An Advanced Software Testing Practice Test

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The software industry is at it's a more comfortable room, and why would it not be? After all, everything is now connected with softwares. Computers are operating almost every area of human lives, whether it's education, research, health care, military-defense, or hospitality, so on. Powerful softwares are being created to make lives easier, but there can happen anomalies. These anomalies or say bugs can ruin the whole functioning of softwares; that's why software testing exists. This is quite a long quiz but very interesting and important.

Questions and Answers

1.

What is the test basis?
- A.
  
  The point during software development when testing should start.
- B.
  
  The body of knowledge used for test analysis and design.
- C.
  
  The source to determine the actual results from a set of tests.
- D.
  
  The method used to systematically devise test conditions.
2.

When the tester verifies the test basis while designing tests early in the life cycle, which common test objective is being achieved?
- A.
  
  Gaining confidence.
- B.
  
  Finding defects.
- C.
  
  Preventing defects.
- D.
  
  Providing information for decision making.
3.

When following the fundamental test process, when should the test control activity take place?
- A.
  
  During the planning activities.
- B.
  
  During the implementation and execution activities.
- C.
  
  During the monitoring activities.
- D.
  
  During all the activities.
4.

Which of the following is a correct statement?
- A.
  
  A developer makes a mistake which causes a defect that may be seen as a failure during dynamic testing.
- B.
  
  A developer makes an error which results in a failure that may be seen as a fault when the software is executed.
- C.
  
  A developer has introduced a failure which results in a defect that may be seen as a mistake during dynamic testing.
- D.
  
  A developer makes a mistake which causes a bug that may be seen as a defect when the software is executed.
5.

Which of the following is an example of debugging?
- A.
  
  A tester finds a defect and reports it.
- B.
  
  A tester retests a fix from the developer and finds a regression.
- C.
  
  A developer finds and fixes a defect.
- D.
  
  A developer performs unit testing.
6.

Which of the following is a true statement about exhaustive testing?
- A.
  
  It is a form of stress testing.
- B.
  
  It is not feasible except in the case of trivial software.
- C.
  
  It is commonly done with test automation.
- D.
  
  It is normally the responsibility of the developer during unit testing.
7.

A new retail product was released to production by your company. Shortly after the release it was apparent that there were numerous problems with the point of sale application. This resulted in a number of customer complaints and negative postings on social media encouraging people to take their business to your competitor. You have investigated the problems and have discovered that the production point of sale equipment is a later model than the model used in testing. The software functions correctly on the old version, but fails on the later model. Given this scenario, what is the root cause and what is the effect?
- A.
  
  The root cause is the old equipment and the effect is the new equipment.
- B.
  
  The root cause is the customer complaints and the effect is the social media postings.
- C.
  
  The root cause is conducting the testing on the wrong version of the equipment and the effect is the customer complaints and postings.
- D.
  
  The root cause is the software failing on the later model and the effect is the customer complaints.
8.

If you need to provide a report showing test case execution coverage of the requirements, what do you need to track?
- A.
  
  Traceability between the test cases and the requirements.
- B.
  
  Coverage of the risk items by test case.
- C.
  
  Traceability between the requirements and the risk items.
- D.
  
  Coverage of the requirements by the test cases that have been designed.
9.

Which of the following is most correct regarding the test level at which functional tests may be executed?
- A.
  
  Unit and integration.
- B.
  
  Integration and system.
- C.
  
  System and acceptance.
- D.
  
  All levels.
10.

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the V-model life cycle?
- A.
  
  Testing involvement starts when the code is complete.
- B.
  
  The test process is integrated with the development process.
- C.
  
  The software is built in increments and each increment has activities for requirements, design, build and test.
- D.
  
  All activities for development and test are completed sequentially.
11.

Usability testing is an example of which type of testing?
- A.
  
  Functional.
- B.
  
  Non-functional.
- C.
  
  Structural.
- D.
  
  Change-related.
12.

