ISTQB Sample Paper--1
In Some of the Written exams in
Interview they are asking the below type of Questions....kinly prepare
1 We split testing into distinct stages
primarily because:
a) Each test stage has a different
purpose.
b) It is easier to manage testing in
stages.
c) We can run different tests in
different environments.
d) The more stages we have, the better
the testing.
2 Which of the following is likely to
benefit most from the use of test tools providing test capture and replay
facilities?
a) Regression testing
b) Integration testing
c) System testing
d) User acceptance testing
3. Which of the following statements is
NOT correct?
a) A minimal test set that achieves
100% LCSAJ coverage will also achieve 100% branch coverage.
b) A minimal test set that achieves
100% path coverage will also achieve 100% statement coverage.
c) A minimal test set that achieves
100% path coverage will generally detect more faults than one that achieves
100% statement coverage.
d) A minimal test set that achieves
100% statement coverage will generally detect more faults than one that
achieves 100% branch coverage.
4 Which of the following requirements
is testable?
a) The system shall be user friendly.
b) The safety-critical parts of the system
shall contain 0 faults.
c) The response time shall be less than
one second for the specified design load.
d) The system shall be built to be
portable.
5 Analyse the following highly
simplified procedure:
Ask: “What type of ticket do you
require, single or return?”
IF the customer wants ‘return’
Ask: “What rate, Standard or
Cheap-day?”
IF the customer replies ‘Cheap-day’
Say: “That will be £11:20″
ELSE
Say: “That will be £19:50″
ENDIF
ELSE
Say: “That will be £9:75″
ENDIF
Now decide the minimum number of tests
that are needed to ensure that all
the questions have been asked, all
combinations have occurred and all replies given.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
6 Error guessing:
a) supplements formal test design
techniques.
b) can only be used in component,
integration and system testing.
c) is only performed in user acceptance
testing.
d) is not repeatable and should not be
used.
7 Which of the following is NOT true of
test coverage criteria?
a) Test coverage criteria can be
measured in terms of items exercised by a test suite.
b) A measure of test coverage criteria
is the percentage of user requirements covered.
c) A measure of test coverage criteria
is the percentage of faults found.
d) Test coverage criteria are often
used when specifying test completion criteria.
8 In prioritizing what to test, the
most important objective is to:
a) find as many faults as possible.
b) test high risk areas.
c) obtain good test coverage.
d) test whatever is easiest to test.
9 Given the following sets of test
management terms (v-z), and activity descriptions (1-5), which one of the
following best pairs the two sets?
v – test control
w – test monitoring
x – test estimation
y – incident management
z – configuration control
1 - calculation of required test
resources
2 - maintenance of record of test
results
3 - re-allocation of resources when
tests overrun
4 - report on deviation from test plan
5 - tracking of anomalous test results
a) v-3,w-2,x-1,y-5,z-4
b) v-2,w-5,x-1,y-4,z-3
c) v-3,w-4,x-1,y-5,z-2
d) v-2,w-1,x-4,y-3,z-5
10 Which one of the following
statements about system testing is NOT true?
a) System tests are often performed by
independent teams.
b) Functional testing is used more than
structural testing.
c) Faults found during system tests can
be very expensive to fix.
d) End-users should be involved in
system tests.
11 Which of the following is false?
a) Incidents should always be fixed.
b) An incident occurs when expected and
actual results differ.
c) Incidents can be analysed to assist
in test process improvement.
d) An incident can be raised against
documentation.
12 Enough testing has been performed
when:
a) time runs out.
b) the required level of confidence has
been achieved.
c) no more faults are found.
d) the users won’t find any serious
faults.
13 Which of the following is NOT true
of incidents?
a) Incident resolution is the
responsibility of the author of the software under test.
b) Incidents may be raised against user
requirements.
c) Incidents require investigation
and/or correction.
d) Incidents are raised when expected
and actual results differ.
14 Which of the following is not
described in a unit test standard?
a) syntax testing
b) equivalence partitioning
c) stress testing
d) modified condition/decision coverage
15 Which of the following is false?
a) In a system two different failures
may have different severities.
b) A system is necessarily more
reliable after debugging for the removal of a fault.
c) A falt need not affect the
reliability of a system.
d) Undetected errors may lead to faults
and eventually to incorrect behaviour.
16 Which one of the following statements,
about capture-replay tools, is NOT correct?
a) They are used to support multi-user
testing.
b) They are used to capture and animate
user requirements.
c) They are the most frequently
purchased types of CAST tool.
d) They capture aspects of user behavior.
17 How would you estimate the amount of
re-testing likely to be required?
a) Metrics from previous similar
projects
b) Discussions with the development
team
c) Time allocated for regression
testing
d) a & b
18 Which of the following is true of the
V-model?
a) It states that modules are tested
against user requirements.
b) It only models the testing phase.
c) It specifies the test techniques to
be used.
d) It includes the verification of
designs.
