ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No. 11
1. Which of the following is true
a. Testing is the same as
quality assurance
b. Testing is a part of
quality assurance
c. Testing is not a part
of quality assurance
d. Testing is same as
debugging
2. Why is testing necessary?
a. Because testing is good
method to make there are not defects in the software
b. Because verification
and validation are nto enough to get to know the quality of the
software
c. Because testing
measures the quality of the software system and helps to increase
the
quality
d. Because testing finds
more defects than reviews and inspections.
3. Integration testing has following characteristics
I. It can be done in
incremental manner
II. It is always done
after system testing
III. It includes
functional tests
IV. It includes
non-functional tests
a. I, II and III are
correct
b. I is correct
c. I, III and IV are
correct
d. I, II and IV are
correct
4. A number of critical bugs are fixed in software.
All the bugs are in one module,
related to
reports. The test manager
decides to do regression testing only on the reports module.
a. The test manager should
do only automated regression testing.
b. The test manager is
justified in her decision because no bug has been fixed in other
modules
c. The test manager should
only do confirmation testing. There is no need to do
regression
testing
d. Regression testing
should be done on other modules as well because fixing one
module
may affect other modules
5. Which of the following is correct about static
analysis tools?
a. Static analysis tools
are used only by developers
b. Compilers may offer
some support for static analysis
c. Static analysis tools
help find failures rather than defects
d. Static analysis tools
require execution of the code to analyze the coverage
6. In a flight reservation system, the number of
available seats in each plane
model is an input.
A plane may have any positive number of available
seats, up to the given capacity
of the plane.
Using Boundary Value analysis, a list of available –
seat values were generated.
Which of the
following lists is correct?
a. 1, 2, capacity -1,
capacity, capacity plus 1
b. 0, 1, capacity,
capacity plus 1
c. 0, 1, 2, capacity plus
1, a very large number
d. 0, 1, 10, 100,
capacity, capacity plus one
7. For the code fragment given below, which answer
correctly represents
minimum tests
required for statement and branch coverage
respectively?
Discount rate=1;
Fare = 1000;
If ((person == “senior citizen”) and (“travel month
= January”))
Bonuspoints = 100+Bonuspoints
If (class==”first”)
discountRate = .5;
Fare = fare * discountRate;
a. Statement Coverage = 1,
Branch Coverage = 2
b. Statement Coverage = 2,
Branch Coverage = 2
c. Statement Coverage = 1,
Branch Coverage = 3
d. Statement Coverage = 2,
Branch Coverage = 4
8. Which of the following is correct about static
analysis tools
a. They help you find
defects rather than failures
b. They are used by
developers only
c. They require
compilation of code
d. They are useful only
for regulated industries
9. Acme Inc. decides to use functional test
execution automation tool for testing
GUI of their
product. The GUI is expected to change frequently.
Acme Inc. has put some of the
manual
testers through a 3 day training program on how to
use the tool. Which of the
following is likely
to be true?
a. Automation is likely to
fail because of frequent changes and lack of experience
b. Automation is likely to
fail because of GUI automation is not the right way to automate
c. Automation is likely to
succeed because automation is very useful for frequent
changes
d. Automation is likely to
succeed because the team has been trained on tool.
10. In foundation level syllabus you will find the
main basic principles of testing.
Which of the
following sentences describes one of these basic
principles?
a. Complete testing of
software is attainable if you have enough resources and test
tools
b. With automated testing
you can make statements with more confidence about the
quality of a product than
with manual testing
c. For a software system,
it is not possible, under normal conditions, to test all input and
output combinations.
d. A goal of testing is to
show that the software is defect free.
11. Which of the following statements contains a
valid goal for a functional test
set?
a. A goal is that no more
failures will result from the remaining defects
b. A goal is to find as
many failures as possible so that the cause of the failures can be
identified and fixed
c. A goal is to eliminate
as much as possible the causes of defects
d. A goal is to fulfil all
requirements for testing that are defined in the project plan.
