ISTQB Foundation Question and Answer No.2

ISTQB Foundation Question and Answer No.2

Question

1. Success Factors for a review include :

i. Each Review does not have a predefined objective

ii. Defects found are welcomed and expressed objectively

iii. Management supports a good review process.

iv. There is an emphasis on learning and process improvement.

a) ii,iii,iv are correct and i is incorrect

b) iii , i , iv is correct and ii is incorrect

c) i , iii , iv , ii is in correct

d) ii is correct

2. Defects discovered by static analysis tools include :

i. Variables that are never used.

ii. Security vulnerabilities.

iii. Programming Standard Violations

iv. Uncalled functions and procedures

a) i , ii,iii,iv is correct

b) iii ,is correct I,ii,iv are incorrect.

c) i ,ii, iii and iv are incorrect

d) iv, ii is correct

3. Test Conditions are derived from :

a) Specifications

b) Test Cases

c) Test Data

d) Test Design

4. Which of the following is true about White and Black Box Testing Technique:

a) Equivalance partitioning, Decision Table and Control flow are White box Testing Techniques.

b) Equivalence partitioning, Boundary Value Analysis, Data Flow are Black Box Testing Techniques.

c) Equivalence partitioning, State Transition, Use Case Testing are black box Testing Techniques.

d) Equivalence Partioning, State Transition, Use Case Testing and Decision Table are White Box Testing Techniques.

5. Regression testing should be performed:

i. every week

ii. after the software has changed

iii. as often as possible

iv. when the environment has changed

v. when the project manager says

a) i & ii are true, iii, iv & v are false

b) ii, iii & iv are true, i & v are false

c) ii & iv are true, i, iii & v are false

d) ii is true, i, iii, iv & v are false

6. Benefits of Independent Testing

a) Independent testers are much more qualified than Developers

b) Independent testers see other and different defects and are unbiased.

c) Independent Testers cannot identify defects.

d) Independent Testers can test better than developers

7. Minimum Tests Required for Statement Coverage and Branch Coverage :

Read P Read Q

If p+q > 100 then

Print “Large”

End if If p > 50 then

Print “pLarge”

End if

a) Statement coverage is 2, Branch Coverage is 2

b) Statement coverage is 3 and branch coverage is 2

c) Statement coverage is 1 and branch coverage is 2

d) Statement Coverage is 4 and Branch coverage is 2

8. Minimum Test Required for Statement Coverage :

Disc = 0

Order-qty = 0

Read Order-qty

If Order-qty >=20 then

Disc = 0.05

If Order-qty >=100 then

Disc =0.1

End if

End if

a) Statement coverage is 4

b) Statement coverage is 1

c) Statement coverage is 3

d) Statement Coverage is 2

9. The structure of an incident report is covered in the Standard for Software Test Documentation IEEE 829 and is called as :

a) Anomaly Report

b) Defect Report

c) Test Defect Report

d) Test Incident Report

10. Which of the following is the task of a Test Lead / Leader?

i. Interaction with the Test Tool Vendor to identify best ways to leverage test tool on the project.

ii. Write Test Summary Reports based on the information gathered during testing

iii. Decide what should be automated, to what degree and how.

iv. Create the Test Specifications

a) i, ii, iii is true and iv is false

b) ii,iii,iv is true and i is false

c) i is true and ii,iii,iv are false

d) iii and iv is correct and i and ii are incorrect

11. Features of White Box Testing Technique :

i. We use explicit knowledge of the internal workings of the item being tested to select the test data.

ii. Uses specific knowledge of programming code to examine outputs and assumes that the tester knows the path of logic in a unit or a program.

iii. Checking for the performance of the application

iv. Also checks for functionality.

a) i, ii are true and iii and iv are false

b) iii is true and i,ii, iv are false

c) ii ,iii is true and i,iv is false

d) iii and iv are true and i,ii are false

12. Which of the following is a part of Test Closure Activities?

i. Checking which planned deliverables has been delivered

ii. Defect report analysis.

iii. Finalizing and archiving testware.

iv. Analyzing lessons.

a) i , ii , iv are true and iii is false

b) i , ii , iii are true and iv is false

c) i , iii , iv are true and ii is false

d) All of above are true

13. Which of the following will be the best definition for Testing :

a) The goal/purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program works.

b) The purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program is defect free.

c) The purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program does what it is supposed to do.

d) Testing is executing Software for the purpose of finding defects.

14. Which of the following is not a type of incremental testing approach?

a) Top down

b) Big-bang

c) Bottom up

d) Functional incrementation.

15. Drivers are also known as:

i. Spade

ii. Test harness

iii. Scaffolding

a) i , ii are true and iii is false

b) i , iii are true and ii is false

c) ii , iii are true and i is false

d) All of the above are true

16. Exit Criteria may consist of :

i. Thoroughness measures, such as coverage of code, functionality or risk

ii. Estimates of Defect density or reliability measures.

iii. Residual risk such as defects not fixed or lack of test coverage in certain areas

iv. Verifying the Test Environment.

a) iv is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect.

b) i,ii,iii is correct and iv is incorrect

c) ii is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect

d) iii and iv are correct and i,ii are incorrect

17. Which of the following helps in monitoring the Test Progress:

i. Percentage of Test Case Execution

ii. Percentage of work done in test environment preparation.

iii. Defect Information e.g. defect density, defects found and fixed

iv. The size of the testing Team and skills of the engineers

a) iv is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect

b) i,ii,iii are correct and iv is incorrect

c) i,ii are correct and iii,iv are incorrect

d) i,iv are correct and ii , iii are incorrect

18. The selection of a test approach should consider the context :

i. Risk of Failure of the Project, hazards to the product and risks of product failure to humans

ii. Skills and experience of the people in the proposed technique, tools and methods

iii. The objective of the testing endeavor and the mission of the testing team.

iv. The size of the testing Team

a) i,ii,iii,iv are true

b) i,ii,iii are true and iv is false.

c) ii,iii,iv are true and i is false.

d) i,iv are true and ii, iii are false.

19. In the case of Large Systems :

a) Only a few tests should be run

b) Testing should be on the basis of Risk

c) Only Good Test Cases should be executed.

d) Test Cases written by good test engineers should be executed.

20. The Provision and Management of a controlled library containing all the configurations items is called as

a) Configuration Control

b) Status Accounting

c) Configuration Identification

d) Configuration Identification

Answer

1 a 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 d 10 a

11 a 12 c 13 d 14 b 15 c 16 b 17 b 18 b 19 b 20 a