ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No. 12
1. A deviation from the specified or expected
behavior that is visible to end-users
is called:
a)an error
b)a fault
c)a failure
d)a defect
2. Regression testing should be performed:
v)every week
w)after the software has
changed
x)as often as possible
y)when the environment has
changed
z)when the project manager
says
a)v& w are true, x, y
& z are false
b)w, x & y are true, v
& z are false
c)w& y are true, v, x
& z are false
d)w is true, v, x, y &
z are false
3. IEEE 829 test plan documentation standard
contains all of the following except
a)test items
b)test deliverables
c)test tasks
d)test specifications
4. When should testing be stopped?
a)when all the planned
tests have been run
b)when time has run out
c)when all faults have
been fixed correctly
d)it depends on the risks
for the system being tested
5. Order numbers on a stock control system can range
between 10000 and 99999
inclusive.
Which of the following inputs might be a result of
designing tests for only valid
equivalence
classes and valid boundaries?
a)1000, 50000, 99999
b)9999, 50000, 100000
c)10000, 50000, 99999
d)10000, 99999, 100000
6. Consider the following statements about early
test design:
i.early test design can prevent fault multiplication
ii.faults found during early test design are more
expensive to fix
iii.early test design can find faults
iv.early test design can cause changes to the
requirements
v.early test design normally takes more effort
a)i, iii & iv are
true; ii & v are false
b)iii& iv are true; i,
ii & v are false
c)i, iii, iv & v are
true; ii is false
d)i & ii are true;
iii, iv & v are false
7. Non-functional system testing includes:
a)testing to see where the
system does not function correctly
b)testing quality
attributes of the system including performance and usability
c)testing a system
function using only the software required for that function
d)testing for functions
that should not exist
8. Which of the following is NOT part of
configuration management?
a)auditing conformance to
ISO 9000
b)status accounting of
configuration items
c)identification of test
versions
d)controlled library
access
9. Which of the following is the main purpose of the
integration strategy for
integration testing
in the small?
a)to ensure that all of
the small modules are tested adequately
b)to ensure that the
system interfaces to other systems and networks
c)to specify which modules
to combine when, and how many at once
d)to specify how the
software should be divided into modules
10. What is the purpose of a test completion
criterion?
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 determine when to
stop testing
11. Consider the following statements:
i.an incident may be closed without being fixed.
ii.incidents may not be raised against
documentation.
iii.the final stage of incident tracking is fixing.
iv.the incident record does not include information
on test environments.
a)ii is true, i, iii and
iv are false
b)i is true, ii, iii and
iv are false
c)i and iv are true, ii
and iii are false
d)i and ii are true, iii
and iv are false
12. Given the following code, which statement is
true about the minimum number
of test
cases required for full statement and branch
coverage?
Read p
Read q
IF p+q> 100 THEN
Print "Large"
ENDIF
IF p > 50 THEN
Print "p Large"
ENDIF
a)1 test for statement
coverage, 3 for branch coverage
b)1 test for statement
coverage, 2 for branch coverage
c)1 test for statement
coverage, 1 for branch coverage
d)2 tests for statement
coverage, 2 for branch coverage
13. Consider the following statements:
i.100% statement coverage guarantees 100% branch
coverage.
ii.100% branch coverage guarantees 100% statement coverage.
iii.100% branch coverage guarantees 100% decision
coverage.
iv.100% decision coverage guarantees 100% branch
coverage.
v.100% statement coverage guarantees 100% decision
coverage.
a)ii is True; i, iii, iv
& v are False
b)i& v are True; ii,
iii & iv are False
c)ii& iii are True; i,
iv & v are False
d)ii, iii & iv are
True; i & v are False
14. Functional system testing is:
a)testing that the system
functions with other systems
b)testing that the
components that comprise the system function together
c)testing the end to end
functionality of the system as a whole
d)testing the system
performs functions within specified response times
15. Incidents would not be raised against:
a)requirements
b)documentation
c)test cases
d)improvements suggested
by users
16. Which of the following items would not come
under Configuration
Management?
a)operating systems
b)test documentation
c)live data
d)user requirement
documents
17. Maintenance testing is:
a)updating tests when the
software has changed
b)testing a released
system that has been changed
c)testing by users to
ensure that the system meets a business need
d)testing to maintain
business advantage
18. What can static analysis NOT find?
a)the use of a variable
before it has been defined
b)unreachable (“dead”)
code
c)memory leaks
d)array bound violations
19. Which of the following techniques is NOT a black
box technique?
