ISTQB Foundation 10

Which of the following provides the BEST description of a test case?

• A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a test. Also known as test script or manual test script
• A set of input values and expected results, with execution preconditions and execution postconditions, developed for a particular test condition
• An attribute of a system specified by requirements documentation (for example reliability, usability or design constraints) that is executed in a test
• An item or event of a system that could be verified by one or more test conditions, e.g., a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural element

Which of the following is a major objective of testing?

• To prevent defects
• To validate the project plan works as required
• To gain confidence in the development team
• To make release decisions for the system under testJustification

Which of the following is an example of a failure in a car cruise control system?

• The developer of the system forgot to rename variables after a cut-and-paste operation
• Unnecessary code that sounds an alarm when reversing was included in the system
• The system stops maintaining a set speed when the radio volume is increased or decreased
• The design specification for the system wrongly states speeds

Which of the following is a defect rather than a root cause in a fitness tracker?

• Because the author of the requirements was unfamiliar with the domain of fitness training, he therefore wrongly assumed that users wanted heartbeat in beats per hour
• The tester of the smartphone interface had not been trained in state transition testing, so missed a major defect
• An incorrect configuration variable implemented for the GPS function could cause location problems during daylight saving times
• Because the designer had never worked on wearable devices before, she as designer of the user interface therefore misunderstood the effects of reflected sunlight

As a result of risk analysis, more testing is being directed to those areas of the system under test where initial testing found more defects than average. Which of the following testing principles is being applied?

• Beware of the pesticide paradox
• Testing is context dependent
• Absence-of-errors is a fallacy
• Defects cluster together

Given the following test activities and tasks. Which of the following BEST matches the activities with the tasks?

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A. Test design B. Test implementation C. Test execution D. Test completion

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1. Entering change requests for open defect reports

2. Identifying test data to support the test cases

3. Prioritizing test procedures and creating test data

4. Analyzing discrepancies to determine their cause

• A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

• A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

• A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

• A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

Which of the following BEST describes how value is added by maintaining traceability between the test basis and test artifacts?

• Maintenance testing can be fully automated based on changes to the initial requirements
• It is possible to determine if a new test case has increased coverage of the requirements
• Test managers can identify which testers found the highest severity defects
• Areas that may be impacted by side-effects of a change can be targeted by confirmation testing

Which of the following qualities is MORE likely to be found in a tester’s mindset rather than in a developer’s?

• A tester´s mindset tends to grow and mature as the tester gains experience
• Ability to see what might go wrong
• Good communication with team members
• Attention to detail

Given the following statements about the relationships between software development activities and test activities in the software development lifecycle:

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1. Each development activity should have a corresponding testing activity

2. Reviewing should start as soon as final versions of documents become available

3. The design and implementation of tests should start during the corresponding development activity

4. Testing activities should start in the early stages of the software development lifecycle

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Which of the following CORRECTLY shows which are true and false?

• True – 1, 2; False – 3, 4

• True – 2, 3; False – 1, 4

• True – 1, 2, 4; False – 3

• True – 1, 4; False – 2, 3

Given that the testing being performed has the following attributes:

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• Based on interface specifications

• Focused on finding failures in communication

• The test approach uses both functional and structural test types

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Which of the following test levels is MOST likely being performed?

• Integration testing

• Acceptance testing

• System testing

• Component testing