ISTQB Foundation Software Testing A

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40 questions relating to the ISTQB Foundation software tester qualification syllabus
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Pregunta 1

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Which of the problems below BEST characterises a result of a software Failure? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Damaged reputation
  • Lack of methodology
  • Inadequate training
  • Regulatory compliance

Pregunta 2

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What should be taken into account to determine when to stop testing? (K2) I. Technical risk II. Business risk III. Project constraints IV. Product documentation
Respuesta
  • I and II are true; III and IV are false
  • III is true; I, II and IV are false
  • I, II, and IV are true; III is false
  • I, II, and III are true; IV is false

Pregunta 3

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What is the process of analysing and removing causes of failures in software? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Validation
  • Testing
  • Debugging
  • Verification

Pregunta 4

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Which general testing principles are characterised by the descriptions below? (K2) W. Early testing X. Defect clustering Y. Pesticide paradox Z. Absence-of-errors fallacy 1. Testing should start at the beginning of the project 2. Conformance to requirements and fitness for use 3. Small number of modules contain the most defects 4. Test cases must be regularly reviewed and revised
Respuesta
  • W1, X2, Y3 and Z4
  • W1, X3, Y4 and Z2
  • W2, X3, Y1 and Z4
  • W1, X4, Y2 and Z3

Pregunta 5

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Which of the following MAIN activities is part of the fundamental test process? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Initiating and planning
  • Documenting root causes
  • Capturing lessons learned
  • Planning and control

Pregunta 6

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Which are the following are MAJOR test implementation and execution tasks? (K2) I. Repeating test activities II. Creating test suites III. Reporting discrepancies IV. Logging the outcome V. Analysing lessons learned
Respuesta
  • II, III, and IV
  • I, III, IV, and V
  • I, II, III, IV
  • III, IV, and V

Pregunta 7

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What principle is BEST described when test designs are written by a third party? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Exploratory testing
  • Independent testing
  • Integration testing
  • Interoperability testing

Pregunta 8

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Which test levels are USUALLY included in the common type of V-model? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing, and regression testing
  • Component testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing
  • Incremental testing, exhaustive testing, exploratory testing, and data driven testing
  • Alpha testing, beta testing, black-box testing, and white-box testing

Pregunta 9

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What test can be conducted for off-the-shelf software to get market feedback? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Beta testing
  • Usability testing
  • Alpha testing
  • COTS testing

Pregunta 10

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Who OFTEN performs system testing and acceptance testing, respectively? (K2)
Respuesta
  • Senior programmers and professional testers
  • Technical system testers and potential customers
  • Independent test team and users of the system
  • Development team and customers of the system

Pregunta 11

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What is the key difference between (a) contract and regulation acceptance testing and (b) alpha and beta testing? (K2)
Respuesta
  • (a) are performed outside the company and (b) are conducted by the test team
  • (a) are conducted by regulators and (b) are performed b system administrators
  • (a) are mandatory test for government applications and (b) are usually optional
  • (a) are for custom-developed software and (b) are for off-the-shelf software

Pregunta 12

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Which test measures the system at or beyond the limits of its specified requirements? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Structural testing
  • Stress testing
  • Error guessing
  • Black-box testing

Pregunta 13

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Which test ensures that modifications did not introduce new problems? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Stress testing
  • Black-box testing
  • Structural testing
  • Regression testing

Pregunta 14

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Which typical defects are easier to find using static instead of dynamic testing? (K2) L. Deviation from standards M. Requirements defects N. Insufficient maintainability O. Incorrect interface specifications
Respuesta
  • L,M,N, and O
  • L and N
  • L,N, and O
  • L, M, and N

Pregunta 15

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In a formal review, who is primarily responsible for the documents to be reviewed? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Author
  • Manager
  • Moderator
  • Reviewers

Pregunta 16

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Who typically use static analysis tools? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Customers and users
  • Developers and designers
  • Business and systems analysts
  • System and acceptance testers

Pregunta 17

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Which aspects of testing will establishing traceability help? (K2)
Respuesta
  • Configuration management and test data generation
  • Test case specification and change control
  • Test condition and test procedure specification
  • Impact analysis and requirements coverage

Pregunta 18

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Features to be tested, approach, item pass/fail criteria, and test deliverables should be specified in which document? (K3)
Respuesta
  • Test case specification
  • Test procedure specification
  • Test plan
  • Test design specification

Pregunta 19

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Which test technique is based on requirements specification? (K1)
Respuesta
  • White-box technique
  • Component testing
  • Black-box technique
  • Data driven testing

Pregunta 20

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Which test design techniques should a tester use, respectively, to achieve the following: (a) check the documented features of the system, (b) ensure 100% decision coverage, and (c) detect likely defects and distribution? (K3)
Respuesta
  • Specification-based, data driven testing, and defect density techniques
  • Specification-based, branch coverage, and exploratory techniques
  • Structure-based, equivalence partitioning, and exploratory techniques
  • Specification-based, structure-based, and experience-based techniques

Pregunta 21

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What technique captures system requirements that contain logical conditions? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Boundary value
  • Equivalence partition
  • Decision table
  • State transition

Pregunta 22

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Input and output combinations that will be treated the same way by the system can be tested using which technique? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Boundary value
  • Equivalence partition
  • Decision table
  • State transition

