Software Testing Certification Quiz: Online Test

Software Testing Certification Quiz

Instructions For Manual Testing Quiz
- This Mock Test has 50 Questions
- Each Question is of 1 marks so total 50 marks
- MCQ(Multiple Choice Questions) with only ONE valid answer
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1)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
abcd

2) Statement Coverage will not check for the following.*

Missing StatementsUnused BranchesDead CodeUnused Statement

3) Code Coverage is used as a measure of what ?*

DefectsTrends analysisTest EffectivenessTime Spent Testing

4) Non-functional system testing includes*

testing to see where the system does not function properlytesting quality attributes of the system including performance and usabilitytesting a system feature using only the software required for that actiontesting a system feature using only the software required for that function

5) What is the purpose of test completion criteria in a test plan:*

to plan when to stop testingto know when a specific test has finished its executionto ensure that the test case specification is completeto set the criteria used in generating test inputs

6) 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
v. incidents should be raised when someone other than the author of the software
performs the test
ii and v are true, I, iii and iv are falsei and v are true, ii, iii and iv are falsei is true, ii, iii, iv and v are falsei and ii are true, iii, iv and v are false

7) Given the following:

Switch PC on
Start "outlook"
IF outlook appears THEN
Send an email
Close outlook
Determine the minimum for statement and branch coverage
1 test for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage1 test for statement coverage. 3 for branch coverage2 tests for statement coverage, 2 for branch coverage2 tests for statement coverage, 3 for branch coverage

8) The place to start if you want a (new) test tool is:*

Attend a tool exhibitionInvite a vendor to give a demoAnalyze your needs and requirementsFind out what your budget would be for the tool

9) Beta testing is:*

Performed by customers at their own sitePerformed by customers at their software developer's sitePerformed by an independent test teamPerformed as early as possible in the lifecycle

10) The main focus of acceptance testing is*

finding faults in the systemtesting the system with other systemstesting by an independent test teamtesting for a business perspective

11) The difference between re-testing and regression testing is*

re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effectsre-testing looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating those testsre-testing is done by developers, regression testing is done by independentre-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier

12) A tool that supports traceability, recording of incidents or scheduling of tests is called*

a dynamic analysis toola test execution toola test management toola debugging tool

13) What information need not be included in a test incident report:*

how to reproduce the faulttest environment detailshow to fix the faultseverity, priority

14) Which expression best matches the following characteristics or review processes:

1. led by author
2. undocumented
3. no management participation
4. led by a trained moderator or leader
5. uses entry exit criteria
s) inspection
t) peer review
u) informal review
v) walkthrough
*

s = 4, t = 3, u = 2 and 5, v = 1s = 4 and 5, t = 1, u = 2, v = 3s = 1 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 4s = 4 and 5, t = 3, u = 2, v = 1

15) The standard that gives definitions of testing terms is:*

ISO/IEC 12207BS7925-1ANSI/IEEE 829BS7925-2

16) Which of the following is not part of performance testing:*

Measuring response timeMeasuring transaction ratesSimulating many usersRecovery testing

17) Error guessing is best used*

As the first approach to deriving test casesBy inexperienced testersAfter the system has gone liveAfter more formal techniques have been applied

18) Impact Analysis helps to decide*

How much regression testing should be done.Exit CriteriaHow many more test cases need to written.Different Tools to perform Regression Testing

19) Designing the test environment set-up and identifying any required infrastructure and tools are a part of which phase*

Test Implementation and executionTest Analysis and DesignEvaluating the Exit Criteria and reportingTest Closure Activities

20) One of the fields on a form contains a text box which accepts numeric values in the range of 18 to 25. Identify a value from the invalid Equivalence class*

17192421

21) Which of the following statements regarding static testing is false:*

static testing requires the running of tests through the codestatic testing includes desk checkingstatic testing includes techniques such as reviews and inspectionsstatic testing can give measurements such as cyclomatic complexity

22) 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 Table
A - Issue membership, 10% discount, B-Issue membership, offer no discount. BA - Don't Issue membership, B - Don't offer discount. CA - Issue membership, no discount, B - Don't Issue membership.A - Issue membership, no discount, B- Issue membership with 10% discount.

