Quality Assurance ISTQB Certification Made Easy

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1. Requirement Engineering is not concerned with _________.
a. Requirement Design
b. Requirement Elicitation
c. Requirement Analysis
d. Requirement Documentation

2. When an expected result is not specified in test case template then ___________.
a. We cannot run the test.
b. It may be difficult to repeat the test.
c. It may be difficult to determine if the test has passed or failed.
d. We cannot automate the user inputs

3. A test technique that involves testing with various ranges of valid and invalid inputs of a particular module or component functionality extensively is ___________.
a. Gorilla Testing
b. Monkey Testing
c. Agile Testing
d. Baseline Testing

4. End result of Software Requirement Analysis is ________.
a. Functional Behaviour
b. Architectural and Structural
c. Usability and Reliability
d. Algorithmic and Data Structure

5. Bug status is set to postpone due to ________.
a. Priority of that bug may low
b. Lack of time for the release
c. The bug may not be the major effect in the software
d. Data may be unavailable

6. Which testing is performed first?
a. Black box testing
b. White box testing
c. Dynamic Testing
d. Static Testing

7. Verification and Validation uses _________.
a. Internal and External resources respectively
b. Internal resources only
c. External resources only
d. External and Internal resources respectively

8. Testing beyond normal operational capacity is __________.
a. Load Testing
b. Performance Testing
c. Stress Testing
d. All of these

9. The expected results of the software are ___________.
a. Only important in system testing
b. Only used in component testing
c. Most useful when specified in advance
d. Derived from the code
10. Which is not true?
a. Condition coverage is also known as Predicate Coverage
b. 100% condition coverage does not guarantee 100% decision coverage.
c. Error guessing has rules for testing
d. Predicate coverage uses Boolean Values.

11. Which of the following is NOT a static testing technique?
a. Error Guessing
b. Walkthrough
c. Data flow analysis
d. Inspections

12. Which of the following is a major task of test planning?
a. Determining test approach
b. Preparing test specifications
c. Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
d. Measuring and analyzing results

13. The difference between re-testing and regression testing is:
a. Re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects
b. Re-testing looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating those tests
c. Re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier
d. Re-testing uses different environments, regression testing uses the same environment

14. Which testing phase tests individual software modules combined together as a group?
a. Module Testing
b. Integration Testing
c. White Box Testing
d. Software Testing

15. What is the purpose of test completion criteria in a test plan?
a. To know when a specific test has finished its execution
b. To ensure that the test case specification is complete
c. To set the criteria used in generating test inputs
d. To know when test planning is complete
e. To plan when to stop testing

16. Which of the following would be a valid measure of test progress?
a. Number of undetected defects
b. Number of test cases not executed
c. Total number of defects in the product
d. Effort required to fix all the defects

17. A Test Harness is a:
a. A high level document describing the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing
b. A distance set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project
c. A test environment comprised of stubs and drives needed to conduct a test
d. A set of several test cases for a component or system under test

18. Beta Testing is:
a. Performed by customers on their own site
b. Performed by customers at their software developers site
c. Performed by an independent test team
d. Useful to test bespoke software
e. Performed as early as possible in the lifecycle

19. Which is NOT true – The black box tester:
a. Should be able to understand a functional specification or requirement document
b. Should be able to understand the source code
c. Is highly motivated to find faults
d. Is creative to find the system’s weaknesses

20. Statement coverage will not check for the following:
a. Missing Statements
b. Unused Branches
c. Dead Code
d. Unused Statement

21. Verification is:
a. Checking that we building the right system
b. Checking that we are building the system right
c. Performed by an independent test team
d. Making sure that is what the user really wants

22. Equivalence partitioning is:
a. A black box testing technique used only by developers
b. A black box testing technique than can only be used during system testing
c. A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing
d. A white box testing technique appropriate for component testing

23. Unreachable code would best be found using:
a. Code reviews
b. Code Inspections
c. A coverage tool
d. A static analysis tool

24. The main focus of acceptance testing is:
a. Finding faults in the system
b. Ensuring that the system is acceptable to all users
c. Testing the system with other system
d. Testing for a business perspective
e. Testing by an independent test team

25. Before launching software which testing is to be done in-house?
a. Beta
b. Gamma
c. Alpha
d. None of the above

26. Which of the following Is not part of performance testing?
a. Measuring response time
b. Measuring transaction rates
c. Recovery Testing
d. Simulating many users
e. Generating many transactions

27. In which activity of the Fundamental Test process is the test environment set up?
a. Test implementation and execution.
b. Test planning and control
c. Test analysis and design
d. Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

28. Determine the statement which holds true in case of Exploratory Testing:
a. It starts the execution only when the design gets finalized
b. It involves simultaneous design of the test and execution
c. It starts the execution only when the design gets renewed
d. It starts the execution only when the design gets amended

29. Which of the following is NOT a black box technique?
a. Equivalence partitioning
b. State transition testing
c. Linear code sequence and jump
d. Syntax testing
e. Boundary value analysis

30. Impact analysis helps to decide:
a. Different Tools to perform Regression Testing
b. Exit Criteria
c. How many more test cases need to written
d. How much regression testing should be done

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31. You can import data from __________ to a Quality Center project.
a. Word or Wordpad
b. Word or Excel
c. Word or PowerPoint
d. Word or Notepad

32. Test management with Quality Center involves five phases:
a. Specify Releases, Specify Requirements, Plan Tests, Execute Tests, Run Tests.
b. Specify Releases, Specify Requirements, Plan Tests, Analyze Tests, Track Defects.
c. Specify Releases, Specify Requirements, Plan Tests, Execute Tests, Track Defects.
d. Specify Releases, Specify Requirements, Plan Tests, Execute Tests, Analyze Tests.