Pregunta 23

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Which test suite will check for an invalid transition using the diagram? (K3)
Respuesta
  • S0 - S1 - S2 - S3 - S1 - S4
  • S0 - S1 - S4 - S1 - S2 - S3
  • S0 - S1 - S3 - S1 - S2 - S1
  • S0 - S1 - S2 - S3 - S1 - S2

Pregunta 24

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How are integration testing and use case testing similar and dissimilar? (K2)
Respuesta
  • Both checks for interactions: integration for components, use case for actors
  • Both are black-box techniques: integration is low-level, use case is high-level
  • Both are static testing: developers perform integration, users execute use case tests
  • Both are V&V techniques:integration is for validation, use case is for verification

Pregunta 25

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How many test cases are needed to achieve 100% decision coverage? (K3) if (p = q){ s = s + 1; if (s < 5) { t = 10; } } else if (p > q) { t = 5; }
Respuesta
  • 3
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4

Pregunta 26

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What analysis determines which parts of the software have been executed? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Impact analysis
  • Code coverage
  • Gap analysis
  • Cyclomatic complexity

Pregunta 27

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Based on the error guessing test design technique, which of the following will an experienced tester MOST LIKELY test in calendar software? (K3) i. First two letters of the month, e.g., MA can represent March or May ii. First letter of the day, e.g., T can mean Tuesday or Thursday iii. Leap year iv. Number of days in a month v. Three-digit days and months
Respuesta
  • i, ii, iv, and v
  • iii and iv
  • i, ii, iii, and iv
  • i, ii, and v

Pregunta 28

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Which input combinations will a knowledgeable tester MOST LIKELY use to uncover potential errors when testing a surname field? (K3)
Respuesta
  • Johnson, de la Cruz, and Morgan
  • Go, Stephanopoulous, and Venkatsewaran
  • Smith, Smyth, and Smithsonian
  • O'Brien, Zeta-Jones, and Young Pów

Pregunta 29

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Which of the following demonstrates independence in testing? (K3) J. Independent testers are external to the organisation K. Independent testers are part of the development team L. Independent testers are from the user community M. Programmers who wrote the code serve as independent testers N. Customers who wrote the requirements serve as independent testers
Respuesta
  • J, L, and N
  • J, K, L, and N
  • K, M, and N
  • J, L, M, and N

Pregunta 30

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Which of the following is a KEY task of a tester? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Reviewing tests developed by others
  • Writing a test strategy for the project
  • Deciding what should be automated
  • Writing test summary reports

Pregunta 31

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In software testing, what is the MAIN purpose of exit criteria? (K1)
Respuesta
  • To enhance the security of the system
  • To prevent endless loops in codes
  • To serve as an alternative or "Plan B"
  • To define when to stop testing

Pregunta 32

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Which test approaches or strategies are characterised by the descriptions below? (K2) S. Analytical approaches T. Model-based approaches U. Methodical approaches V. Consultative approaches 1. Relies on guidelines from domain experts 2. Includes error guessing and fault-attacks 3. Uses statistical information about failure rates 4. Focuses on areas of greatest risk
Respuesta
  • S4, T3, U2, V1
  • S1, T2, U3, V4
  • S2, T3, U1, V4
  • S3, T4, U2, V1

Pregunta 33

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Which of the following can be used to measure progress against the exit criteria? (K2) W. Number of test cases that passed or failed X. Number of defects found in a unit of code Y. Dates for milestones and deliverables Z. Subjective confidence of testers in the product
Respuesta
  • W, X, Y, and Z
  • W, X, and Y
  • W and X
  • W, X, and Z

Pregunta 34

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What type of risk includes potential failure areas in the software? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Project risks
  • Product risks
  • Economic risks
  • Requirements risks

Pregunta 35

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Based on the IEEE standard for Software Test Documentation (IEEE Std 829-1998), in which sections of the test incident report should the following items be recorded? (K3) Sections a) Test incident report identifier b) Summary c) Incident description d) Impact Items 1. Unique identifier 2. Version level of the test items 3. Inputs 4. Expected results 5. Actual results 6. Anomalies 7. Date and time
Respuesta
  • a:1; b:2 and 7; c:3, 4, and 5; d:6
  • a:1; b:6 and 7; c:3, 4, and 5; d:7
  • a:1; b:2; c:3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
  • a:1; b:6 and 7; c:3, 4, and 5

Pregunta 36

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Based on the IEEE Standard for Software Test Documentation (IEEE Std 829-1998), which of the following sections are part of the test summary report? (K2) a) Test summary and report identifier b) Summary c) Variances d) Anomalies e) Comprehensive assessment f) Approvals
Respuesta
  • a, b, e, and f
  • a, b, c, d, and f
  • a, b, c, e, and f
  • a, b, c, and f

Pregunta 37

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What is the name of a skeletal implementation of a software component that is used for testing? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Use case
  • Domain
  • Driver
  • Stub

Pregunta 38

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Which of the following are potential benefits of using test support tools? (K2)
Respuesta
  • Ensuring greater consistency and minimising software project risks
  • Reducing repetitive work and gaining easy access to test information
  • Performing objective assessment and reducing the need for training
  • Allowing for grater reliance on the tool to automate the test process

Pregunta 39

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Which test support tool can be used to enforce coding standards? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Static analysis tool
  • Performance testing tool
  • Test comparator
  • Test management tool

Pregunta 40

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What should be considered when introducing a tool into an organisation? (K1)
Respuesta
  • Assessing the organisational maturity
  • Counting the number of systems to be tested
  • Calculating the ratio between programmers and testers
  • Reviewing the exit criteria of previous projects.
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