Write test case for a search engine?

Answer Posted / mulugu sathish

The Test cases /Test scenarios are depend on the SRS
documentation provided by the client .In case Client did not
provided more details. Than the Test can provide
suggestions. And for the Testing purpose, if the Tester
covers as much as negative Test case it would add more
value to the Tester.

Here there are few things that to be taken care in testing
the search functionality on Web and Window.

Here are the few possible test cases/test scenarios for
Search functionality

1. Check for cursor on the search text box in the starting
position
2. Check whether the blank space is trimmed on starting of
the first word in the text box
3. On no entry done in text box, check the engine does not
display any result
4. Check no result is displayed on only single special
character is entered in text box
5. Check the search response time
6. Check the total number of results to be displayed in one page
7. Check the page resolution
8. Check the URLs' unchecked are colored BLUE & checked are
Maroon
9. Check for total number of results found for a search
10. Check whether the search text box is present on top &
bottom of the page press "back" button and Check the search
option goes backward.
11. Search with special characters (like a* should gives all
responses starting with a) incase application is providing
this functionality.
12. Search results if more should be spread over different
pages with hyperlinks
13. Junk characters in search textbox
14. GUI Testing
15. Once you type anything in the search textbox how long
does it take to refresh the page and come up with a result
character width and font style of search text box should be
as per spec.
16. Once u click search button with empty search text box,
it should not display any links.
17. Advanced search tab should be available to set searching
18. Search functionality should work when on keyword is
typed and prompt to enter by keyboard.
19. Press spacebar in search box, and search for result for
that blank space.
20.

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