ISTQB-Sample-Paper-9

1.Software testing activities should start

a. as soon as the code is written
b. during the design  stage
c. when the requirements have been formally documented
d. as soon as possible in the development life cycle


2.Faults found by users are due to:
a. Poor quality software
b. Poor software and poor testing
c. bad luck
d. insufficient time for testing

 
3.What is the main reason for testing software before releasing it?

a. to show that system will work after release
b. to decide when the software is of sufficient quality to release
c. to find as many bugs as possible before release
d. to give information for a risk based decision about release.


4. which of the following statements is not true

a. performance testing can be done during unit testing as well as during the testing of whole system
b. The acceptance test does not necessarily include a regression test
c. Verification  activities should not involve testers (reviews, inspections etc)
d. Test environments should be as similar to production environments as possible


5. When reporting faults found to developers, testers should be:

a. as polite, constructive and helpful as possible
b. firm about insisting that a bug is not a “feature” if it should be fixed
c. diplomatic, sensitive to the way they may react to criticism
d. All of the above


6.In which order should tests be run?

a. the most important tests first
b. the most difficult tests first(to allow maximum time for fixing)
c. the easiest tests first(to give initial confidence)
d. the order they are thought of

 
7. The later in the development life cycle a fault is discovered, the more expensive it is to fix. why?

a. the documentation is poor, so it takes longer to find out what the software is doing.
b. wages are rising
c. the  fault has been built into more documentation,code,tests, et c
d. none of the above


8. Which is not true-The black box tester

a. should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document
b. should be able to understand the source code.
c. is highly motivated to find faults
d. is creative to find the system’s weaknesses


9. A test design technique is

a. a process for selecting test cases
b. a process for determining expected outputs
c. a way to measure the quality of software
d. a way to measure in a test plan what has to be done


10. Test ware(test cases, test dataset)

a. needs configuration management just like requirements, design and code
b. should be newly constructed for each new version of the software
c. is needed only until the software is released into production or use
d. does not need to be documented and commented, as it does not form part of the released software system


11. An incident logging system

a only records defects
b is of limited value
c is a valuable source of project information during testing if it contains all incidents
d. should be used only by the test team.


12. Increasing the quality of the software, by better development methods, will affect the time needed for testing (the test phases) by:

a. Reducing test time.
b. no change
c. increasing test time
d. can’t say


13. Coverage measurement

a. is nothing to do with testing
b. is a partial measure of test thoroughness
c. branch coverage should be mandatory for all software
d. can only be applied at unit or module testing, not at system testing


14. When should you stop testing?

a. when time for testing has run out.
b. when all planned tests have been run
c. when the test completion criteria have been met
d. when no faults have been found by the tests run


15. Which of the following is true?

a. Component testing should be black box, system testing should be white box.
b. if u find a lot of bugs in testing, you should not be very confident about the quality of software
c. the fewer bugs you find,the better your testing was
d. the more tests you run, the more bugs you will find.


16. What is the important criterion in deciding what testing technique to use?

a.  how well you know a particular technique
b. the objective of the test
c. how appropriate the technique is for testing the application
d. whether there is a tool to support the technique

17. If the pseudocode below were a programming language ,how many tests are required to achieve 100% statement coverage?

If x=3 then
Display_messageX;
If y=2 then
Display_messageY;
Else
Display_messageZ;
Else
Display_messageZ;

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4


18. Using the same code example as question 17,how many  tests are required to achieve 100% branch/decision coverage?
 
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

 
19 Which of the following is NOT a type of non-functional test?

a. State-Transition
b. Usability
c. Performance
d. Security

 
20. Which of the following  tools would you use to detect a memory leak?

a. State analysis
b. Coverage analysis
c. Dynamic analysis
d. Memory analysis


21. Which  of the following is NOT a standard related to testing?

a.  IEEE829
b.  IEEE610
c.  BS7925-1
d.  BS7925-2

 
22.which of the following is the component test standard?

a. IEEE 829
b. IEEE 610
c. BS7925-1
d. BS7925-2


23 which of the following statements are true?

a. Faults in program specifications are the most expensive to fix.
b. Faults in code are the most expensive to fix.
c. Faults in requirements are the most expensive to fix
d. Faults in designs are the most expensive to fix.


24. Which of the following is not the integration strategy?

a. Design based
b. Big-bang
c. Bottom-up
d. Top-down


25. Which of the following is a black box design technique?

a. statement testing
b. equivalence partitioning
c. error- guessing
d. usability testing


26. A program with high cyclometic complexity  is almost likely to be:

a. Large
b. Small
c. Difficult to write
d. Difficult to test


27. Which of the following is a static test?

a. code inspection
b. coverage analysis
c. usability assessment
d. installation test


28. Which of the following is the odd one out?

a. white box
b. glass box
c. structural
d. functional


29. A program validates a numeric field as follows:
values less than 10 are rejected, values between 10 and 21 are accepted, values greater than or equal to 22 are rejected which of the following input values cover all of the equivalence partitions?

a. 10,11,21
b.   3,20,21
c.   3,10,22
d. 10,21,22

 
30.Using  the same specifications as question 29, which of the following covers the MOST boundary values?

a. 9,10,11,22
b. 9,10,21,22
c. 10,11,21,22
d. 10,11,20,21
******************ANSWERS************************
1.d
2.b
3.d
4.c
5.d
6.a
7.c
8.b
9.a
10.a
11.c
12.a
13.b
14.c
15.b
16.b
17.c
18.c
19.a
20.c
21.b
22.d
23.c
24.a
25.b
26.d
27.a
28.d
29.c
30.b

