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Which of the following statements BEST describes one of the seven key principles of software testing?

• By using automated testing it is possible to test everything.

• With sufficient effort and tool support, exhaustive testing is feasible for all software

• It is normally impossible to test all input/output combinations for a software system

• The purpose of testing is to demonstrate the absence of defects.

Which of the following statements is the MOST valid goal for a test team?

• To determine whether enough component tests were executed within system testing

• To detect as many failures as possible so that defects can be identified and corrected

• To prove that all possible defects are identified

• To prove that any remaining defects will not cause any failures

Which of these tasks would you expect to be performed during the Test Analysis and Design phase of the Fundamental Test Process?

• Defining test objectives

• Reviewing the test basis

• Creating test suites from test procedures

• Analyzing lessons learned for process improvement

Below is a list of problems that can be observed during testing or in production. Which one of these problems is a failure?

• The product crashed when the user selected an option in a dialog box

• One source code file included in the build has the FALSE version

• The computation algorithm used FALSE input variables.

• The developer misinterpreted the requirement for the algorithm

Which of the following attitudes, qualifications or actions would lead to problems (or conflict) within mixed teams of testers and developers, when observed in reviews and tests?

• Testers and developers are curious and focused on finding defects

• Testers and developers are sufficiently qualified to find failures and defects

• Testers and developers communicate defects as criticism of people, not as criticism of the software product

• Testers expect that there might be defects in the software product which the developers have not found and fixed

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

I. Software testing may be required to meet legal or contractual requirements.

II. Software testing is mainly needed to improve the quality of the product.

III. Rigorous testing and fixing of found defects could help reduce the risk of problems occurring in an operational environment.

IV. Rigorous testing is sometimes used to prove that all failures have been found.

• I, II and III are true; IV is false

• I is true; II, III, and IV are false

• I and III are true; II and IV are false

• III and IV are true; I and II are false

Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between testing and debugging?

• Testing identifies the source of defects; debugging analyzes the faults and proposes prevention activities

• Dynamic testing shows failures caused by defects; debugging finds, analyzes, and removes the causes of failures in the software

• Testing removes faults; debugging identifies the causes of failures.

• Dynamic testing prevents the causes of failures; debugging removes the failures

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 standard

• Non-functional testing is testing without reference to the internal structure of a system

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

When working with software development models, what is it important to do?

• If needed, adapt the models to project and product characteristics

• Choose the waterfall model, because it is the most proven model

• Start with the V-model, and then move to either the iterative or the incremental model

• Change the organization to fit the model, not vice versa

Which of the following is a characteristic of good testing and applies to any software development life cycle model?

• Acceptance testing is always the final test level to be applied

• All test levels are planned and completed for each developed feature

• Testers are first involved when first piece of code can be executed

• For every development activity there is a corresponding testing activity