23) 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.
i,ii,iii,iv are true.i is true and ii,iii,iv are falsei,ii,iii are true and iv is falsei is true and i,iii,iv are false.

24) Faults found by users are due to:*

Poor quality softwarePoor software and poor testingbad luckinsufficient time for testing

25) When reporting faults defects to developers, testers should be:*

as polite, constructive and helpful as possiblefirm about insisting that a bug is not a "feature" if it should be fixeddiplomatic, sensitive to the way they may react to criticismAll of the above

26) In which order should tests be run?*

the most important tests firstthe most difficult tests first(to allow maximum time for fixing)the easiest tests first(to give initial confidence)the order they are thought of

27) The later in the development life cycle a fault is discovered, the more expensive it is to fix. Why?*

the documentation is poor, so it takes longer to find out what the software is doingwages are risingthe fault has been built into more documentation, code, tests, etcnone of the above

28) A test design technique is*

a process for selecting test casesa process for determining expected outputsa way to measure the quality of softwarea way to measure in a test plan what has to be done

29) Testware (test cases, test dataset)*

needs configuration management just like requirements, design and codeshould be newly constructed for each new version of the softwareis needed only until the software is released into production or usedoes not need to be documented and commented, as it does not form part of the released software system

30) When should you stop testing?*

when time for testing has run out.when all planned tests have been runwhen the test completion criteria have been metwhen no faults have been found by the tests run

31) Coverage measurement*

is nothing to do with testingis a partial measure of test thoroughnessbranch coverage should be mandatory for all softwarecan only be applied at unit or module testing, not at system testing

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

reducing test timeno changeincreasing test timeAll of the above

33) An incident logging system*

only records defectsis of limited valueis a valuable source of project information during testing if it contains all incidentsshould be used only by the test team.

34) Which of the following is true?*

Component testing should be black box, system testing should be white boxif u find a lot of bugs in testing, you should not be very confident about the quality of softwarethe fewer bugs you find, the better your testing wasthe more tests you run, the more bugs you will find.

35)What is the important criterion in deciding what testing technique to use?*

how well you know a particular techniquethe objective of the testhow appropriate the technique is for testing the applicationwhether there is a tool to support the technique

36) Which of the following tools would you use to detect a memory leak*

State analysisCoverage analysisDynamic analysisMemory analysis

37) Which of the following statements are true?*

Faults in program specifications are the most expensive to fix.Faults in code are the most expensive to fix.Faults in requirements are the most expensive to fixFaults in designs are the most expensive to fix.

38)A program with high cyclomatic complexity is almost likely to be:*

LargeSmallDifficult to writeDifficult to test

39)Which of the following is a static test?*

code inspectioncoverage analysisusability assessmentinstallation test

40) When a new testing tool is purchased, it should be used first by:*

A small team to establish the best way to use the toolEveryone who may eventually have some use for the toolThe managers to see what projects it should be used inThe independent testing team

41) The Provision and Management of a controlled library containing all the configurations items is called as*

Configuration ControlStatus AccountingConfiguration IdentificationTest Planning

42) Link Testing is also called as :*

Component Integration testingComponent System TestingComponent Sub System TestingMaintenance testing

43) An input field takes the year of birth between 1900 and 2004.The boundary values for testing this field are:*

0-1900-2004-20051900-20041899-1900-2004-20001899-1900 1901-2003 2004-2005

44) Which of the following tools would be involved in the automation of regression test?*

Data testerBoundary testerCapture/PlaybackOutput comparator

45) Which of the following is not a quality characteristic listed in ISO 9126 Standard?*

FunctionalityUsabilitySupportabilityMaintainability

46)To test a function: the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the function to be tested and passes it test data.*

StubDriverProxyNone of the above

47) Fault Masking is*

Error condition hiding another error conditionCreating a test case which does not reveal a faultMasking a fault by developerMasking a fault by a tester

48) One Key reason why developers have difficulty testing their own work is :*

Lack of technical documentationLack of test tools on the market for developersLack of trainingLack of Objectivity

49) Given the Following program

IF X = Z
THEN Statement 2;
END
McCabe's Cyclomatic Complexity is :
2345

50) 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.
Options i,ii,iii,iv are true.i is true and ii,iii,iv are falsei,ii,iii are true and iv is falseii is true and i,iii,iv are false.
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