CSTE Preparation Questions Set - 2

1. Differentiate between a test bed and a test script. 

Test beds are developed for a singly type of test; test scripts are an automated capture/playback tool and execute over and over.

2. A test environment includes. 

Tools, plat forms, scripts, hardware, software, resources, and skills needed to support testing. 

3. List various dimensions of risk. 

1) Technology integration;

2) Size and complexity;

3) System environment and stability;

4) Criticality / mission impact; and

5) Reliability and integrity.

4. What are the two risk levels? 

1) LU1 criticality / mission impact.

2) LU2 size, system environment, reliability, and integration. 

5. Define risk as it applies to testing. 

Risk analysis will identify high-risk applications in order to at them to more extensive testing and it can help focus testing on the critical components and/or quality dimensions that are most important to the project. 

6. Give three examples of testing risks. 

1) Lack of trained testers;

2) Inadequate change control; and

3) Compressed timeframes.

7. When is risk assessment conducted? 

At the earliest possible stage of a development project and then it should be conducted at critical points along the development life cycle. 

8. List four structural test approaches. 

1) Operations testing

2) Stress testing

3) Recovery testing

4) Security testing 

9. Give four functional test approaches. 

1) Requirements

2) Regression

3) Parallel

4) Error-handling 

10. Describe the use of a traceability tool. 

A traceability tool follows the paths taken by a computer program as it processes data.