Software Testing Quiz # 6

A good rule of thumb is ___

there is one bug per line of code written

each test will have the same chance of finding a bug as every other test

the team needs three testers per developer

there are always twice as many bugs in the product as are active in the test database

Which of the following is NOT a cost of software failures?

Rework

Repair

Helpline support

Testing

All these answers are a single test suite. Which one does not need to be run in a test run?

create a file

create a folder, then copy a file into this new folder

create a folder

create a folder, and move a file into this new folder

Given the following fragment of code, how many tests are required for 100% decision coverage? if width > length then biggest_dimension = width if height > width then biggest_dimension = height end_if else biggest_dimension = length if height > length then biggest_dimension = height end_if end_if

2

3

It is never possible to reach 100% decision coverage

8

4

A slider shows an integer value of up to 5. How many possible values are there?

hundreds

10

6

5

In testing, the 80/20 rule is_________.

80% of the issues will take up about 20% of your time and 20% of the issues will take about 80% of your time.

Testing 20% of features that are used the most, by 80% of users.

Testing 80% of defects that are caused by 20% of code.

Testing by executing programmed code with a given set of test cases is referred to as:

black-box testing

static testing

white-box testing

dynamic testing

Determining whether or not it is reasonable to continue testing is known as _____.

price feasibility testing

smoke testing

decision testing

sanity Testing

Which of the following is NOT true of statement coverage?

It tests the true conditions.

It tests the false conditions.

It verifies what the written code is expected to do.

It verifies what the written code is not expected to do.

How many test cases should you execute to completely test a user experience containing only a single button?

Hundreds

Dozens

Ten

One

Which of the following software change management activities is most vital to assessing the impact of proposed software modifications?

Change control

Configuration auditing

Baseline identification

Version control

In agile testing ___

testing is done one sprint ahead of coding

testing should start the next sprint after coding is completed

testing typically gets done in the same sprint as the coding

testing typically is one sprint behind coding

Software testing is the process of validating and verifying that a system:

All of these

Functions properly under specific conditions

Meets its requirements

Works as expected

___________ tests the stability and responsiveness of the software under a particular workload.

Functional testing

Performance testing

Blackbox testing

Whitebox testing

The process of using a test case to test a specific unit of code, function, or capability is called:

Test Run

Test Script

Test Plan

Test Scenario

In which of the following testing methodologies does the automatic generation of efficient test procedures/vectors use models of system requirements and specified functionality?

Repetitive testing

Model testing

Modular testing

System testing

Which of the following options correctly defines the term "test harness"?

It is a high level document describing the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing

It is a set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project

It is a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs

It is a set of several test cases for a component or a system under test

Which of the following types of testing emulates the real world use of a system and verifies that the product fulfills the intended requirements?

System testing

Model testing

Integration testing

User acceptance testing

Network elements are monitored and controlled using the following basic SNMP commands? (choose all that apply)

read

write

trap

traversal operations

None of the above

OTS components produced by the vendor organizations are known as _____.

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Components

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Hardware

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Design

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Service

Which of the following helps in monitoring the Test Progress?
i. Percentage of Test Case Execution
ii. Percentage of work done in test environment preparation.
iii. Defect Information e.g. defect density, defects found and fixed
iv. The size of the testing Team and skills of the engineers

0 iv is correct and i,ii,iii are incorrect

O i,ii,iii are correct and iv is incorrect

O i,ii are correct and iii,iv are incorrect

O i,iv are correct and ii , iii are incorrect

Give three components included in a system test report.

0 Description of Testing; resource requirement; and Recommendation

0 Testing requirements; defects; and usability

0 Description of test results and f‌inding{defects); Summary (environment and references; and Recommendation)

0 None of the Above

The following f‌ive tasks are needed to develop, use and maintain Test scripts.
1.Unit scripting
2.Pseudo concurrency scripting
3.Integration scripting
4.Regression scripting
5.Stress/Performance scripting

O 1, 2 and 3

O 2 and 4

O 1, 2 and 5

01,2,3,4 and 5

Four examples of test specific metrics.

0 Testing Effort variation, Defect Density, Testing Eff‌iciency, Requirements tested.

0 Inspection. review eff‌iciency, Testing Effort variation. Defect Density

0 Test scalability. Defect deviation. Testing Eff‌iciency. Schedule variation

0 None of the above

Repeated Testing of an already tested program, after modif‌ication, to discover any defects introduced or uncovered as a result of the changes in the software being tested or in another related or unrelated software component:

0 Re Testing

0 Conf‌irmation Testing

0 Regression Testing

0 Negative Testing

What is the purpose of test completion criteria in a test plan:

0 To know when a specific test has f‌inished its execution

0 To ensure that the test case specification is complete

0 To set the criteria used in generating test inputs

0 To know when test planning is complete

0 To plan when to stop testing

The process of using a test case to test a specif‌ic unit of code, function, or capability is called:

0 Test Run

0 Test Script

0 Test Plan

0 Test Scenario

Why is it necessary to def‌ine a Test Strategy?

0 As there are many different ways to test software, thought must be given to decide what will be the most effective way to test the project on hand

0 Starting testing without prior planning leads to chaotic and ineff‌icient test project

0 A strategy is needed to inform the project management how the test team will schedule the test-cycles

0 Software failure may cause loss of money. time, business reputation. and in extreme cases injury and death. It is therefore critical to have a proper test strategy in place

What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the effects of that change show up in some test?

Desk checking

Debugging a program

A mutation errors