Static Test Techniques
Certified Tester- Foundation Level Exam-----------------------------------------------------------ISTQB Chapter 3- Static Test Techniques
- 1.Which of the following artifacts can be examined by using review techniques?
- A.
Software code
- B.
Requirements specification
- C.
Test designs
- D.
All of the above
- 2.Which statement about the function of a static analysis tool is true?
- A.
Gives quality information about the code without executing it.
- B.
Checks expected results against actual results.
- C.
Can detect memory leaks.
- D.
Gives information about what code has and has not been exercised.
- 3.Which is not a type of review?
- A.
Walkthrough
- B.
Inspection
- C.
Informal review
- D.
Management approval
- 4.What statement about reviews is true?
- A.
Inspections are led by a trained moderator, whereas technical reviews are not necessarily.
- B.
Technical reviews are led by a trained leader, inspections are not.
- C.
In a walkthrough, the author does not attend.
- D.
Participants for a walkthrough always need to be thoroughly trained.
- 5.What is the main difference between a walkthrough and an inspection?
- A.
An inspection is led by the authors, whilst a walk through is led by a trained moderator.
- B.
An inspection has a trained leader, whilst a walk through has no leader.
- C.
Authors are not present during inspections, whilst they are during walkthroughs.
- D.
A walkthrough is led by the author, whilst an inspection is led by a trained moderator.
- 6.Which of the following characteristics and types of review processes belong together? 1. Led by the author 2. Undocumented 3. No management participation 4. Led by a trained moderator or leader 5. Uses entry and exit criteria s. Inspection t. Technical review u. Informal review v. Walkthrough
- A.
s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and 5, v = 1
- B.
s = 4 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 1
- C.
Cs = 1 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 4
- D.
s = 5, t = 4, u = 3, v = 1 and 2
- 7.What statement about static analysis is true?
- A.
With static analysis, defects can be found that are difficult to find with dynamic testing.
- B.
Compiling is not a form of static analysis.
- C.
When properly performed, static analysis makes functional testing redundant.
- D.
Static analysis finds all faults.
- 8.
- A.
1 and 3 are true. 2 and 4 are false.
- B.
2 is true. 1, 3 and 4 are false.
- C.
2 and 3 are true. 1 and 4 are false.
- D.
2, 3 and 4 are true. 1 is false.
- 9.Static code analysis typically identifies all but one of the following problems. Which is it?
- A.
Unreachable code
- B.
Undeclared variables
- C.
Faults in the requirements
- D.
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