ISTQB unleashed

1. An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004
The boundary values for testing this field are
a. 0,1900,2004,2005
b. 1900, 2004
c. 1899,1900,2004,2005
d. 1899, 1900, 1901,2003,2004,2005

2. Which one of the following are non-functional testing methods?
a. System testing
b. Usability testing
c. Performance testing
d. Both b & c

3. Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?
a. Data tester
b. Boundary tester
c. Capture/Playback
d. Output comparator.

4. Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:
a. Statement Coverage
b. Pole Coverage
c. Condition Coverage
d. Path Coverage

5. Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126 Standard?
a. Functionality
b. Usability
c. Supportability
d. Maintainability

6. 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

7. Boundary value testing
a. Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests
b. Test boundary conditions on, below and above the edges of input and output equivalence classes
c. Tests combinations of input circumstances
d. Is used in white box testing strategy

8. Pick the best definition of quality
a. Quality is job one
b. Zero defects
c. Conformance to requirements
d. Work as designed

9. 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



10. One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :
a. Lack of technical documentation
b. Lack of test tools on the market for developers
c. Lack of training
d. Lack of Objectivity

11. During the software development process, at what point can the test process start?
a. When the code is complete.
b. When the design is complete.
c. When the software requirements have been approved.
d. When the first code module is ready for unit testing

12. In a review meeting a moderator is a person who
a. Takes minutes of the meeting
b. Mediates between people
c. Takes telephone calls
d. Writes the documents to be reviewed

13. Given the Following program
IF X < Y
THEN Statement 1;
ELSE IF Y >= Z
THEN Statement 2;
END

McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

14. How many test cases are necessary to cover all the possible sequences of statements (paths) for the following program fragment? Assume that the two conditions are independent of each other : -
…………
if (Condition 1)
then statement 1
else statement 2
fi
if (Condition 2)
then statement 3
fi
…………
a. Test Cases
b. 3 Test Cases
c. 4 Test Cases
d. Not achievable

15. Acceptance test cases are based on what?
a. Requirements
b. Design
c. Code
d. Decision table

16. “How much testing is enough?”
a. This question is impossible to answer
b. This question is easy to answer
c. The answer depends on the risk for your industry, contract and special requirements
d. This answer depends on the maturity of your developers

17. A common test technique during component test is
a. Statement and branch testing
b. Usability testing
c. Security testing
d. Performance testing

18. Statement Coverage will not check for the following.
a. Missing Statements
b. Unused Branches
c. Dead Code
d. Unused Statement

19. Independent Verification & Validation is
a. Done by the Developer
b. Done by the Test Engineers
c. Done By Management
d. Done by an Entity Outside the Project’s sphere of influence

20. Code Coverage is used as a measure of what ?
a. Defects
b. Trends analysis
c. Test Effectiveness
d. Time Spent Testing





Answers

1 c
2 d
3 c
4 b
5 c
6 b
7 b
8 c
9 a
10 d
11 c
12 b
13 b
14 c
15 a
16 c
17 a
18 a
19 d
20 c

ISTQB Foundation Level Mock Test 2

ISTQB Foundation Level Mock Test 2

Duration: 1 hour

Instructions:
1. Pass criteria will be 60%
2. No negative marking


1. COTS is known as
A. Commercial off the shelf software
B. Compliance of the software
C. Change control of the software
D. Capable off the shelf software

2. From the below given choices, which one is the ‘Confidence testing’
A. Sanity testing
B. System testing
C. Smoke testing
D. Regression testing

3. ‘Defect Density’ calculated in terms of
A. The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the component or the system
B. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by that test phase and any other means after wards
C. The number of defects identified in the component or system divided by the number of defects found by a test phase
D. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by the size of the system

4. ‘Be bugging’ is known as
A. Preventing the defects by inspection
B. Fixing the defects by debugging
C. Adding known defects by seeding
D. A process of fixing the defects by tester

5. An expert based test estimation is also known as
A. Narrow band Delphi
B. Wide band Delphi
C. Bespoke Delphi
D. Robust Delphi

