Papers Q. 211 to 220

Q.: The purpose of requirement phase is
A. To freeze requirements
B. To understand user needs
C. To define the scope of testing
D. All of the above 
D is correct
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Q.: Which of these can be successfully tested using Loop Testing methodology? 
A. Simple Loops
B. Nested Loops
C. Concatenated Loops
D. All of the above
D is correct
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Q.: Cyclomatic Complexity method comes under which testing method.
A. White box
B. Black box
C. Green box
D. Yellow box
A is correct
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Q.: A reliable system will be one that:
A. Is unlikely to be completed on schedule
B. Is unlikely to cause a failure
C. Is likely to be fault-free
D. Is likely to be liked by the users
B is correct
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Q.: Which, in general, is the least required skill of a good tester?  
A. Being diplomatic
B. Able to write software
C. Having good attention to detail
D. Able to be relied on
B is correct  
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Q.: A regression test: 
 A. Will always be automated
B. Will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been affected
C. Will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affected
D. Can only be run during user acceptance testing
B is correct  
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Q.: Function/Test matrix is a type of 
A. Interim Test report
B. Final test report
C. Project status report
D. Management report
C is correct  
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Q.: The process starting with the terminal modules is called: 
A. Top-down integration
B. Bottom-up integration
C. None of the above
D. Module integration
B is correct  
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Q.: Verification is:  
A. Checking that we are building the right system
B. Checking that we are building the system right
C. Performed by an independent test team
D. Making sure that it is what the user really wants
B is correct  
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 Q.: The difference between re-testing and regression testing is
A. Re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects
B. Re-testing looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating those tests
C. Re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier
D. Re-testing uses different environments, regression testing uses the same environment
E. Re-testing is done by developers, regression testing is done by independent testers 
 A is correct
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Q.: Consider the following activities that might relate to configuration management:
I. Identify and document the characteristics of a test item
II. Control changes to the characteristics of a test item
III. Check a test item for defects introduced by a change
IV. Record and report the status of changes to test items
V. Confirm that changes to a test item fixed a defect
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Only I is a configuration management task.
B. All are configuration management tasks.
C. I, II and III are configuration management tasks.
D. I, II and IV are configuration management tasks
.D is correct
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Q.: What is the most important factor for successful performance of reviews?
A. A separate scribe during the logging meeting
B. Trained participants and review leaders
C. The availability of tools to support the review process
D. A reviewed test plan
B is correct  
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Q.: Consider the following statements about maintenance testing: 
I. It requires both re-test and regression test and may require additional new tests.
II. It is testing to show how easy it will be to maintain the system.
III. It is difficult to scope and therefore needs careful risk and impact analysis.
IV. It need not be done for emergency bug fixes.
Which of the statements are true?  
A. I and III
B. I and IV
C. II and III
D. II and IV
A is correct  
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Q.: Which of the following statements are correct?

I. Software testing can be required to meet legal or contractual requirements.

II. Software testing is mainly needed to improve the quality of the developer�s work.

III. Rigorous testing can help to reduce the risk of problems occurring in an operational environment.

IV. Rigorous testing is used to prove that all failures have been found.

A. I and III
B. II and III

C. II and IV

D. III and IV

A is correct

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Q.: Which two specification-based testing techniques are most closely related to each other? 
A. Decision tables and state transition testing
B. Equivalence partitioning and state transition testing
C. Decision tables and boundary value analysis
D. Equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis
D is correct  
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Q.: Which of the following is an advantage of independent testing? 
A. Independent testers don't have to spend time communicating with the project team.
B. Programmers can stop worrying about the quality of their work and focus on producing more code.
C. The others on a project can pressure the independent testers to accelerate testing at the end of the schedule.
D. Independent testers sometimes question the assumptions behind requirements, designs and implementations.
D is correct  
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Q.: DDP formula that would apply for calculating DDP for the last level of testing prior to release to the field is
A. DDP = {Defects (Testers) � Defects (Field)} / Defects (Testers)
B. DDP = {Defects (Testers) + Defects (Field)} / Defects (Testers)
C. DDP = Defects (Testers) / {Defects (Field) + Defects (Testers)}
D. DDP = Defects (Testers) / {Defects (Field) - Defects (Testers)}
C is correct
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Q.: What would trigger the execution of maintenance testing?

A. Inspection results and modification.

B. Migration and inspection results.
C. Migration and retirement of the system.

D. Alpha testing results and migration.

C is correct

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Q.: Popular specification-based techniques are:
A. Equivalence partitioning
B. Boundary value analysis
C. Decision tables
D. All three described above
D is correct
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