Question { Mastek, 63775 }
What is the difference between Qualtiy center and Test
Director?
Answer
Subject
Test director8.0
Quality Center8.0
Technology
td:C++, IIS, COM
qc:Back-end is Java based, runs on application server
Operating systems
td:Microsoft Windows
qc:Ms windows, Red Hat Linux and Solaris
clustering
td:single server only
qc:Full clustering support
Database connectivity
td:Requires Database client installation, ADO interface
qc:Does not require database client installation. Direct
access to a database server using a JDBC type 4 driver
Repository
td:Domain repository(TD_Dir)
qc:Repository divided into to sub-directories. QC
directory for default and user defined domains. SA
directory for site administrator data.
Virtual directory
td:Virtual directory name is tdbin
qc:Quality center server virtual directory name is qcbin.
Site administrator server virtual directory name is sabin.
Supported databases
td: Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Sybase
qc: Microsoft SQL, Oracle
Site administrator data(domains, projects and users)
td:Data stored in the doms.mdb file
qc:Data stored in the site administrator schema on a
database server
Common settings
td:Data stored in the file system
qc:Data stored in the database
User authentication
td:Windows authentication
qc:LDAP authentication