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ISTQB FOUNDATION LEVELQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What6is6the6test6basis?
a.6The6point6during6software6development6when6testing6should6start
b.6The6body6of6knowledge6used6for6test6analysis6and6design
c.6The6source6to6determine6the6actual6results6from6a6set6of6tests
d.6The6method6used6to6systematically6devise6test6conditions6-6ans--B
(B6is6correct.6Per6the6glossary,6the6test6basis6is6"a6source6to6determine6expected6results6
to6compare6with6the6actual6result6of6the6system6under6test".6A6is6not6correct6because6this
6is6usually6defined6as6the6moment6of6involvement6for6testing.6C6is6not6correct6because6thi
s6is6the6test6oracle.6D6is6not6correct6because6the6test6basis6is6not6a6method)
When6the6tester6verifies6the6test6basis6while6designing6tests6early6in6the6lifecycle,6which6
common6test
objective6is6being6achieved?
a.6Gaining6confidence
b.6Finding6defects
c.6Preventing6defects
d.6Providing6information6for6decision6making6-6ans--C
(C6is6correct6per6the6syllabus.6The6other6three6are6achieved6primarily6by6doing6dynamic6t
esting.6This6is6a6bit6tricky6because6you6are6very6likely6to6find6defects6while6doing6this6ana
lysis6and6this6may6lead6to6either6gaining6or6destroying6confidence6and6needing6to6supply
6information6to6the6decision6makers.6However,6the6wording6of6the6question6matches6the6
wording6in6the6syllabus6that6defines6preventing6defects.)
When6following6the6fundamental6test6process,6when6should6the6test6control6activity6take6
place?
a.6During6the6planning6activities
b.6During6the6implementation6and6execution6activities
c.6During6the6monitoring6activities
d.6During6all6the6activities6-6ans--D
(D6is6correct.6Control6occurs6throughout6the
project6to6ensure6that6it6is6staying6on6track6based
on6the6plan6and6to6take6any6corrective6steps6that
may6be6necessary.6The6monitoring6information6is
used6to6determine6if6control6actions6are6needed.)
,Which6of6the6following6is6a6correct6statement?
a.6A6developer6makes6a6mistake6which6causes6a6defect6that6may6be6seen6as6a6failure6du
ring6dynamic6testing
b.6A6developer6makes6an6error6which6results6in6a6failure6that6may6be6seen6as6a6fault6whe
n6the6software6is6executed
c.6A6developer6has6introduced6a6failure6which6results6in6a6defect6that6may6be6seen6as6a6
mistake6during6dynamic6testing
d.6A6developer6makes6a6mistake6which6causes6a6bug6that6may6be6seen6as6a6defect6whe
n6the6software6is6executed6-6ans--A
(A6is6correct.6The6developer6makes6a6mistake/error6which6causes6a6defect/fault/
bug6which6may6cause6a6failure6when6the6code6is6dynamically6tested6or6executed.6B6is6in
correct6because6fault6and6failure6are6reversed.6C6is6incorrect6because6failure6and6mistak
e6are6reversed.6D6is6incorrect6because6it's6a6failure6that's6seen6during6execution,6not6the6
defect6itself.6The6failure6is6a6symptom6of6the6defect.)
Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6debugging?
a.6A6tester6finds6a6defect6and6reports6it
b.6A6tester6retests6a6fix6from6the6developer6and6finds6a6regression
c.6A6developer6finds6and6fixes6a6defect
d.6A6developer6performs6unit6testing6-6ans--C
(C6is6correct.6Debugging6is6what6the6developer
does6to6identify6the6cause6of6the6defect,6analyze
it6and6fix6it.6D6may6involve6debugging,6if6the
developer6finds6a6defect,6but6the6act6of6unit
testing6is6not6the6same6as6debugging.)
Which6of6the6following6is6a6true6statement6about6exhaustive6testing?
a.6It6is6a6form6of6stress6testing
b.6It6is6not6feasible6except6in6the6case6of6trivial6software
c.6It6is6commonly6done6with6test6automation
d.6It6is6normally6the6responsibility6of6the6developer6during6unit6testing6-6ans--B
(B6is6correct.6Exhaustive6testing,6all6combinations
of6inputs6and6preconditions,6is6not6feasible6unless
the6software6is6trivially6simple.Otherwise6it6would
take6too6long6and6might6not6even6be6possible.)
