
3 |
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| Are web logs reflecting activity. |
Logging / Tracking |
High |
10 |
4 |
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| Is there tractability of user actions. |
Logging / Tracking |
Medium |
10 |
4 |
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| Do error logs capture problems. |
Logging / Tracking |
Low |
10 |
3 |
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