ISTQB Foundation Level Quiz
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The ISTQB exams are just around the corner and if you pass them all you get your certificate and freedom to practice your new found knowledge. Looking for revision material for it? The quiz below is perfect for testing your understanding so far. Give it a try and all the best!
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- 1.
![Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase?]( "Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase?")
- A.
Schedules and deliverables
- B.
Hardware and software
- C.
Entry and exit criteria
- D.
Types of test case
- 2.
![What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the effects of that change show up in some test?]( "What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the effects of that change show up in some test?")
- A.
Introducing mutations
- B.
Performance testing
- C.
A mutation error
- D.
Debugging a program
- 3.
![Which is the best definition of complete testing?]( "Which is the best definition of complete testing?")
Which is the best definition of complete testing?- A.
You have discovered every bug in the program
- B.
You have tested every statement, branch, and combination of branches in the program
- C.
You have reached the scheduled ship date
- D.
You have completed every test in the test plan
- 4.
![What does Security fall under?]( "What does Security fall under?")
- A.
Compliance testing
- B.
Disaster testing
- C.
Verifying compliance to rules
- D.
Functional testing
- E.
Ease of operations
- 5.
![What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?]( "What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?")
What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?- A.
Use automation tool for testing
- B.
Use risk-based analysis to find out which areas need to be tested
- C.
Both a and b
- D.
None of the above
- 6.
![What do complete statement and branch coverage mean?]( "What do complete statement and branch coverage mean?")
- A.
That you have tested every statement in the program
- B.
That you have tested every statement and every branch in the program
- C.
That you have tested every IF statement in the program
- D.
That you have tested every combination of values of IF statements in the program
- 7.
![In the MASPAR case study?]( "In the MASPAR case study?")
- A.
Security failures were the result of untested parts of code
- B.
The development team achieved complete statement and branch coverage but missed a serious bug in the MASPAR operating system
- C.
An error in the code was so obscure that you had to test the function with almost every input value to find its two special-case failures
- D.
All the above
- 8.
![Which is not in sequence in the 11 Step Software Testing process?]( "Which is not in sequence in the 11 Step Software Testing process?")
Which is not in sequence in the 11 Step Software Testing process?- A.
Assess development plan and status
- B.
Develop the test plan
- C.
Test software design
- D.
Test software requirement
- 9.
![Important consequences of the impossibility of complete testing are?]( "Important consequences of the impossibility of complete testing are?")
- A.
We can never be certain that the program is bug free
- B.
We have no definite stopping point for testing, which makes it easier for some managers to argue for very little testing
- C.
We have no easy answer for what testing tasks should always be required because every task takes the time that could be spent on other high importance tasks
- D.
All of the above
- 10.
![Tools like Change Man and Clear Case are used as?]( "Tools like Change Man and Clear Case are used as?")
Tools like Change Man and Clear Case are used as?- A.
Functional automation tools
- B.
Performance testing tools
- C.
Configuration management tools
- D.
None of the above
- 11.
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- A.
No, the problem is not with testers
- B.
No, the software is not ready for production
- C.
Both a & b
- D.
None of the above
- 12.
![The selection of test cases for regression testing?]( "The selection of test cases for regression testing?")
The selection of test cases for regression testing?- A.
Requires knowledge on the bug fixes and how it affect the system
- B.
Includes the area of frequent defects
- C.
Includes the area which has undergone many/recent code changes
- D.
All of the above
- 13.
![What are the key features to be concentrated upon when doing testing for world wide web sites?]( "What are the key features to be concentrated upon when doing testing for world wide web sites?")
What are the key features to be concentrated upon when doing testing for world wide web sites?- A.
Interaction between html pages
- B.
Performance on the client side
- C.
Security aspects
- D.
All of the above
- 14.
![What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?]( "What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?")
What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?- A.
Use risk based analysis to find out which areas need to be tested
- B.
Use automation tool for testing
- C.
Both a and b
- D.
None of the above
- 15.
![Who is responsible for conducting the test readiness review?]( "Who is responsible for conducting the test readiness review?")
Who is responsible for conducting the test readiness review?- A.
Project Manager
- B.
Test Engineer
- C.
Test Manager
- D.
None of the above
- 16.
![Faults found by users are due to?]( "Faults found by users are due to?")
Faults found by users are due to?- A.
Poor quality software
- B.
Poor software and poor testing
- C.
Bad luck
- D.
Insufficient time for testing
- 17.
![Which of the following is the odd one out?]( "Which of the following is the odd one out?")
Which of the following is the odd one out?- A.
White box
- B.
Glass box
- C.
Structural
- D.
Functional
- 18.
![When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is called?]( "When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is called?")
When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is called?- A.
An error
- B.
A fault
- C.
A failure
- D.
A defect
- E.
A mistake
- 19.
![Which of the following is NOT part of configuration management?]( "Which of the following is NOT part of configuration management?")
- A.
Status accounting of configuration items
- B.
Auditing conformance to ISO9001
- C.
Identification of test versions
- D.
Record of changes to documentation over time
- E.
Controlled library access
- 20.
![A tool that supports traceability, recording of incidents or scheduling of tests is called?]( "A tool that supports traceability, recording of incidents or scheduling of tests is called?")
- A.
A dynamic analysis tool
- B.
A test execution tool
- C.
A debugging tool
- D.
A test management tool
- E.
A configuration management tool
.jpg "Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase?")
.jpg "What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the effects of that change show up in some test?")
.jpg "Which is the best definition of complete testing?")
(1).jpg "What does Security fall under?")
(1).jpg "What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?")
(1).jpg "What do complete statement and branch coverage mean?")
(1).jpg "In the MASPAR case study?")
(1).jpg "Which is not in sequence in the 11 Step Software Testing process?")
(1).jpg "Important consequences of the impossibility of complete testing are?")
(1).jpg "Tools like Change Man and Clear Case are used as?")
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(1).jpg "The selection of test cases for regression testing?")
.jpg "What are the key features to be concentrated upon when doing testing for world wide web sites?")
.jpg "What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?")
.jpg "Who is responsible for conducting the test readiness review?")
.jpg "Faults found by users are due to?")
.jpg "Which of the following is the odd one out?")
.jpg "When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is called?")
.jpg "Which of the following is NOT part of configuration management?")
.jpg "A tool that supports traceability, recording of incidents or scheduling of tests is called?")
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