Which of the following would NOT be done as part of selecting a tool for an organization?

Roll out the tool to as many users as possible within the organization.

Assess organizational maturity, strengths and weaknesses.

Evaluate the tool features against clear requirements and objective criteria.

Identify internal requirements for coaching and mentoring in the use of the tool.

Which of the following is a goal for a proof-of-concept or pilot phase for tool evaluation?

Decide on standard ways of using, managing, storing and maintaining the tool and the test assets.

Decide on the main objectives and requirements for this type of tool.

Evaluate the tool vendor including training, support and commercial aspects.

What is a key characteristic of specification-based testing techniques?

Tests are derived from models (formal or informal) that specify the problem to be solved by the software or its components.

Tests are derived from information about how the software is constructed.

Tests are derived based on the skills and experience of the tester.

Tests are derived from the extent of the coverage of structural elements of the system or components.

An exhaustive test suite would include:

All combinations of input values and preconditions.

All combinations of input values and output values.

All pairs of input value and preconditions.

All states and state transitions.

Which statement about testing is true?

Testing is started as early as possible in the life cycle.

Testing is started after the code is written so that we have a system with which to work.

Testing is most economically done at the end of the life cycle.

Testing can only be done by an independent test team.

Consider the following list of either product or project risks: I. An incorrect calculation of fees might shortchange the organization. II. A vendor might fail to deliver a system component on time. III. A defect might allow hackers to gain administrative privileges. IV. A skills gap might occur in a new technology used in the system. V. A defect-prioritization process might overload the development team. Which of the following statements is true?

I and III are primarily product risks, while II, IV and V are primarily project risks.

I is primarily a product risk and II, III, IV and V are primarily project risks.

II and V are primarily product risks and I, III and V are primarily project risks.

III and V are primarily product risks, while I, II and IV are primarily project risks.

Review the following portion of an incident report. 1. I place any item in the shopping cart. 2. I place any other (different) item in the shopping cart. 3. I remove the first item from the shopping cart, but leave the second item in the cart. 4. I click the < Checkout > button. 5. I expect the system to display the first checkout screen. Instead, it gives the pop-up error message, ‘No items in shopping cart. Click to continue shopping.’ 6. I click < Okay >. 7. I expect the system to return to the main window to allow me to continue adding and removing items from the cart. Instead, the browser terminates. 8. The failure described in steps 5 and 7 occurred in each of three attempts to perform steps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Assume that no other narrative information is included in the report. Which of the following important aspects of a good incident report is missing from this incident report?

The steps to reproduce the failure.

Which of the following are benefits and which are risks of using tools to support testing? 1. Over-reliance on the tool 2. Greater consistency and repeatability 3. Objective assessment 4. Unrealistic expectations 5. Underestimating the effort required to maintain the test assets generated by the tool 6. Ease of access to information about tests or testing 7. Repetitive work is reduced

Benefits: 2, 3, 6 and 7. Risks: 1, 4 and 5

Benefits: 3, 4, 6 and 7. Risks: 1, 2 and 5

Benefits: 1, 2, 3 and 7, Risks: 4, 5 and 6

Benefits: 2, 3, 5 and 6. Risks: 1, 4 and 7

Of the following statements about reviews of specifications, which statement is true?

Reviews are a cost effective early static test on the system.

Reviews are not generally cost effective as the meetings are time consuming and require preparation and follow up.

There is no need to prepare for or follow up on reviews.

Reviews must be controlled by the author.

Test objectives vary between projects and so must be stated in the test plan. Which one of the following test objectives might conflict with the proper tester mindset?

Show that the system works before we ship it.

Find as many defects as possible.

Reduce the overall level of product risk.

Prevent defects through early involvement.

What is a test condition?

An input, expected outcome, pre-condition and post-condition

The steps to be taken to get the system to a given point

A specific state of the software, e.g. before a test can be run

Which of the following general testing principles are true? I. Testing shows the presence of defects but not the absence of defects II. Testing of combinations of inputs and outputs will find all defects III. Testing should start after the completion of key development tasks VI. Testing of safety-critical software is similar to testing web applications

I is true; II, III and IV are false

II is true; I, III and IV are false

I and II are true; III and N are false

II and III are true; I and IV are false

What is the purpose of confirmation testing?

To confirm that a defect has been fixed correctly.

To confirm the users’ confidence that the system will meet their business needs.

To confirm that no unexpected changes have been introduced or uncovered as a result of changes made.

