ISTQB Foundation Level Quiz

20 Questions | By Qualitytesting | Last updated: Mar 19, 2019

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1.

Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase?

Discuss
- 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?
- A.
  
  Introducing mutations
- B.
  
  Performance testing
- C.
  
  A mutation error
- D.
  
  Debugging a program
3.

Which is the best definition of complete testing?

Discuss
- 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?

Discuss
- 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?
- 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?

Discuss
- 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?

Discuss
- 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?
- 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?

Discuss
- 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?
- A.
  
  Functional automation tools
- B.
  
  Performance testing tools
- C.
  
  Configuration management tools
- D.
  
  None of the above
11.
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- A.
  
  Project Manager
- B.
  
  Test Engineer
- C.
  
  Test Manager
- D.
  
  None of the above
16.

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?
- 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?
- 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?

Discuss
- 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?

Discuss
- A.
  
  A dynamic analysis tool
- B.
  
  A test execution tool
- C.
  
  A debugging tool
- D.
  
  A test management tool
- E.
  
  A configuration management tool

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