40 Question quiz 16 (601-640)

Question 1 of 40

1

Which of the following statements is correct?

Select one or more of the following:

A. The objective of testing is always to find defects by causing failures when executing .
B. Test activities end after the tests are executed and deviations are documented.
C. The true level of quality cannot be learned by dynamic testing.
D. Both dynamic and static testing can be used to achieve similar objectives.

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

1

Which activities are included in the Test Analysis and Design phase?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Design of test cases that verify that user functions are correct.
B. The design of test cases for testing the internal structure of the system.
C. Test case design that is based on an analysis of the behavior of the component without reference to its internal workings.
D. The design of test cases to ensure that the organization has defined exactly what the customer wants.

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

1

Which type of document might be reviewed at a Review/Inspection session?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Employee performance review
B. Test Plan
C. Project Status Report
D. Defect Tracking Form

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

1

Which of the following statements are true about component testing?

I. Structural testing is rarely done during component testing.
II. The test basis for component testing is often the code.
III. Defects are tracked throughout component testing.
IV. Robustness testing may be a part of component testing.
V. The component testing environment should be as much like production as possible.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, II, III and IV
B. II
C. II and IV
D. I, III and V

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

1

Which activities are included in Test Analysis and Design?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Developing test procedures, identifying test data, developing test harnesses, identifying required tools.
B. Reviewing the test basis, identifying test conditions, identifying test data, and designing the environment set-up.
C. Reviewing requirements, determining the test approach, designing and prioritizing test cases.
D. Evaluating test object testability, verifying the test environment set up, identifying required infrastructure.

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

1

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Testers cannot help developers improve their skills through good defect documentation.
B. People align their plans with objectives set by management if they understand them.
C. Testing is a constructive activity when seen in the management of product risks.
D. Avoiding the author bias is a good reason to have an independent test group.

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

1

Which of the following are major test documents? (choose the best answer)

1) Test plan
2) Test case
3) Test design
4) Test procedure
5) Defect report

Select one or more of the following:

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 1, 3, 4, and 5
D. All the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

1

What do walkthroughs, technical reviews and inspections have in common?

I. They have defect finding as an objective.
II. Pre-meeting preparation is required.
III. They can be performed as a 'peer review'.
IV. The meeting is led by a trained moderator.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, II and III
B. III and IV
C. I and III
D. II, III and IV

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

1

Which of the following is a risk of using a test execution tool based on record and playback?

Select one or more of the following:

A. The ability to run automated scripts unattended may require increased hardware capacity.
B. Testers may be tempted to create too many automated test scripts.
C. Manual testers may be replaced by the tool and not be available when needed.
D. Automated scripts may be unstable when encountering unexpected events.

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

1

Which of the following statements are true for the equivalence partitioning test technique?

I. Divides possible inputs into classes that have the same behavior
II. Can be used to create both positive and negative test cases
III. Makes use of only positive test cases for the equivalence partitions
IV. Must always include at least two values from every equivalence partition
V. Can be used only for input testing

Select one or more of the following:

A. I and II
B. I, II and V
C. I, III and IV
D. I and V

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

1

The use of test automation would provide the best return on investment for which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Unit testing
B. Usability testing
C. Regression testing
D. Acceptance testing

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

1

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Component integration testing tests the interactions between different systems and is done after component testing.
B. Component integration testing tests the interactions between different systems and may be done after system testing.
C. Component integration testing tests the interactions between software components and is done during acceptance testing.
D. Component integration testing tests the interactions between software components and is done after component testing.

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

1

Which of the following can be used to measure progress against the exit criteria?

W. Number of test cases that passed or failed
X. Number of detects found in a unit of code
Y. Dates for milestones and deliverables
Z. Subjective confidence of testers in the product

Select one or more of the following:

A. W, X, Y and Z
B. W, X and Y
C. W and X
D. W, X and Z

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

1

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of software defect prevention?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Software quality engineering must evaluate all errors.
B. A balance of white-box and black-box testing is necessary.
C. A single root cause taxonomy should be used by all projects.
D. Feedback to the individuals who introduced the defect is essential.

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

1

The best time to influence the quality of a system design is in the _______.

Select one or more of the following:

A. Planning Phase
B. Analysis Phase
C. Design Phase
D. Testing Phase

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

1

Which combination of p, q and r values will ensure 100 % statement coverage?
if (p = q) {
r = r + 1;
if (r < 5) {
s = 10;
}
} else if (p > q) {
s = 5;

Select one or more of the following:

A. p=5,q=5,r=5
p=5,q=4,r=-1
B. p=5,q=1,r=3
p=4,q=4,r=5
C. p=3,q=3,r=3
p=-1,q=-2,r=3
D. p=-1,q=-1,r=0
p= -2, q= -1,r=0

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

1

Which of the following BEST describes the task partition between test manager and tester?

