ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No 13 to 15

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ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No. 15Q. 1: Given the following state transition table Which of the test cases below will cover thefollowing series of state transitions? S1 SO S1 S2 SO

A. D, A, B, C.

B. A, B, C, D.C. D, A, B.D. A, B, C.

Q. 2: From a Testing perspective what are the !"#$ p%rposes of &onfig%ration !anagement?:

i' #(entif)ing the version of software %n(er test. ii' &ontrolling the version of testware items.iii' *eveloping new testware items.iv' Trac+ing changes to testware items.v' "nal)sing the nee( for new testware items.

A. ii, iv and v.B. ii, iii and iv.i,C. i, ii and iv.D. i, iii and v.

Q. ,: Which of the following is a !"-O tas+ of test planning?

A. Sc edulin! test anal"sis and desi!n tas#s.B. Initiatin! corrective actions.C. $onitorin! pro!ress and test covera!e.D. $easurin! and anal"%in! results.

Q. /: Which of the following 0 ST (escribes the (ifference between an inspection an( awal+thro%gh?

A. Bot inspections and &al#t rou! s are led '" t e aut or.B. An inspection is led '" a moderator and a &al#t rou! is led '" t e aut or.C. Bot inspections and &al#t rou! s are led '" a trained moderator.D. A &al#t rou! is led '" t e aut or. T e aut or is not present durin! inspections.

Q. : Where ma) f%nctional testing be performe(?

A. At s"stem and acceptance testin! levels onl".B. At all test levels.C. At all levels a'ove inte!ration testin!.

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D. At t e acceptance testin! level onl".

Q. 3: What is the !"#$ ob4ective when reviewing a software (eliverable?

A. To identi(" potential application (ailures '" use o( a test speci(ication.B. To identi(" de(ects in an" so(t&are &or# product.C. To identi(" spellin! mista#es in a re)uirements speci(ication.D. To identi(" standards inconsistencies in t e code.

Q. 5: Who wo%l( 6S6"778 perform (eb%gging activities?

A.Developers.B. Anal"sts.C. Testers.D. Incident $ana!ers.

Q. 9: Which of the following wo%l( )o% $OT %s%all) fin( on a software inci(ent report?

A. T e name and*or or!anisational position o( t e person raisin! t e pro'lem.B. +ersion o( t e So(t&are nder Test.C. Su!!estions as to o& to (i- t e pro'lem.D. Actual and e-pected results.

Q. : Which of the following (efines the e;pecte( res%lts of a test?

A. Test case speci(ication.B. Test desi!n speci(ication.C. Test procedure speci(ication.D. Test results.

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B. /valuatin! e-it criteria and reportin!.C. Test closure.D. Test control.

Q. 1,: Given the following state transition (iagram Which of the following series of statetransitions contains an #$>"7#* transition which ma) in(icate a fa%lt in the s)stem (esign?

;hibit:

A. 0o!in Bro&se Bas#et C ec#out Bas#et C ec#out Pa" 0o!out.B. 0o!in Bro&se Bas#et C ec#out Pa" 0o!out.C. 0o!in Bro&se Bas#et C ec#out Bas#et 0o!out.D. 0o!in Bro&se Bas#et Bro&se Bas#et C ec#out Pa" 0o!out.

Q. 1/: Which of the following is a !"-O tas+ of test implementation an( e;ec%tion? A. $easurin! and anal"%in! results.B. eportin! discrepancies as incidents.C. Identi("in! test conditions or test re)uirements.D. Assessin! i( more tests are needed.

Q. 1 : What is beta testing?

A. Testin! per(ormed '" potential customers at t e developers location.B. Testin! per(ormed '" potential customers at t eir o&n locations.C. Testin! per(ormed '" product developers at t e customer2s location.D. Testin! per(ormed '" product developers at t eir o&n locations.

Q. 13: Given the following fragment of co(e how man) tests are re %ire( for 1


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The following has been a((e( to the bottom of the co(e fragment above.

print D0iggest (imension is D E biggestB(imension print DWi(th: D E wi(thprint D7ength: D E length

ow man) more test cases are re %ire(?

