ISTQB 2011 5

1. Q. 187: Boundary value testing

Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests

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

Tests combinations of input circumstances

Is used in white box testing strategy

2. Q. 176: "How much testing is enough?"

This question is impossible to answer

This question is easy to answer

The answer depends on the risk for your industry, contract and special requirements

This answer depends on the maturity of your developers

3. Q. 172: Boundary value analysis can only be used during white-box testing.

True

False

4. Q. 177: Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?

Data tester

Boundary tester

Capture/Playback

Output comparator.

5. Q. 182: One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :

Lack of technical documentation

Lack of test tools on the market for developers

Lack of training

Lack of Objectivity

6. Q. 190: A common test technique during component test is

Statement and branch testing

Usability testing

Security testing

Performance testing

7. Q. 180: Fault Masking is

Error condition hiding another error condition

Creating a test case which does not reveal a fault

Masking a fault by developer

Masking a fault by a tester

8. Q. 192: Acceptance test cases are based on what?

Requirements

Design

Code

Decision table

9. Q. 175: During the software development process, at what point can the test process
start?

When the code is complete.

When the design is complete.

When the software requirements have been approved.

When the first code module is ready for unit testing

10. Q. 186: Pick the best definition of quality

Quality is job one

Zero defects

Conformance to requirements

Work as designed

11. Q. 163: EULA stands for

End Usability License Agreement

End User License Agreement

End User License Arrangement

End User License Attachment

12. Q. 185: To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the
function to be tested and passes it test data.

Stub

Driver

Proxy

None of the above

13. Q. 191: In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

Takes minutes of the meeting

Mediates between people

Takes telephone calls

Writes the documents to be reviewed

14. Q. 168: _______ includes both Black box and White Box Testing features

Gray Box Testing

Hybrid Testing

A. & B.

None

15. Q. 174: Failure is _________

Incorrect program behaviour due to a fault in the program

Bug found before product Release

Bug found after product Release

Bug found during Design phase

16. Q. 200: What is the difference between testing software developed by contractor
outside your country, versus testing software developed by a contractor within your
country?

Does not meet people needs

Cultural difference

Loss of control over reallocation of resources

Relinquishments of control

17. Q. 161: Drivers are tools used to control and operate tge software being testeD.

True

False

18. Q. 194: Independent Verification & Validation is

Done by the Developer

Done by the Test Engineers

Done By Management

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

19. Q. 181: Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126
Standard?

Functionality

Usability

Supportability

Maintainability

20. Q. 183: Statement Coverage will not check for the following.

Missing Statements

Unused Branches

Dead Code

Unused Statement

21. Q. 193: Which one of the following are non-functional testing methods?

System testing

Usability testing

Performance testing

Both B & C

22. Q. 196: 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

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

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

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

All of them are valid reasons for failure

23. Q. 178: Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:

Statement Coverage

Pole Coverage

Condition Coverage

Path Coverage

24. Q. 188: An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004
The boundary values for testing this field are

0,1900,2004,2005

1900, 2004

1899,1900,2004,2005

1899, 1900, 1901,2003,2004,2005

25. Q. 165: CAST stands for

Computer Aided Software Testing

Computer Aided Software Tools

Computer Analysis Software Techniques

None

26. Q. 170: Tool which stores requirement statements, check for consistency and allow
requirements to be prioritized and enable individual tests to be traceable to
requirements, functions and features.

Incident management tools

Requirements management tools

Configuration management tools

None

27. Q. 173: Which of these are objectives for software testing?

Determine the productivity of programmers

Eliminate the need for future program maintenance

Eliminate every error prior to release

Uncover software errors

28. Q. 179: Code Coverage is used as a measure of what?

Defects

Trends analysis

Test Effectiveness

Time Spent Testing

29. Q. 164: ________is a very early build intended for limited distribution to a few key
customers and to marketing for demonstration purposes.

