[ISTQB Mexico Study Group 2] Chaps 1 To 4

1. White Box Techniques are also called as:

Structural Testing

Design Based Testing

Error Guessing Technique

Experience Based Technique

Learning objective 2.3.3

Explanation

Learning objective 2.3.3

2. Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test principles apply across the test life cycle?

Test principles only affect the preparation for testing

Test principles only affect test execution activities

Test principles affect the early test activities such as review

Test principles affect activities throughout the test life cycle

Learning objective 1.1.6, 1.3.1 and 1.4.1

Explanation

Learning objective 1.1.6, 1.3.1 and 1.4.1

3. Which option best describes objectives for test levels with a life cycle model?

Objectives are the same for each test level

The objectives of a test level don't need t be defined in advance

Each level has objectives specific to that level

Objectives should be generic for any test level

Learning objective 2.1.3

Explanation

Learning objective 2.1.3

4. Beta testing is:

Performed by customers at their own site

Performed by customers at the software developer's site

Performed by an independent test team

Useful to test software developed for a specific customer or user

Learning objective 2.2.1

Explanation

Learning objective 2.2.1

5. List in correct order the phases of formal review process:
i. Planning
ii. Review Meeting
iii. Rework
iv. Individual Preparations
v. Kick Off
vi. Follow Up

I,ii,iii,iv,v,vi

Vi,i,ii,iii,iv,v

I,v,iv,ii,iii,vi

I,ii,iii,v,iv,vi

Learning objective 3.2.1

Explanation

Learning objective 3.2.1

6. Designing the test environment set-up and identifying any required infrastructure and tools are a part of which phase

Test Implementation and execution

Test Analysis and Design

Evaluating the Exit Criteria and reporting

Test Closure Activities

Learning Objective 1.4.2

Explanation

Learning Objective 1.4.2

7. Which of the following is true about Formal Review or Inspection:
i. Led by Trained Moderator (not the author).
ii. No Pre Meeting Preparations
iii. Formal Follow up process.
iv. Main Objective is to find defects

Ii is true and i,iii,iv are false

I,iii,iv are true and ii is false

I,iii,iv are false and ii is true

Iii is true and i,ii,iv are false

Learning objective 3.2.1

Explanation

Learning objective 3.2.1

8. One of the coverage goals for the project is 100% decision coverage.
The following 3 tests have been executed for the control flow graph below.
Test A covers path: A, B, D, F, G
Test B covers path: A, C, F, G
Test C covers path: A, C, F, C, F, C, F, G

Which of the following statements related to the decision coverage goal is
correct?

Decision D has not been tested completely.

100% decision coverage has been achieved.

Decision F not been tested completely

Learning objective 4.4.4

Explanation

Learning objective 4.4.4

9. Which test principle states that "A small number of modules contain most of the defects discovered during pre-release testing or show the most operational failures"

Defect clustering

Early testing

Pesticide paradox

Testing shows presence of defects

Learning objective 1.2.4

Explanation

Learning objective 1.2.4

10. Which of the following is a Key Characteristics of Walk Through?

Includes Metrics

Pre Meeting Preparations

Scenario , Dry Run , Peer Group

Formal Follow Up Process

Learning objective 3.2.3

Explanation

Learning objective 3.2.3

11. What can static analysis NOT find?

The use of a variable before it has been defined

Unreachable (“dead”) code

Memory leaks

Array bound violations

Learning objective 3.3

Explanation

Learning objective 3.3

12. A Test Plan Outline contains which of the following:- i. Test Items ii. Test Scripts iii. Test Deliverables
iv. Responsibilities

I,ii,iii are true and iv is false

I,iii,iv are true and ii is false

Ii,iii are true and i and iv are false

I,ii are false and iii , iv are true

A Test Plan Outline typically includes the following components: Test Items, Test Deliverables, and Responsibilities. Test Items refer to the specific features, functions, or requirements that will be tested. Test Deliverables are the expected outcomes or documents that will be produced during the testing process. Responsibilities outline the roles and responsibilities of individuals or teams involved in the testing. However, Test Scripts, which are a set of instructions or code used to perform tests, are not typically included in a Test Plan Outline. Therefore, the correct answer is that i, iii, and iv are true, and ii is false.

Explanation

A Test Plan Outline typically includes the following components: Test Items, Test Deliverables, and Responsibilities. Test Items refer to the specific features, functions, or requirements that will be tested. Test Deliverables are the expected outcomes or documents that will be produced during the testing process. Responsibilities outline the roles and responsibilities of individuals or teams involved in the testing. However, Test Scripts, which are a set of instructions or code used to perform tests, are not typically included in a Test Plan Outline. Therefore, the correct answer is that i, iii, and iv are true, and ii is false.