ISTQB-Sample-Paper-8

Q1 A deviation from the specified or expected behaviour that is visible to end-users is called:
 
a) an error
b) a fault
c) a failure
d) a defect

 
Q2 Regression testing should be performed:
 
v) every week
w) after the software has changed
x) as often as possible
y) when the environment has changed
z) when the project manager says

a) v & w are true, x, y & z are false
b) w, x & y are true, v & z are false
c) w & y are true, v, x & z are false
d) w is true, v, x, y & z are false


Q3 IEEE 829 test plan documentation standard contains all of the following except
 
a) test items
b) test deliverables
c) test tasks
d) test specifications


Q4 When should testing be stopped?
 
a) when all the planned tests have been run
b) when time has run out
c) when all faults have been fixed correctly
d) it depends on the risks for the system being tested

 

Q5 Order numbers on a stock control system can range between 10000 and 99999 inclusive. Which of the following inputs might be a result of designing tests for only valid equivalence classes and valid boundaries?
 
a) 1000, 50000, 99999
b) 9999, 50000, 100000
c) 10000, 50000, 99999
d) 10000, 99999, 100000


Q6 Consider the following statements about early test design:
 
i. early test design can prevent fault multiplication
ii. faults found during early test design are more expensive to fix
iii. early test design can find faults
iv. early test design can cause changes to the requirements
v. early test design normally takes more effort
 
a) i, iii & iv are true; ii & v are false.
b) iii & iv are true; i, ii & v are false
c) i, iii, iv & v are true; ii is false
d) i & ii are true; iii, iv & v are false


Q7 Non-functional system testing includes:
 
a) testing to see where the system does not function correctly
b) testing quality attributes of the system including performance and usability
c) testing a system function using only the software required for that function
d) testing for functions that should not exist

 
Q8 Which of the following is NOT part of configuration management?
 
a) auditing conformance to ISO 9000
b) status accounting of configuration items
c) identification of test versions
d) controlled library access

 
Q9 Which of the following is the main purpose of the integration strategy for integration testing in the small?

a) to ensure that all of the small modules are tested adequately
b) to ensure that the system interfaces to other systems and networks
c) to specify which modules to combine when, and how many at once
d) to specify how the software should be divided into modules


Q10 What is the purpose of a test completion criterion?
 
a) to know when a specific test has finished its execution
b) to ensure that the test case specification is complete
c) to set the criteria used in generating test inputs
d) to determine when to stop testing


Q11 Consider the following statements:
 
i. an incident may be closed without being fixed.
ii. incidents may not be raised against documentation.
iii. the final stage of incident tracking is fixing.
iv. the incident record does not include information on test environments.

a) ii is true, i, iii and iv are false
b) i is true, ii, iii and iv are false
c) i and iv are true, ii and iii are false
d) i and ii are true, iii and iv are false


Q12 Given the following code, which statement is true about the minimum number of test cases required for full statement and branch coverage?

Read p
Read q
IF p+q > 100 THEN
Print “Large”
ENDIF
IF p > 50 THEN
Print “p Large”
ENDIF

a) 1 test for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage
b) 1 test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage
c) 1 test for statement coverage, 1 for branch coverage
d) 2 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage


Q13 Consider the following statements:

i. 100% statement coverage guarantees 100% branch coverage.
ii. 100% branch coverage guarantees 100% statement coverage.
iii. 100% branch coverage guarantees 100% decision coverage.
iv. 100% decision coverage guarantees 100% branch coverage.
v. 100% statement coverage guarantees 100% decision coverage.

a) ii is True; i, iii, iv & v are False
b) i & v are True; ii, iii & iv are False
c) ii & iii are True; i, iv & v are False
d) ii, iii & iv are True; i & v are False


Q14 Functional system testing is:
 
a) testing that the system functions with other systems
b) testing that the components that comprise the system function together
c) testing the end to end functionality of the system as a whole
d) testing the system performs functions within specified response times


Q15 Incidents would not be raised against:
 
a) requirements
b) documentation
c) test cases
d) improvements suggested by users


Q16 Which of the following items would not come under Configuration Management?
 
a) operating systems
b) test documentation
c) live data
d) user requirement documents


Q17 Maintenance testing is:
 
a) updating tests when the software has changed
b) testing a released system that has been changed
c) testing by users to ensure that the system meets a business need
d) testing to maintain business advantage


Q18 What can static analysis NOT find?
 
a) the use of a variable before it has been defined
b) unreachable (“dead”) code
c) memory leaks
d) array bound violations


Q19 Which of the following techniques is NOT a black box technique?
 
a) state transition testing 
b) LCSAJ
c) syntax testing
d) boundary value analysis

 
Q20 Beta testing is:
 
a) performed by customers at their own site
b) performed by customers at the software developer’s site
c) performed by an Independent Test Team
d) performed as early as possible in the lifecycle

 
Q21 Given the following types of tool, which tools would typically be used by developers, and which by an independent system test team?
 
i. static analysis
ii. performance testing
iii. test management
iv. dynamic analysis
 
a) developers would typically use i and iv; test team ii and iii
b) developers would typically use i and iii; test team ii and iv
c) developers would typically use ii and iv; test team i and iii
d) developers would typically use i, iii and iv; test team ii


Q22 The main focus of acceptance testing is:
 
a) finding faults in the system
b) ensuring that the system is acceptable to all users
c) testing the system with other systems
d) testing from a business perspective


Q23 Which of the following statements about component testing is FALSE?
 
a) black box test design techniques all have an associated test measurement technique
b) white box test design techniques all have an associated test measurement technique
c) cyclomatic complexity is not a test measurement technique
d) black box test measurement techniques all have an associated test design technique


Q24 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
 
a) inspection is the most formal review process
b) inspections should be led by a trained leader
c) managers can perform inspections on management documents
d) inspection is appropriate even when there are no written documents


