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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

Independent Verification & Validation is

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

Question 2

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

A	None of the above
B	Driver
C	Proxy
D	Stub

Question 3

How much testing is enough?

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

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

If an expected result is not specified then:

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

Question 6

The inputs for developing a test plan are taken from

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

Question 7

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 8

Test cases are designed during:

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

Question 9

A common test technique during component test is

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

Question 10

Defect Management process does not include

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

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of incidents?

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

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

A	2
B	3
C	4
D	5

Question 16

Inspections can find all the following except:

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

Question 17

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 18

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

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

Tests are prioritized so that:

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

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

The oracle assumption:

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

Question 23

What is Exploratory testing ?

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

Question 24

Which of the following is not a static testing technique?

A	Walkthrough
B	Data flow analysis
C	Error guessing
D	Inspections

Question 25

Equivalence partitioning is:

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

A	Proxy
B	Driver
C	Stub
D	None of the above

Question 28

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 a tester
D	Masking a fault by developer

Question 29

Pick the best definition of quality

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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

A	Functionality
B	Maintainability
C	Supportability
D	Usability

Question 32

Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:

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

Question 33

Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testability?

A	Robustness
B	Operability
C	Simplicity
D	Observability

Question 34

Boundary value testing:

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

Question 35

Code Coverage is used as a measure of what?

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

Question 36

A Regression test:

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

Question 37

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

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

Question 38

In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

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

Question 39

Acceptance test cases are based on what?

A	Decision table
B	Design
C	Requirements
D	Code

Question 40

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

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

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