ISTQB Question Bank 661 to 700

Which of the following faults can be found by a static analysis tool?

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I. Incorrect branch conditions logic.

II. Variables which are used after being defined.

III. Variables which are defined but never used.

IV. Standards violations

V. Illegal calls to routines

• III, IV and V

• II only

• I, II, III and IV

• II, III, IV and V

Which of the following characteristics and types of review processes belong together?

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1. Led by the author

2. Undocumented

3. No management participation

4. Led by a trained moderator or leader

5. Uses entry and exit criteria

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s. Inspection

t. Technical review

u. Informal review

v. Walkthrough

• s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and 5, v = 1

• s = 4 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 1

• s = 1 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 4

• s = 5, t = 4, u = 3, v = 1 and 2

What statement about static analysis is true?

• With static analysis, defects can be found that are difficult to find with dynamic testing.
• Compiling is not a form of static analysis.
• When properly performed, static analysis makes functional testing redundant.
• Static analysis finds all faults.

Which of the following statements about early test design are true and which are false?

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1. Defects found during early test design are more expensive to fix.

2. Early test design can find defects.

3. Early test design can cause changes to the requirements.

4. Early test design takes more effort.

• 1 and 3 are true. 2 and 4 are false.

• 2 is true. 1, 3 and 4 are false.

• 2 and 3 are true. 1 and 4 are false.

• 2, 3 and 4 are true. 1 is false.

Static code analysis typically identifies all but one of the following problems. Which is it?

• Unreachable code
• Undeclared variables
• Faults in the requirements
• Too few comments

In which document described in IEEE 829 would you find instructions for the steps to be taken for a test including set-up, logging, environment and measurement?

• Test plan
• Test design specification
• Test case specification
• Test procedure specification

With a highly experienced tester with a good business background, which approach to defining test procedures would be effective and most efficient for a project under severe time pressure?

• A high-level outline of the test conditions and general steps to take.
• Every step in the test spelled out in detail.
• A high-level outline of the test conditions with the steps to take discussed in detail with another experienced tester.
• Detailed documentation of all test cases and careful records of each step taken in the testing.

Put the test cases that implement the following test conditions into the best order for the test execution schedule, for a test that is checking modifications of customers on a database.

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1. Print modified customer record.

2. Change customer address: house number and street name.

3. Capture and print the on-screen error message.

4. Change customer address: postal code.

5. Confirm existing customer is on the database by opening that record.

6. Close the customer record and close the database.

7. Try to add a new customer with no details at all.

• 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 7, 6

• 4, 2, 5,1, 6, 7, 3

• 5, 4, 2, 1, 7, 3, 6

• 5,1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 6

Why are both specification-based and structure-based testing techniques useful?

• They find different types of defect.
• Using more techniques is always better.
• Both find the same types of defect.
• Because specifications tend to be unstructured.

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

• They are mainly used to assess the structure of a specification.
• They are used both to measure coverage and to design tests to increase coverage.
• They are based on the skills and experience of the tester.
• They use a formal or informal model of the software or component.