12. In system testing...
a. .. Both functional and
non-functional requirements are to be tested
b. ... Only functional
requirements are tested; non-functional requirements are validated
in
a review
c. ... Only non-functional
requirements are tested; functional requirements are validated
in
a review
d. ... Only requirements
which are listed in the specification document are to be tested
13. Which of the following activities differentiate
a walkthrough from a formal
review?
a. A walkthrough does not
follow a defined process
b. For a walkthrough
individual preparation by the reviewers is optional
c. A walkthrough requires
meeting
d. A walkthrough finds the
causes of failures, while formal review finds the failures
14. Why does the boundary value analysis provide
good test cases?
a. Because it is an
industry standard
b. Because errors are
frequently made during programming of the different cases near
the
‘edges’ of the range of
values
c. Because only
equivalence classes that are equal from a functional point of view are
considered in the test
cases
d. Because the test object
is tested under maximal load up to its performance limits
15. Which of the following list contains only
non-functional tests?
a. Interoperability
(compatibility) testing, reliability testing, performance testing
b. System testing,
performance testing
c. Load testing, stress
testing, component testing, portability testing
d. Testing various
configurations, beta testing, load testing
16. The following list
contains risks that have been identified for a software product to
be
developed. Which of these
risks is an example of a product risk?
a. Not enough qualified
testers to complete the planned tests
b. Software delivery is
behind schedule
c. Threat to a patient’s
life
d. 3rd party supplier does
not supply as stipulated
17. Which set of metrics can be used for monitoring
of the test execution?
a. Number of detected
defects, testing cost;
b. Number of residual
defects in the test object.
c. Percentage of completed
tasks in the preparation of test environment; test cases
prepared
d. Number of test cases
run / not run; test cases passed / failed
18. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Static analysis tools
produce statistics during program execution
b. Configuration
management systems allow us to provide accurate defect statistics of
different configurations
c. Stress testing tools
examine the behaviour of the test object at or beyond full load
d. Performance measurement
tools can be used in all phases of software life-cycle
19. What makes an inspection different from other
review types?
a. It is led by a trained
leader, uses formal entry and exit criteria and checklists
b. It is led by the author
of the document to be inspected
c. It can only be used for
reviewing design and code
d. It is led by the
author, uses checklists, and collects data for improvement
20. Which of the following is a valid collection of
equivalence classes for the
following
problem: An integer field shall contain values from
and including 1 to and
including 15
a. Less than 1, 1 through
15, more than 15
b. Negative numbers, 1
through 15, above 15
c. Less than 1, 1 through
14, more than 15
d. Less than 0, 1 through
14, 15 and more
21. Which of the following is a valid collection of
equivalence classes for the
following
problem: Paying with credit cards shall be possible
with Visa, Master and Amex
cards only.
a. Visa, Master, Amex;
b. Visa, Master, Amex,
Diners, Keycards, and other option
c. Visa, Master, Amex, any
other card, no card
d. No card, other cards,
any of Visa – Master – Amex
22. Which of the following techniques are black box
techniques?
a. State transition
testing, code testing, agile testing
b. Equivalence
partitioning, state transition testing, decision table testing
c. System testing,
acceptance testing, equivalence partitioning
d. System integration
testing, system testing, decision table testing
23. A defect management system shall keep track of
the status of every defect
registered and
enforce the rules about changing these states. If
your task is to test the status
tracking, which
method would be best?
a. Logic-based testing
b. Use-case-based testing
c. State transition
testing
d. Systematic testing
according to the V-model
24. If a program is tested and 100% condition
coverage is achieved, which of the
following
coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved?
a. 100% branch coverage
b. 100% condition coverage
and 100% statement coverage
c. Equivalence class and
boundary value coverage
d. No other white box
coverage criterion is guaranteed to be fulfilled 100%
25. This part of a program is given:-
WHILE (condition A) Do B
END WHILE
How many decisions should be tested in this code in
order to achieve 100%
decision coverage?
a. 2
b. Indefinite
c. 1
d. 4
26. Why can be tester dependent on configuration
management?
a. Because configuration
management assures that we know the exact version of the
testware and the test
object
b. Because test execution
is not allowed to proceed without the consent of the change
control board
c. Because changes in the
test object are always subject to configuration management
d. Because configuration
management assures the right configuration of the test tools
27. What test items should be put under
configuration management?
a. The test object, the
test material and the test environment
b. The problem reports and
the test material
c. Only the test object.
