ISTQB 2011 10

1. Q. 400: A risk-based approach to testing provides proactive opportunities to reduce the
levels of product risk, starting in the initial stages of a project

True

False

2. Q. 386: What is the purpose of test exit criteria in the test plan?

To specify when to stop the testing activity

To set the criteria used in generating test inputs

To ensure that the test case specification is complete

To know when a specific test has finished its execution

3. Q. 387:If a program is tested and 100% condition coverage is achieved, which of the
following coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved?

100% branch coverage

100% condition coverage and 100% statement coverage

Equivalence class and boundary value coverage

No other white box coverage criterion is guaranteed to be fulfilled 100%

4. Q. 398: Acceptance testing means

Testing performed on a single stand – alone module or unit of code

Testing after changes have been made to ensure that no unwanted changes were introduced

Testing to ensure that the system meets the needs of the organization and end user.

Users test the application in the developers environment

5. Q. 383: Which set of metrics can be used for monitoring of the test execution?

Number of detected defects, testing cost;

Number of residual defects in the test object.

Percentage of completed tasks in the preparation of test environment; test cases prepared

Number of test cases run / not run; test cases passed / failed

6. Q. 396: Which of the following items need not to be given in an incident report?

The version number of the test object

Test data and used environment

Identification of the test case that failed

The location and instructions on how to correct the fault

7. Q. 384: What test items should be put under configuration management?

The test object, the test material and the test environment

The problem reports and the test material

Only the test object. The test cases need to be adapted during agile testing

The test object and the test material

8. Q. 393: Maintenance testing is:

Testing management

Synonym of testing the quality of service

Triggered by modifications, migration or retirement of existing software

Testing the level of maintenance by the vendor

9. Q. 399: The _______ testing should include operational tests of the new environment
as well as of the changed software

System Testing

Integration testing

Component testing

Maintenance testing

10. Q. 403: The _________ Is the activity where general testing objectives are transformed
into tangible test conditions and test designs

Testing Planning

Test Control

Test analysis and design

Test implementation

11. Q. 389: The following list contains risks that have been identified for a software
product to be developed. Which of these risks is an example of a product risk?

Not enough qualified testers to complete the planned tests

Software delivery is behind schedule

Threat to a patient’s life

3rd party supplier does not supply as stipulated

12. Q. 390: Which of the following statements is correct?

Static analysis tools produce statistics during program execution

Configuration management systems allow us to provide accurate defect statistics of different configurations

Stress testing tools examine the behavior of the test object at or beyond full load

Performance measurement tools can be used in all phases of software life-cycle

13. Q. 385: This part of a program is given:
WHILE (condition A)
Do B
END WHILE
How many paths should be tested in this code in order to achieve 100% path coverage?

One

Indefinite

Two

Four

14. Q. 397: Test data planning essentially includes

Network

Operational Model

Boundary value analysis

Test Procedure Planning

15. Q. 404: Integration testing where no incremental testing takes place prior to all the
system’s components being combined to form the system.

System testing

Component Testing

Incremental Testing

Big bang testing

16. Q. 381: Which of the following is correct about static analysis tools?

Static analysis tools are used only by developers

Compilers may offer some support for static analysis

Static analysis tools help find failures rather than defects

17. Q. 391: Which of the following project inputs influence testing?

(I) Contractual requirements
(II) Legal requirements(III) Industry standards
(IV) Application risk
(V) Project size

(I) through (III) are correct

All alternatives are correct

(II) and (V) are correct

(I), (III) and (V) are correct

18. Q. 405: A test case design technique for a component in which test cases are designed
to execute statements is called as?

State transition Testing

Static Testing

Transition testing

Statement testing

19. Q. 412: _________ reviews are often held with just the programmer who wrote the
code and one or two other programmers or testers.