To confirm that the detailed logic of a component conforms to its specification.

Which success factors are required for good tool support within an organization?

Adapting processes to fit with the use of the tool and monitoring tool use and benefits.

Acquiring the best tool and ensuring that all testers use it.

Setting ambitious objectives for tool benefits and aggressive deadlines for achieving them.

Adopting practices from other successful organizations and ensuring that initial ways of using the tool are maintained.

Which of the following best describes integration testing?

Testing performed to expose faults in the interfaces and in the interaction between integrated components.

Testing to verify that a component is ready for integration.

Testing to verify that the test environment can be integrated with the product.

Integration of automated software test suites with the product.

According to the ISTQB Glossary, debugging:

Includes the repair of the cause of a failure.

Is part of the fundamental testing process.

Involves intentionally adding known defects.

Follows the steps of a test procedure.

Which of the following could be a root cause of a defect in financial software in which an incorrect interest rate is calculated?

Insufficient training was given to the developers concerning compound interest alculation rules.

Insufficient funds were available to pay the interest rate calculated.

Insufficient calculations of compound interest were included.

Inaccurate calculators were used to calculate the expected results.

Assume postal rates for ‘light letters’ are: $0.25 up to 10 grams; $0.35 up to 50 grams; $0.45 up to 75 grams; $0.55 up to 100 grams. Which test inputs (in grams) would be selected using boundary value analysis?

0, 1,10,11, 50, 51, 75, 76,100,101

0, 9,19, 49, 50, 74, 75, 99,100

Consider the following decision table for Car rental.

TC1: Don’t supply car; TC2: Supply car with no premium charge.

TC1: Don’t supply car; TC2: Supply car with premium charge.

TC1: Supply car with premium charge; TC2: Supply car with no premium charge.

TC1: Supply car with premium charge; TC2: Don’t supply car.

What is exploratory testing?

Concurrent test design, test execution, test logging and learning.

The process of anticipating or guessing where defects might occur.

A systematic approach to identifying specific equivalent classes of input.

The testing carried out by a chartered engineer.

What does it mean if a set of tests has achieved 90% statement coverage?

9 out of 10 statements have been exercised by this set of tests.

9 out of 10 decision outcomes have been exercised by this set of tests.

9 out of 10 tests have been run on this set of software.

9 out of 10 requirements statements about the software are correct.

What is the best description of static analysis?

The analysis of program code or other software artifacts

System test execution on a project is planned for eight weeks. After a week of testing, a tester suggests that the test objective stated in the test plan of ‘finding as many defects as possible during system test’ might be more closely met by redirecting the test effort according to which test principle?

Impossibility of exhaustive testing.

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15 mins • 1 pt

According to the ISTQB Glossary, what do we call a document that describes any event that occurred during testing which requires further investigation?

A bug report

A defect report

An incident report

A test summary report

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A product risk analysis is performed during the planning stage of the test process. During the execution stage of the test process, the test manager directs the testers to classify each defect report by the known product risk it relates to (or to ‘other’). Once a week, the test manager runs a report that shows the percentage of defects related to each known product risk and to unknown risks. What is one possible use of such a report?

To identify new risks to system quality.

To locate defect clusters in product subsystems.

To check risk coverage by tests.

To measure exploratory testing.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which tools help to support static testing?

Static analysis tools and test execution tools.

Review process support tools, static analysis tools and coverage measurement tools.

Dynamic analysis tools and modeling tools.

Review process support tools, static analysis tools and modeling tools.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which test activities are supported by test harness or unit test framework tools?

Test management and control.

Test specification and design.

Test execution and logging.

Performance and monitoring.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What are the potential benefits from using tools in general to support testing?

Greater quality of code, reduction in the number of testers needed, better objectives for testing.

Greater repeatability of tests, reduction in repetitive work, objective assessment.

Greater responsiveness of users, reduction of tests run, objectives not necessary.

Greater quality of code, reduction in paperwork, fewer objections to the tests.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is a potential risk in using tools to support testing?

Unrealistic expectations, expecting the tool to do too much.

Insufficient reliance on the tool, i.e. still doing manual testing when a test execution tool has been purchased.

The tool may find defects that aren’t there.

The tool will repeat exactly the same thing it did the previous time.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following are advanced scripting techniques for test execution tools?

Data-driven and keyword-driven

Data-driven and capture-driven

Capture-driven and keyhole-driven

Playback-driven and keyword-driven

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