Papers Q. 381 to 390

Q.: Which of the following is correct about static analysis tools?
A. Static analysis tools are used only by developers
B. Compilers may offer some support for static analysis
C. Static analysis tools help find failures rather than defects
D. Static analysis tools require execution of the code to analyze the coverage 
B is correct
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Q.: Which of the following list contains only non-functional tests?
A. Interoperability (compatibility) testing, reliability testing, performance testing
B. System testing, performance testing
C. Load testing, stress testing, component testing, portability testing
D. Testing various configurations, beta testing, load testing
C is correct  
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Q.: Without  testing  all  possible  transitions, which  test   suite  will  test  all  marital  statuses?


A. SO-S1-S2-S4-S1-S4
B. SO-S1-S2-S3-S1-S2
C. SO-S1-S4-S1-S2-S3
D. SO-S1-S2-S3-S4-S1
C is correct  
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Q.: What test items should be put under configuration management?  
A. The test object, the test material and the test environment
B. The problem reports and the test material
C. Only the test object. The test cases need to be adapted during agile testing
D. The test object and the test material
A is correct  
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Q.: This part of a program is given: WHILE (condition A)
Do B
END WHILE
How many paths should be tested in this code in order to achieve 100% path coverage? 
A. One
B. Indefinite
C. Two
D. Four
C is correct  
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Q.: What is the purpose of test exit criteria in the test plan? 
 A. To specify when to stop the testing activity
B. To set the criteria used in generating test inputs
C. To ensure that the test case specification is complete
D. To know when a specific test has finished its execution
A is correct  
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Q.:If a program is tested and 100% condition coverage is achieved, which of the following coverage criteria is then guaranteed to be achieved? 
A. 100% branch coverage
B. 100% condition coverage and 100% statement coverage
C. Equivalence class and boundary value coverage
D. No other white box coverage criterion is guaranteed to be fulfilled 100%
B is correct  
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Q.: Using  the  diagram  below, which  test  suite  will  uncover  invalid  state  transitions  for employee  status  reporting  software?

A. Prospective - Active - Resigned - Active - Terminated - Purged
B. Prospective - Active - On Leave - Active - Resigned - Retired
C. Prospective - Active - Retired - Active - On Leave - Purged 
D. Prospective - Active - On Leave - Active - Retired - Active
B is correct  
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Q.: Which  test  approaches  or  strategies  are  characterized  by  the  descriptions  below? 
S. Analytical  approaches
T. Model-based  approaches
U. Methodical  approaches
V. Consultative  approaches
1. Relies  on  guidelines  from  domain  experts
2. Includes  error  guessing and  fault-attacks
3. Uses  statistical  information  about  failure  rates
4. Focuses  on  areas  of  greatest  risk
A. S4, T3, U2, V1
B. S1, T2, U3, V4
C. S2, T3, U1, V4
D. S3, T4, U2, V1
A is correct 
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Q.: Which of the following statements is correct?  
A. Static analysis tools produce statistics during program execution
B. Configuration management systems allow us to provide accurate defect statistics of different configurations

C. Stress testing tools examine the behavior of the test object at or beyond full load
D. Performance measurement tools can be used in all phases of software life-cycle
C is correct
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Q.: What is the benefit of independent testing? 

A. More work gets done because testers do not disturb the developers all the time

B.Independent testers tend to be unbiased and find different defects than the developers.

C. Independent testers do not need extra education and training.

D. Independent testers reduce the bottleneck in the incident management process.

 B is correct

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Q.: Which of the following would be categorized as project risks? 

A. Skill and staff shortages.  

B. Poor software characteristics.

C. Failure-prone software delivered.

D. Possible reliability defect (bug).

 A is correct

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Q.: As a test manager you are asked for a test summary report. Concerning test activities and according to IEEE 829 Standard, what should you consider in your report?

A. The number of test cases using Black Box techniques.

B. A summary of the major testing activities, events and its status in respect of meeting goals.

C. Overall evaluation of each development work item.

D. Training taken by members of the test team to support the test effort.

 B is correct

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Q.: You are a tester in a safety-critical software development project. During execution of a test, you find out that one of your expected results was not achieved. You write an incident report about it. What do you consider to be the most important information to include according to the IEEE Std. 829?

A. Impact, incident description, date and time, your name.

B. Unique id for the report, special requirements needed.

C. Transmitted items, your name and you�re feeling about the defect source.

D. Incident description, environment, expected results. 

A is correct

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Q.: Regression  testing  can  be  applied  to  which  of  the  following?I. Functional  testing
II. Non-functional  testing
III. Structural  testing
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
D is correct

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Q.: Which one of the following best describes a characteristic of a keyworddriven test execution tool?

A. A table with test input data, action words, and expected results, controls execution of the system under test.

B. Actions of testers recorded in a script that is rerun several times.

C. Actions of testers recorded in a script that is run with several sets of test input data.

D. The ability to log test results and compare them against the expected results, stored in a text file.

A is correct

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Q.: Which of the following is NOT a goal of a Pilot Project for tool evaluation?

A. To evaluate how the tool fits with existing processes and practices.

B. To determine use, management, storage, and maintenance of the tool and test assets.

C. To assess whether the benefits will be achieved at reasonable cost.

D. To reduce the defect rate in the Pilot Project.

 D is correct

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Q.: Below is a list of test efficiency improvement goals a software development and test organization would like to achieve.

Which of these goals would best be supported by a test management tool?

A. To build traceability between requirements, tests, and bugs.

B. To optimize the ability of tests to identify failures.

C. To resolve defects faster.

D. To automate selection of test cases for execution.
A is correct
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Q.: The digital "Rainbow Thermometer" uses 7 colors to show the ambient temperature. Each color spans a range of just 5 Deg. C, with an operating minimum and maximum of minus 5 Deg. C and 30 Deg.C. Which of the following values is LEAST likely to have been identified when applying the boundary value test design technique?

A. 30 Deg. C

B. 0 Deg. C

C. 8 Deg. C

D. 15 Deg.C

 C is correct

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Q.: Which of the following are characteristic of test management tools?

a. They support traceability of tests to source documents.

b. They provide an interface to test execution tools.

c. They help to enforce coding standards.

d. They manipulate databases and files to set up test data.

A. a and c

B. b and c

C. a and b

D. b and d
C is correct

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