Select one or more of the following:

A. The test manager plans, organizes and creates the test specifications, while the tester implements, prioritizes and executes tests.
B. The test manager plans, monitors and controls the testing activities, while the tester designs, executes tests and evaluates the results.
C. The test manager plans testing activities and chooses the standards to be followed, while the tester chooses the tools and controls their use.
D. The test manager reviews tests developed by others, while the tester selects tools to support testing.

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

1

Which of the following might be a concern of a test group relying on a test design tool?

Select one or more of the following:

A. The tool may not generate sufficient tests for verifying all aspects of the test object.
B. The tool's playback function may not work the same for all testers workstations.
C. The tool might take too much time to run, putting the schedule at jeopardy.
D. The tool's test logs may require that the test group upgrade the server memory

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

1

Which of the following statements about the benefits of deriving test cases from use cases are true?

I. Deriving test cases from use cases is helpful for system and acceptance testing.
II. Deriving test cases from use cases is helpful only for automated testing
III. Deriving test cases from use cases is helpful for unit testing.
IV. Deriving test cases from use cases is helpful for testing the interaction and interference between different components.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I
B. I and II.
C. III
D. I and IV

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

1

In a formal inspection process, which is TRUE?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Failures can be found when the correct inspectors are included.
B. Metrics are included in the inspection process.
C. The checking rate is related to the number of pages of the inspected document.
D. Its purpose is to get some benefit in an inexpensive way.

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

1

The test strategy that is informal and non structured is:

Select one or more of the following:

A. Equivalence partitioning
B. Validation strategy
C. White box testing
D. Ad hoc testing

Explanation

Question 22 of 40

1

The test strategy that involves understanding the program logic is:

Select one or more of the following:

A. Equivalence partitioning
B. White box testing
C. Black box testing
D. Boundary strategy

Explanation

Question 23 of 40

1

Which of the following details would most likely be included in an incident report?

I. Identification of the test item (configuration item) and environment.
II. Development process characteristics such as organization stability and test process used.
III. A review of the test basis, such as requirements, architecture, design, interfaces.
IV. Scope or degree of the impact on the stakeholders interests.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, II and III.
B. II and III.
C. I and IV
D. III and IV.

Explanation

Question 24 of 40

1

What is the main focus of System Testing?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Communications between the system and other systems.
B. Ensuring that the system is fit for business purpose.
C. The defined behavior of the whole system or product.

Explanation

Question 25 of 40

1

Which of the following is NOT a test planning activity?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Selecting test conditions based on an analysis of the test object.
B. Scheduling test analysis and design, implementation and execution activities.
C. Assigning resources for the activities to be performed.
D. Making decisions about which roles will perform the test activities and setting the level of detail for the test procedures.

Explanation

Question 26 of 40

1

The programs send bad data to devices, ignore error codes coming back, and try to use devices that are busy or aren't there. This is a:

Select one or more of the following:

A. Calculation error
B. Functional error
C. Hardware error
D. System error
E. User Interface error

Explanation

Question 27 of 40

1

Which of the following are included as part of static testing (manual and automated)?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Inspections, execution of the software, and walkthroughs.
B. Inspections, walkthroughs, and comparison of expected to actual results.
C. Inspection of work products and analysis of software artifacts using tools.
D. Walkthroughs, simulation, and defect tracking.

Explanation

Question 28 of 40

1

If a system is not functioning as documented and the data is not corrupted. What priority and measure are assigned?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Priority 1: Critical
B. Priority 2: High
C. Priority 3: Medium
D. Priority 4: Low

Explanation

Question 29 of 40

1

A testing process that is conducted to test new features after regression testing of previous features.

Select one or more of the following:

A. Operational testing
B. Progressive testing
C. Recovery testing
D. Regression testing

Explanation

Question 30 of 40

1

Which of the following are major test documents? (choose the best answer)

1) Test plan
2) Test case
3) Test design
4) Test procedure
5) Defect report

Select one or more of the following:

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 1, 3, 4, and 5
D. All of the above

Explanation

Question 31 of 40

1

For the following piece of code, how many test cases are needed to get 100% statement coverage?
Read (Color) // Input color from user
IF (Color == 'Red') THEN
Call Roses(Color)
ELSEIF (Color == 'Blue') THEN
Call Violets(Color)
ELSE
PRINT 'User is no Shakespeare'
SaveToDatabase(Color)
End Procedure X

Select one or more of the following:

A. 5
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2

Explanation

Question 32 of 40

1

What is the actual and potential result when a human being makes a mistake while writing code?

