Istqb Exam Sample Paper 1-3
Istqb Exam Sample Paper 1-3
Question
2 Which of the following is likely to benefit most from the use of test tools
providing test capture and replay facilities?
a) Regression testing
b) Integration testing
c) System testing
d) User acceptance testing
Now decide the minimum number of tests that are needed to ensure that all
the questions have been asked, all combinations have occurred and all
replies given.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
6 Error guessing:
a) supplements formal test design techniques.
b) can only be used in component, integration and system testing.
c) is only performed in user acceptance testing.
d) is not repeatable and should not be used.
9 Given the following sets of test management terms (v-z), and activity
descriptions (1-5), which one of the following best pairs the two sets?
v - test control
w - test monitoring
x - test estimation
y - incident management
z - configuration control
a) v-3,w-2,x-1,y-5,z-4
b) v-2,w-5,x-1,y-4,z-3
c) v-3,w-4,x-1,y-5,z-2
d) v-2,w-1,x-4,y-3,z-5
10 Which one of the following statements about system testing is NOT true?
a) System tests are often performed by independent teams.
b) Functional testing is used more than structural testing.
c) Faults found during system tests can be very expensive to fix.
d) End-users should be involved in system tests.
23 Which of the following would NOT normally form part of a test plan?
a) Features to be tested
b) Incident reports
c) Risks
d) Schedule
24 Which of these activities provides the biggest potential cost saving from the
use of CAST?
a) Test management
b) Test design
c) Test execution
d) Test planning
29 Which of the following is the best source of Expected Outcomes for User
Acceptance Test scripts?
a) Actual results
b) Program specification
c) User requirements
d) System specification
31 Which one of the following describes the major benefit of verification early in
the life cycle?
a) It allows the identification of changes in user requirements.
b) It facilitates timely set up of the test environment.
c) It reduces defect multiplication.
d) It allows testers to become involved early in the project.
35 A failure is:
a) found in the software; the result of an error.
b) departure from specified behavior.
c) an incorrect step, process or data definition in a computer program.
d) a human action that produces an incorrect result.
37 The most important thing about early test design is that it:
a) makes test preparation easier.
b) means inspections are not required.
c) can prevent fault multiplication.
d) will find all faults.
Question Answer
1 A
2 A
3 D
4 C
5 A
6 A
7 C
8 B
9 C
10 D
11 A
12 B
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 B
17 D
18 D
19 B
20 A
21 D
22 A
23 B
24 C
25 D
26 C
27 C
28 A
29 C
30 D
31 C
32 B
33 C
34 C
35 B
36 D
37 C
38 D
39 D
40 B
a) an error
b) a fault
c) a failure
d) a defect
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
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
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?
Q9 Which of the following is the main purpose of the integration strategy for
integration testing in the small?
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) 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
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
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
Q25 A typical commercial test execution tool would be able to perform all of the
following, EXCEPT:
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
Q28 What type of review requires formal entry and exit criteria, including
metrics:
a) walkthrough
b) inspection
c) management review
d) post project review
a) component testing
b) non-functional system testing
c) user acceptance testing
d) maintenance testing
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
a) ISO/IEC 12207
b) BS 7925-1
c) ANSI/IEEE 829
d) ANSI/IEEE 729
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?
Question Answer
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
3. What is the main reason for testing software before releasing it?
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
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
12. Increasing the quality of the software, by better development methods, will
affect the time needed for testing (the test phases) by:
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. 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
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
a. IEEE 829
b. IEEE 610
c. BS7925-1
d. BS7925-2
a. Design based
b. Big-bang
c. Bottom-up
d. Top-down
a. statement testing
b. equivalence partitioning
c. error- guessing
d. usability testing
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
a. white box
b. glass box
c. structural
d. functional
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