SWT CHAPTER 5 & 6 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why is independent testing important?
a. Independent testing is usually cheaper than testing your own work.
b. Independent testing is more effective at finding defects.
c. Independent testers should determine the processes and methodologies used.
d. Independent testers are dispassionate about whether the project succeeds or fails. -
Correct Answers -b
Which of the following is among the typical tasks of a test leader?
a. Develop system requirements, design specifications and usage models.
b. Handle all test automation duties.
c. Keep tests and test coverage hidden from programmers.
d. Gather and report test progress metrics. - Correct Answers -d
According to the ISTQB Glossary, what do we mean when we call someone a test
manager?
a. A test manager manages a collection of test leaders.
b. A test manager is the leader of a test team or teams.
c. A test manager gets paid more than a test leader.
d. A test manager reports to a test leader. - Correct Answers -b
What is the primary difference between the test plan, the test design specification, and
the test procedure specification?
a. The test plan describes one or more levels of testing, the test design specification
identifies the associated high-level test cases and a test procedure specification
describes the actions for executing a test.
b. The test plan is for managers, the test design specification is for programmers and
the test procedure specification is for testers who are automating tests
c. The test plan is the least thorough, the test procedure specification is the most
thorough and the test design specification is midway between the two.
d. The test plan is finished in the first third of the project, the test design specification is
finished in the middle third of the project and the test procedure specification is finished
in the last third of the project. - Correct Answers -a
, Which of the following factors is an influence on the test effort involved in most projects?
a. Geographical separation of tester and programmers.
b. The departure of the test manager during the project.
c. The quality of the information used to develop the tests.
d. Unexpected long-term illness by a member of the project team - Correct Answers -c
The ISTQB Foundation Syllabus establishes a fundamental test process where test
planning occurs early in the project, while test execution occurs at the end. Which of the
following elements of the test plan, while specified during test planning, is assessed
during test execution?
a. Test tasks
b. Environmental needs
c. Exit criteria
d. Test team training - Correct Answers -c
Consider the following exit criteria which might be found in a test plan:
I No known customer-critical defects.
II All interfaces between components tested.
III 100% code coverage of all units.
IV All specified requirements satisfied.
V System functionality matches legacy system for all business rules
Which of the following statements is true about whether these exit criteria belong in an
acceptance test plan?
a. All statements belong in an acceptance test plan.
b. Only statement I belongs in an acceptance test plan.
c. Only statements I, II, and V belong in an acceptance test plan.
d. Only statements I, IV, and V belong in an acceptance test plan - Correct Answers -d
According to the ISTQB Glossary, what is a test level?
a. A group of test activities that are organized together.
b. One or more test design specification documents.
c. A test type.
d. An ISTQB certification. - Correct Answers -a
Which test activities are supported by test harness or unit test framework tools?
a. Test management and control.
b. Test specification and design.
c. Test execution and logging.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why is independent testing important?
a. Independent testing is usually cheaper than testing your own work.
b. Independent testing is more effective at finding defects.
c. Independent testers should determine the processes and methodologies used.
d. Independent testers are dispassionate about whether the project succeeds or fails. -
Correct Answers -b
Which of the following is among the typical tasks of a test leader?
a. Develop system requirements, design specifications and usage models.
b. Handle all test automation duties.
c. Keep tests and test coverage hidden from programmers.
d. Gather and report test progress metrics. - Correct Answers -d
According to the ISTQB Glossary, what do we mean when we call someone a test
manager?
a. A test manager manages a collection of test leaders.
b. A test manager is the leader of a test team or teams.
c. A test manager gets paid more than a test leader.
d. A test manager reports to a test leader. - Correct Answers -b
What is the primary difference between the test plan, the test design specification, and
the test procedure specification?
a. The test plan describes one or more levels of testing, the test design specification
identifies the associated high-level test cases and a test procedure specification
describes the actions for executing a test.
b. The test plan is for managers, the test design specification is for programmers and
the test procedure specification is for testers who are automating tests
c. The test plan is the least thorough, the test procedure specification is the most
thorough and the test design specification is midway between the two.
d. The test plan is finished in the first third of the project, the test design specification is
finished in the middle third of the project and the test procedure specification is finished
in the last third of the project. - Correct Answers -a
, Which of the following factors is an influence on the test effort involved in most projects?
a. Geographical separation of tester and programmers.
b. The departure of the test manager during the project.
c. The quality of the information used to develop the tests.
d. Unexpected long-term illness by a member of the project team - Correct Answers -c
The ISTQB Foundation Syllabus establishes a fundamental test process where test
planning occurs early in the project, while test execution occurs at the end. Which of the
following elements of the test plan, while specified during test planning, is assessed
during test execution?
a. Test tasks
b. Environmental needs
c. Exit criteria
d. Test team training - Correct Answers -c
Consider the following exit criteria which might be found in a test plan:
I No known customer-critical defects.
II All interfaces between components tested.
III 100% code coverage of all units.
IV All specified requirements satisfied.
V System functionality matches legacy system for all business rules
Which of the following statements is true about whether these exit criteria belong in an
acceptance test plan?
a. All statements belong in an acceptance test plan.
b. Only statement I belongs in an acceptance test plan.
c. Only statements I, II, and V belong in an acceptance test plan.
d. Only statements I, IV, and V belong in an acceptance test plan - Correct Answers -d
According to the ISTQB Glossary, what is a test level?
a. A group of test activities that are organized together.
b. One or more test design specification documents.
c. A test type.
d. An ISTQB certification. - Correct Answers -a
Which test activities are supported by test harness or unit test framework tools?
a. Test management and control.
b. Test specification and design.
c. Test execution and logging.
