Testing Assignment

1. _____ is a failure if a program doesn't work correctly.

Programming
Testing
Both a and b
None of these

2. Which of the following is not a charectersitic for Testability?

Operability
Observability
Simplicity
Robustness

3. Cyclimatic Complexity method comes under___ testing method.

White box
Black box
Green box
Yellow box

4. Testing is a____if a program does not work correctly.

Failure
Success
Complete
Partial

5. A____is a sequence of statements from one place in the program to another.

Route
Path
Sub path
Gateway

6. Loop Testing comes under which testing method?

White Box
Black Box
Green Box
Yellow Box
7. Which of these can be successfully tested using Loop Testing methodology?
Simple Loops
Nested Loops
Concatenated Loops
All of the above

8. Graph based testing comes under which testing methods ?

White Box
Black Box
Green Box
Yellow Box

9. Which testing methods are used by end-users who actually test software
before they use it.
Alpha and Beta Testing
White Box Testing
Black Box Testing
Trial and Error Testing

10. To test a function, the programmer has to write a___, which calls the
function and passes it test data.
Stub
Driver
Proxy
None of the above

11. The customer’s view of quality means:

a. Meeting requirements
b. Doing it the right way
c. Doing it right the first time
d. Fit for use
e. Doing it on time

12. The testing of a single program, or function, usually performed by the

developer is called:
a. Unit testing
b. Integration testing
c. System testing
d. Regression testing
e. Acceptance testing

13. The measure used to evaluate the correctness of a product is called the
product:
a. Policy
b. Standard
c. Procedure to do work
d. Procedure to check work
e. Guideline

14. Which of the four components of the test environment is considered to

be the most important component of the test environment:
a. Management support
b. Tester competency
c. Test work processes
d. Testing techniques and tools

15. Effective test managers are effective listeners. The type of listening in
which the tester is performing an analysis of what the speaker is saying is
called:
a. Discriminative listening
b. Comprehensive listening
c. Therapeutic listening
d. Critical listening
e. Appreciative listening

16. To become a CSTE, an individual has a responsibility to accept the

standards of conduct defined by the certification board. These standards of
conduct are called:
a. Code of ethics
b. Continuing professional education requirement
c. Obtaining references to support experience
d. Joining a professional testing chapter
e. Following the common body of knowledge in the practice of software testing

17. Which of the following are risks that testers face in performing their
test activities:
a. Not enough training
b. Lack of test tools
c. Not enough time for testing
d. Rapid change
e. All of the above

18. All of the following are methods to minimize loss due to risk. Which one
is not a method to minimize loss due to risk:
a. Reduce opportunity for error
b. Identify error prior to loss
c. Quantify loss
d. Minimize loss
e. Recover loss

19. Defect prevention involves which of the following steps:

a. Identify critical tasks
b. Estimate expected impact
c. Minimize expected impact
d. a, b and c
e. a and b

20. The first step in designing use case is to:

a. Build a system boundary diagram
b. Define acceptance criteria
c. Define use cases
d. Involve users
e. Develop use cases

21. The defect attribute that would help management determine the
importance of the defect is called:
a. Defect type
b. Defect severity
c. Defect name
d. Defect location
e. Phase in which defect occurred

22. The system test report is normally written at what point in software
development:
a. After unit testing
b. After integration testing
c. After system testing
d. After acceptance testing

23. The primary objective of user acceptance testing is to:

a. Identify requirements defects
b. Identify missing requirements
c. Determine if software is fit for use
d. Validate the correctness of interfaces to other software systems
e. Verify that software is maintainable

24. If IT establishes a measurement team to create measures and metrics to

be used in status reporting, that team should include individuals who have:
a. A working knowledge of measures
b. Knowledge in the implementation of statistical process control tools
c. A working understanding of benchmarking techniques
d. Knowledge of the organization’s goals and objectives
e. All of the above

25. What is the difference between testing software developed by a

contractor outside your country, versus testing software developed by a
contractor within your country:
a. Does not meet people needs
b. Cultural differences
c. Loss of control over reallocation of resources
d. Relinquishment of control
e. Contains extra features not specified

26. What is the definition of a critical success factor:

a. A specified requirement
b. A software quality factor
c. Factors that must be present
d. A software metric
e. A high cost to implement requirement

27. The condition that represents a potential for loss to an organization is

called:
a. Risk
b. Exposure
c. Threat
d. Control
e. Vulnerability

28. A flaw in a software system that may be exploited by an individual for

his or her advantage is called:
a. Risk
b. Risk analysis
c. Threat
d. Vulnerability
e. Control

29. The conduct of business of the Internet is called:

a. e-commerce
b. e-business
c. Wireless applications
d. Client-server system
e. Web-based applications

30. The following is described as one of the five levels of maturing a new
technology into an IT organization’s work processes. The “People-
dependent technology” level is equivalent to what level in SEI’s
compatibility maturity model:
a. Level 1
b. Level 2
c. Level 3
d. Level 4
e. Level 5

31 : Which term defines the process of project compliance with policies and
procedures?
A. Quality control
B. Quality assurances
C. Quality audits
D. Quality control management

32: Which process does QA provide and umbrella for?

A. Continuous process improvement
B. Quality assurance
C. Project management plan
D. Quality baseline

33: Which of the processes includes all activities of the performing organization
that determines policies and responsibilites of a project?
A. Performance quality control
B. Project quality management
C. Performance plan management
D. Quality control management

34: Which of the following are negative possibilities if quality requirements are
not met?
A. Overworking team members and poor product quality
B. Customer complaints and late product
C. Poor quality
D. Termination

35: Which of these terms apply to identifying quality standards and how to
satisfy them?
A. Quality projections
B. Quality management
C. Quality planning
D. Quality overview

36: Which of the following definitions apply to the cost of quality?

A. Left over product
B. Total cost of all project efforts
C. Customer satisfaction
D. Redoing entire project

37. A management activity, frequently performed by a staff function

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

38. Concerned with all of the products that will ever be produced by a
process (not just one project)

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

39. The responsibility of the team/workers

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

40. Identifies defects for the primary purpose of correcting defects

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

41 Establishes (or helps to establish) processes

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance
42 Concerned with a specific product or project

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

43 Sets up measurements programs to evaluate process effectiveness

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

44 Verifies whether specific attributes are in, or not in, a specific product
or service.

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

45 Identifies weaknesses in processes and improves them.

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

46 Evaluates the life cycle itself

Your answer:
Quality Control
Quality Assurance

47 Makes sure bugs don't happen again on other projects

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

48 relates to a specific product or service

Your answer:
Quality Assurance
Quality Control

49. Access control testing is also known as

Your answer:
a)Error handling
b)Security testing
c)Static testing
d)Fault based testing

50. Audits to ensure that the system is designed in accordance with

organization strategy, policies, procedures, and standards are designed to test
which quality factor?

Your answer:
a)best practices
b)correctness
c)maintainability
d)compliance