6. When testing a grade calculation system, a tester determines that all scores from 90 to 100 will yield a grade of A, but scores below 90 will not. This analysis is known as:

A. Equivalence partitioning
B. Boundary value analysis
C. Decision table
D. Hybrid analysis

7. All of the following might be done during unit testing except

A. Desk check
B. Manual support testing
C. Walkthrough
D. Compiler based testing

8. Find the Min number of tests to ensure that each statement is executed at least once

A. 5 B. 6 C. 4 D. 8


9. Which of the following characteristics is primarily associated with software reusability?

A. The extent to which the software can be used in other applications
B. The extent to which the software can be used by many different users
C. The capability of the software to be moved to a different platform
D. The capability of one system to be coupled with another system

10. Which of the following software change management activities is most vital to assessing the impact of proposed software modifications?
A. Baseline identification B. Configuration auditing
C. Change control D. Version control

11. Which of the following statements is true about a software verification and validation program?

I. It strives to ensure that quality is built into software.
II. It provides management with insights into the state of a software project.
III. It ensures that alpha, beta, and system tests are performed.
IV. It is executed in parallel with software development activities.

A. I, II&III B.II, III&IV C.I, II&IV D.I, III&IV

12. Which of the following is a requirement of an effective software environment?

I. Ease of use
II. Capacity for incremental implementation
III. Capability of evolving with the needs of a project
IV. Inclusion of advanced tools

A.I, II &III B.I, II &IV C.II, III&IV D.I, III&IV

13. A test manager wants to use the resources available for the automated testing of a web application. The best choice is

A. Test automater, web specialist, DBA, test lead
B. Tester, test automater, web specialist, DBA
C. Tester, test lead, test automater, DBA
D. Tester, web specialist, test lead, test automater

14. A project manager has been transferred to a major software development project that is in the implementation phase. The highest priority for this project manager should be to
B. Establish a relationship with the customer
C. Learn the project objectives and the existing project plan
D. Modify the project’ s organizational structure to meet the manager’ s management style
E. Ensure that the project proceeds at its current pace



15. Change X requires a higher level of authority than Change Y in which of the following pairs?

Change X Change Y
A. Code in development Code in production
B. Specifications during requirements analysis Specifications during systems test
C. Documents requested by the technical development group Documents requested by customers
D. A product distributed to several sites A product with a single user


16. Which of the following functions is typically supported by a software quality information system?
I. Record keeping
II. System design
III. Evaluation scheduling
IV. Error reporting

A.I, II&III B.II, III &IV C.I, III &IV D.I, II & IV

17. During the testing of a module tester ‘X’ finds a bug and assigned it to developer. But developer rejects the same, saying that it’s not a bug. What ‘X’ should do?

A. Report the issue to the test manager and try to settle with the developer.
B. Retest the module and confirm the bug
C. Assign the same bug to another developer
D. Send to the detailed information of the bug encountered and check the reproducibility

18. The primary goal of comparing a user manual with the actual behavior of the running program during system testing is to

A. Find bugs in the program
B. Check the technical accuracy of the document
C. Ensure the ease of use of the document
D. Ensure that the program is the latest version

19. A type of integration testing in which software elements, hardware elements, or both are combined all at once into a component or an overall system, rather than in stages.
A. System Testing B. Big-Bang Testing
C. Integration Testing D. Unit Testing

20. In practice, which Life Cycle model may have more, fewer or different levels of development and testing, depending on the project and the software product. For example, there may be component integration testing after component testing, and system integration testing after system testing.

A. Water Fall Model B.V-Model
C. Spiral Model D. RAD Model

21. Which technique can be used to achieve input and output coverage? It can be applied to human input, input via interfaces to a system, or interface parameters in integration testing.
A. Error Guessing B. Boundary Value Analysis
C. Decision Table testing D. Equivalence partitioning

22. There is one application, which runs on a single terminal. There is another application that works on multiple terminals. What are the test techniques you will use on the second application that you would not do on the first application?

