Keyboard Test Cases Template: In this post, I am going to explain the test cases for a computer keyboard. Most of the interviewers often ask the test cases related to computer accessories.
Keyboard and Mouse test cases are quite often asked. As I have already covered the test cases related to a mouse, this post will focus on the keyboard. We assume this keyboard to be PS/2 or USB powered. There is also a wireless or Bluetooth based keyboard, but we are going to skip those models for the sake of simplicity.
Few more things to note for our manual test.
- USB or PS/2 Input
- 104 Keys.
- QWERTY-based layout
- US-Layout
- 12 Function Keys
- Windows Key
- Windows Menu Key
- Fn Key (Function Key)
- Audio Key
- Insert Key
- Escape Key
- Page up and Down Key
- End KEY
- Print Screen Key
That being set, here are some of the test cases for our keyboard.
- Check the type – PS/2 or USB.
- Confirm the layout.
- Check the number of keys as per specification.
- Check the specific function keys on the board.
- Check the color.
- Check the pressing of each key and confirm if it’s functional or not.
- Check it is plugged in properly.
- Check the operating system detects it.
- Check if the USB keyboard can be removed and plugged on again during a session of the desktop.
- Check if the USB keyboard requires additional drivers for keyboard functioning.
- Check if the current keyboard is a multimedia one or not.
- Check the functionality of function keys.
- Check the functionality of QWERTY keys on the board.
- Check the Ctrl key.
- Check the alt key.
- Check windows specific keys like Windows menu key and Windows Logo key.
- Check if the Fn key is functional or not.
- Check the page up and page down keys.
- Verify the functionality of the caps lock key.
- Verify the functionality of the Tab key.
- Verify the functionality of shift keys.
- Verify the functionality of the Enter key.
- Verify the functionality of the backspace key.
- Verify the functionality of arrow keys.
- Verify the functionality of arithmetic symbols like -, +, ?, > or <, { or }.
- Verify the functionality of the tilde or hyphen key.
- Verify the functionality of End key.
- Verify the functionality of the home key.
- Verify the functionality of the delete key.
- Check if the printscr key works by taking a screenshot on your desktop.
- Check the functionality of the insert button.
- Check if the audio volume can be muted or reduced using the audio key.
- Check the functionality of the escape key.
- Check the functionality of the colon key.
- Check the functionality of the quote key.
- Check the functionality of the backspace key.
- Verify the functionality of the nums lock key.
- Verify the combination of CTRL, ALT, and Del works on windows.
- Verify if the shift and function of key combination work.
- Verify the combination of alt+tab works as expected on windows.
- Check to press on the windows key opens the start menu.
- Check to press on the menu key opens a context menu for an application or in general, to that of windows.
- Check key combination of ctrl+c works on a text editor.
- Check key combination of ctrl+v works on a text editor.
- Check key combination of ctrl+s works on a text editor.
- Check key combination alt+f4 works to close the windows application.
Keyboard Test Cases Template
- Check if all the keys- characters, numeric, function, special characters, and arrow keys are present
- Verify the ordering of the keys is as per the QWERTY standard
- Check the functioning of each type of key-characters, numeric, function, special characters, and arrow keys
- Verify the working of the keys that work in combination like- shift+{other keys}
- Check if the dimension of the key is as per the specification
- Check the color of both keyboard body as well as the text written over the buttons
- Check if the font type and size is as per the specification and legible
- Check if the pressure required to press a key is not too high
- Check the spacing between two keys, keys should not be congested and at the same time not too widely placed
- Verify that in case of caps lock and other similar keys- an indicator light glows
- Check if keys don’t make too much noise when clicked
- Verify if the keyboard is a wireless or wired keyboard
- In case if it is wireless, verify the range of keyboard
- In the case of a wired keyboard, check the length of the keyboard
- Verify it contains multimedia functions as well
Check Also: Mobile Test Cases
These are some of the test cases that I can think of while testing the keyboard as per our given specifications. You can come up with more positive and negative test cases for the above tests. I hope this helps you during an interview or while improving your own ability to write effective test cases. Feel free to let me know your opinion and suggestions on my sample test cases series.
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