Q25 A typical commercial test execution tool would be able to perform all of the following, EXCEPT:
 
a) Calculating expected outputs
b) comparison of expected outcomes with actual outcomes
c) recording test inputs
d) reading test values from a data file


Q26 The difference between re-testing and regression testing is:
 
a) re-testing ensures the original fault has been removed; regression testing looks for unexpected side-effects
b) re-testing looks for unexpected side-effects; regression testing ensures the original fault has been removed
c) re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier
d) re-testing is done by developers; regression testing is done by independent testers


Q27 Expected results are:
 
a) only important in system testing
b) only used in component testing
c) most useful when specified in advance
d) derived from the code


Q28 What type of review requires formal entry and exit criteria, including metrics:
 
a) walkthrough
b) inspection
c) management review
d) post project review


Q29 Which of the following uses Impact Analysis most?
 
a) component testing
b) non-functional system testing
c) user acceptance testing
d) maintenance testing


Q30 What is NOT included in typical costs for an inspection process?
a) setting up forms and databases
b) analysing metrics and improving processes
c) writing the documents to be inspected
d) time spent on the document outside the meeting
 

Q31 Which of the following is NOT a reasonable test objective:
 
a) to find faults in the software
b) to prove that the software has no faults
c) to give confidence in the software
d) to find performance problems

 
Q32 Which expression best matches the following characteristics of the review processes:
 
1. led by the author
2. undocumented
3. no management participation
4. led by a moderator or leader
5. uses entry and exit criteria

s) inspection
t) peer review
u) informal review
v) walkthrough

a) s = 4 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 1
b) s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and 5, v = 1
c) s = 1 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 4
d) s = 4 and 5, t = 1, u= 2, v = 3


Q33 Which of the following is NOT part of system testing?
 
a) business process-based testing
b) performance, load and stress testing
c) usability testing
d) top-down integration testing

 
Q34 Which statement about expected outcomes is FALSE?
 
a) expected outcomes are defined by the software’s behaviour
b) expected outcomes are derived from a specification, not from the code
c) expected outcomes should be predicted before a test is run
d) expected outcomes may include timing constraints such as response times


Q35 The standard that gives definitions of testing terms is:
 
a) ISO/IEC 12207
b) BS 7925-1
c) ANSI/IEEE 829
d) ANSI/IEEE 729


Q36 The cost of fixing a fault:
 
a) is not important
b) increases the later a fault is found
c) decreases the later a fault is found
d) can never be determined


Q37 Which of the following is NOT included in the Test Plan document of the Test Documentation Standard?
 
a) what is not to be tested
b) test environment properties
c) quality plans
d) schedules and deadlines


Q38 Could reviews or inspections be considered part of testing?
 
a) no, because they apply to development documentation
b) no, because they are normally applied before testing
c) yes, because both help detect faults and improve quality
d) yes, because testing includes all non-constructive activities

 
Q39 Which of the following is not part of performance testing?
 
a) measuring response times
b) recovery testing
c) simulating many users
d) generating many transactions


Q40 Error guessing is best used:
 
a) after more formal techniques have been applied
b) as the first approach to deriving test cases
c) by inexperienced testers
d) after the system has gone live


*****************ANSWERS***********************
1 C
2 C
3 D
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 C
10 D
11 B
12 B
13 D
14 C
15 D
16 C
17 B
18 C
19 B
20 A
21 A
22 D
23 A
24 D
25 A
26 A
27 C
28 B
29 D
30 C
31 B
32 A
33 D
34 A
35 B
36 B
37 C
38 C
39 B
40 A

ISTQB-Sample-Paper-7

 

1.Designing the test environment set-up and identifying any required infrastructure and tools  are  a part of which phase
 

a)Test Implementation and execution
b)Test Analysis and Design
c)Evaluating the Exit Criteria and reporting
d)Test Closure Activities
 

2.Test Implementation and execution  has which of the following major tasks?
 

i.Developing and prioritizing test cases, creating test data, writing test procedures and optionally preparing the test harnesses and writing automated test scripts.
ii.Creating the test suite from the test cases for efficient test execution.
iii.Verifying that the test environment has been set up correctly.
iv.Determining the exit criteria.
 

a)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
b)i,,iv are true and ii is false
c)i,ii are true and iii,iv  are false
d)ii,iii,iv are true and i is false

3.A Test Plan  Outline contains which of the following :-

i.Test Items
ii.Test Scripts
iii.Test Deliverables
iv.Responsibilities
 

a)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
b)i,iii,iv are true and ii is false
c)ii,iii are true and i and iv are false
d)i,ii are false and  iii , iv are true
 

4.One of the fields on a form contains a text box which accepts numeric values in the range of 18 to 25. Indentify the invalid Equivalance class

a)17
b)19
c)24
d)21
 

5.In a Examination a candidate has to score minimum of 24 marks inorder to clear the exam. The maximum that he can score is 40 marks.  Identify the Valid Equivalance values if the student clears the exam.
 

a)22,23,26
b)21,39,40
c)29,30,31
d)0,15,22
 

6.Which of the following statements regarding static testing is false:
 

a)static testing requires the running of tests through the code
b)static testing includes desk checking
c)static testing includes techniques such as reviews and inspections
d)static testing can give measurements such as cyclomatic complexity
 

7.Verification involves which of the following  :-
 

i.Helps to check the Quality of the built product
ii.Helps to check that we have built the right product.
iii.Helps in developing the  product
iv.Monitoring tool wastage and obsoleteness.
 

a)Options i,ii,iii,iv are true.
b)i is true and ii,iii,iv are false
c)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
d)ii is true and i,iii,iv are false.
 

8.Component Testing is also called as :-
 

i.Unit Testing
ii.Program Testing
iii.Module Testing
iv.System Component Testing .
 

a)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
b)i,ii,iii,iv are false
c)i,ii,iv are true and iii is  false
d)all of above is true

 

9. Link Testing is also called as  :
 

a)Component Integration  testing
b)Component System Testing
c)Component Sub System Testing
d)Maintenance testing

 

10.What is the expected result for each of the following test cases?
 

