Testing Throughout the Software Life Cycle

Maintenance testing is:

• updating tests when the software has changed

• testing a released system that has been changed

• testing by users to ensure that the system meets a business need

• testing to maintain business advantage

Functional testing is mostly

• Validation techniques

• Verification techniques

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Component integration testing can be done after

• black box testing

• sanity testing

• component testing

• system testing

White box testing

• Same as glass box testing

• Same as clear box testing

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What are good practices for testing within the development life cycle?

• Early test analysis and design

• Different test levels are defined with specific objectives

• Testers will start to get involved as soon as coding is done

• Both A and B

Which is NOT TRUE? The black box tester

• should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document

• should be able to understand the source code

• is highly motivated to find faults

• is creative to find system's weaknesses

A number of critical bugs are fixed in software. All the bugs are in one module, related to reports. The test manager decides to do regression testing only on the reports module.

• The test manager should do only automated regression testing.

• The test manager is justified in his decision because no bug has been fixed in other modules

• The test manager should only do confirmation testing. There is no need to do regression testing.

• Regression testing should be done in other modules as well because fixing one module may affect other module.

Which of the following statements BEST describes non-functional testing?

• Non-functional testing is the process of testing an integrated system to verify that it meets specified requirements.

• Non-functional testing is the process of testing to determine system compliance with coding standards.

• Non-functional testing is the process of testing to determine system compliance with user requirements.

• Non-functional testing is testing system attributes, such as usability, reliability, or maintainability.

Which of the following is an example of maintenance testing?

• To test corrected defects during development of a new system.

• To test enhancements to an existing operational system.

• To handle complaints about system quality during user acceptance testing.

• To integrate functions during the development of a new system.

Which of the following statements comparing component testing and system testing is TRUE?

• Component testing verifies the functionality of software modules, program objects, and classes that are separately testable, whereas system testing verifies interfaces between components and interactions between different parts of the system.

• Test cases for component testing are usually derived from component specifications, design specifications, or data models, whereas test cases for system testing are usually derived from requirement specifications, functional specifications, or use cases.

• Component testing only focuses on functional characteristics, whereas system testing focuses on functional and non-functional characteristics.

• Component testing is the responsibility of the testers, whereas system testing typically is the responsibility of the users of the system.