33. Quality Center prompts you to install __________ if it is not already installed on your machine.
a. Microsoft Java 2.0
b. Microsoft Visio 13.0
c. Microsoft Visual Studio 2.0
d. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

34. When defining a filter, you can also include a cross filter. This is an advanced ________ on an associated item such as requirements, tests, test sets, or defects.
a. Second Filter
b. Secondary Filter
c. Primary Filter
d. Cross Filter

35. Each Quality Center project is supported by a __________that stores project information.
a. Both B and C
b. Root Folder
c. Database
d. Flat File

36. You can no longer customize data by specifying the order in which columns appear and by changing column size.
a. True
b. False

37. You can text search to search for records in predefined fields of the ________.
a. Releases, Test Plan and Defects modules
b. Requirements, Test Plan and Defects Modules
c. Requirements and Defects Modules
d. Requirements, Execute Tests and Defects Modules

38. Quality Center has the following modules, which are accessible from the sidebar:
a. Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects, Business Components
b. Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects, Analysis
c. Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects
d. Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects, Analysis

39. The _______ can send messages to users connected to Quality Center projects informing them about important maintenance or other issues.
a. Site Controller
b. Site Administrator
c. Site Analyzer
d. Site Administrator

40. You can access Quality Center over the ______, via a Web Browser.
a. A corporate intranet
b. Internet
c. Mobile Internet
d. Both A and B

41. Testware (test cases and test dataset)
a. Does not need to be documented and commented, as it does not form part of the released software system.
b. Should be newly constructed for each new version of the software
c. Is needed only until the software is released into production or user
d. Needs configuration management just like requirements, design and code

42. A Test Design Technique is ________.
a. A way to measure in a test plan what has to be done
b. A process for determining expected results
c. A way to measure the quality of software
d. A process for selecting test cases

43. Which is not true – The Black Box Tester:
a. Is creative to find the system’s weakness
b. Should be able to understand the source code
c. Should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document
d. Is highly motivated to find faults

44. The later in the development lifecycle a fault is discovered, the more expensive is to fix. Why?
a. The fault has been into more documentation, code, tests, etc.
b. The documentation is poor, so it takes the longer way to find out what the software is doing
c. Such faults are hard to fix
d. Wages are rising

45. In which order should tests be run?
a. The order they are thought of
b. The easiest tests first
c. The most important tests first
d. The most difficult tests first

46. Contract and Regulation testing is a part of ________.
a. Smoke Testing
b. Acceptance Testing
c. System Testing
d. Integration Testing

47. If an expected result is not specified then
a. We cannot run the test
b. It may difficult to repeat the test
c. It may be difficult t determine if the test has passed or failed
d. We cannot automate the user inputs

48. Which of the following could be a reason for a failure,
i. Testing fault
ii. Software fault
iii. Design Fault
iv. Environment fault
v. Document fault
a. 2 is a valid reason. 1,3,4,5 are NOT
b. 1,2,3,4 are valid reasons. 5 is NOT
c. 1, 2, 3 are valid reasons; 4,5 are NOT
d. All of them are valid reasons for a failure

49. During which test activity could fault be found most cost effectively?
a. Execution
b. Design
c. Planning
d. Check Exit criteria completion

50. The inputs for developing a test plan are taken from
a. Project Plan
b. Business Plan
c. Support Plan
d. None of the above

51. Function/Test Matrix is a type of ________.
a. Interim Test Report
b. Final Test Report
c. Project Status Report
d. Management Report

52. Which of these can be successfully tested using Loop Testing methodology?
a. Simple Loops
b. Nested Loops
c. Concatenated Loops
d. All of the above

53. The process mapping is a ________ diagram.
a. Data flow
b. Work flow
c. Circular
d. Audit

54. The Control chart is a _______.
a. Process Monitoring Tool
b. Process Control Tool
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above

55. The objective of ISO 9000 family of Quality Management is _________.
a. Customer Satisfaction
b. Employee Satisfaction
c. Skill Enhancement
d. Environmental Issues

55. Total Quality Management (TQM) focuses on _________.
a. Employee
b. Customer
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above

56. Which of the following is responsible for the quality objective?
a. Top Level Management
b. Middle-Level Management
c. Frontline Management
d. All of the above

57. The following is the machine down time.
a. Waste
b. No Material
c. Breakdown
d. All of the above

58. TQM and ISO both focus on,
a. Customer
b. Employee
c. Supplier
d. All of the above

59. According to Deming, Quality problems are,
a. Due to Management
b. Due to Method
c. Due to Machine
d. Due to Material

60. While setting Quality Objective, __________ to be considered.
a. Material Quality
b. Customer Need
c. Market Demand
d. Al of the Above

61. PDCA means __________.
e. Plan, Do, Correct and Act
f. Plan, Do, Check and Accept
g. Plan, Do, Check and Act
h. Plan, Debug, Check and Act

62. Which is not the fundamental test process?
a. Defect Fixing
b. Test Closure Activities
c. Analysis and Design
d. Planning and Control

62. Which is not a Component Testing?
a. Check the memory leaks
b. Check the robustness
c. Check the decision tables
d. Check the branch coverage

63. The unreachable code would best be found using:
a. Code Reviews
b. Code Inspections
c. A Coverage Tool
d. A Static Analysis Tool

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