a)state transition testing
b)LCSAJ
c)syntax testing
d)boundary value analysis
20. Beta testing is:
a)performed by customers
at their own site
b)performed by customers
at the software developer's site
c)performed by an
Independent Test Team
d)performed as early as
possible in the lifecycle
21. Given the following types of tool, which tools
would typically be used by
developers, and
which by an independent system test team?
i.static analysis
ii.performance testing
iii.test management
iv.dynamic analysis
a)developers would
typically use i and iv; test team ii and iii
b)developers would
typically use i and iii; test team ii and iv
c)developers would
typically use ii and iv; test team i and iii
d)developers would
typically use i, iii and iv; test team ii
22. 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 systems
d)testing from a business
perspective
23. Which of the following statements about
component testing is FALSE?
a)black box test design
techniques all have an associated test measurement technique
b)white box test design
techniques all have an associated test measurement technique
c)cyclomatic complexity is
not a test measurement technique
d)black box test
measurement techniques all have an associated test design technique
24. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a)inspection is the most
formal review process
b)inspections should be
led by a trained leader
c)managers can perform
inspections on management documents
d)inspection is
appropriate even when there are no written documents
25. A typical commercial test execution tool would
be able to perform all of the
following,
EXCEPT:
a)calculating expected
outputs
b)comparison of expected
outcomes with actual outcomes
c)recording test inputs
d)reading test values from
a data file
26. The difference between re-testing and regression
testing is:
a)re-testing ensures the
original fault has been removed; regression testing looks for
unexpected side-effects
b)re-testing looks for
unexpected side-effects; regression testing ensures the original
fault has
been removed
c)re-testing is done after
faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier
d)re-testing is done by
developers; regression testing is done by independent testers
27. Expected results 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
28. What type of review requires formal entry and
exit criteria, including metrics:
a)walkthrough
b)inspection
c)management review
d)post project review
29. Which of the following uses Impact Analysis
most?
a)component testing
b)non-functional system
testing
c)user acceptance testing
d)maintenance testing
30. What is NOT included in typical costs for an
inspection process?
a)setting up forms and
databases
b)analysing metrics and
improving processes
c)writing the documents to
be inspected
d)time spent on the
document outside the meeting
31. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable test
objective:
a)to find faults in the
software
b)to prove that the
software has no faults
c)to give confidence in
the software
d)to find performance
problems
32. Which expression best matches the following
characteristics of the review
processes:
1.led by the author
2.undocumented
3.no management participation
4.led by a moderator or leader
5.uses entry and exit criteria
s)inspection
t)peer review
u)informal review
v)walkthrough
a)s = 4 and 5, t = 3, u =
2, v = 1
b)s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and
5, v = 1
c)s = 1 and 5, t = 3, u =
2, v = 4
d)s = 4 and 5, t = 1, u=
2, v = 3
33. Which of the following is NOT part of system
testing?
a)business process-based
testing
b)performance, load and
stress testing
c)usability testing
d)top-down integration
testing
34. Which statement about expected outcomes is
FALSE?
a)expected outcomes are
defined by the software's behaviour
b)expected outcomes are
derived from a specification, not from the code
c)expected outcomes should
be predicted before a test is run
d)expected outcomes may
include timing constraints such as response times
35. The standard that gives definitions of testing
terms is:
a)ISO/IEC 12207
b)BS 7925-1
c)ANSI/IEEE 829
d)ANSI/IEEE 729
36. The cost of fixing a fault:
a)is not important
b)increases the later a
fault is found
c)decreases the later a
fault is found
d)can never be determined
37. Which of the following is NOT included in the
Test Plan document of the Test
Documentation Standard?
a)what is not to be tested
b)test environment
properties
c)quality plans
d)schedules and deadlines
38. Could reviews or inspections be considered part
of testing?
a)no, because they apply
to development documentation
b)no, because they are
normally applied before testing
c)yes, because both help
detect faults and improve quality
d)yes, because testing
includes all non-constructive activities
39. Which of the following is not part of
performance testing?
a)measuring response times
b)recovery testing
c)simulating many users
d)generating many
transactions
40. Error guessing is best used:
a)after more formal
techniques have been applied
b)as the first approach to
deriving test cases
c)by inexperienced testers
d)after the system has
gone live
Answers:
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 C
10 D
11 B
12 B
13 D
14 C
15 D
16 C
17 B
19 B
20 A
21 A
22 D
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 A
27 C
28 B
29 D
30 C
31 B
32 A
33 D
34 A
35 B
36 B
37 C
38 C
39 B
40 A