A. Integrity, Response time B. Concurrency test, Scalability
C. Update & Rollback, Response time D. Concurrency test, Integrity

23. You are the test manager and you are about the start the system testing. The developer team says that due to change in requirements they will be able to deliver the system to you for testing 5 working days after the due date. You can not change the resources(work hours, test tools, etc.) What steps you will take to be able to finish the testing in time. (

A. Tell to the development team to deliver the system in time so that testing activity will be finish in time.
B. Extend the testing plan, so that you can accommodate the slip going to occur
C. Rank the functionality as per risk and concentrate more on critical functionality testing
D. Add more resources so that the slippage should be avoided

24. Item transmittal report is also known as

A. Incident report B. Release note
C. Review report D. Audit report

25. Testing of software used to convert data from existing systems for use in replacement systems
A. Data driven testing B. Migration testing
C. Configuration testing D. Back to back testing

26. Big bang approach is related to

A. Regression testing B. Inter system testing
C. Re-testing D. Integration testing

27. Cause effect graphing is related to the standard

A. BS7799 B. BS 7925/2 C. ISO/IEC 926/1 D. ISO/IEC 2382/1

28. “The tracing of requirements for a test level through the layers of a test documentation” done by

A. Horizontal tracebility B. Depth tracebility
C. Vertical tracebility D. Horizontal & Vertical tracebilities

29. A test harness is a
A. A high level document describing the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing
B. A distance set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project
C. A test environment comprised of stubs and drives needed to conduct a test
D. A set of several test cases for a component or system under test


30. You are a tester for testing a large system. The system data model is very large with many attributes and there are a lot of inter dependencies with in the fields. What steps would you use to test the system and also what are the efforts of the test you have taken on the test plan

A. Improve super vision, More reviews of artifacts or program means stage containment of the defects.
B. Extend the test plan so that you can test all the inter dependencies
C. Divide the large system in to small modules and test the functionality
D. Test the interdependencies first, after that check the system as a whole

31. Change request should be submitted through development or program management. A change request must be written and should include the following criteria.
I. Definition of the change
II. Documentation to be updated
III. Name of the tester or developer
IV. Dependencies of the change request.

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


32. ‘Entry criteria’ should address questions such as

I. Are the necessary documentation, design and requirements information available that will allow testers to operate the system and judge correct behavior.
II. Is the test environment-lab, hardware, software and system administration support ready?
III. Those conditions and situations that must prevail in the testing process to allow testing to continue effectively and efficiently.
IV. Are the supporting utilities, accessories and prerequisites available in forms that testers can use

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

33. “This life cycle model is basically driven by schedule and budget risks” This statement is best suited for
A. Water fall model B. Spiral model
C. Incremental model D. V-Model

34. The bug tracking system will need to capture these phases for each bug.

I. Phase injected
II. Phase detected
III. Phase fixed
IV. Phase removed

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

35. One of the more daunting challenges of managing a test project is that so many dependencies converge at test execution. One missing configuration file or hard ware device can render all your test results meaning less. You can end up with an entire platoon of testers sitting around for days.
Who is responsible for this incident?

A. Test managers faults only
B. Test lead faults only
C. Test manager and project manager faults
D. Testers faults only






36. System test can begin when?

I. The test team competes a three day smoke test and reports on the results to the system test phase entry meeting
II. The development team provides software to the test team 3 business days prior to starting of the system testing
III. All components are under formal, automated configuration and release management control

A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I and III only D. I, II and III

37. Test charters are used in ________ testing

A. Exploratory testing B. Usability testing
C. Component testing D. Maintainability testing



All The Best

ISTQB Foundation Level Mock Test 2 Key

Q.No Answer Q.No Answer
1 (A) 20 (B)
2 (C) 21 (D)
3 (A) 22 (C)
4 (C) 23 (C)
5 (B) 24 (B)
6 (A) 25 (B)
7 (B) 26 (D)
8 (B) 27 (B)
9 (A) 28 (A)
10 (C) 29 (C)
11 (C) 30 (A)
12 (A) 31 (D)
13 (B) 32 (A)
14 (B) 33 (D)
15 (D) 34 (B)
16 (C) 35 (A)
17 (D) 36 (D)
18 (B) 37 (A)
19 (B)

