Difference between Frontend Testing and Backend Testing
A Web based application is generally three tier architecture based application. First layer is presentation layer called front-end, second layer is business layer or application layer and third layer is database called back-end.
Frontend Testing
Frontend testing refers to testing the application UI or presentation layer. It can be manual as well as automated.
Backend Testing
Backend testing refers to testing the backend and application layers. It is normally automated.
Following are the important differences between Frontend Testing and Backend Testing.
| Sr. No. | Key | Frontend Testing | Backend Testing |
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| 1 | Layer | Frontend testing is performed on Presentation Layer. | Backend testing is performed on Application and Database layer. |
| 2 | GUI | In Cloud Computing, resources are centrally managed. | In Grid Computing, resources are managed on collaboration pattern. |
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| 3 | Requirement | Tester must have knowledge of the application's functional as well as non-functional requirements. | Tester must have knowledge of database structure, the underlying data in the tables. |
| 4 | Purpose | Front-end testing involves the verification of application behaviour working as expected or not. | Back-end testing ensures the data is persisting. There is no performance hit. |
| 5 | Data Storage | In front-end testing, user generally do not make use of SQL queries. | In Back end testing, user heavily use SQL queries to store or to fetch data from database. |
| 6 | Prerequisites | To automate front-end testing, user must have knowledge of automation tools like selenium, qtp etc. | To automate back-end testing, user must have learnt SQL concepts. |
| 7 | Examples | Acceptance Testing, System Testing. | SQL testing, API testing. |
Published on 28-Nov-2019 16:13:00
