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ISTQB Practice Exam 3

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Instruction: Total number of questions : 40 Each question carry 1 mark, no negative marks Answers are revealed at the end of test Good Luck!

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Question 1

Which two specifications based testing techniques are most closely related to each other?

A	Decision tables and boundary value analysis
B	Equivalence partitioning and state transition testing
C	Equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis
D	Decision tables and state transition testing

Question 2

In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

A	Takes minutes of the meeting
B	Writes the documents to be reviewed
C	Mediates between people
D	Takes telephone calls

Question 3

Which of the following statements about component testing is not true?

A	Component testing should have completion criteria planned
B	Component testing does not involve regression testing
C	Component testing should have completion criteria planned
D	Component testing is also know as isolation or module testing

Question 4

Acceptance test cases are based on what?

A	Requirements
B	Code
C	Decision table
D	Design

Question 5

Statement Coverage will not check for the following

A	Unused Branches
B	Statement Coverage will not check for the following
C	Unused Statement
D	Dead Code

Question 6

Which of the following is not a static testing technique?

A	Inspections
B	Walkthrough
C	Error guessing
D	Data flow analysis

Question 7

Consider the following statements about maintenance testing:

It requires both re-test and regression test and may require additional new tests.
It is testing to show how easy it will be to maintain the system.
It is difficult to scope therefore needs careful risk and impact analysis.
It need not be done for emergency bug fixes.

Which of the statements are true?

A	I and III
B	II and IV
C	II and III
D	I and IV

Question 8

Boundary value testing:

A	Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests
B	Is used in white box testing strategy
C	Test boundary conditions on, below and above the edges of input and output equivalence classes
D	Tests combinations of input circumstances

Question 9

If an expected result is not specified then:

A	It may be difficult to repeat the test
B	It may be difficult to determine if the test has passed or failed
C	We cannot run the test
D	We cannot automate the user inputs

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of incidents?

A	Incidents may be raised against user requirements
B	Incident resolution is the responsibility of the author of the software under test
C	Incidents are raised when expected and actual results differ
D	Incidents require investigation and/or correction

Question 11

Fault Masking is

A	Masking a fault by developer
B	Error condition hiding another error condition
C	Masking a fault by a tester
D	Creating a test case which does not reveal a fault

Question 12

When a new testing tool is purchased, it should be used first by:

A	The independent testing team
B	The vendor contractor to write the initial scripts
C	Everyone who may eventually have some use for the tool
D	A small team to establish the best way to use the tool

Question 13

A Regression test:

A	Will always be automated
B	Will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been affected
C	Will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affected
D	Will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affected

Question 14

The oracle assumption:

A	is that the tests are reviewed by experienced testers
B	is that the tester knows everything about the software under test
C	is that there is some existing system against which test output may be checked
D	is that the tester can routinely identify the correct outcome of a test

Question 15

Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126 Standard?

A	Usability
B	Maintainability
C	Supportability
D	Functionality

Question 16

Code Coverage is used as a measure of what?

A	Test Effectiveness
B	Trends analysis
C	Time Spent Testing
D	Defects

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT normally form part of a test plan?

A	Schedule
B	Incident reports
C	Risks
D	Features to be tested

Question 18

Equivalence partitioning is:

A	A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing
B	A white box testing technique appropriate for component testing
C	A black box testing technique used only by developers
D	A black box testing technique than can only be used during system testing

Question 19

Test cases are designed during:

A	test planning
B	test specification
C	test recording
D	test configuration

Question 20

Which of the following could be a reason for a failure 1) Testing fault 2) Software fault 3) Design fault 4) Environment Fault 5) Documentation Fault

A	2 is a valid reason; 1,3,4 & 5 are not
B	1,2,3 are valid reasons; 4 & 5 are not
C	All of them are valid reasons for failure
D	1,2,3,4 are valid reasons; 5 is not

Question 21

Inspections can find all the following except:

A	Requirements that have been omitted from the design documents
B	Spelling and grammar faults in the documents
C	How much of the code has been covered
D	Variables not defined in the code

Question 22

To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the function to be tested and passes it test data.

A	Stub
B	Driver
C	Proxy
D	None of the above

Question 23

Tests are prioritized so that:

A	You do more effective testing
B	You do the best testing in the time available
C	You shorten the time required for testing
D	You find more faults

Question 24

The inputs for developing a test plan are taken from

A	Business plan
B	Support plan
C	None of the above
D	Project plan

Question 25

Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?

A	Output comparator
B	Data tester
C	Boundary tester
D	Capture/Playback

Question 26

How much testing is enough?

A	This question is impossible to answer
B	The answer depends on the risk for your industry, contract and special requirements
C	This question is easy to answer
D	This answer depends on the maturity of your developers

Question 27

Which of the following should NOT normally be an objective for a test?

A	To assess whether the software is ready for release
B	To find faults in the software
C	To demonstrate that the software doesn’t work
D	To prove that the software is correct

Question 28

Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testability?

A	Simplicity
B	Robustness
C	Operability
D	Observability

Question 29

An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004. The boundary values for testing this field are:

A	1899, 1900, 1901,2003,2004,2005
B	0,1900,2004,2005
C	1900, 2004
D	1899,1900,2004,2005

Question 30

Which one of the following statements, about capture-replay tools, is NOT correct?

A	They are the most frequently purchased types of CAST tool
B	They are used to support multi-user testing
C	They capture aspects of user behavior
D	They are used to capture and animate user requirements

Question 31

A common test technique during component test is

A	Performance testing
B	Security testing
C	Usability testing
D	Statement and branch testing

Question 32

Which of these activities provides the biggest potential cost saving from the use of CAST?

A	Test execution
B	Test planning
C	Test design
D	Test management

Question 33

Independent Verification & Validation is

A	Done by the Developer
B	Done by an Entity Outside the Project’s sphere of influence
C	Done By Management
D	Done by the Test Engineers

Question 34

Pick the best definition of quality

A	Quality is job one
B	Zero defects
C	Work as designed
D	Conformance to requirements

Question 35

One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is:

A	Lack of technical documentation
B	Lack of Objectivity
C	Lack of test tools on the market for developers
D	Lack of training

Question 36

Given the Following program IF X <>= Z THEN Statement 2; END McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is:

A	4
B	3
C	2
D	5

Question 37

To test a function, the programmer has to write a ______, which calls the function and passes it test data

A	Stub
B	Proxy
C	None of the above
D	Driver

Question 38

Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:

A	Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:
B	Statement Coverage
C	Path Coverage
D	Condition Coverage

Question 39

What is Exploratory testing ?

A	The process of anticipating or guessing where defects might occur.
B	Systematic approach to identifying specific equivalent classes of input.
C	Concurrent test design, test execution, test logging and learning
D	The testing carried out by a chartered engineer.

Question 40

Defect Management process does not include

A	None of the above
B	Deliverable base-lining
C	Management reporting
D	Defect prevention

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