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ISTQB Foundation Level Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2024
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ISTQB Foundation Level Exam 1Defects Cluster Principle - answerA large number of defects often occur in a few
modules of a system
Non-functional Testing - answerChecks the software characteristics of the system,
including performance, reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability, and portability
Functional Testing - answerChecks the user & business requirements - what the system
does
Error or Mistake - answerA human action that produces an incorrect result
Defect, Fault, or Bug - answerA flaw that may cause a feature, component, or system to
not perform its required function or to perform it incorrectly
Failure - answerThe deviation of a feature, component, or system from it's expected
result
Sequential Development Lifecycle - answerWaterfall, V-Model (Everything proceeds in
phases)
Incremental Development Lifecycle - answerRapid Application Development, Rational
Unified Process, Spiral
Iterative-Incremental Development Lifecycle - answerAgile, Scrum, SDDM, prototyping,
Extreme Programming
The V Model - answerDEV TEST
Requirements < Acceptance
Analysis < System
Detailed Design < Integration
Program Specification < Component (Unit)
Coding
Verification - answerRequirements have been fulfilled
Checks against previous development activity that was completed
Validation - answerRequirements for a specific intended use or application have been
fulfilled.
Testing & QA practices to evaluate whether a product or system accomplishes its stated
purpose
, Component (Unit) Testing - answerTesting the smallest software item that can be
executed in isolation. These items are called components, units, modules, or classes.
Statement and branch testing often used.
Integration Testing - answerTesting the interfaces and interactions among components,
sub-systems, and systems to expose defects
System Testing - answerTesting an integrated system to demonstrate whether or not it
meets its requirements specifications and any undocumented requirements
Acceptance Testing - answerTesting to confirm that the system meets user
expectations, conforms to requirements specifications, and performs the required
business processes to determine whether or not to accept the system for deployment
Top-down Integration Testing - answerThe component at the top of the hierarchy is
tested, with stubs for lower level components
Bottom-up Integration Testing - answerThe components at the bottom of the hierarchy
are tested first, with stubs for higher level components
Big-Bang Integration Testing - answerAll components are first developed (in isolation)
and then all components are tested together.
Structural Testing - answerChecks the architecture and design of the system
Change-Related Testing - answerTesting triggered after changes are made to an
existing system or after some external event.
- Software releases
- Emergency corrections
- Migrations to new environments
- Upgrades to operating systema
- System being retired & converted
- New laws, regulations, etc.
Re-testing - answerExecuting previously failed test cases to verify that the defects have
been corrected
Regression Testing - answerPerforming tests after a change on a previously tested
system to confirm that new defects have not been introduced or uncovered in
unchanged areas of the software
Test Design Process - answer1. Test objectives
2. Test items
3. Test conditions & test cases
4. Test procedure specifications
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