13. Which of the following is not a part of the Test Implementation and Execution Phase

Creating test suites from the test cases

Executing test cases either manually or by using test execution tools

Comparing actual results

Designing the Tests

Learning objective 1.4.3

Explanation

Learning objective 1.4.3

14. Which of the following statements regarding static testing is false:

Static testing requires the running of tests through the code

Static testing includes desk checking

Static testing includes techniques such as reviews and inspections

Static testing can give measurements such as cyclomatic complexity

Learning objective 3.1

Explanation

Learning objective 3.1

15. Component Testing is also called as:
^{i. Unit Testing

ii. Program Testing

iii. Module Testing

iv. System Component Testing}

I,ii,iii are true and iv is false

I,ii,iii,iv are false

I,ii,iv are true and iii is false

All of above are true

Learning objective 2.2.1

Explanation

Learning objective 2.2.1

16. A test team consistently finds between 90% and 95% of the defects present in the system under test. While the test manager understands that this is a good defect-detection percentage for her test team and industry, senior management and executives remain disappointed in the test group, saying that the test team misses too many bugs. Given that the users are generallyhappy with the system and that the failures which have occurred have generally been low impact, which of the following testing principles is most likely to help the test manager explain to these managers and executives why some defects are likely to be missed?

Exhaustive testing is impossible

Defect clustering

Pesticide paradox

Absence-of-errors fallacy

Learning objective 1.1.6 and 1.2.3

Explanation

Learning objective 1.1.6 and 1.2.3

17. Test Implementation and execution has which of the following major tasks? i. Developing and prioritizing test cases, creating test data, writing test procedures and optionally preparing the test harnesses and writing automated test scripts. ii. Creating the test suite from the test cases for efficient test execution. iii. Verifying that the test environment has been set up correctly. iv. Determining the exit criteria.

I,ii,iii are true and iv is false

I,,iv are true and ii is false

I,ii are true and iii,iv are false

Ii,iii,iv are true and i is false

Learning objective 1.4.3

Explanation

Learning objective 1.4.3

18. Exhaustive Testing is

Is impractical but possible

Is practically possible

Is impractical and impossible

Is always possible

Learning objective 1.1.6

Explanation

Learning objective 1.1.6

19. Which one of the following examples describes a typical benefit of static
analysis supported by tools?

Static analysis supported by tools may find defects prior to manual testexecution.

By using static analysis tools user acceptance testing can be shortenedbecause the users need to execute less tests

By performing static analysis of the code supported by tools the need forthe developers doing unit testing is decreased.

Learning objective 3.3.2

Explanation

Learning objective 3.3.2

20. How do experience-based techniques differ from specification-based techniques?

They depend on having older testers rather than younger testers.

They depend on a documented record of what the system should do rather than on an individual'spersonal view.

They depend on an individual's personal view rather than on a documented record of what the systemshould do.

Learning objective 4.5.2

Explanation

Learning objective 4.5.2

21. Which of the following could be a coverage measure for state transition testing?
V. All states have been reached.
W. The response time for each transaction is adequate.
X. Every transition has been exercised.
Y. All boundaries have been exercised.
Z. Specific sequences of transitions have been exercised.

X, Y and Z

V, X, Y and Z

W,X and Y

V, X and Z

Learning objective 4.3.1

Explanation

Learning objective 4.3.1

22. Which test basis does not belong to Acceptance Testing?

User requirements

Risk analysis reports

Component requirements

Use cases

Learning objective 2.2.4

Explanation

Learning objective 2.2.4

23. Verification involves which of the following:
i. Helps to check the Quality of the built product
ii. Helps to check that we have built the right product.
iii. Helps in developing the product
iv. Monitoring tool wastage and obsoleteness.

I,ii,iii,iv are true

I is true and ii,iii,iv are false

I,ii,iii are true and iv is false

Ii is true and i,iii,iv are false

Learning Objective 1.1.5

Explanation

Learning Objective 1.1.5

24. A bank application determines the creditworthiness of customers. The
application uses a set of rules to determine the upper limit of the credit
amount. Which of the following black-box test design techniques is best for
testing the application?

Decision table testing

State transition testing

Use case testing

Equivalence partitioning

Learning objective 4.6.1

Explanation

Learning objective 4.6.1

25. When choosing which technique to use in a given situation, which factors should be taken into account?
V. previous experience of types of defects found in this or similar systems
W. the existing knowledge of the testers
X. regulatory standards that apply
Y. the type of test execution tool that will be used
Z. the documentation available
AA. previous experience in the development language

V, W, Y and Z

U, V, W and Y

U, X and Y

V, W and Y

Learning objective 4.6.1

Explanation

Learning objective 4.6.1