1
When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected
behavior, this is called:
a)
an error
b) a
fault
c)
a failure
d) a
defect
e)
a mistake
2 Regression testing should be performed:
v) every
week
w)
after the software has changed
x) as
often as possible
y)
when the environment has changed
z)
when the project manager says
a)
v & w are true, x – z are false
b)
w, x & y are true, v & z are false
c) w
& y are true, v, x & z are false
d)
w is true, v, x y and z are false
e)
all of the above are true
3 IEEE 829 test plan documentation standard
contains all of the following except:
a)
test items
b) test
deliverables
c)
test tasks
d) test
environment
e)
test specification
4 Testing should be stopped when:
a) all
the planned tests have been run
b)
time has run out
c) all
faults have been fixed correctly
d)
both a) and c)
e)
it depends on the risks for the system being tested
5 Order numbers on a stock control system can range between
10000 and 99999 inclusive. Which of the following inputs might be a result of
designing tests for only valid equivalence classes and valid boundaries:
a)
1000, 5000, 99999
b) 9999,
50000, 100000
c)
10000, 50000, 99999
d) 10000,
99999
e)
9999, 10000, 50000, 99999, 10000
6 Consider the following statements about early
test design:
i. early
test design can prevent fault multiplication
ii.
faults found during early test design are more expensive to fix
iii. early
test design can find faults
iv.
early test design can cause changes to the requirements
v.
early test design takes more effort
a) i,
iii & iv are true. Ii & v are false
b)
iii is true, I, ii, iv & v are false
c) iii
& iv are true. i, ii & v are false
d)
i, iii, iv & v are true, ii us false
e)
i & iii are true, ii, iv & v are false
7 Non-functional system
testing includes:
a)
testing to see where the system does not function properly
b) testing
quality attributes of the system including performance and usability
c)
testing a system feature using only the software required for
that action
d) testing
a system feature using only the software required for that function
e)
testing for functions that should not exist
8 Which of the following is NOT part of
configuration management:
a) status
accounting of configuration items
b)
auditing conformance to ISO9001
c) identification
of test versions
d)
record of changes to documentation over time
e)
controlled library access
9
Which of the following is the main purpose of the integration strategy for
integration testing in the small?
a)
to ensure that all of the small modules are tested adequately
b)
to ensure that the system interfaces to other systems and
networks
c) to
specify which modules to combine when and how many at once
d)
to ensure that the integration testing can be performed by a
small team
e)
to specify how the software should be divided into modules
10 What is the purpose of
test completion criteria in a test plan:
a)
to know when a specific test has finished its execution
b) to
ensure that the test case specification is complete
c)
to set the criteria used in generating test inputs
d) to
know when test planning is complete
e)
to plan when to stop testing
11 Consider the following statements
i. an
incident may be closed without being fixed
ii.
incidents may not be raised against documentation
iii. the
final stage of incident tracking is fixing
iv.
the incident record does not include information on test
environments
v.
incidents should be raised when someone other than the author of
the software
performs the test
a)
ii and v are true, I, iii and iv are false
b) i
and v are true, ii, iii and iv are false
c)
i, iv and v are true, ii and iii are false
d) i
and ii are true, iii, iv and v are false
e)
i is true, ii, iii, iv and v are false
12 Given the following
code, which is true about the minimum number of test cases required for full
statement and branch coverage:
Read P
Read Q
IF
P+Q > 100 THEN Print “Large”
ENDIF
If P > 50 THEN
Print “P Large”
ENDIF
a)
1 test for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
b)
1 test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
c) 1
test for statement coverage, 1 for branch coverage
d)
2 tests for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
e)
2 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
13
Given the following: Switch PC on
Start “outlook”
IF
outlook appears THEN Send an email
Close outlook
a)
1 test for statement coverage, 1 for branch coverage
b) 1
test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
c)
1 test for statement coverage. 3 for branch coverage
d) 2
tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
e)
2 tests for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
14 Given the following code, which is true:
IF
A > B THEN C = A – B
ELSE
C = A + B
ENDIF
Read D
IF C = D Then
Print “Error”
ENDIF
a) 1
test for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
b)
2 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
c) 2
tests for statement coverage. 3 for branch coverage
d)
3 tests for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
e)
3 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
15 Consider the
following:
Pick
up and read the newspaper Look at what is on television
If
there is a program that you are interested in watching then switch the the
television on and watch the program
Otherwise
Continue reading the
newspaper
If there is a crossword in the newspaper then try
and complete the crossword
a)
SC = 1 and DC = 1
b) SC
= 1 and DC = 2
c)
SC = 1 and DC = 3
d) SC
= 2 and DC = 2
e)
SC = 2 and DC = 3
16 The place to start if you want a (new) test
tool is:
a) Attend
a tool exhibition
b)
Invite a vendor to give a demo
c) Analyse
your needs and requirements
d)
Find out what your budget would be for the tool
e)
Search the internet
17 When a new testing tool is purchased, it
should be used first by:
a)
A small team to establish the best way to use the tool
b) Everyone
who may eventually have some use for the tool
c)
The independent testing team
d) The
managers to see what projects it should be used in
e)
The vendor contractor to write the initial scripts
18 What can static analysis NOT find?
a) The
use of a variable before it has been defined
b)
Unreachable (“dead”) code
c) Whether
the value stored in a variable is correct
d)
The re-definition of a variable before it has been used
e)
Array bound violations
19 Which of the following
is NOT a black box technique:
a)
Equivalence partitioning
b) State
transition testing
c)
LCSAJ
d)
Syntax testing
e) Boundary value analysis
20 Beta testing is:
a) Performed
by customers at their own site
b)
Performed by customers at their software developer’s site
c) Performed
by an independent test team
d)
Useful to test bespoke software
e)
Performed as early as possible in the lifecycle
21
Given the following types of tool, which tools would typically be used by
developers and which by an independent test team:
i. static
analysis
ii.