Formal Reviews

Peer Reviews

Semi Formal Reviews

All of the above

20. Q. 395: V-Model is:

A software development model that illustrates how testing activities integrate with software development phases

A software life-cycle model that is not relevant for testing

The official software development and testing life-cycle model of ISTQB

A testing life cycle model including unit, integration, system and acceptance phases

21. Q. 416: Equivalence partitioning consists of various activities:

Ensure that test cases test each input and output equivalence class at least once

Identify all inputs and all outputs

Identify equivalence classes for each input

All of the above

22. Q. 408: Component integration testing can be done

Before Integration testing

After unit testing

After component testing

After system testing

23. Q. 409: Test basis documentation is analyzed in which phase of testing

Test Analysis

Test Design

Test Execution

Test Planning

24. Q. 394: Why is incremental integration preferred over "big bang" integration?

Because incremental integration has better early defects screening and isolation ability

Because "big bang" integration is suitable only for real time applications

Incremental integration is preferred over "Big Bang Integration" only for "bottom up" development model

Because incremental integration can compensate for weak and inadequate component testing

25. Q. 388: Which of the following can be root cause of a bug in a software product?

(I) The project had incomplete procedures for configuration management.
(II) The time schedule to develop a certain component was cut.
(III) the specification was unclear
(IV) Use of the code standard was not followed up
(V) The testers were not certified

(I) and (II) are correct

(I) through (IV) are correct

(III) through (V) are correct

(I), (II) and (IV) are correct

26. Q. 392: A test engineer is testing a Video Player (VCR), and logs the following report:

Title: Fast Forward stops after 2 minutes. It happens every time
Expected result: Fast forward continues till the end of the tape
Severity: High
Priority: Urgent
What important information did the engineer leave out?

Identification (Software and hardware) of the VCR

Actual result

History of the report

Ideas for the test case improvement

27. Q. 407: A test plan defines

What is selected for testing

Objectives and results

Expected results

Targets and misses

28. Q. 417: Static Analysis

Same as static testing

Done by the developers

Both A. and B

None of the above

29. Q. 420: Objective of review meeting is

To identify problems with design

To solve the problems with design

Both A. and B

None of the above.

30. Q. 413: In ________ testing test cases i.e input to the software are created based on
the specifications languages

State Transition Testing

Random Testing

Syntax Testing

Penetration testing

31. Q. 402: Branch Coverage

Another name for decision coverage

Another name for all-edges coverage

Another name for basic path coverage

All the above

32. Q. 419: Testing responsibilities:

Tester 1 – Verify that the program is able to display images clearly on all 10 of the monitors in the lab

Tester 2 - Make sure the program instructions are easy to use Security concerns are
important for which type of applications

Tester 3 – Verify that the calculation module works correctly by using both scripts and adhoc testing. Which term is used to refer to the testing that is performed by

Tester 3 in the above scenario?

Unit testing

Algorithm specific testing

Compatibility testing

Black box testing

33. Q. 382: Which of the following list contains only non-functional tests?

Interoperability (compatibility) testing, reliability testing, performance testing

System testing, performance testing

Load testing, stress testing, component testing, portability testing

Testing various configurations, beta testing, load testing

34. Q. 406: Who should have technical and Business background.

Moderator

Author

Reviewer

Recorder

35. Q. 415: Verification activities during design stages are

Reviewing and Inspecting

Inspecting and Testing

Reviewing and Testing

Reviewing, Inspecting and Testing.

36. Q. 418: Size of a project is defined in terms of all the following except

Person days

Person hours

Calendar months

None of the above

37. Q. 411: if (condition1 && (condition2 function1()))
statement1;
else
statement2;

Decision coverage

Condition coverage

Statement coverage

Path Coverage

38. Q. 414: White Box Testing

Same as glass box testing

Same as clear box testing

Both A. and B.

None of the above.

39. Q. 401: Functional testing is mostly

Validation techniques

Verification techniques

Both of the above

None of the above

40. Q. 410: Which one is not the task of test leader?

Coordinate the test strategy and plan with project managers and others

Decide about the implementation of the test environment

Write test summary reports

Review and contribute to test plans

ISTQB 2011 10

1. Q. 400: A risk-based approach to testing provides proactive opportunities to reduce thelevels of product risk, starting in the initial stages of a project

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Q. 386: What is the purpose of test exit criteria in the test plan?