A. 9ne more test case &ill 'e re)uired (or 1:: ; decision covera!e.B. T&o more test cases &ill 'e re)uired (or 1:: ; statement covera!e, one o( & ic &ill 'e used toprovide 1::; decision covera!e.C. None, e-istin! test cases can 'e used.D. 9ne more test case &ill 'e re)uired (or 1::< statement covera!e.

Q. 19: " thermometer meas%res temperat%re in whole (egrees onl). #f the temperat%re falls below19 (egrees the heating is switche( off. #t is switche( on again when the temperat%re reaches 21(egrees. What are the best val%es in (egrees to cover all e %ivalence partitions?

A. 15, 1= and 85.B. 1>, 1? and1=.C. 1?, 8: and88.D. 1@, 8@ and 68.

Q. 1 : Which activit) in the f%n(amental test process creates test s%ites for efficient teste;ec%tion?

A. Implementation and e-ecution.B. Plannin! and control.C. Anal"sis and desi!n.D. Test closure.

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A. 86 "ear old in insurance class A Premium is : and e-cess is,5::.B. 51 "ear old in insurance class C Premium is : and e-cess is ::.C. 61 "ear old in insurance class B Premium is : and e-cess is ,5::.D. 76 "ear old in insurance class C Premium is : and e-cess is ,:::.

Q. 22: When sho%l( config%ration management proce(%res be implemente(?

A. Durin! test plannin!.B. Durin! test anal"sis.C. Durin! test e-ecution.D. en evaluatin! e-it criteria

Q. 2,: Which of the following are characteristic of regression testing ?

i' egression testing is r%n O$78 onceii' egression testing is %se( after fi;es have been ma(eiii' egression testing is often a%tomate(iv' egression tests nee( not be maintaine(

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A. ii, iv.B. ii, iii.C. i, iii, iv.D. iii.

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iv' #(entif) coaching an( mentoring re %irements for the %se of the selecte( tool.

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A. i, ii, iii.B. ii, iii, iv.C. i, iii, iv.D. i, ii, iv.

Q. 23: What is the !"#$ benefit of (esigning tests earl) in the life c)cle?

A. It is c eaper t an desi!nin! tests durin! t e test p ases.B. It elps prevent de(ects (rom 'ein! introduced into t e code.C. Tests desi!ned earl" are more e((ective t an tests desi!ned later.D. It saves time durin! t e testin! p ases & en testers are 'us".

Q. 25: Which of the following benefits are !OST li+el) to be achieve( b) %sing test tools?

i' as) to access information abo%t tests an( testing.ii' e(%ce( maintenance of testware.iii' as) an( cheap to implement.iv' Greater consistenc) of tests.

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A. ii and ivB. ii and iiiC. i and ivD. i and iii

Q. 29: What is the H 8 (ifference between preventative an( reactive approaches to testing?

A. Preventative tests and reactive tests are desi!ned as earl" as possi'le.

B. Preventative tests are desi!ned earl" reactive tests are desi!ned a(ter t e so(t&are as 'eenproduced.C. Preventative testin! is al&a"s anal"tical reactive testin! is al&a"s euristic.D. Preventative tests are desi!ned a(ter t e so(t&are as 'een produced reactive tests are desi!nedearl" in response to revie& comments.

Q. 2 : What is the p%rpose of e;it criteria?

A. To de(ine & en a test level is complete.B. To determine & en a test as completed.C. To identi(" & en a so(t&are s"stem s ould 'e retired.D. To determine & et er a test as passed.

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A. Tool support (or per(ormance and monitorin!.B. Tool support (or static testin!.C. Tool support (or test e-ecution and lo!!in!.D. Tool support (or t e mana!ement o( testin! and tests.

Q. ,2: Which activities form part of test planning?

i' *eveloping test cases.ii' *efining the overall approach to testing.iii' "ssigning reso%rces.iv' 0%il(ing the test environmentv' Writing test con(itions.

A. i, ii iv are true, iii v are (alse.B. ii iii are true, i, iv v are (alse.C. iv v are true, i, ii iii are (alse.D. i, ii iii are true iv v are (alse.