19 The oracle assumption:
a) is that there is some existing
system against which test output may be checked.
b) is that the tester can routinely
identify the correct outcome of a test.
c) is that the tester knows everything
about the software under test.
d) is that the tests are reviewed by
experienced testers.
20 Which of the following characterizes
the cost of faults?
a) They are cheapest to find in the
early development phases and the most expensive to fix in the latest test
phases.
b) They are easiest to find during
system testing but the most expensive to fix then.
c) Faults are cheapest to find in the
early development phases but the most expensive to fix then.
d) Although faults are most expensive
to find during early development phases, they are cheapest to fix then.
21 Which of the following should NOT
normally be an objective for a test?
a) To find faults in the software.
b) To assess whether the software is
ready for release.
c) To demonstrate that the software
doesn’t work.
d) To prove that the software is
correct.
22 Which of the following is a form of
functional testing?
a) Boundary value analysis
b) Usability testing
c) Performance testing
d) Security testing
23 Which of the following would NOT
normally form part of a test plan?
a) Features to be tested
b) Incident reports
c) Risks
d) Schedule
24 Which of these activities provides
the biggest potential cost saving from the use of CAST?
a) Test management
b) Test design
c) Test execution
d) Test planning
25 Which of the following is NOT a
white box technique?
a) Statement testing
b) Path testing
c) Data flow testing
d) State transition testing
26 Data flow analysis studies:
a) possible communications bottlenecks
in a program.
b) the rate of change of data values as
a program executes.
c) the use of data on paths through the
code.
d) the intrinsic complexity of the
code.
27 In a system designed to work out the
tax to be paid:
An employee has £4000 of salary tax
free. The next £1500 is taxed at 10%
The next £28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
To the nearest whole pound, which of
these is a valid Boundary Value Analysis test case?
a) £1500
b) £32001
c) £33501
d) £28000
28 An important benefit of code
inspections is that they:
a) enable the code to be tested before
the execution environment is ready.
b) can be performed by the person who
wrote the code.
c) can be performed by inexperienced
staff.
d) are cheap to perform.
29 Which of the following is the best
source of Expected Outcomes for User Acceptance Test scripts?
a) Actual results
b) Program specification
c) User requirements
d) System specification
30 What is the main difference between
a walkthrough and an inspection?
a) An inspection is lead by the author,
whilst a walkthrough is lead by a trained moderator.
b) An inspection has a trained leader,
whilst a walkthrough has no leader.
c) Authors are not present during
inspections, whilst they are during walkthroughs.
d) A walkthrough is lead by the author,
whilst an inspection is lead by a trained moderator.
31 Which one of the following describes
the major benefit of verification early in the life cycle?
a) It allows the identification of
changes in user requirements.
b) It facilitates timely set up of the
test environment.
c) It reduces defect multiplication.
d) It allows testers to become involved
early in the project.
32 Integration testing in the small:
a) tests the individual components that
have been developed.
b) tests interactions between modules
or subsystems.
c) only uses components that form part
of the live system.
d) tests interfaces to other systems.
33 Static analysis is best described
as:
a) the analysis of batch programs.
b) the reviewing of test plans.
c) the analysis of program code.
d) the use of black box testing.
34 Alpha testing is:
a) post-release testing by end user
representatives at the developer’s site.
b) the first testing that is performed.
c) pre-release testing by end user
representatives at the developer’s site.
d) pre-release testing by end user
representatives at their sites.
35 A failure is:
a) found in the software; the result of
an error.
b) departure from specified behavior.
c) an incorrect step, process or data
definition in a computer program.
d) a human action that produces an
incorrect result.
36 In a system designed to work out the
tax to be paid:
An employee has £4000 of salary tax
free. The next £1500 is taxed at 10%
The next £28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
Which of these groups of numbers would
fall into the same equivalence class?
a) £4800; £14000; £28000
b) £5200; £5500; £28000
c) £28001; £32000; £35000
d) £5800; £28000; £32000
37 The most important thing about early
test design is that it:
a) makes test preparation easier.
b) means inspections are not required.
c) can prevent fault multiplication.
d) will find all faults.
38 Which of the following statements
about reviews is true?
a) Reviews cannot be performed on user
requirements specifications.
b) Reviews are the least effective way
of testing code.
c) Reviews are unlikely to find faults
in test plans.
d) Reviews should be performed on
specifications, code, and test plans.
39 Test cases are designed during:
a) test recording.
b) test planning.
c) test configuration.
d) test specification.
40 A configuration management system
would NOT normally provide:
a) linkage of customer requirements to
version numbers.
b) facilities to compare test results
with expected results.
c) the precise differences in versions
of software component source code.
d) restricted access to the source code
library.
Answers for above questions:
Question Answer
1 A 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 A 6 A 7 C 8 B 9 C 10
D 11 A 12 B 13 A 14C 15 B 16 B 17 D18 D 19 B 20 A21 D22 A23 B24 C25 D26 C27 C28
A29 C30 D31 C32 B
33 C 34 C 35 B 36 D 37 C 38 D 39 D 40 B
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