A.TC1: Anand is a 32 year old married, residing in Kolkatta.
B.TC3: Attapattu is a 65 year old married person, residing in Colombo.
 

a.A – Issue membership, 10% discount, B – Issue membership, offer no discount.    B
b.A – Don’t Issue membership,               B – Don’t offer discount.    C
c.A – Issue membership, no discount,    B – Don’t Issue membership.
d.Issue membership, no discount,           B- Issue membership with 10% discount.
 

11.Methodologies adopted while performing Maintenance Testing:-
 

a)Breadth Test and Depth Test
b)Retesting
c)Confirmation Testing
d)Sanity Testing
 

12.Which of the following is true about Formal Review or Inspection:-
 

i.Led by Trained Moderator (not the author).
ii.No Pre  Meeting Preparations
iii.Formal Follow up process.
iv.Main Objective is to find defects
 

a)ii is true and i,iii,iv are false
b)i,iii,iv are true and ii is false
c)i,iii,iv are false and ii is true
d)iii is true and I,ii,iv are false

13.The Phases of formal review process is mentioned below arrange them in the correct order.
 

i.Planning
ii.Review Meeting
iii.Rework
iv.Individual Preparations
v.Kick Off
vi.Follow Up
 

a)i,ii,iii,iv,v,vi
b)vi,i,ii,iii,iv,v
c)i,v,iv,ii,iii,vi
d)i,ii,iii,v,iv,vi
 

14.Consider the following state transition diagram of a two-speed hair dryer, which is operated by pressing its one button. The first press of the button turns it on to Speed 1, second press to Speed 2 and the third press turns it off.  

Which of the following series of state transitions below will provide 0-switch coverage?
a.A,C,B
b.B,C,A
c.A,B,C
d.C,B,A
 

15.White Box Techniques are also called as :-
 

a)Structural Testing
b)Design Based Testing
c)Error Guessing Technique
d)Experience Based Technique
 

16.What is an equivalence partition (also known as an equivalence class)?
 

a)A set of test cases for testing classes of objects
b)An input or output range of values such that only one value in the range becomes a test case
c)An input or output range of values such that each value in the range becomes a test case
d)An input or output range of values such that every tenth value in the range becomes a test case.
 

17.The Test Cases Derived from use cases
 

a)Are  most useful in uncovering defects in the process flows during real world use of the system .
b)Are most useful in uncovering defects in the  process flows during the testing use of the system
c)Are most useful in covering the defects in the process flows during real world use of the system
d)Are most useful in covering the defects at the Integration Level
 

18.Exhaustive Testing is
 

a)Is impractical but possible
b)Is practically possible
c)Is impractical and impossible
d)Is always possible

 

19.Which of the following is not a part of the Test Implementation and Execution Phase
 

a)Creating test suites from the test cases
b)Executing test cases either manually or by using test execution tools
c)Comparing actual results
d)Designing the Tests

 

20.Which of the following techniques is NOT a White box technique?
 

a)Statement Testing and coverage
b)Decision Testing and coverage
c)Condition Coverage
d)Boundary value analysis

 

21.A Project  risk includes which of the following  :
 

a)Organizational Factors
b)Poor Software characteristics
c)Error Prone software delivered.
d)Software that does not perform its intended functions
 

22.In a risk-based approach the risks identified may be used to :
 

i.Determine the test technique to be employed
ii.Determine the extent of testing to be carried out
iii.Prioritize testing in an attempt to find critical defects as early as possible.
iv.Determine the cost of the project
 

a)   ii is True;  i, iii, iv & v are False
b)   i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
c)   ii & iii are True;  i, iv   are False
d)   ii, iii & iv are True;  i is false
 

23.Which of the following is the task of a Tester?
 

i.Interaction with the Test Tool Vendor to identify best ways to leverage test tool on the project.
ii.Prepare and acquire Test Data
iii.Implement Tests on all test levels, execute and log the tests.
iv.Create the Test Specifications
 

a)i, ii, iii is true and iv is false
b)ii,iii,iv is true and i is false
c)i is true and ii,iii,iv are false
d)iii and iv is correct and i and ii are incorrect
 

24.The Planning  phase of a formal review includes the following :-
 

a)Explaining the objectives
b)Selecting the personnel, allocating roles.
c)Follow up
d)Individual Meeting preparations

 

25.A Person who documents all the issues, problems and open points that were identified during a formal review.
 

a) Moderator.
b) Scribe
c) Author
d) Manager
 

26.Who are the persons involved in a Formal Review :-
 

i.Manager
ii.Moderator
iii.Scribe / Recorder
iv.Assistant Manager
 

a)i,ii,iii,iv are true
b)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false.
c)ii,iii,iv are true and i is false.
d)i,iv are true and ii, iii are false.
 

27.Which of the following is a Key Characteristics of Walk Through
 

a)Scenario , Dry Run , Peer Group
b)Pre Meeting Preparations
c)Formal Follow Up Process
d)Includes Metrics
 

28.What can static analysis NOT find?
 

a)the use of a variable before it has been defined
b)unreachable (“dead”) code
c)memory leaks
d)array bound violations
 

29.Incidents would not be raised against:

a)requirements
b)documentation
c)test cases
d)improvements suggested by users
 

30.A Type of functional Testing, which investigates the functions relating to detection of threats, such as virus from malicious outsiders.
 

a)Security Testing
b)Recovery Testing
c)Performance Testing
d)Functionality Testing
 

31.Which of the following is not a major task of Exit criteria?
 

a)Checking test logs against the exit criteria specified in test planning.
b)Logging the outcome of test execution.
c)Assessing if more tests are needed.
d)Writing a test summary report for stakeholders.