performance testing
iii. test
management
iv.
dynamic analysis
v. test
running
vi.
test data preparation
a)
developers would typically use i, iv and vi; test team ii, iii
and v
b) developers
would typically use i and iv; test team ii, iii, v and vi
c)
developers would typically use i, ii, iii and iv; test team v
and vi
d) developers
would typically use ii, iv and vi; test team I, ii and v
e)
developers would typically use i, iii, iv and v; test team ii
and vi
22 The main focus of acceptance testing is:
a) finding
faults in the system
b)
ensuring that the system is acceptable to all users
c) testing
the system with other systems
d)
testing for a business perspective
e)
testing by an independent test team
23
Which of the following statements about the component testing standard is
false:
a) black
box design techniques all have an associated measurement technique
b)
white box design techniques all have an associated measurement
technique
c) cyclomatic
complexity is not a test measurement technique
d)
black box measurement techniques all have an associated test
design technique
e)
white box measurement techniques all have an associated test
design technique
24 Which of the following
statements is NOT true:
a)
inspection is the most formal review process
b) inspections
should be led by a trained leader
c)
managers can perform inspections on management documents
d) inspection
is appropriate even when there are no written documents
e)
inspection compares documents with predecessor (source)
documents
25
A typical commercial test execution tool would be able to perform all of the
following EXCEPT:
a)
generating expected outputs
b) replaying
inputs according to a programmed script
c)
comparison of expected outcomes with actual outcomes
d) recording
test inputs
e)
reading test values from a data file
26 The difference between re-testing and
regression testing is
a) re-testing
is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects
b) re-testing
looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating those tests
c) re-testing
is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier
d) re-testing
uses different environments, regression testing uses the same environment
e) re-testing
is done by developers, regression testing is done by independent testers
27 Expected results are:
a)
only important in system testing
b) only
used in component testing
c)
never specified in advance
d) most
useful when specified in advance
e)
derived from the code
28 Test managers should not:
a) report
on deviations from the project plan
b)
sign the system off for release
c) re-allocate
resource to meet original plans
d)
raise incidents on faults that they have found
e)
provide information for risk analysis and quality improvement
29 Unreachable code would best be found using:
a)
code reviews
b) code
inspections
c)
a coverage tool
d) a
test management tool
e)
a static analysis tool
30 A tool that supports
traceability, recording of incidents or scheduling of tests is called:
a)
a dynamic analysis tool
b) a
test execution tool
c)
a debugging tool
d) a
test management tool
e)
a configuration management tool
31 What information need not be included in a
test incident report:
a) how
to fix the fault
b)
how to reproduce the fault
c) test
environment details
d)
severity, priority
e)
the actual and expected outcomes
32
Which expression best matches the following characteristics or review
processes:
1. led
by author
2.
undocumented
3. no
management participation
4.
led by a trained moderator or leader
5.
uses entry exit criteria
s)
inspection
t)
peer review
u) informal
review
v)
walkthrough
a)
s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and 5, v = 1
b) s
= 4 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 1
c)
s = 1 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 4
d) s
= 5, t = 4, u = 3, v = 1 and 2
e)
s = 4 and 5, t = 1, u = 2, v = 3
33 Which of the following is NOT part of system
testing:
a) business
process-based testing
b)
performance, load and stress testing
c) requirements-based
testing
d)
usability testing
e)
top-down integration testing
34 What statement about expected outcomes is
FALSE:
a)
expected outcomes are defined by the software’s behaviour
b) expected
outcomes are derived from a specification, not from the code
c) expected
outcomes include outputs to a screen and changes to files and databases
d)
expected outcomes should be predicted before a test is run
e)
expected outcomes may include timing constraints such as
response times
35 The standard that
gives definitions of testing terms is:
a)
ISO/IEC 12207
b) BS7925-1
c)
BS7925-2
d) ANSI/IEEE
829
e)
ANSI/IEEE 729
36 The cost of fixing a fault:
a) Is
not important
b)
Increases as we move the product towards live use
c) Decreases
as we move the product towards live use
d)
Is more expensive if found in requirements than functional
design
e)
Can never be determined
37 Which of the following
is NOT included in the Test Plan document of the Test Documentation Standard:
a) Test
items (i.e. software versions)
b)
What is not to be tested
c) Test
environments
d)
Quality plans
e)
Schedules and deadlines
38 Could reviews or inspections be considered
part of testing:
a)
No, because they apply to development documentation
b) No,
because they are normally applied before testing
c)
No, because they do not apply to the test documentation
d) Yes,
because both help detect faults and improve quality
e)
Yes, because testing includes all non-constructive activities
39 Which of the following is not part of performance
testing:
a) Measuring
response time
b)
Measuring transaction rates
c) Recovery
testing
d)
Simulating many users
e)
Generating many transactions
40 Error guessing is best used
a)
As the first approach to deriving test cases
b) After
more formal techniques have been applied
c)
By inexperienced testers
d) After
the system has gone live
e)
Only by end users
Question
number Correct answer
1 C
2 C
3 E
4 E
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 B
9 C
10
E
11
B
12
B
13 B
14
B
15 E
16
C
17 B
18
C
19 C
20
A
21 B
22
D
23 A
24
D
25 A
26
A
27
D
28
C
29 A
30
E
31 E
32
B
33 E
34
A
35 B
36
B
37
D
38
D
39 C
40
B
