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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 of the following could be a reason for a failure1) Testing fault2) Software fault3) Design fault4) Environment Fault5) Documentation Fault

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

Question 2

How much testing is enough?

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

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of incidents?

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Acceptance test cases are based on what?

A	Decision table
B	Design
C	Requirements
D	Code

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The inputs for developing a test plan are taken from

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

Question 9

A common test technique during component test is

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

The oracle assumption:

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:

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

Question 15

Fault Masking is

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

Question 16

In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Defect Management process does not include

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

Question 20

Equivalence partitioning is:

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

Question 21

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

A	The vendor contractor to write the initial scripts
B	The independent testing team
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 22

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

A	Maintainability
B	Usability
C	Supportability
D	Functionality

Question 23

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 24

If an expected result is not specified then:

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

Question 25

Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testability?

A	Observability
B	Operability
C	Simplicity
D	Robustness

Question 26

Tests are prioritized so that:

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

Question 27

Inspections can find all the following except:

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

Question 28

A Regression test:

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

Question 29

Statement Coverage will not check for the following

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

A	Driver
B	Stub
C	Proxy
D	None of the above

Question 32

Code Coverage is used as a measure of what?

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

Question 33

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

A	None of the above
B	Proxy
C	Stub
D	Driver

Question 34

Test cases are designed during:

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

Question 35

Pick the best definition of quality

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

Question 36

Which of the following is not a static testing technique?

A	Walkthrough
B	Data flow analysis
C	Inspections
D	Error guessing

Question 37

Boundary value testing:

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

Question 38

What is Exploratory testing ?

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

Question 39

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

A	3
B	2
C	5
D	4

Question 40

Independent Verification & Validation is

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

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