| Web testing scorecards will focus primarily on the | | | | The construction of the site should provide direct |
| Graphic user interface (GUI) that websites use to | | | | links to pages embedded within the website. A |
| enable web users to navigate within website | | | | well thought out GUI will not lack links that will |
| pages easily. The functionality of website GUI has | | | | return searchers to the homepage; otherwise, |
| great influence on the volume of traffic a website | | | | they will be locked in the page and will not have |
| generates. | | | | the chance to visit other pages of the website. |
| Graphic user interface is designed to give users | | | | Better still, each page should have links to other |
| effective control over computers. Control, in this | | | | pages and sections. |
| case, will mean the ease with which the GUI | | | | Another web test useful in measuring website |
| responds to users commands. Establishing the | | | | functionality is the interface speed. Searchers are |
| quality of the GUI of a website will essentially be | | | | known to give just 10 seconds waiting time to |
| the first thing a web test scorecard will endeavor | | | | access websites before clicking away. This means |
| to accomplish. The goal logically will be to provide | | | | that the website interface should be aligned with |
| users the desired graphic interface functionality by | | | | the access speed of most users. Internet |
| using the most relevant web technology available. | | | | searchers generally use dial-up connections. A |
| When testing a website design, the homepage will | | | | website with overly elaborate bitmap graphics will |
| naturally get the initial attention. The questions to | | | | be slow and inefficient. Corporate and university |
| ask are: How does a visitor find the homepage? | | | | sites can afford to be more ambitious with |
| Do the homepage menus allow for easy | | | | graphics, as they usually employ faster modes of |
| navigation within the website pages? Does the | | | | acquiring access to servers. Still, it is best to be |
| homepage design and construction encourage | | | | conservative with the use of graphics. A fast |
| more visitors? Being biased, a website owner or | | | | loading page will always find favor with users. |
| developer will most likely supply favorable | | | | A web testing scorecard will give importance to |
| answers but there is a better and more accurate | | | | overall website construction and features that |
| way of measuring homepage functionality and | | | | provide convenience to users. It must promote |
| that is, to ask users what they think. | | | | efficiency of interface in terms of ease of |
| A web test will determine the GUI efficiency by | | | | navigation from the homepages to pages buried |
| measuring the ease and speed with which users | | | | within the websites, from one page to another |
| navigate from the homepage to website pages | | | | and back to homepage, and speed of accessing |
| and back and to connect with major links. A good | | | | major linkages. The scorecard should be focused |
| GUI design will always provide conspicuously | | | | on testing whether the website is able to provide |
| located navigation points in all pages and graphic | | | | what visitors came for, which is the best gauge |
| buttons that produce graphic identity, which tell | | | | of website's functionality. |
| searchers they are still within the website domain. | | | | |