What type of testing is normally conducted to verify that a product meets a particular regulatory requirement:
- A.
  
  Unit Testing.
- B.
  
  Integration testing.
- C.
  
  System testing.
- D.
  
  Acceptance testing.
13.

You have been receiving daily builds from the developers. Even though they are documenting the fixes they are including in each build, you are finding that the fixes either aren’t in the build or are not working. What type of testing is best suited for finding these issues?
- A.
  
  Unit testing.
- B.
  
  System testing.
- C.
  
  Confirmation testing.
- D.
  
  Regression testing.
14.

In a formal review, which role is normally responsible for documenting all the open issues?
- A.
  
  Facilitator.
- B.
  
  Author.
- C.
  
  Scribe.
- D.
  
  Manager.
15.

Which testing technique would be most effective in determining and improving the maintainability of the code (assuming developers fix what is found)?
- A.
  
  Peer reviews.
- B.
  
  Static analysis.
- C.
  
  Dynamic testing.
- D.
  
  Unit testing.
16.

For a formal review, at what point in the process are the entry and exit criteria defined?
- A.
  
  Planning.
- B.
  
  Review initiation.
- C.
  
  Individual review.
- D.
  
  Fixing and reporting.
17.

If the author of the code is leading a code review for other developers and testers, what type of review is it?
- A.
  
  An informal development review.
- B.
  
  A walk-through.
- C.
  
  An inspection.
- D.
  
  An audit.
18.

You are participating in a role-based review session. Your assigned role is that of a senior citizen. The product is an online banking application that is targeted for use on smart phones. You are currently reviewing the user interface of the product with a prototype that works on iPhones. Which of the following is an area that you should review?
- A.
  
  The speed of response from the banking back-end.
- B.
  
  The attractiveness of the application.
- C.
  
  The size and clarity of the instruction text.
- D.
  
  The reliability of the application when the connection is dropped.
19.

Which of the following is an extension of equivalence partitioning?
- A.
  
  Decision tables.
- B.
  
  Decision testing.
- C.
  
  Boundary value analysis.
- D.
  
  State transition testing.
20.

If test cases are derived from looking at the code, what type of test design technique is being used?
- A.
  
  Black-box.
- B.
  
  White-box.
- C.
  
  Specification-based.
- D.
  
  Behavior-based.
21.

Which of the following is a good reason to use experience-based testing?
- A.
  
  You can find defects that might be missed by more formal techniques.
- B.
  
  You can test for defects that only experienced users would encounter.
- C.
  
  You can target the developer’s efforts to the areas that users will be more likely to use.
- D.
  
  It is supported by strong tools and can be automated.
22.

If you are using error guessing to target your testing, which type of testing are you doing?
- A.
  
  Specification-based.
- B.
  
  Structure-based.
- C.
  
  Experience-based.
- D.
  
  Reference-based.
23.

If you are testing a module of code, how do you determine the level of decision coverage you have achieved?
- A.
  
  By taking the number of decisions you have tested and dividing that by the total number of executable statements in the module.
- B.
  
  By taking the number of decisions you have tested and dividing that by the total number of decisions in the module.
- C.
  
  By taking the number of decisions you have tested and dividing that by the total lines of code in the module.
- D.
  
  By taking the number of decision outcomes you have tested and dividing that by the total number of decision outcomes in the module.
24.

Which of the following best describes the behaviors defined in a use case that should be covered by tests?
- A.
  
  Positive path and negative path.
- B.
  
  Basic, exception and error.
- C.
  
  Normal, error, data, and integration.
- D.
  
  Control flow, data flow and decision paths.
25.

You are testing a machine that scores exam papers and assigns grades. Based on the score achieved the grades are as follows: 1-49 = F, 50-59 = D-, 60-69 = D, 70-79 = C, 80-89 = B, 90-100=A If you apply equivalence partitioning, how many test cases will you need to achieve minimum test coverage?
- A.
  
  6
- B.
  
  8
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  12