3. Q. 387:If a program is tested and 100% condition coverage is achieved, which of thefollowing coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved?

4. Q. 398: Acceptance testing means

5. Q. 383: Which set of metrics can be used for monitoring of the test execution?

6. Q. 396: Which of the following items need not to be given in an incident report?

7. Q. 384: What test items should be put under configuration management?

8. Q. 393: Maintenance testing is:

9. Q. 399: The _______ testing should include operational tests of the new environmentas well as of the changed software

10. Q. 403: The _________ Is the activity where general testing objectives are transformedinto tangible test conditions and test designs

11. Q. 389: The following list contains risks that have been identified for a softwareproduct to be developed. Which of these risks is an example of a product risk?

12. Q. 390: Which of the following statements is correct?

13. Q. 385: This part of a program is given:WHILE (condition A)Do BEND WHILEHow many paths should be tested in this code in order to achieve 100% path coverage?

14. Q. 397: Test data planning essentially includes

15. Q. 404: Integration testing where no incremental testing takes place prior to all thesystem’s components being combined to form the system.

16. Q. 381: Which of the following is correct about static analysis tools?

17. Q. 391: Which of the following project inputs influence testing?(I) Contractual requirements(II) Legal requirements(III) Industry standards(IV) Application risk(V) Project size

18. Q. 405: A test case design technique for a component in which test cases are designedto execute statements is called as?

19. Q. 412: _________ reviews are often held with just the programmer who wrote thecode and one or two other programmers or testers.

20. Q. 395: V-Model is:

21. Q. 416: Equivalence partitioning consists of various activities:

22. Q. 408: Component integration testing can be done

23. Q. 409: Test basis documentation is analyzed in which phase of testing

24. Q. 394: Why is incremental integration preferred over "big bang" integration?

27. Q. 407: A test plan defines

28. Q. 417: Static Analysis

29. Q. 420: Objective of review meeting is

30. Q. 413: In ________ testing test cases i.e input to the software are created based onthe specifications languages

31. Q. 402: Branch Coverage

33. Q. 382: Which of the following list contains only non-functional tests?

34. Q. 406: Who should have technical and Business background.

35. Q. 415: Verification activities during design stages are

36. Q. 418: Size of a project is defined in terms of all the following except

37. Q. 411: if (condition1 && (condition2 function1()))statement1;elsestatement2;

38. Q. 414: White Box Testing

39. Q. 401: Functional testing is mostly

40. Q. 410: Which one is not the task of test leader?

1. Q. 400: A risk-based approach to testing provides proactive opportunities to reduce the
levels of product risk, starting in the initial stages of a project

3. Q. 387:If a program is tested and 100% condition coverage is achieved, which of the
following coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved?

9. Q. 399: The _______ testing should include operational tests of the new environment
as well as of the changed software

10. Q. 403: The _________ Is the activity where general testing objectives are transformed
into tangible test conditions and test designs

11. Q. 389: The following list contains risks that have been identified for a software
product to be developed. Which of these risks is an example of a product risk?

13. Q. 385: This part of a program is given:
WHILE (condition A)
Do B
END WHILE
How many paths should be tested in this code in order to achieve 100% path coverage?

15. Q. 404: Integration testing where no incremental testing takes place prior to all the
system’s components being combined to form the system.

17. Q. 391: Which of the following project inputs influence testing?

(I) Contractual requirements
(II) Legal requirements(III) Industry standards
(IV) Application risk
(V) Project size

18. Q. 405: A test case design technique for a component in which test cases are designed
to execute statements is called as?

19. Q. 412: _________ reviews are often held with just the programmer who wrote the
code and one or two other programmers or testers.

30. Q. 413: In ________ testing test cases i.e input to the software are created based on
the specifications languages

37. Q. 411: if (condition1 && (condition2 function1()))
statement1;
else
statement2;