ISTQB Sample Questions Set - 10

1.    Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126 Standard?

A.    Functionality

B.    Usability

C.    Supportability

D.   Maintainability

2.    One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :

A.    Lack of technical documentation

B.    Lack of test tools on the market for developers

C.    Lack of training

D.   Lack of Objectivity

3.    Statement Coverage will not check for the following.

A.    Missing Statements

B.    Unused Branches

C.    Dead Code

D.   Unused Statement

4.    Given the Following program

IF X <>= Z
THEN Statement 2;
END

McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :

A.    2

B.    3

C.    4

D.   5

5.    To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the function to be tested and passes it test data.

A.    Stub

B.    Driver

C.    Proxy

D.   None of the above

6.    Pick the best definition of quality

A.    Quality is job one

B.    Zero defects

C.    Conformance to requirements

D.   Work as designed

7.    Boundary value testing

A.    Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests

B.    Test boundary conditions on, below and above the edges of input and output equivalence classes

C.    Tests combinations of input circumstances

D.   Is used in white box testing strategy

8.    An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004

The boundary values for testing this field are

A.    0,1900,2004,2005

B.    1900, 2004

C.    1899,1900,2004,2005

D.   1899, 1900, 1901,2003,2004,2005

9.    How many test cases are necessary to cover all the possible sequences of statements (paths) for the following program fragment? Assume that the two conditions are independent of each other:

if (Condition 1)
then statement 1
else statement 2
fi
if (Condition 2)
then statement 3
fi

A.    2 Test Cases

B.    3 Test Cases

C.    4 Test Cases

D.   Not achievable

10.                       A common test technique during component test is

A.    Statement and branch testing

B.    Usability testing

C.    Security testing

D.   Performance testing

11.                       In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

A.    Takes minutes of the meeting

B.    Mediates between people

C.    Takes telephone calls

D.   Writes the documents to be reviewed

12.                       Acceptance test cases are based on what?

A.    Requirements

B.    Design

C.    Code

D.   Decision table

13.                       Which one of the following are non-functional testing methods?

A.    System testing

B.    Usability testing

C.    Performance testing

D.   Both B & C

14.                       Independent Verification & Validation is

A.    Done by the Developer

B.    Done by the Test Engineers

C.    Done By Management

D.   Done by an Entity Outside the Project’s sphere of influence　

15.                       Defect Management process does not include

A.    Defect prevention

B.    Deliverable base-lining

C.    Management reporting

D.   None of the above

16.                       Which of the following could be a reason for a failure

1) Testing fault
2) Software fault
3) Design fault
4) Environment Fault
5) Documentation Fault

A.    2 is a valid reason; 1,3,4 & 5 are not

B.    1,2,3,4 are valid reasons; 5 is not

C.    1,2,3 are valid reasons; 4 & 5 are not

D.   All of them are valid reasons for failure

17.                       Test are prioritized so that:

A.    You shorten the time required for testing

B.    You do the best testing in the time available

C.    You do more effective testing

D.   You find more faults

18.                       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 vendor contractor to write the initial scripts

19.                       During which test activity could faults be found most cost effectively?

A.    Execution

B.    Design

C.    Planning

D.   Check Exit criteria completion

20.                       What is the difference between testing software developed by contractor outside your country, versus testing software developed by a contractor within your country?

A.    Does not meet people needs

B.    Cultural difference

C.    Loss of control over reallocation of resources

D.   Relinquishments of control

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