I. A bug
II. A failure
III. A fault
IV. An error
V. A defect

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, II, III and IV
B. I, III and IV
C. V only
D. II, III and IV

Explanation

Question 33 of 40

1

What test document contains all the information about a specific test case, including requirements and the modules to be tested?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Test plan
B. Test case specification
C. Test design specification
D. Test procedure
E. Defect report

Explanation

Question 34 of 40

1

Even though a test that once revealed many defects is part of the regression suite, no new test cases have been created for the module under test in a long time. What test principle is the QA team forgetting?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Absence-of-errors fallacy
B. Defect clustering
C. Pesticide paradox
D. Early testing

Explanation

Question 35 of 40

1

Which best describes an analytical approach to testing?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Testing is directed to areas of greatest risk.
B. Testers study industry standards and base their testing on that analysis.
C. Test analysis, execution and evaluation are concurrent tasks.
D. ISO 9126 is used to guide the non-functional testing effort.

Explanation

Question 36 of 40

1

Which of the following are most likely to enhance the formal review process?

I. Review software work products as soon as they are available and reasonably mature.
II. Ensure that reviewers have clear, predefined objectives.
III. Exclude customers, managers, and outside experts to minimize impact on problem solving.
IV. Make use of checklists during the review to drive the process and aid reviewers.
V. Conduct reviews just before coding and dynamic testing begins to find defects early and minimize costs of extra reviews.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, III and V
B. II, III and IV
C. II, IV and V
D. II and IV

Explanation

Question 37 of 40

1

Which of the following is TRUE of Alpha Testing?

Select one or more of the following:

A. It is performed by potential or existing customers.
B. It also referred to as 'field testing'.
C. It is performed by customers at their own locations.
D. Developers execute the tests.

Explanation

Question 38 of 40

1

Which of the following are general risks of using test-support tools during the testing process?

I. Underestimating the amount of time needed to learn the tool.
II. Ease of access to information about tests will be decreased.
III. There will be an increase in repetitive work for testers.
IV. Having unrealistic expectations for test-support tools.
V. Using test-support tools when manual testing would better serve

Select one or more of the following:

A. I and V
B. I, IV and V
C. III, IV and V
D. I and IV

Explanation

Question 39 of 40

1

Which of the following is a dynamic analysis tool?

Select one or more of the following:

A. Test comparator
B. Database model checker
C. Coverage measurement tool
D. Memory leak detector

Explanation

Question 40 of 40

1

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

I. Regression testing and acceptance testing are alternative terms for the same thing.
II. Regression tests show that all faults have been resolved.
III. Regression tests are a good candidate for automation.
IV. Regression tests are executed to determine if side-effects have been introduced through changes to the code.
V. Regression tests are primarily performed in integration testing.

Select one or more of the following:

A. I, III, IV and V.
B. III and IV.
C. I, III and V.
D. II and V.

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Quiz on 40 Question quiz 16 (601-640), created by Daniel Neag on 07/12/2017.

40 Question quiz 16 (601-640)

Question 1 of 40

Which of the following statements is correct?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

Which activities are included in the Test Analysis and Design phase?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

Which type of document might be reviewed at a Review/Inspection session?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

Which activities are included in Test Analysis and Design?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

Which of the following are major test documents? (choose the best answer) 1) Test plan 2) Test case 3) Test design 4) Test procedure 5) Defect report

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

What do walkthroughs, technical reviews and inspections have in common? I. They have defect finding as an objective. II. Pre-meeting preparation is required. III. They can be performed as a 'peer review'. IV. The meeting is led by a trained moderator.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

Which of the following is a risk of using a test execution tool based on record and playback?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

The use of test automation would provide the best return on investment for which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

Which of the following can be used to measure progress against the exit criteria? W. Number of test cases that passed or failed X. Number of detects found in a unit of code Y. Dates for milestones and deliverables Z. Subjective confidence of testers in the product

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of software defect prevention?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

The best time to influence the quality of a system design is in the _______.

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

Which combination of p, q and r values will ensure 100 % statement coverage? if (p = q) { r = r + 1; if (r < 5) { s = 10; } } else if (p > q) { s = 5;

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

Which of the following BEST describes the task partition between test manager and tester?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

Which of the following might be a concern of a test group relying on a test design tool?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

In a formal inspection process, which is TRUE?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

Which of the following are major test documents? (choose the best answer)

1) Test plan
2) Test case
3) Test design
4) Test procedure
5) Defect report

What do walkthroughs, technical reviews and inspections have in common?

I. They have defect finding as an objective.
II. Pre-meeting preparation is required.
III. They can be performed as a 'peer review'.
IV. The meeting is led by a trained moderator.

Which of the following can be used to measure progress against the exit criteria?

W. Number of test cases that passed or failed
X. Number of detects found in a unit of code
Y. Dates for milestones and deliverables
Z. Subjective confidence of testers in the product

Which combination of p, q and r values will ensure 100 % statement coverage?
if (p = q) {
r = r + 1;
if (r < 5) {
s = 10;
}
} else if (p > q) {
s = 5;

Which of the following are major test documents? (choose the best answer)

1) Test plan
2) Test case
3) Test design
4) Test procedure
5) Defect report

What is the actual and potential result when a human being makes a mistake while writing code?

I. A bug
II. A failure
III. A fault
IV. An error
V. A defect