ISEB Questions

1. which of the following is harder for intuitive tests than for systematic tests
a) Dealing with ambiguous requirement specifications
b) Estimating the time required for execution
c) Discovering unforeseen side effects
d) Determining the time to spend isolating any bug discovered during testing

2. The steps included in review are
a) Planning, preparation, inspection meeting follow up
b) Peer review, walkthrough, inspection
c) Plan, design, execute and report
d) All the above

3. Which is not a part of the test case?
(Executing the preconditions, all possible deviations from Expected Result, i/p, o/p)

4. What is the indirect cost involved in the installation of new software tool?
(maintaince cost, training cost, assimilation cost, onsite installation cost)

5. mistake & error are similar.. similarly what word is similar to this..
(defect & error, defect & bug, bug & error, failure & error)

6. In a project , total 100 defects found, of which 2/3 are functional defects related to GUI and next 33 are defects to non functional. Then what type of ….???
(defect clustering,..)

7. Before a release of software, bug is found in the software in test lab by test team. This is a easy to fix bug. Then development team fixes this bug in the test lab but version of s/w is not changed. Now tell whether this is good/ bad practice.
(Good practice, It is fine, Bad practice—after the fixing ,the version number should be changed., Bad practice—the bugs should be recorded, assigned to development team and the fixes are allowed in the next release.)

8. Which of the following is the Best example to show why testing is necessary..

9. Dev team manager asks the test manager for resources to complete the project on time what test manager will do….(Say No, give resources, Ask the PM for this & then if he permits allocate the development background resources)
10. Test manager wants to run all the tests.. As there is enough time testing was done in a normal manner.. The test manager is wrong becoz
(more defects found at end of project will lag in time, focus on high priority / high risk areas should be given)

11. Find statement coverage if cond1 then statement 1 else statement 2 fi if cond2 then statement 3 fi) (1,2,3,4)

12. which of the following is not a form of non fuctional testing

13. Component testing & unit testing are done at different stages in sdlc? True or False
.
14. CM & Defect tracking are best suited for (regression testing, confirmation testing).

15. What is confirmation testing
(1)Defects found are fixed and retested again. 2) to verify the success of corrective actions,3)Rechecking the software)

16. IEEE 829, Test Design Specification Serves to ---
(Who will do the testing, group of test cases, Test case,)

17. No Written Docs available, how to verify the expected result
(from prev exp in similar type of project, Automated Test Oracle, )

18. Definition of Validation.

19. Boundary value analysis: 0<=x<100
(-1,0,99,100 2) 0,100 3) –1,0,1,99,100 )

20. Exhausting testing
(All possible combination of i/p & preconditions, All possible combination of i/p, All possible combination of i/p & o/p)

21. what is the role of Moderator.

22. Record & playback tool is used in (Regression Testing)

23. what is the characteristics of the good defect tracking tool (uses CM & defect management)


24. Code coverage tool tells you ( where the defects are in the code, statement coverage )

25. Why test objective is important (to determine the product risk associated with that test objective)

26. As per the company policy, every line of the code should be executed. So it is having most impact on ( Unit testing, integration testing, system testing)

27. Which of the following is not related with performance testing (predicate maintainability, )

28. definition of regression testing
29. McCabe’s basis test coverage achieves….?
30. What level of white box test coverage is achieved (statement & branch coverage)

ISTQB sample Questions

___________ Testing will be performed by the people at client own locations (1M)

A. Alpha testing B. Field testing C. Performance testing D. System testing

System testing should investigate (2M)
Non-functional requirements only not Functional requirements
Functional requirements only not non-functional requirements
Non-functional requirements and Functional requirements
Non-functional requirements or Functional requirements

Which is the non-functional testing (1M)

A. Performance testing B. Unit testing
C. Regression testing D. Sanity testing

Who is responsible for document all the issues, problems and open point that were identified during the review meeting (2M)

A. Moderator B. Scribe C. Reviewers D. Author

What is the main purpose of Informal review (2M)

A. Inexpensive way to get some benefit
B. Find defects
C. Learning, gaining understanding, effect finding
D. Discuss, make decisions, solve technical problems


Purpose of test design technique is (1M)

