Software Testing Practice Test-1

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Software Testing Practice Test-1

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1.

1.Software testing activities should start
- A.
  
  A. as soon as the code is written
- B.
  
  B. during the design stage
- C.
  
  C. when the requirements have been formally documented
- D.
  
  D. as soon as possible in the development life cycle
2.

2.Faults found by users are due to:
- A.
  
  A. Poor quality software
- B.
  
  B. Poor software and poor testing
- C.
  
  C. bad luck
- D.
  
  D. insufficient time for testing
3.

3.What is the main reason for testing software before releasing it?
- A.
  
  A. to show that system will work after release
- B.
  
  B. to decide when the software is of sufficient quality to release
- C.
  
  C. to find as many bugs as possible before release
- D.
  
  D. to give information for a risk based decision about release
4.

4. which of the following statements is not true
- A.
  
  A. performance testing can be done during unit testing as well as during the testing of whole system
- B.
  
  B. The acceptance test does not necessarily include a regression test
- C.
  
  C. Verification activities should not involve testers (reviews, inspections etc)
- D.
  
  D. Test environments should be as similar to production environments as possible
5.

5. When reporting faults found to developers, testers should be:
- A.
  
  A. as polite, constructive and helpful as possible
- B.
  
  B. firm about insisting that a bug is not a “feature” if it should be fixed
- C.
  
  C. diplomatic, sensitive to the way they may react to criticism
- D.
  
  D. All of the above
6.

6.In which order should tests be run?
- A.
  
  A. the most important tests first
- B.
  
  B. the most difficult tests first(to allow maximum time for fixing)
- C.
  
  C. the easiest tests first(to give initial confidence)
- D.
  
  D. the order they are thought of
7.

7. The later in the development life cycle a fault is discovered, the more expensive it is to fix. why?
- A.
  
  A. the documentation is poor, so it takes longer to find out what the software is doing.
- B.
  
  B. wages are rising
- C.
  
  C. the fault has been built into more documentation,code,tests, etc
- D.
  
  D. None of the above
8.

8. Which is not true-The black box tester
- A.
  
  A. should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document
- B.
  
  B. should be able to understand the source code.
- C.
  
  C. is highly motivated to find faults
- D.
  
  D. is creative to find the system’s weaknesses
9.

9. A test design technique is
- A.
  
  A. a process for selecting test cases
- B.
  
  B. a process for determining expected outputs
- C.
  
  C. a way to measure the quality of software
- D.
  
  D. a way to measure in a test plan what has to be done
10.

10. Testware(test cases, test dataset)
- A.
  
  A. needs configuration management just like requirements, design and code
- B.
  
  B. should be newly constructed for each new version of the software
- C.
  
  C. is needed only until the software is released into production or use
11.

11. An incident logging system
- A.
  
  A only records defects
- B.
  
  B is of limited value
- C.
  
  C is a valuable source of project information during testing if it contains all incidents
- D.
  
  D. should be used only by the test team.
12.

12. Increasing the quality of the software, by better development methods, will affect the time needed for testing (the test phases) by:
- A.
  
  A. reducing test time
- B.
  
  B. no change
- C.
  
  C. increasing test time
13.

13. Coverage measurement
- A.
  
  A. is nothing to do with testing
- B.
  
  B. is a partial measure of test thoroughness
- C.
  
  C. branch coverage should be mandatory for all software
- D.
  
  D. can only be applied at unit or module testing, not at system testing
14.

14. When should you stop testing?
- A.
  
  A. when time for testing has run out.
- B.
  
  B. when all planned tests have been run
- C.
  
  C. when the test completion criteria have been met
- D.
  
  D. when no faults have been found by the tests run
15.

15. Which of the following is true?
- A.
  
  A. Component testing should be black box, system testing should be white box.
- B.
  
  B. if u find a lot of bugs in testing, you should not be very confident about the quality of software
- C.
  
  C. the fewer bugs you find,the better your testing was
- D.
  
  D. the more tests you run, the more bugs you will find.
16.

16. What is the important criterion in deciding what testing technique to use?
- A.
  
  A. how well you know a particular technique
- B.
  
  B. the objective of the test
- C.
  
  C. how appropriate the technique is for testing the application
- D.
  
  D. whether there is a tool to support the technique
17.

17. If the pseudo code below were a programming language ,how many tests are required to achieve 100% statement coverage? 1.If x=3 then 2. Display_messageX; 3. If y=2 then 4. Display_messageY; 5.Else 6.Display_messageZ; 7.Else 8.Display_messageZ;
- A.
  
  A. 1
- B.
  
  B. 2
- C.
  
  C. 3
- D.
  
  D. 4
18.

18. Regression testing should be performed: v) every week w) after the software has changed x) as often as possible y) when the environment has changed z) when the project manager says
- A.
  
  A) v & w are true, x, y & z are false
- B.
  
  B) w, x & y are true, v & z are false
- C.
  
  C) w & y are true, v, x & z are false
- D.
  
  D) w is true, v, x, y & z are false
19.

19 Which of the following is NOT a type of non-functional test?
- A.
  
  A. State-Transition
- B.
  
  B. Usability
- C.
  
  C. Performance
- D.
  
  D. Security
20.

20. Which of the following tools would you use to detect a memory leak?
- A.
  
  A. State analysis
- B.
  
  B. Coverage analysis
- C.
  
  C. Dynamic analysis
- D.
  
  D. Memory analysis
21.

21. What is the purpose of a test completion criterion?
- A.
  
  A) to know when a specific test has finished its execution
- B.
  
  B) to ensure that the test case specification is complete
- C.
  
  C) to set the criteria used in generating test inputs
- D.
  
  D) to determine when to stop testing
22.

22. Given the following code, which statement is true about the minimum number of test cases required for full statement and branch coverage? Read p Read q IF p+q > 100 THEN Print “Large” ENDIF IF p > 50 THEN Print “p Large” ENDIF
- A.
  
  A) 1 test for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
- B.
  
  B) 1 test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
- C.
  
  C) 1 test for statement coverage, 1 for branch coverage
- D.
  
  D) 2 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
23.

23. Functional system testing is:
- A.
  
  A) testing that the system functions with other systems
- B.
  
  B) testing that the components that comprise the system function together
- C.
  
  C) testing the end to end functionality of the system as a whole
- D.
  
  D) testing the system performs functions within specified response times
24.

24. What can static analysis NOT find?
- A.
  
  A) the use of a variable before it has been defined
- B.
  
  B) unreachable (“dead”) code
- C.
  
  C) memory leaks
- D.
  
  D) array bound violations
25.

25. A typical commercial test execution tool would be able to perform all of the following, EXCEPT:
- A.
  
  A) calculating expected outputs
- B.
  
  B) comparison of expected outcomes with actual outcomes
- C.
  
  C) recording test inputs
- D.
  
  D) reading test values from a data file