The test cases need to be adapted during agile testing
d. The test object and the
test material
28. Why is successful test execution automation
difficult?
a. Because the tools for
automated testing require too much effort for learning
b. Because the maintenance
of the test system is difficult
c. Because the test robot
tools are restricted in their ability to recognize outputs
d. Because the test robot
needs to be supported by a test management.
29. Which of the following can be root cause of a
bug in a software product?
(I) The project had
incomplete procedures for configuration management.
(II) The time schedule to
develop a certain component was cut.
(III) the specification
was unclear
(IV) Use of the code
standard was not followed up
(V) The testers were not
certified
a. (I) and (II) are
correct
b. (I) through (IV) are
correct
c. (III) through (V) are
correct
d. (I), (II) and (IV) are
correct
30. Which of the following is most often considered
as components interface
bug?
a. For two components
exchanging data, one component used metric units, the other
one
used British units
b. The system is difficult
to use due to a too complicated terminal input structure
c. The messages for user
input errors are misleading and not helpful for understanding
the
input error cause
d. Under high load, the
system does not provide enough open ports to connect to
31. Which of the following project inputs influence
testing?
(I) contractual requirements
(II) legal requirements
(III) Industry standards
(IV) application risk
(V) project size
a. (I) through (III) are
correct
b. All alternatives are
correct
c. (II) and (V) are
correct
d. (I), (III) and (V) are
correct
32. If a program is tested and 100% branch coverage
is achieved, which of the
following
coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved?
a. 100% Equivalence class coverage
b. 100% Condition coverage and 100% Statement
coverage
c. 100% Statement coverage
d. 100% Multiple condition coverage
33. This part of a program is given:-
WHILE (condition A) Do B
END WHILE
How many paths should be tested in this code in
order to achieve 100% path
coverage?
a. One
b. Indefinite
c. Two
d. Four
34. What is the purpose of test exit criteria in the
test plan?
a. To specify when to stop
the testing activity
b. To set the criteria
used in generating test inputs
c. To ensure that the test
case specification is complete
d. To know when a specific
test has finished its execution
35. Which of the following items need not to be
given in an incident report?
a. The version number of
the test object
b. Test data and used
environment
c. Identification of the
test case that failed
d. The location and
instructions on how to correct the fault
36. V-Model is:
a. A software development
model that illustrates how testing activities integrate with
software development
phases
b. A software life-cycle
model that is not relevant for testing
c. The official software
development and testing life-cycle model of ISTQB
d. A testing life cycle
model including unit, integration, system and acceptance phases
37. Why is incremental integration preferred over
“big bang” integration?
a. Because incremental
integration has better early defects screening and isolation
ability
b. Because “big bang”
integration is suitable only for real time applications
c. Incremental integration
is preferred over “Big Bang Integration” only for “bottom up”
development model
d. Because incremental
integration can compensate for weak and inadequate
component
testing
38. Maintenance testing is:
a. Testing management
b. Synonym of testing the
quality of service
c. Triggered by
modifications, migration or retirement of existing software
d. Testing the level of
maintenance by the vendor
39. A test engineer is testing a Video Player (VCR),
and logs the following report:
Title: Fast Forward stops after 2 minutes. It
happens every time
Expected result: Fast forward continues till the end
of the tape
Severity: High
Priority: Urgent
What important information did the engineer leave
out?
a. Identification
(Software and hardware) of the VCR
b. Actual result
c. History of the report
d. Ideas for the test case
improvement
40. Why is it necessary to define a Test Strategy?
a. As there are many
different ways to test software, thought must be given to decide
what
will be the most effective
way to test the project on hand.
b. Starting testing
without prior planning leads to chaotic and inefficient test project
c. A strategy is needed to
inform the project management how the test team will
schedule
the test-cycles
d. Software failure may
cause loss of money, time, business reputation, and in extreme
cases injury and death. It
is therefore critical to have a proper test strategy in place.
Answers:
1 - B
2 - C
3 - C
4 - D
5 - B
6 - B
7 - A
8 - A
9 - A
10 - C
11 - B
12 - A
13 - B
14 - B
15 - C
16 - C
18 - C
19 - A
20 - A
21 - D
22 - B
23 - C
24 - B
25 - A
26 - A
27 - A
28 - B
29 - B
30 - A
31 - B
32 - B
33 - C
34 - A
35 - D
36 - A
37 - A
38 - C
39 - B
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