A. Identifying test conditions only, not Identifying test cases
B. Not Identifying test conditions, Identifying test cases only
C. Identifying test conditions and Identifying test cases
D. Identifying test conditions or Identifying test cases

___________ technique can be used to achieve input and output coverage (1M)

A. Boundary value analysis B. Equivalence partitioning
C. Decision table testing D. State transition testing

Use cases can be performed to test (2M)

A. Performance testing B. Unit testing
C. Business scenarios D. Static testing

________________ testing is performed at the developing organization’s site (1M)

A. Unit testing B. Regression testing
C. Alpha testing D. Integration testing

The purpose of exit criteria is (2M)

Define when to stop testing
End of test level
When a set of tests has achieved a specific pre condition
All of the above

Which is not the project risks (2M)

A. Supplier issues B. Organization factors
C. Technical issues D. Error-prone software delivered

Poor software characteristics are (3M)

Only Project risks
Only Product risks
Project risks and Product risks
Project risks or Product risks
________ and ________ are used within individual workbenches to produce the right output products. (2M)

A. Tools and techniques B. Procedures and standards
C. Processes and walkthroughs D. Reviews and updates


The software engineer's role in tool selection is (3M)

A. To identify, evaluate, and rank tools, and recommend tools to management
B. To determine what kind of tool is needed, then find it and buy it
C. To initiate the tool search and present a case to management
D. To identify, evaluate and select the tools

A _____ is the step-by-step method followed to ensure that standards are met (2M)

A. SDLC B. Project Plan C. Policy D. Procedure

Which of the following is the standard for the Software product quality (1M)

A. ISO 1926 B. ISO 829 C. ISO 1012 D. ISO 1028

Which is not the testing objectives (1M)

A. Finding defects
B. Gaining confidence about the level of quality and providing information
C. Preventing defects.
D. Debugging defects

Bug life cycle (1M)

Open, Assigned, Fixed, Closed
Open, Fixed, Assigned, Closed
Assigned, Open, Closed, Fixed
Assigned, Open, Fixed, Closed

Which is not the software characteristics (1M)

A. Reliability B. Usability C. Scalability D. Maintainability

Which is not a testing principle (2M)

A. Early testing B. Defect clustering
C. Pesticide paradox D. Exhaustive testing

‘X’ has given a data on a person age, which should be between 1 to 99. Using BVA which is the appropriate one (3M)

A. 0,1,2,99 B. 1, 99, 100, 98 C. 0, 1, 99, 100 D. –1, 0, 1, 99

Which is not the fundamental test process (1M)

A. Planning and control B. Test closure activities
C. Analysis and design D. None

Which is not a Component testing (2M)

A. Check the memory leaks B. Check the robustness
C. Check the branch coverage D. Check the decision tables

PDCA is known as (1M)

A. Plan, Do, Check, Act B. Plan, Do, Correct, Act
C. Plan, Debug, Check, Act D. Plan, Do, Check, Accept

Contract and regulation testing is a part of (2M)

A. System testing B. Acceptance testing
C. Integration testing D. Smoke testing

Which is not a black box testing technique (1M)

A. Equivalence partition B. Decision tables
C. Transaction diagrams D. Decision testing

Arc testing is known as (2M)

A. Branch testing B. Agile testing
C. Beta testing D. Ad-hoc testing

A software model that can’t be used in functional testing (2M)

A. Process flow model B. State transaction model
C. Menu structure model D. Plain language specification model

Find the mismatch (2M)

Test data preparation tools – Manipulate Data bases
Test design tools – Generate test inputs
Requirement management tools – Enables individual tests to be traceable
Configuration management tools – Check for consistence





The principle of Cyclomatic complexity, considering L as edges or links, N as nodes, P as independent paths (2M)

A. L-N +2P
B. N-L +2P
C. N-L +P
D. N-L +P

FPA is used to (2M)

To measure the functional requirements of the project
To measure the size of the functionality of an Information system
To measure the functional testing effort
To measure the functional flow

Which is not a test Oracle (2M)

The existing system (For a bench mark)
The code
Individual’s knowledge
User manual

Find the correct flow of the phases of a formal review (3M)

Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Kick off
Planning, Individual preparation, Kick off, Rework
Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Follow up
Planning, Individual preparation, Follow up, Kick off

Stochastic testing using statistical information or operational profiles uses the following method (3M)

Heuristic testing approach
Methodical testing approach
Model based testing approach
Process or standard compliant testing approach










A project that is in the implementation phase is six weeks behind schedule. The delivery date for the product is four months away. The project is not allowed to slip the delivery date or compromise on the quality standards established for this product. Which of the following actions would bring this project back on schedule? (3M)

Eliminate some of the requirements that have not yet been implemented.
Add more engineers to the project to make up for lost work.
Ask the current developers to work overtime until the lost work is recovered.
Hire more software quality assurance personnel.

36. One person has been dominating the current software process improvement meeting. Which of the following techniques should the facilitator use to bring other team members into the discussion? (3M)

A. Confront the person and ask that other team members be allowed to express their opinions.
B. Wait for the person to pause, acknowledge the person’ s opinion, and ask for someone else’ s opinion.
C. Switch the topic to an issue about which the person does not have a strong opinion.
D. Express an opinion that differs from the person’ s opinion in order to encourage others to express their ideas.

Maintenance releases and technical assistance centers are examples of which of the following costs of quality? (3M)

A. External failure
B. Internal failure
C. Appraisal
D. Prevention













All the best

ISTQB Foundation Level Second Batch (8th July 2006)
Mock Test 1 Key

Q.No
Answer
Q.No
Answer
1
B
20
D
2
C
21
C
3
A
22
D
4
B
23
D
5
A
24
A
6
C
25
B
7
B
26
D
8
C
27
A
9
C
28
C
10
D
29
D
11
D
30
A
12
B
31
B
13
B
32
B
14
A
33
C
15
D
34
C
16
A
35
A
17
D
36
B
18
A
37
A
19
C

ISTQB sample Questions

___________ Testing will be performed by the people at client own locations (1M)

A. Alpha testing B. Field testing C. Performance testing D. System testing

System testing should investigate (2M)
Non-functional requirements only not Functional requirements
Functional requirements only not non-functional requirements
Non-functional requirements and Functional requirements
Non-functional requirements or Functional requirements

Which is the non-functional testing (1M)

A. Performance testing B. Unit testing
C. Regression testing D. Sanity testing

Who is responsible for document all the issues, problems and open point that were identified during the review meeting (2M)

A. Moderator B. Scribe C. Reviewers D. Author

What is the main purpose of Informal review (2M)

A. Inexpensive way to get some benefit
B. Find defects
C. Learning, gaining understanding, effect finding
D. Discuss, make decisions, solve technical problems


Purpose of test design technique is (1M)

A. Identifying test conditions only, not Identifying test cases
B. Not Identifying test conditions, Identifying test cases only
C. Identifying test conditions and Identifying test cases
D. Identifying test conditions or Identifying test cases

___________ technique can be used to achieve input and output coverage (1M)

A. Boundary value analysis B. Equivalence partitioning
C. Decision table testing D. State transition testing

Use cases can be performed to test (2M)

A. Performance testing B. Unit testing
C. Business scenarios D. Static testing

________________ testing is performed at the developing organization’s site (1M)

A. Unit testing B. Regression testing
C. Alpha testing D. Integration testing

The purpose of exit criteria is (2M)

Define when to stop testing
End of test level
When a set of tests has achieved a specific pre condition
All of the above

Which is not the project risks (2M)

A. Supplier issues B. Organization factors
C. Technical issues D. Error-prone software delivered

Poor software characteristics are (3M)

Only Project risks
Only Product risks
Project risks and Product risks
Project risks or Product risks
________ and ________ are used within individual workbenches to produce the right output products. (2M)

A. Tools and techniques B. Procedures and standards
C. Processes and walkthroughs D. Reviews and updates


The software engineer's role in tool selection is (3M)

A. To identify, evaluate, and rank tools, and recommend tools to management
B. To determine what kind of tool is needed, then find it and buy it
C. To initiate the tool search and present a case to management
D. To identify, evaluate and select the tools