Q. ,,: !atch the following terms an( statements.1.*ecision Table Testing2.*ecision Testing,.State Transition Testing/. ;plorator) Testing

W. Testing carrie( o%t w bo;es to achieve specific test ob4ectives possibl) to complementstr%ct%re( testing.I. " test techni %e %se( which ma) be %se( to verif) (ifferent s)stem re (epen(ing on c%rrentcon(itions or previo%s histor).

8. " test techni %e which combines combinations of inp%ts that might not otherwise havebeen e;ercise( (%ring testing.J. " form of control flow testing base( on (ecision o%tcomes.

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A. 1E, 8 , 6G, 7 .B. 1G ,8 , 6 , 7E.C. 1 , 8G, 6 , 7E.D. 1 , 8E, 6G, 7 .

Q. ,/: Which t)pe of test (esign techni %es (oes the following statement best (escribe aproce(%re to (erive test cases base( on the specification of a component?

A. Blac# Bo- Tec ni)ues.B. ite Bo- Tec ni)ues.C. Hlass Bo- Tec ni)ues.D. /-perience Based Tec ni)ues.

Q. , : For which of the following wo%l( a static anal)sis tool be !OST %sef%l?

A. Supportin! revie&s.B. +alidatin! models o( t e so(t&are.C. Testin! code e-ecuted in a special test arness.D. /n(orcement o( codin! standards.

Q. ,3: Which of the following t)pes of (efects is %se case testing !OST 7#H 78 to %ncover?


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i De(ects in t e process (lo&s durin! realJ&orld use o( t e s"stem.ii De(ects in t e inter(ace parameters in inte!ration testin!.iii Inte!ration de(ects caused '" t e interaction and inter(erence o( di((erent components.iv De(ects in t e s"stem as it transitions 'et&een one state and anot er.

A. ii, iii.B. i, iii.C. iii, iv.D. i, ii

Q. ,5: Which of the following is !OST important in the selection of a test approach? A. Availa'ilit" o( tools to support t e proposed tec ni)ues.B. T e 'ud!et allo&ed (or trainin! in proposed tec ni)ues.C. Availa'le s#ills and e-perience in t e proposed tec ni)ues.D. T e &illin!ness o( t e test team to learn ne& tec ni)ues.

Q. ,9: Which of the following is a benefit of test in(epen(ence?

A. It does not re)uire (amiliarit" &it t e code.B. It is c eaper t an usin! developers to test t eir o&n code.C. It avoids aut or 'ias in de(inin! e((ective tests.D. Testers are 'etter at (indin! de(ects t an developers.

Q. , : The above (iagram represents the following paths thro%gh the co(e.". vw)0. vwK&. v;)*. v;K

What is the !#$#!6! combination of paths re %ire( to provi(e f%ll statement coverage?;hibit:

A. AB. ABDC. ABCDD. ACD

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ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No. 171. What is fail%re?

A. Deviation (rom e-pected result to actual resultB. De(ect in t e so(t&are.C. /rror in t e pro!ram code.D. Fault in t e s"stem.

2. =eople who (onNt participate in technical reviews A. Anal"stsB. $ana!ementC. DevelopersD. Testers

,. What t)pe of testing is (one to s%pplement the rigoro%s testing? A. e!ression testin!.B. Inte!ration testin!.

C. /rror Huessin!D. S"stem testin!.

/. &apt%re an( repla) facilities are least li+el) to be %se( to . A. Per(ormance testin!B. ecover" testin!C. H I testin!D. ser re)uirements.

. What is the smallest n%mber of test cases re %ire( to =rovi(e 1


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A. 86, 87, 85B. :, 18, 85C. 6:, 6@, 6=D. 68,6>,7:

9. !atch the following:1. Test estimation2. Test control,. Test monitoringa. meas%res of trac+ing processb. effort re %ire( to perform activitiesc. reallocation of reso%rces

A. 1J', 8Jc, 6JaB. 1J', 8Ja, 6JcC. 1Jc, 8Ja, 6J'D. 1Ja, 8J', 6Jc

. One of the following is not a part of white bo; testing as per 0S5 2 M##stan(ar(s.

