ISTQB Foundation Chapter 4 Exam Study
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Boundary Value Analysis - answerA software testing technique in which tests are designed
to include representatives of boundary values.
Code Coverage - answerAn analysis method that determines which parts of the software
have been executed (covered)...
Boundary Value Analysis - answer✔✔A software testing technique in which tests are designed
to include representatives of boundary values.
Code Coverage - answer✔✔An analysis method that determines which parts of the software
have been executed (covered) by the test suite and which parts have not been executed, e.g.
statement coverage, decision coverage, or condition coverage.
Decision Coverage - answer✔✔The percentage of decision outcomes that have been exercised
by a test suite. Implies both 100% branch coverage and 100% statement coverage.
State Transition Testing - answer✔✔A black-box test design technique in which test cases are
designed to execute valid and invalid state transitions.
Exploratory Testing - answer✔✔A test design technique where the tester actively controls the
design of the tests as those tests are performed and uses information gained while testing to
design new and better tests. [Bach]
Fault Attack - answer✔✔Directed and focused attempt to evaluate the quality, especially
reliability, of a test object by attempting to force specific failures to occur.
N-Switch Testing - answer✔✔See State Transition Testing.
Statement Coverage - answer✔✔The percentage of executable statements that have been
exercised by the test suite.
Structure-Based Testing - answer✔✔See White-Box Test Design Technique.
Test Case Specification - answer✔✔A document specifying a set of test cases (objective, inputs,
test actions, expected results, and execution preconditions) for a test item. [IEEE 829]
Test Design Specification - answer✔✔A document specifying the test conditions (coverage
items) for a test item, the detailed test approach and the associated high-level test cases.
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