Small Test 1 – Fundamental of Testing – answer

Question #1 Which one of the following is the BEST description of a test condition?

b) An aspect of the test basis that is relevant to achieve specific test objectives.

Question #2 Which of the following statements is a valid objective for testing?

b) To find as many failures as possible so that defects can be identified and corrected.

Question #3 Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between testing and debugging?

b) Testing shows failures caused by defects; debugging finds, analyzes, and removes the causes of failures in the software.

 Question #4 Which one of the statements below describes a failure discovered during testing or in production?

a) The product crashed when the user selected an option in a dialog box.

Question #5 Which of the following statements CORRECTLY describes one of the seven key principles of software testing?

c) It is impossible to test all input and precondition combinations in a system.

 Question #6 In what way can testing be part of Quality assurance?

b) It reduces the level of risk to the quality of the system.

Question #7 Which of the below tasks is performed during the test analysis activity of the test process?

d) Evaluating the test basis for testability.

Question #8 A company recently purchased a commercial off-the-shelf application to automate their bill-paying process. They now plan to run an acceptance test against the package prior to putting it into production. which of the following is their most likely reason for testing?

a)  To build confidence in the application. Q

Question #9 A test team consistently finds between 90% and 95% of the defects present in the system under test. While the test manager understands that this is a good defect-detection percentage for her test team and industry, senior management and executives remain disappointed in the test group, saying that the test team misses too many bugs. Given that the users are generally happy with the system and that the failures which have occurred have generally been low impact, which of the following testing principles is most likely to help the test manager explain to these managers and executives why some defects are likely to be missed?

a. Exhaustive testing is impossible

Question #10 Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good relation- ships between testers and developers?

b)  Explaining test results in a neutral fashion.

Question #11 Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test principles apply across the test life cycle?

d. Test principles affect activities throughout the test life cycle.