Software Testing Exam Study Blog For The BCS ISEB-ISTQB Certification

1. COTS is known as: A. Commercial off the shelf software B. Compliance of the software C. Change control of the software D. Capable off the shelf software 2. From the below given choices, which one is the ‘Confidence testing’ A. Sanity testing B. System testing C. Smoke testing D. Regression testing 3. ‘Defect Density’ calculated in terms of A. The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the component or the system B. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by that test phase and any other means after wards C. The number of defects identified in the component or system divided by the number of defects found by a test phase D. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by the size of the system 4. ‘Be bugging’ is known as A. Preventing the defects by inspection B. Fixing the defects by debugging C. Adding known defects by seeding D. A process of fixing the defects by

1. Deliverables of test design phase include all the following except (Testing artifacts) a) Test data b) Test data plan c) Test summary report d) Test procedure plan 2. Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase? (Testing artifacts) a) Schedules and deliverables b) Hardware and software c) Entry and exit criteria d) Types of test cases 3. Typical defects that are easier to find in reviews than in dynamic testing are: A. deviations from standards, B.requirement defects, C.design defects, D.insufficient maintainability and incorrect interface specifications. E.All of the above. 4. Load Testing Tools (Per. Testing) a) reduces the time spent by the testers b) reduces the resources spent (hardware) c) mostly used in web testing d) all of the above 5. Reviews, static analysis and dynamic testing have the same objective – A.identifying defects. B. fixing defects. C. 1 and 2 D. None 6. Defect arrival rate curve: A. Shows the number of ne

1. Deciding how much testing is enough should take into account: i. Level of Risk including Technical and Business product and project risk ii. Project constraints such as time and budget iii. Size of Testing Team iv. Size of the Development Team a) i,ii,iii are true and iv is false b) i,,iv are true and ii is false c) i,ii are true and iii,iv are false x d) ii,iii,iv are true and i is false 2. Test planning has which of the following major tasks? i. Determining the scope and risks, and identifying the objectives of testing. ii. Determining the test approach (techniques,test items, coverage, identifying and interfacing the teams involved in testing , testware) iii. Reviewing the Test Basis (such as requirements,architecture,design,interface) iv. Determining the exit criteria. a) i,ii,iv are true and iii is false x b) i,,iv are true and ii is false c) i,ii are true and iii,iv are false d) ii,iii,iv are true and i is false 3. Evaluating testability of the requirements and

1. Choose the standard for software component testing: a) BS7925-1 b) ISO9000 c) BS7925-2 d) DO-178B e) IEEE 829 2. Which of these is not part of the fundamental test process? a) planning b) check completion c) post project reviews d) specifying tests e) executing tests 3. A fault is defined as: a) a deviation from expected delivery or service b) a manifestation of an error in software c) a malfunction resulting from the software being run d) a mistake made by the developer e) a human error made by the developer 4. A regression test: a) is only run once b) will always be automated c) will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been affected d) will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affected e) can only be run during user acceptance testing  5. Match the following terms with the following definitions q) Planning  r) Specifying s) Execution t) Recording  u) Check completion  v) Determine whe

1. Which of the following statements contains the correct use of the terminology? a) a fault by a person may introduce an error into the software that may cause a failure in operation b) a failure by a person may introduce a fault into the software that may cause an error in operation c) an error made by a person may introduce a fault into the software that may cause a failure in operation d) an error made by a person may introduce a failure into the software that may cause a fault in operation e) a failure by a person may cause an error in the software that may cause a fault in operation 2. A reliable system will be one that: a) is unlikely to be completed on schedule b) is unlikely to cause a failure c) is likely to be fault-free d) is likely to be liked by the users e) includes a minimum number of components 3. Which of the following statements about ‘Integration Testing in the Small’ is false? a) it can combine all the components together in one go b) it includes planning which com

Given the following definitions and terms, which of the following is correct: v) failure w) fault x) validation y) white box testing z) integration testing in the small q) tests based on the structure of the software r) determining correctness of software products for user needs or requirements s) deviation of software from expected delivery or service t) combining tested components in stages u) a manifestation of an error in the software a) v=u, w=s, x=r, y=t, z=q b) v=s, w=u, x=r, y=q, z=t c) v=u, w=s, x=r, y=q, z=t d) v=s, w=u, x=r, y=t, z=q  e) v=s, w=u, x=q, y=t, z=r  2. Under what circumstances should you plan to test a purchased (3rd party) package? a) it should not be necessary if the package is purchased from a reputable supplier b) if you know that the supplier’s testing may be inadequate c) if you suspect that the supplier’s testing may be inadequate d) if the package is critical to your own system e) if the package is very large 3.

1.   When the software contains an incorrect statement this is called: a)       an error b)       a fault c)       a failure d)      branch coverage e)       statement coverage 2.   Which of the following reviews would normally not have management involvement: a)       Walkthroughs b)       Informal reviews c)       Inspections d)      Technical (peer) reviews e)       None of the above 3.   Acceptance testing should be the responsibility of a) a test team of software developers b)       end-users c) the project manager d)      the quality manager e) the support group or support staff 4.   Consider the following techniques. Are they white box or black box techniques? 1.       branch condition combination testing 2.       cause effect graphing 3.       LCSAJ testing 4.       data flow testing 5.       random testing 6.       modified condition decision testing 7.       boundary value analysis   a)       1 – 4 are white box, 5 – 7 are