32.Testing where in we subject the target of the test , to varying workloads to measure and evaluate the performance behaviors and ability of the target and of the test to continue to function properly under these different workloads.
 

a)Load Testing
b)Integration  Testing
c)System Testing
d)Usability Testing

 

33.Testing activity which is performed to expose defects in the interfaces and in the interaction between integrated components is :-
 

a)System Level Testing
b)Integration Level Testing
c)Unit Level Testing
d)Component Testing
 

34.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.
 

35.One of the fields on a form contains a text box which accepts alpha numeric values. Identify the Valid Equivalence class
 

a)BOOK
b)Book
c)Boo01k
d)book
 

36.Reviewing the test Basis  is a part of  which phase
 

a)Test Analysis and Design
b)Test Implementation and execution
c)Test Closure Activities
d)Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
 

37.Reporting Discrepancies as incidents is a part of which phase :-
 

a)Test Analysis and Design
b)Test Implementation and execution
c)Test Closure Activities
d)Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
 

38.Which of the following items would not come under Configuration Management?
 

a)operating systems
b)test documentation
c)live data
d)user requirement document
 

39.Handover of Testware is a part of which Phase
 

a)Test Analysis and Design
b)Test Planning and control
c)Test Closure Activities
d)Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
 

40.The Switch is switched off once the temperature falls below 18 and then it is turned on when the temperature is more than 21. When the temperature is more than 21. Identify the Equivalance values which belong to the same class.
 

a)12,16,22
b)24,27,17
c)22,23,24
d)14,15,19
 

*********************Answer Key*************************
1.B
2.A
3.B
4.A
4.C
6.A
7.B
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.C
14.C
15.A
16.B
17.A
18.A
19.D
20.D
21.A
22.B
23.B
24.B
25.B
26.B
27.A
28.C
29.D
30.A
31.B
32.A
33.B
34.C
35.C
36.A
37.B
38.C
39.C
40.C

ISTQB-Sample-Paper-6

1.Deciding How much testing is enough should take into account :-
 
 i.Level of Risk including Technical and Business product and project risk
ii.Project constraints such as time and budget
iii.Size of Testing Team
iv.Size of the Development Team

a)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
b)i,,iv are true and ii is false
c)i,ii are true and iii,iv are false
d)ii,iii,iv are true and i is false


2.Test planning has which of the following major tasks?
 
i.Determining the scope and risks, and identifying the objectives of testing.
ii.Determining the test approach (techniques,test items, coverage, identifying and interfacing the teams involved in testing , test ware)
iii.Reviewing the Test Basis (such as requirements,architecture,design,interface)
iv.Determining the exit criteria.

a)i,ii,iv are true and iii is false
b)i,,iv are true and ii is false
c)i,ii are true and iii,iv are false
d)ii,iii,iv are true and i is false


3.Evaluating testability of the requirements and system are a part of which phase:-

a)Test Analysis and Design
b)Test Planning and control
c)Test Implementation and execution
d)Evaluating exit criteria and reporting


4.One of the fields on a form contains a text box which accepts alphabets in lower or upper case. Indentify the invalid Equivalance class value.
 
a.CLASS
b.cLASS
c.CLass
d.CLa01ss


5.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


6.Which of the following has highest level of independence in which test cases are :

a)Designed by persons who write the software under test
b)Designed by a person from a different section
c)Designed by a person from a different organization
d)Designed by another person


7.We use the output of the requirement analysis, the requirement specification as the input for writing :-

a)User Acceptance Test Cases.
b)Integration Level Test Cases
c)Unit Level Test Cases
d)Program specifications


8.Validation involves which of the following

i.Helps to check the Quality of the Built Product
ii.Helps to check that we have built the right product.
iii.Helps in developing the product
iv.Monitoring tool wastage and obsoleteness.
 
a)Options i,ii,iii,iv are true.
b)ii is true and i,iii,iv are false
c)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false
d)iii is true and i,ii,iv are false.


9.Which of the following uses Impact Analysis most?
 
a)Component testing
b)Non-functional system testing
c)User acceptance testing
d)Maintenance testing


10.

   










What is the expected result for each of the following test cases?
 
A. Citibank card member, holding a Silver room
B. Non Citibank-member, holding a Platinum room
 
a)A – Don’t offer any upgrade, B – Don’t offer any upgrade. B
b)A – Don’t offer any upgrade, B – Offer upgrade to Gold. D
c)A – Offer upgrade to Silver, B – Offer upgrade to Silver.
d)A – Offer upgrade to Gold, B – Don’t offer any upgrade.


11.Repeated Testing of an already tested program, after modification, to discover any defects introduced or uncovered as a result of the changes in the software being tested or in another related or unrelated software component:

a) Re Testing .
b) Confirmation Testing
c) Regression Testing
d) Negative Testing


12.Impact Analysis helps to decide :-
 
a)How much regression testing should be done.
b)Exit Criteria
c)How many more test cases need to written.
d)Different Tools to perform Regression Testing


13.Functional system testing is:

a)testing that the system functions with other systems
b)testing that the components that comprise the system function together
c)testing the end to end functionality of the system as a whole
d)testing the system performs functions within specified response times





14.Consider the above state transition diagram of a switch.
Which of the following represents an invalid state transition?
 
a)OFF to ON
b)ON to OFF
c)FAULT to ON


15.Peer Reviews are also called as :-
 
a)Inspection
b)Walkthrough
c)Technical Review
d)Formal Review


16.Consider the following statements:

i.100% statement coverage guarantees 100% branch coverage.
ii.100% branch coverage guarantees 100% statement coverage.
iii.100% branch coverage guarantees 100% decision coverage.
iv.100% decision coverage guarantees 100% branch coverage.
v.100% statement coverage guarantees 100% decision coverage.