A _____ is the step-by-step method followed to ensure that standards are met (2M)

A. SDLC B. Project Plan C. Policy D. Procedure

Which of the following is the standard for the Software product quality (1M)

A. ISO 1926 B. ISO 829 C. ISO 1012 D. ISO 1028

Which is not the testing objectives (1M)

A. Finding defects
B. Gaining confidence about the level of quality and providing information
C. Preventing defects.
D. Debugging defects

Bug life cycle (1M)

Open, Assigned, Fixed, Closed
Open, Fixed, Assigned, Closed
Assigned, Open, Closed, Fixed
Assigned, Open, Fixed, Closed

Which is not the software characteristics (1M)

A. Reliability B. Usability C. Scalability D. Maintainability

Which is not a testing principle (2M)

A. Early testing B. Defect clustering
C. Pesticide paradox D. Exhaustive testing

‘X’ has given a data on a person age, which should be between 1 to 99. Using BVA which is the appropriate one (3M)

A. 0,1,2,99 B. 1, 99, 100, 98 C. 0, 1, 99, 100 D. –1, 0, 1, 99

Which is not the fundamental test process (1M)

A. Planning and control B. Test closure activities
C. Analysis and design D. None

Which is not a Component testing (2M)

A. Check the memory leaks B. Check the robustness
C. Check the branch coverage D. Check the decision tables

PDCA is known as (1M)

A. Plan, Do, Check, Act B. Plan, Do, Correct, Act
C. Plan, Debug, Check, Act D. Plan, Do, Check, Accept

Contract and regulation testing is a part of (2M)

A. System testing B. Acceptance testing
C. Integration testing D. Smoke testing

Which is not a black box testing technique (1M)

A. Equivalence partition B. Decision tables
C. Transaction diagrams D. Decision testing

Arc testing is known as (2M)

A. Branch testing B. Agile testing
C. Beta testing D. Ad-hoc testing

A software model that can’t be used in functional testing (2M)

A. Process flow model B. State transaction model
C. Menu structure model D. Plain language specification model

Find the mismatch (2M)

Test data preparation tools – Manipulate Data bases
Test design tools – Generate test inputs
Requirement management tools – Enables individual tests to be traceable
Configuration management tools – Check for consistence





The principle of Cyclomatic complexity, considering L as edges or links, N as nodes, P as independent paths (2M)

A. L-N +2P
B. N-L +2P
C. N-L +P
D. N-L +P

FPA is used to (2M)

To measure the functional requirements of the project
To measure the size of the functionality of an Information system
To measure the functional testing effort
To measure the functional flow

Which is not a test Oracle (2M)

The existing system (For a bench mark)
The code
Individual’s knowledge
User manual

Find the correct flow of the phases of a formal review (3M)

Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Kick off
Planning, Individual preparation, Kick off, Rework
Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Follow up
Planning, Individual preparation, Follow up, Kick off

Stochastic testing using statistical information or operational profiles uses the following method (3M)

Heuristic testing approach
Methodical testing approach
Model based testing approach
Process or standard compliant testing approach










A project that is in the implementation phase is six weeks behind schedule. The delivery date for the product is four months away. The project is not allowed to slip the delivery date or compromise on the quality standards established for this product. Which of the following actions would bring this project back on schedule? (3M)

Eliminate some of the requirements that have not yet been implemented.
Add more engineers to the project to make up for lost work.
Ask the current developers to work overtime until the lost work is recovered.
Hire more software quality assurance personnel.

36. One person has been dominating the current software process improvement meeting. Which of the following techniques should the facilitator use to bring other team members into the discussion? (3M)

A. Confront the person and ask that other team members be allowed to express their opinions.
B. Wait for the person to pause, acknowledge the person’ s opinion, and ask for someone else’ s opinion.
C. Switch the topic to an issue about which the person does not have a strong opinion.
D. Express an opinion that differs from the person’ s opinion in order to encourage others to express their ideas.

Maintenance releases and technical assistance centers are examples of which of the following costs of quality? (3M)

A. External failure
B. Internal failure
C. Appraisal
D. Prevention













All the best

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