A systematic mapping study of mobile application testing techniques

Zein, Samer and Salleh, Norsaremah and Grundy, John (2016) A systematic mapping study of mobile application testing techniques. Journal of Systems and Software, 117. pp. 334-356. E-ISSN 0164-1212

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Abstract

The importance of mobile application specific testing techniques and methods has been attracting much attention of software engineers over the past few years. This is due to the fact that mobile applications are different than traditional web and desktop applications, and more and more they are moving to be- ing used in critical domains. Mobile applications require a different approach to application quality and dependability and require an effective testing approach to build high quality and more reliable software. We performed a systematic mapping study to categorize and to structure the research evidence that has been published in the area of mobile application testing techniques and challenges that they have re- ported. Seventy nine (79) empirical studies are mapped to a classification schema. Several research gaps are identified and specific key testing issues for practitioners are identified: there is a need for elicit- ing testing requirements early during development process; the need to conduct research in real-world development environments; specific testing techniques targeting application life-cycle conformance and mobile services testing; and comparative studies for security and usability testing.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3705/54281
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Systematic mapping, mobile application testing, software testing
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) > T10.5 Communication of technical information
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr Norsaremah Salleh
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2017 12:14
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2017 11:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/54281

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