a) ii is True; i, iii, iv & v are False
b) i & v are True; ii, iii & iv are False
c) ii & iii are True; i, iv & v are False
d) ii, iii & iv are True; i & v are False


17.The Kick Off phase of a formal review includes the following :-

a)Explaining the objective
b)Fixing defects found typically done by author
c)Follow up
d)Individual Meeting preparations


18.Match every stage of the software Development Life cycle with the Testing Life cycle:
 
i.Hi-level design a Unit tests
ii.Code b Acceptance tests
iii.Low-level design c System tests
iv.Business requirements d Integration tests
 
a)i-d , ii-a , iii-c , iv-b
b)i-c , ii-d , iii-a , iv-b
c)i-b , ii-a , iii-d , iv-c
d)i-c , ii-a , iii-d , iv-b


19.Which of the following is not phase of the Fundamental Test Process?
 
a)Test Planning and Control
b)Test implementation and Execution
c)Requirement Analysis
d)Evaluating Exit criteria and reporting


20.Which of the following techniques is NOT a black box technique?

a)State transition testing
b)LCSAJ (Linear Code Sequence and Jump)
c)syntax testing
d)boundary value analysis


21.Success Factors for a review include :
 
i.Each Review does not have a predefined objective
ii.Defects found are welcomed and expressed objectively
iii.Management supports a good review process.
iv.There is an emphasis on learning and process improvement.

a)ii,iii,iv are correct and i is incorrect
b)iii , i , iv is correct and ii is incorrect
c)i , iii , iv , ii is in correct
d)ii is correct


22.Defects discovered by static analysis tools include :
 
i.Variables that are never used.
ii.Security vulnerabilities.
iii.Programming Standard Violations
iv.Uncalled functions and procedures

a)i , ii,iii,iv is correct
b)iii ,is correct I,ii,iv are incorrect.
c)i ,ii, iii and iv are incorrect
d)iv, ii is correct


23.Test Conditions are derived from :-
 
a)Specifications
b)Test Cases
c)Test Data
d)Test Design


24.Which of the following is true about White and Black Box Testing Technique:-

a) Equivalance partitioning, Decision Table and Control flow are White box Testing Techniques. b) Equivalence partitioning , Boundary Value Analysis , Data Flow are Black Box Testing Techniques.
c) Equivalence partitioning , State Transition , Use Case Testing are black box Testing Techniques.
d) Equivalence Partioning , State Transition , Use Case Testing and Decision Table are White Box Testing Techniques.


25.Regression testing should be performed:

i.every week
ii.after the software has changed
iii.as often as possible
iv.when the environment has changed
v.when the project manager says

a) i & ii are true, iii, iv & v are false
b) ii, iii & iv are true, i & v are false
c) ii & iv are true, i, iii & v are false
d) ii is true, i, iii, iv & v are false


26.Benefits of Independent Testing
 
a)Independent testers are much more qualified than Developers
b)Independent testers see other and different defects and are unbiased.
c)Independent Testers cannot identify defects.
d)Independent Testers can test better than developers


27.Minimum Tests Required for Statement Coverage and Branch Coverage :-
 
Read P
Read Q
If p+q > 100 then
Print “Large”
End if
If p > 50 then
Print “pLarge”
End if

a)Statement coverage is 2, Branch Coverage is 2
b)Statement coverage is 3 and branch coverage is 2
c)Statement coverage is 1 and branch coverage is 2
d)Statement Coverage is 4 and Branch coverage is 2


28.Minimum Test Required for Statement Coverage :-
 
Disc = 0
Order-qty = 0
Read Order-qty
If Order-qty >=20 then
Disc = 0.05
If Order-qty >=100 then
Disc =0.1
End if
End if

a)Statement coverage is 4
b)Statement coverage is 1
c)Statement coverage is 3
d)Statement Coverage is 2


29.The structure of an incident report is covered in the Standard for Software Test Documentation IEEE 829 and is called as : -

a)Anomaly Report
b)Defect Report
c)Test Defect Report
d)Test Incident Report


30.Which of the following is the task of a Test Lead / Leader.

i.Interaction with the Test Tool Vendor to identify best ways to leverage test tool on the project.
ii.Write Test Summary Reports based on the information gathered during testing
iii.Decide what should be automated , to what degree and how.
iv.Create the Test Specifications

a)i, ii, iii is true and iv is false
b)ii,iii,iv is true and i is false
c)i is true and ii,iii,iv are false
d)iii and iv is correct and i and ii are incorrect


31.Features of White Box Testing Technique :-
 
i.We use explicit knowledge of the internal workings of the item being tested to select the test data.
ii.Uses specific knowledge of programming code to examine outputs and assumes that the tester knows the path of logic in a unit or a program.
iii.Checking for the performance of the application
iv.Also checks for functionality.

a)i, ii are true and iii and iv are false
b)iii is true and i,ii, iv are false
c)ii ,iii is true and i,iv is false
d)iii and iv are true and i,ii are false


32.Which of the following is a part of Test Closure Activities?
 
i.Checking which planned deliverables have been delivered
ii.Defect report analysis.
iii.Finalizing and archiving testware.
iv.Analyzing lessons.

a)i , ii , iv are true and iii is false
b)i , ii , iii are true and iv is false
c)i , iii , iv are true and ii is false
d)All of above are true


33.Which of the following will be the best definition for Testing :-
 
a)The goal / purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program works.
b)The purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program is defect free.
c)The purpose of testing is to demonstrate that the program does what it is supposed to do.
d)Testing is executing Software for the purpose of finding defects.


34.Which of the following is not a type of incremental testing approach?
 
a)Top down
b)Big-bang
c)Bottom up
d)Functional incrementation.