A. andom testin!B. Data Flo& testin!.C. Statement testin!.D. S"nta- testin!.

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C. Tool support.D. Process improvement.

1,. What t)pe of testing will )o% perform on internet ban+ing sol%tion? A. S"stem inte!rationB. Functional testin!C. NonJ(unctional testin!.D. e)uirements testin!

1/. Which tool will be %se( to test the flag memor) lea+s an( %nassigne( pointers A. D"namic anal"sis toolB. Static Anal"sis tool.C. $aintenance tool.D. Con(i!uration tool.

1 . Which of the following is not incl%(e( in Test =lan. A. Features to 'e tested.B. /nvironmental needs.C. Suspension criteria.D. /-pected results.

13. " piece of software has been given .what tests in the Following will )o%perform?1' Test the areas most critical to b%siness processes2' Test the areas where fa%lts will be ma;im%m,' Test the easiest f%nctionalities

A. 1 8 are true and 6 is (alse.B. 1,8 6 are true.

C. 1 is true, 8 6 are (alse.D. 1 8 are (alse, 6 is true.

15. "mo%nt of testing performe( will not (epen( on A. is#s involvedB. Contractual re)uirementsC. 0e!al re)uirementsD. Test data.

19. Which of the following provi(es the biggest potential cost saving from %se of&"ST?

A. Test mana!ementB. Test desi!nC. Test plannin!D. Test e-ecution

1 . Testing is not (one to . A. Find (aultsB. Improve )ualit"C. C ec# user (riendliness.


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D. Improve so(t&are accurac"

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23. Which of the following is tr%e of >Mmo(el? A. It includes t e veri(ication o( desi!ns.B. It states t at modules are tested a!ainst user re)uirements.C. It speci(ies t e test tec ni)ues to 'e used.D. It onl" models t e testin! p ase.

25. Which of the following is $OT part of a high level test plan? A. Functions not to 'e tested.B. /nvironmental re)uirements.


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C. Anal"sis o( Speci(ications.D. /ntr" and /-it criteria.

29. When (o )o% stop testing? A. en t e speci(ied num'er o( (aults are (ound.B. en t e test completion criteria are met.C. en all i! and medium priorit" tests are complete.D. en all statements ave 'een e-ecuted.

2 . Which of the following is least important in test management? A. /stimatin! test duration.B. Incident $ana!ement.C. Con(i!uration $ana!ement.D. DeJ'u!!in!.

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, . *ata flow anal)sis st%(ies: A. Lo& rapidl" data is trans(erred t rou! a pro!ram.B. T e rate o( c an!e o( data values as a pro!ram e-ecutes.C. T e use o( data on pat s t rou! t e code.D. T e intrinsic comple-it" o( t e code.

,3. The oracle ass%mption is that: A. T ere is some e-istin! s"stem a!ainst & ic test output ma" 'e c ec#ed.B. T e tester #no&s ever"t in! a'out t e so(t&are under test.C. T e tester can routinel" identi(" t e correct outcome o( a test.D. Tools are used to c ec# t e results o( testin!.

,3 The following te;t will be %se( in Q.,5 an( Q.,9. #n a s)stem (esigne( to wor+o%t the ta; to be pai(:"n emplo)ee has U/


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ISTQB Foundation Sample Question Paper No. 161. The process starting with the terminal mo(%les is calle( Ma. TopJdo&n inte!ration

'. BottomJup inte!rationc. None o( t e a'oved. $odule inte!ration

2. The inp%ts for (eveloping a test plan are ta+en froma. Pro ect plan'. Business planc. Support pland. None o( t e a'ove

,. #f an e;pecte( res%lt is not specifie( then:a. e cannot run t e test'. It ma" 'e di((icult to repeat t e testc. It ma" 'e di((icult to determine i( t e test as passed or (ailedd. e cannot automate t e user inputs

/. Which of the following co%l( be a reason for a fail%re1 Testin! (ault8 So(t&are (ault6 Desi!n (ault7 /nvironment Fault5 Documentation Faulta. 8 is a valid reason 1,6,7 5 are not'. 1,8,6,7 are valid reasons 5 is notc. 1,8,6 are valid reasons 7 5 are notd. All o( t em are valid reasons (or (ailure