Alpha release

Beta release

Test release document

Build

30. Q. 171: The number of tests to test all control statements equals the cyclomatic
complexity

True

False

31. Q. 198: When a new testing tool is purchased, it should be used first by:

A small team to establish the best way to use the tool

Everyone who may eventually have some use for the tool

The independent testing team

The vendor contractor to write the initial scripts

32. Q. 167: Which test may not mimic real world situations

Functional testing

Structural Testing

All of the above

None of the above

33. Q. 197: Test are prioritized so that:

You shorten the time required for testing

You do the best testing in the time available

You do more effective testing

You find more faults

34. Q. 166: The tool modifies the program code or manipulates tge operating environment
in any way is considered non-invasive

True

False

35. Q. 184: Given the Following program
IF X <>= Z
THEN Statement 2;
END
McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :

2

3

4

5

36. Q. 199: During which test activity could faults be found most cost effectively?

Execution

Design

Planning

Check Exit criteria completion

37. Q. 195: Defect Management process does not include

Defect prevention

Deliverable base-lining

Management reporting

None of the above

38. Q. 189: 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

2 Test Cases

3 Test Cases

4 Test Cases

Not achievable

39. Q. 162: Typical defects discovered by static analysis includes

Programming standard violations

Referring a variable with an undefined value

Security vulnerabilities

All Above

40. Q. 169: Exhaustive testing is possible

True

False

ISTQB 2011 5

1. Q. 187: Boundary value testing

2.

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

2. Q. 176: "How much testing is enough?"

3. Q. 172: Boundary value analysis can only be used during white-box testing.

4. Q. 177: Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?

5. Q. 182: One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :

6. Q. 190: A common test technique during component test is

7. Q. 180: Fault Masking is

8. Q. 192: Acceptance test cases are based on what?

9. Q. 175: During the software development process, at what point can the test processstart?

10. Q. 186: Pick the best definition of quality

11. Q. 163: EULA stands for

12. Q. 185: To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls thefunction to be tested and passes it test data.

13. Q. 191: In a review meeting a moderator is a person who

14. Q. 168: _______ includes both Black box and White Box Testing features

15. Q. 174: Failure is _________

16. Q. 200: What is the difference between testing software developed by contractoroutside your country, versus testing software developed by a contractor within yourcountry?

17. Q. 161: Drivers are tools used to control and operate tge software being testeD.

18. Q. 194: Independent Verification & Validation is

19. Q. 181: Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126Standard?

20. Q. 183: Statement Coverage will not check for the following.

21. Q. 193: Which one of the following are non-functional testing methods?

22. Q. 196: Which of the following could be a reason for a failure1) Testing fault2) Software fault3) Design fault4) Environment Fault5) Documentation Fault

23. Q. 178: Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:

24. Q. 188: An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004The boundary values for testing this field are

25. Q. 165: CAST stands for

26. Q. 170: Tool which stores requirement statements, check for consistency and allowrequirements to be prioritized and enable individual tests to be traceable torequirements, functions and features.

27. Q. 173: Which of these are objectives for software testing?

28. Q. 179: Code Coverage is used as a measure of what?

29. Q. 164: ________is a very early build intended for limited distribution to a few keycustomers and to marketing for demonstration purposes.

30. Q. 171: The number of tests to test all control statements equals the cyclomaticcomplexity

31. Q. 198: When a new testing tool is purchased, it should be used first by:

32. Q. 167: Which test may not mimic real world situations

33. Q. 197: Test are prioritized so that:

34. Q. 166: The tool modifies the program code or manipulates tge operating environmentin any way is considered non-invasive

35. Q. 184: Given the Following programIF X <>= ZTHEN Statement 2;ENDMcCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :

36. Q. 199: During which test activity could faults be found most cost effectively?

37. Q. 195: Defect Management process does not include

38. Q. 189: How many test cases are necessary to cover all the possible sequences ofstatements (paths) for the following program fragment? Assume that the two conditions are independent of each other:if (Condition 1)then statement 1else statement 2fiif (Condition 2)then statement 3fi

39. Q. 162: Typical defects discovered by static analysis includes

40. Q. 169: Exhaustive testing is possible

9. Q. 175: During the software development process, at what point can the test process
start?

12. Q. 185: To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the
function to be tested and passes it test data.

16. Q. 200: What is the difference between testing software developed by contractor
outside your country, versus testing software developed by a contractor within your
country?

19. Q. 181: Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126
Standard?

22. Q. 196: 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

24. Q. 188: An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004
The boundary values for testing this field are

26. Q. 170: Tool which stores requirement statements, check for consistency and allow
requirements to be prioritized and enable individual tests to be traceable to
requirements, functions and features.

29. Q. 164: ________is a very early build intended for limited distribution to a few key
customers and to marketing for demonstration purposes.

30. Q. 171: The number of tests to test all control statements equals the cyclomatic
complexity

34. Q. 166: The tool modifies the program code or manipulates tge operating environment
in any way is considered non-invasive

35. Q. 184: Given the Following program
IF X <>= Z
THEN Statement 2;
END
McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :

38. Q. 189: 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