35.Drivers are also known as:
 
i.Spade
ii.Test harness
iii.Scaffolding
 
a)i , ii are true and iii is false
b)i , iii are true and ii is false
c)ii , iii are true and i is false
d)All of the above are true


36.Exit Criteria may consist of :-
 
i.Thoroughness measures , such as coverage of code, functionality or risk
ii.Estimates of Defect density or reliability measures.
iii.Residual risk such as defects not fixed or lack of test coverage in certain areas
iv.Verifying the Test Environment.

a)iv is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect.
b)i,ii,iii is correct and iv is incorrect
c)ii is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect
d)iii and iv are correct and i,ii are incorrect


37. Which of the following helps in monitoring the Test Progress:-
 
i.Percentage of Test Case Execution
ii.Percentage of work done in test environment preparation.
iii.Defect Information e.g. defect density, defects found and fixed
iv.The size of the testing Team and skills of the engineers

a)iv is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect
b)i,ii,iii are correct and iv is incorrect
c)i,ii are correct and iii,iv are incorrect
d)i,iv are correct and ii , iii are incorrect


38.The selection of a test approach should consider the context :-
 
i.Risk of Failure of the Project, hazards to the product and risks of product failure to humans
ii.Skills and experience of the people in the proposed technique, tools and methods
iii.The objective of the testing endeavor and the mission of the testing team.
iv.The size of the testing Team

a)i,ii,iii,iv are true
b)i,ii,iii are true and iv is false.
c)ii,iii,iv are true and i is false.
d)i,iv are true and ii, iii are false.


39.In case of Large Systems :-
 
a)Only few tests should be run
b)Testing should be on the basis of Risk
c)Only Good Test Cases should be executed.
d)Test Cases written by good test engineers should be executed.


40.The Provision and Management of a controlled library containing all the configurations items is called as
 
a)Configuration Control
b)Status Accounting
c)Configuration Identification
d)Configuration Identification


******************Answer Key***********************
1.A
2.A
3.A
4.D
4.D
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.D
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.C
15.C
16.D
17.A
18.D
19.C
20.B
21.A
22.A
23.A
24.C
25.C
26.B
27.C
28.B
29.A
30.A
31.A
32.C
33.D
34.B
35.C
36.B
37.B
38.B
39.B
40.A

ISTQB-Sample-Paper-5

1.An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004
The boundary values for testing this field are
 
a.0,1900,2004,2005
b.1900, 2004
c.1899,1900,2004,2005
d.1899, 1900, 1901,2003,2004,2005


2.Which one of the following are non-functional testing methods?
 
a.System testing
b.Usability testing
c.Performance testing
d.Both b & c


3.Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?
 
a.Data tester
b.Boundary tester
c.Capture/Playback
d.Output comparator.


4.Incorrect form of Logic coverage is:
 
a.Statement Coverage
b.Pole Coverage
c.Condition Coverage
d.Path Coverage


5.Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126 Standard?
 
a.Functionality
b.Usability
c.Supportability
d.Maintainability

 

6.To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the function to be tested and passes it test data.
 
a.Stub
b.Driver
c.Proxy
d.None of the above


7.Boundary value testing
 
a.Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests
b.Test boundary conditions on, below and above the edges of input and output equivalence classes
c.Tests combinations of input circumstances
d.Is used in white box testing strategy


8.Pick the best definition of quality
 
a.Quality is job one
b.Zero defects
c.Conformance to requirements
d.Work as designed

 
 9.Fault Masking is
 
a.Error condition hiding another error condition
b.Creating a test case which does not reveal a fault
c.Masking a fault by developer
d.Masking a fault by a tester


10.One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :
 
a.Lack of technical documentation
b.Lack of test tools on the market for developers
c.Lack of training
d.Lack of Objectivity


11.During the software development process, at what point can the test process start?
 
a.When the code is complete.
b.When the design is complete.
c.When the software requirements have been approved.
d.When the first code module is ready for unit testing


12.In a review meeting a moderator is a person who
 
a.Takes minutes of the meeting
b.Mediates between people
c.Takes telephone calls
d.Writes the documents to be reviewed


13.Given the Following program
 
IF  X < Y
 
THEN  Statement 1;
 
ELSE IF  Y >=  Z
 
THEN Statement  2;
 
END

McCabe’s Cyclomatic Complexity is :
 
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5


14.How many test cases are necessary to cover all the possible sequences of statements (paths) for the following program fragment? Assume that the two conditions are independent of each other : –
…………
 
if (Condition 1)
 
then statement 1
 
 else statement  2
 
fi
 
if (Condition 2)
 
then statement 3
 
fi
…………
 
a.Test Cases
b.3 Test Cases
c.4 Test Cases
d.Not achievable


15. Acceptance test cases are based on what?
 
a.Requirements
b.Design
c.Code
d.Decision table

 
16. “How much testing is enough?”
 
a.This question is impossible to answer
b.This question is easy to answer
c.The answer depends on the risk for your industry, contract and special requirements
d.This answer depends on the maturity of your developers


17. A common test technique during component test is
 
a.Statement and branch testing
b.Usability testing
c.Security testing
d.Performance testing


18.Statement Coverage will not check for the following.
 
a.Missing Statements
b.Unused Branches
c.Dead Code
d.Unused Statement


19.Independent Verification & Validation is
 
a.Done by the Developer
b.Done by the Test Engineers
c.Done By Management
d.Done by an Entity Outside the Project’s sphere of influence


20.Code Coverage is used as a measure of what ?
 
a.Defects
b.Trends analysis
c.Test Effectiveness
d.Time Spent Testing


*************************Answers****************************
1    c
2    d
3    c
4    b
5    c
6    b
7    b
8    c
9    a
10    d
11    c
12    b
13    b
14    c
15    a
16    c
17    a
18    a
19    d
20    c