. Test are prioritiKe( so that:a. Eou s orten t e time re)uired (or testin!'. Eou do t e 'est testin! in t e time availa'lec. Eou do more e((ective testin!d. Eou (ind more (aults

3. Which of the following is not a static testing techni %e

a. /rror !uessin!'. al#t rou!c. Data (lo& anal"sisd. Inspections

5. Which of the following statements abo%t component testing is not tr%e?a. Component testin! s ould 'e per(ormed '" development'. Component testin! is also #no&n as isolation or module testin!


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c. Component testin! s ould ave completion criteria plannedd. Component testin! does not involve re!ression testin!

9. *%ring which test activit) co%l( fa%lts be fo%n( most cost effectivel)?a. /-ecution'. Desi!nc. Plannin!d. C ec# /-it criteria completion

. Which in general is the least re %ire( s+ill of a goo( tester?a. Bein! diplomatic'. A'le to &rite so(t&arec. Lavin! !ood attention to detaild. A'le to 'e relied on

1erification is:a. C ec#in! t at &e are 'uildin! t e ri! t s"stem'. C ec#in! t at &e are 'uildin! t e s"stem ri! tc. Per(ormed '" an independent test teamd. $a#in! sure t at it is & at t e user reall" &ants

12. " regression test:

a. ill al&a"s 'e automated'. ill elp ensure unc an!ed areas o( t e so(t&are ave not 'een a((ectedc. ill elp ensure c an!ed areas o( t e so(t&are ave not 'een a((ectedd. Can onl" 'e run durin! user acceptance testin!

1,. F%nctionVTest matri; is a t)pe of a. Interim Test report'. Final test reportc. Pro ect status reportd. $ana!ement report

1/. *efect !anagement process (oes not incl%(ea. De(ect prevention'. Delivera'le 'aseJlinin!c. $ana!ement reportin!d. None o( t e a'ove

1 . What is the (ifference between testing software (evelope( b) contractoro%tsi(e )o%r co%ntr) vers%s testing software (evelope( b) a contractor within )o%r co%ntr)?


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a. Does not meet people needs'. Cultural di((erencec. 0oss o( control over reallocation o( resourcesd. elin)uis ments o( control

13. Software testing acco%nts to what percent of software (evelopment costs?a. 1:J8:'. 7:J5:c. >:J?:d. 5J1:

15. " reliable s)stem will be one that:a. Is unli#el" to 'e completed on sc edule'. Is unli#el" to cause a (ailurec. Is li#el" to 'e (aultJ(reed. Is li#el" to 'e li#ed '" t e users

19. ow m%ch testing is eno%gha. T is )uestion is impossi'le to ans&er '. T e ans&er depends on t e ris#s (or "our industr", contract and special re)uirementsc. T e ans&er depends on t e maturit" o( "our developersd. T e ans&er s ould 'e standardi%ed (or t e so(t&are development industr"

1 . Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testabilit)?a. 9pera'ilit"'. 9'serva'ilit"c. Simplicit"d. o'ustness

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2,. %ivalence partitioning is:a. A 'lac# 'o- testin! tec ni)ue used onl" '" developers'. A 'lac# 'o- testin! tec ni)ue t an can onl" 'e used durin! s"stem testin!c. A 'lac# 'o- testin! tec ni)ue appropriate to all levels o( testin!d. A & ite 'o- testin! tec ni)ue appropriate (or component testin!

2/. When a new testing tool is p%rchase( it sho%l( be %se( first b):a. A small team to esta'lis t e 'est &a" to use t e tool'. /ver"one & o ma" eventuall" ave some use (or t e toolc. T e independent testin! teamd. T e vendor contractor to &rite t e initial scripts

2 . #nspections can fin( all the following e;cepta. +aria'les not de(ined in t e code'. Spellin! and !rammar (aults in t e documentsc. e)uirements t at ave 'een omitted (rom t e desi!n documentsd. Lo& muc o( t e code as 'een covered

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