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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Non-Functional Mobile and API Performance Testing

IT606 · Computing Projects — Week 10 of 16

CourseIT606
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Non-Functional Mobile and API Performance Testing

  1. Payload optimization and latency profiling
  2. Mobile device battery and memory consumption monitoring
  3. OWASP mobile security assessment
  4. Cross-platform compatibility and usability testing
  5. Getting Started with the OWASP Mobile AppSec Testing Guide w/ Sean Verity
  6. 20. Mobile Phone Security

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Test the application.
  • 4.2 Test the mobile application after API implementation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: test the application.

Study materials

Videos

  • Getting Started with the OWASP Mobile AppSec Testing Guide w/ Sean Verity · YouTube · Black Hills Information Security · 72 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • CyBOK: Web and Mobile Security Knowledge Area · PDF · Cybok, textbook chapter; 48 pages · for registered students
  • OWASP Web Security Testing Guide v4.2, ch. 3: The OWASP Testing Framework · PDF · Owasp, textbook chapter; pp. 35–43 · for registered students
  • Foundations of Information Systems, 4.4: Website design and usability · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 145–146 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: E-Commerce Architecture and Security Technologies
  • Week 2: Payment Gateway Evaluation and Project Planning
  • Week 3: E-Commerce Solution Design and Implementation
  • Week 4: E-Commerce Testing and Critical Evaluation
  • Week 5: Mobile Application and API Integration Design
  • Week 6: Mobile Development and Core API Consumption
  • Week 7: Multi-API Integration and Mobile Feature Delivery
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Mobile Application and API Functional Testing
  • Week 10: Non-Functional Mobile and API Performance Testing
  • Week 11: Critical Evaluation of Mobile and API Solutions
  • Week 12: Applying Computing Projects in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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