ISTQB-Sample-Paper-1

Note: Only one answer per question
 

1. Software testing activities should start

a. as soon as the code is written

b. during the design stage

c. when the requirements have been formally documented

d. as soon as possible in the development life cycle

2.Faults found by users are due to:

a. Poor quality software

b. Poor software and poor testing

c. bad luck

d. insufficient time for testing

3.What is the main reason for testing software before releasing it?
 

a. to show that system will work after release

b. to decide when the software is of sufficient quality to release

c. to find as many bugs as possible before release

d. to give information for a risk based decision about release

4. which of the following statements is not true
 

a. performance testing can be done during unit testing as well as during the testing of whole system

b. The acceptance test does not necessarily include a regression test

c. Verification activities should not involve testers (reviews, inspections etc.)

d. Test environments should be as similar to production environments as possible

5. When reporting faults found to developers, testers should be:
 

a. as polite, constructive and helpful as possible

b. firm about insisting that a bug is not a “feature” if it should be fixed

c. diplomatic, sensitive to the way they may react to criticism

d. All of the above

6.In which order should tests be run?
 

a. the most important tests first

b. the most difficult tests first(to allow maximum time for fixing)

c. the easiest tests first(to give initial confidence)

d. the order they are thought of

7. The later in the development life cycle a fault is discovered, the more expensive it is to fix. why?
 

a. the documentation is poor, so it takes longer to find out what the software is doing.

b. wages are rising

c. the fault has been built into more documentation,code,tests, etc

d. none of the above

8. Which is not true-The black box tester
 

a. should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document

b. should be able to understand the source code.

c. is highly motivated to find faults

d. is creative to find the system’s weaknesses

9. A test design technique is
 

a. a process for selecting test cases

b. a process for determining expected outputs

c. a way to measure the quality of software

d. a way to measure in a test plan what has to be done

10. Testware(test cases, test dataset)
 

a. needs configuration management just like requirements, design and code

b. should be newly constructed for each new version of the software

c. is needed only until the software is released into production or use

d. does not need to be documented and commented, as it does not form part of the released software system

11. An incident logging system
 

a. only records defects

b.is of limited value

c.is a valuable source of project information during testing if it contains all incidents

d. should be used only by the test team.

12. Increasing the quality of the software, by better development methods, will affect the time needed for testing (the test phases) by:
 

a. Reducing test time

b. no change

c. increasing test time

d. can’t say

13. Coverage measurement
 

a. is nothing to do with testing

b. is a partial measure of test thoroughness

c. branch coverage should be mandatory for all software

d. can only be applied at unit or module testing, not at system testing

14. When should you stop testing?
 

a. when time for testing has run out.

b. when all planned tests have been run

c. when the test completion criteria have been met

d. when no faults have been found by the tests run

15. Which of the following is true?
 

a. Component testing should be black box, system testing should be white box.

b. if you find a lot of bugs in testing, you should not be very confident about the quality of software

c. the fewer bugs you find,the better your testing was

d. the more tests you run, the more bugs you will find.

16. What is the important criterion in deciding what testing technique to use?
a. how well you know a particular technique

b. The objective of the test

c. how appropriate the technique is for testing the application

d. whether there is a tool to support the technique

17. If the pseudocode below were a programming language ,how many tests are required to achieve 100% statement coverage?

If x=3 then

Display_messageX;

If y=2 then

Display_messageY;

Else

Display_messageZ;Else

Display_messageZ;
 

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

18. Using the same code example as question 17,how many tests are required to achieve 100% branch/decision coverage?
 

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

19 Which of the following is NOT a type of non-functional test?
 

a. State-Transition 

b. Usability 

c. Performance 

d. Security

20. Which of the following tools would you use to detect a memory leak?
 

a. State analysis 

b. Coverage analysis 

c. Dynamic analysis 

d. Memory analysis

21. Which of the following is NOT a standard related to testing?
 

a. IEEE829

b. IEEE610 

c. BS7925-1 

d. BS7925-2

22.which of the following is the component test standard?
 

a. IEEE 829

b. IEEE 610 

c. BS7925-1 

d. BS7925-2

23 which of the following statements are true?
 

a. Faults in program specifications are the most expensive to fix.

b. Faults in code are the most expensive to fix.

c. Faults in requirements are the most expensive to fix

d. Faults in designs are the most expensive to fix.

24. Which of the following is not the integration strategy?
 

a. Design based

b. Big-bang

c. Bottom-up

d. Top-down

25. Which of the following is a black box design technique?
 

a. statement testing

b. equivalence partitioning

c. error- guessing

d. usability testing

26. A program with high cyclo matic complexity is almost likely to be:
 

a. Large

b. Small

c. Difficult to write

d. Difficult to test

27. Which of the following is a static test?
 

a. code inspection.

b. coverage analysis

c. usability assessment

d. installation test

28. Which of the following is the odd one out?
 

a. white box

b. glass box

c. structural

d. functional

29. A program validates a numeric field as follows:
values less than 10 are rejected, values between 10 and 21 are accepted, values greater than or equal to 22 are rejected which of the following input values cover all of the equivalence partitions?
 

 a. 10,11,21

b. 3,20,21

c. 3,10,22

d. 10,21,22

30.Using the same specifications as question 29, which of the following covers the MOST boundary values?
 

a. 9,10,11,22

b. 9,10,21,22

c. 10,11,21,22

d. 10,11,20,21

**********************ANSWERS**************************
1.d

2.b

3.d

4.c

5.d

6.a

7.c

8.b

9.a

10.a

11.c

12.a

13.b

14.c

15.b

16.b

17.c

18.c

19.a

20.c

21.b

22.d

23.c

24.a

25.b

26.d

27.a

28.d

29.c

30.b