ISTQB Sample Questions Set - 24



1.    What is the main difference between a walkthrough and an inspection?
                                                          A.      An inspection is lead by the author, whilst a walkthrough is lead by a trained moderator.
                                                          B.      An inspection has a trained leader, whilst a walkthrough has no leader.
                                                          C.      Authors are not present during inspections, whilst they are during walkthroughs.
                                                         D.      A walkthrough is lead by the author, whilst an inspection is lead by a trained moderator.
2.    Which of these activities provides the biggest potential cost saving from the use of CAST?
                                                          A.      Test management
                                                          B.      Test design
                                                          C.      Test execution
                                                         D.      Test planning
3.    Which of the following is NOT true of incidents?
                                                          A.      Incident resolution is the responsibility of the author of the software under test.
                                                          B.      Incidents may be raised against user requirements.
                                                          C.      Incidents require investigation and/or correction.
                                                         D.      Incidents are raised when expected and actual results differ.
4.    Which of the following characterizes the cost of faults?
                                                          A.      They are cheapest to find in the early development phases and the most expensive to fix in the latest test phases.
                                                          B.      They are easiest to find during system testing but the most expensive to fix then.
                                                          C.      Faults are cheapest to find in the early development phases but the most expensive to fix then.
                                                         D.      Although faults are most expensive to find during early development phases, they are cheapest to fix then.
5.    Which one of the following statements, about capture-replay tools, is NOT correct?
                                                          A.      They are used to support multi-user testing.
                                                          B.      They are used to capture and animate user requirements.
                                                          C.      They are the most frequently purchased types of CAST tool.
                                                         D.      They capture aspects of user behaviour.
6.    Which of the following is true of the V-model?
                                                          A.      It states that modules are tested against user requirements.
                                                          B.      It only models the testing phase.
                                                          C.      It specifies the test techniques to be used.
                                                         D.      It includes the verification of designs.
7.    Error guessing:
                                                          A.      Supplements formal test design techniques.
                                                          B.      Can only be used in component, integration and system testing.
                                                          C.      Is only performed in user acceptance testing.
                                                         D.      Is not repeatable and should not be used.
8.    In a system designed to work out the tax to be paid:
An employee has £4000 of salary tax free. The next £1500 is taxed at 10%
The next £28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
Which of these groups of numbers would fall into the same equivalence class?
                                                          A.      £4800; £14000; £28000
                                                          B.      £5200; £5500; £28000
                                                          C.      £28001; £32000; £35000
                                                         D.      £5800; £28000; £32000
9.    The oracle assumption:
                                                          A.      Is that there is some existing system against which test output may be checked.
                                                          B.      Is that the tester can routinely identify the correct outcome of a test.
                                                          C.      Is that the tester knows everything about the software under test.
                                                         D.      Is that the tests are reviewed by experienced testers.
10.                       In prioritising what to test, the most important objective is to:
                                                          A.      Find as many faults as possible.
                                                          B.      Test high risk areas.
                                                          C.      Obtain good test coverage.
                                                         D.      Test whatever is easiest to test.
11.                       The most important thing about early test design is that it:
                                                          A.      Makes test preparation easier.
                                                          B.      Means inspections are not required.
                                                          C.      Can prevent fault multiplication.
                                                         D.      Will find all faults.
12.                       A configuration management system would NOT normally provide:
                                                          A.      Linkage of customer requirements to version numbers.
                                                          B.      Facilities to compare test results with expected results.
                                                          C.      The precise differences in versions of software component source code.
                                                         D.      Restricted access to the source code library.
13.                       Integration testing in the small:
                                                          A.      Tests the individual components that have been developed.
                                                          B.      Tests interactions between modules or subsystems.
                                                          C.      Only uses components that form part of the live system.
                                                         D.      Tests interfaces to other systems.
14.                       Which of the following requirements is testable?
                                                          A.      The system shall be user friendly.
                                                          B.      The safety-critical parts of the systems all contain 0 faults.
                                                          C.      The response time shall be less than one second for the specified design load.
                                                         D.      The system shall be built to be portable.
15.                       An important benefit of code inspections is that they:
                                                          A.      Enable the code to be tested before the execution environment is ready.
                                                          B.      Can be performed by the person who wrote the code.
                                                          C.      Can be performed by inexperienced staff.
                                                         D.      Are cheap to perform.
16.                       Test cases are designed during:
                                                          A.      Test recording.
                                                          B.      Test planning.
                                                          C.      Test configuration.
                                                         D.      Test specification.
17.                       A failure is:
                                                          A.      Found in the software; the result of an error.
                                                          B.      Departure from specified behaviour.
                                                          C.      An incorrect step, process or data definition in a computer program.
                                                         D.      A human action that produces an incorrect result.
18.                       How would you estimate the amount of re-testing likely to be required?
                                                          A.      Metrics from previous similar projects
                                                          B.      Discussions with the development team
                                                          C.      Time allocated for regression testing
                                                         D.      A. & B.
19.                       Given the following sets of test management terms (v-z), and activity descriptions (1-5), which one of the following best pairs the two sets?
v - Test control
w - Test monitoring
x - Test estimation
y - Incident management
z - Configuration control
1 - Calculation of required test resources
2 - Maintenance of record of test results
3 - Re-allocation of resources when tests overrun
4 - Report on deviation from test plan
5 - Tracking of anomalous test results
                                                          A.      v-3,w-2,x-1,y-5,z-4
                                                          B.      v-2,w-5,x-1,y-4,z-3
                                                          C.      v-3,w-4,x-1,y-5,z-2
                                                         D.      v-2,w-1,x-4,y-3,z-5

20.                       In a system designed to work out the tax to be paid:
An employee has £4000 of salary tax free. The next £1500 is taxed at 10% The next £28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
To the nearest whole pound, which of these is a valid Boundary Value Analysis test case?
A.    £1500
B.    £32001
C.    £33501
D.   £28000
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