A6new6retail6product6was6released6to6production6by6your6company.6Shortly6after6the6rele
ase6it6was
apparent6that6there6were6numerous6problems6with6the6point6of6sale6application.6This6res
ulted6in6a
number6of6customer6complaints6and6negative6postings6on6social6media6encouraging6peo
ple6to6take6their
business6to6your6competitor.6You6have6investigated6the6problems6and6have6discovered6t
hat6the
production6point6of6sale6equipment6is6a6later6model6than6the6model6used6in6testing.6The6
software
,functions6correctly6on6the6old6version,6but6fails6on6the6later6model.
Given6this6scenario,6what6is6the6root6cause6and6what6is6the6effect?
a.6The6root6cause6is6the6old6equipment6and6the6effect6is6the6new6equipment
b.6The6root6cause6is6the6customer6complaints6and6the6effect6is6the6social6media6postings
c.6The6root6cause6is6conducting6the6testing6on6the6wrong6version6of6the6equipment6and6t
he6effect
is6the6customer6complaints6and6postings
d.6T6-6ans--C
(C6is6correct.6The6root6cause6is6that6the6testing,
and6maybe6the6development,6were6conducted6on
the6wrong6version6of6the6POS6equipment.6The
effect6of6the6problem6is6the6customer6complaints
and6the6social6media6postings.)
If6you6need6to6provide6a6report6showing6test6case6execution6coverage6of6the6requirement
s,6what6do6you
need6to6track?
a.6Traceability6between6the6test6cases6and6the6requirements
b.6Coverage6of6the6risk6items6by6test6case
c.6Traceability6between6the6requirements6and6the6risk6items
d.6Coverage6of6the6requirements6by6the6test6cases6that6have6been6designed6-6ans--A
(A6is6correct.6In6order6to6show6the6test6execution
coverage6of6the6requirements6you6will6need
traceability6between6the6requirements6and6the
test6cases.6As6the6test6cases6are6executed6this
traceability6can6be6used6to6record6tests6executed
against6the6requirements.6B6is6not6correct
because6it's6looking6for6requirements6coverage,
not6risk6coverage.6C6is6not6correct6because6it's
looking6for6test6execution,6not6risk6items.6D6is6not
correct6because6it's6looking6for6test6cases6that
have6been6executed,6not6just6designed.)
Which6of6the6following6is6most6correct6regarding6the6test6level6at6which6functional6tests6m
ay6be
executed?
a.6Unit6and6integration
b.6Integration6and6system
c.6System6and6acceptance
d.6All6levels6-6ans--D
(D6is6correct.6Functional6testing6should6be
conducted6at6all6levels)
Which6of6the6following6is6a6true6statement6regarding6the6V-model6lifecycle?
a.6Testing6involvement6starts6when6the6code6is6complete
b.6The6test6process6is6integrated6with6the6development6process
, c.6The6software6is6built6in6increments6and6each6increment6has6activities6for6requirements
,6design,
build6and6test
d.6All6activities6for6development6and6test6are6completed6sequentially6-6ans--B
(B6is6correct.6In6the6V-Model,6testing6activities6are
paired6with6each6development6activity.6A6and6D
are6not6correct.6These6behaviors6are6typical6of6a
waterfall6model.6C6is6not6correct.6This6is6typical6of
an6incremental6model.)
Usability6testing6is6an6example6of6which6type6of6testing?
a.6Functional
b.6Non-functional
c.6Structural
d.6Change-related6-6ans--B
(B6is6correct.6Usability6is6one6of6the6non-functional
test6types6according6to6ISO625010)
What6type6of6testing6is6normally6conducted6to6verify6that6a6product6meets6a6particular6reg
ulatory
requirement?
a.6Unit6testing
b.6Integration6testing
c.6System6testing
d.6Acceptance6testing6-6ans--D
(D6is6correct6per6the6syllabus.6Regulatory
acceptance6is6a6form6of6acceptance6testing.6The
other6types6of6testing6should6be6conducted6as
well,6but6the6focus6on6the6compliance6with6the
regulatory6requirements6should6occur6during
acceptance6testing.6It6is6a6good6practice6to
conduct6this6testing6as6early6as6possible,6but
formal6acceptance6by6a6regulatory6agency6is
normally6done6during6acceptance6testing.)
You6have6been6receiving6daily6builds6from6the6developers.6Even6though6they6are6docum
enting6the6fixes
they6are6including6in6each6build,6you6are6finding6that6the6fixes6either6aren't6in6the6build6or6
are6not
working.6What6type6of6testing6is6best6suited6for6finding6these6issues?
a.6Unit6testing
b.6System6testing
c.6Confirmation6testing
d.6Regression6testing6-6ans--C
(C6is6correct.6Confirmation6testing6will6determine6if
a6fix6is6present6in6a6build6and6if6it6actually6fixes
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