SWT301 - PART 9 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A bank application determines the creditworthiness of customers. The application uses
a set of rules to determine the upper limit of the credit amount. Which of the following
black-box test design techniques is best for testing the application?
A. State transition testing
B. Use case testing
C. Equivalence partitioning
D. Decision table testing - Correct Answers -D
802: Below you find a list of improvement goals a software development and test
organization would like to achieve.
Which of these goals for improving the efficiency of test activities would best be
supported by a test management tool?
A. Improve the efficiency by optimizing the ability of tests to identify failures.
B. Improve the efficiency by building traceability between requirements, tests, and bugs
C. Improve the efficiency by faster resolving defects
D. Improve the efficiency by automating the selection of test cases for execution. -
Correct Answers -B
Which statement about combinations of inputs and preconditions is true for a large
system?
,A. It is easy to test them all in a short time
B. It is not practically possible to test them all
C. It is not possible to test any of them
D. It is essential to test them all in order to do good testing - Correct Answers -B
Which tests are BEST described by the following characteristics?
W. Component testing
X. Integration testing
Y. Alpha testing
Z. Robustness testing
1. Testing the interaction between components
2. Fixing defects as soon as they are found
3. Automating test cases before coding
4. Testing separately testable components
A. W1, X4, Y3 and Z2
B. W2, W4, X1 and Z1
C. W2, W3, W4 and X1
D. W3, X1, X2 and X4 - Correct Answers -C
Why should expected results be defined before execution?
A. To assist in test automation
B. To improve test efficiency
C. To reduce the possibility of incorrect results
D. To improve design of the software - Correct Answers -C
Which characteristics BEST describe a walkthrough?
A. Documented, includes peers and experts
B. Formal process collects metrics
C. Defined roles, led by trained moderator
,D. Led by the author, may be documented - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following is a MAJOR activity of test control?
A. Scheduling test analysis and design
B. Implementing the test policy or strategy
C. Making decisions based on information from test monitoring
D. Determining the scope and risks - Correct Answers -C
For which of the following is Impact Analysis ESPECIALLY important?
A. Maintenance Testing
B. Unit Testing
C. System Testing
D. User Acceptance Testing - Correct Answers -A
What is the KEY difference in the usage of static analysis tools?
A. Developers use static analysis tools before and during component testing
Designers use static analysis tools during software modeling
B. Developers use static analysis tools to check the syntax of their codes
Designers use static analysis tools to ensure adherence to programming standards
C. Developers use static analysis tools before and after integration testing
Designers use static analysis tools to guarantee regulatory compliance
D. Developers use static analysis tools to check the syntax of their codes
Designers use static analysis tools after software modeling - Correct Answers -A
Given the following sample of pseudo code:
Read A, B, C;
If A > B then
, Print "Primary ratio is" & A / B;
End If
If A > C then
Print "Secondary ration is" & A / C;
End If.
Which of the following test cases would achieve 100% statement coverage?
A. A = 5, B = 10 and C = 2
B. A = 10, B = 10 and C = 10
C. A = 10, B =5 and C = 2
D. A = 2, B= 5 and C = 10 - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following statements is true?
A. A test condition specifies input values and expected results; a test case combines
one or more test conditions
B. A test condition may be derived from requirements or specifications; a test procedure
specifies the sequence of action for the execution of a test
C. A test case specifies the sequence of execution of test conditions; a test procedure
specifies test pre-conditions and post-conditions
D. A test case specifies input values and expected results; a test procedure may be
derived from requirements or specifications - Correct Answers -B
Which one of the following statements about approaches to test estimation is true?
AND ANSWERS
A bank application determines the creditworthiness of customers. The application uses
a set of rules to determine the upper limit of the credit amount. Which of the following
black-box test design techniques is best for testing the application?
A. State transition testing
B. Use case testing
C. Equivalence partitioning
D. Decision table testing - Correct Answers -D
802: Below you find a list of improvement goals a software development and test
organization would like to achieve.
Which of these goals for improving the efficiency of test activities would best be
supported by a test management tool?
A. Improve the efficiency by optimizing the ability of tests to identify failures.
B. Improve the efficiency by building traceability between requirements, tests, and bugs
C. Improve the efficiency by faster resolving defects
D. Improve the efficiency by automating the selection of test cases for execution. -
Correct Answers -B
Which statement about combinations of inputs and preconditions is true for a large
system?
,A. It is easy to test them all in a short time
B. It is not practically possible to test them all
C. It is not possible to test any of them
D. It is essential to test them all in order to do good testing - Correct Answers -B
Which tests are BEST described by the following characteristics?
W. Component testing
X. Integration testing
Y. Alpha testing
Z. Robustness testing
1. Testing the interaction between components
2. Fixing defects as soon as they are found
3. Automating test cases before coding
4. Testing separately testable components
A. W1, X4, Y3 and Z2
B. W2, W4, X1 and Z1
C. W2, W3, W4 and X1
D. W3, X1, X2 and X4 - Correct Answers -C
Why should expected results be defined before execution?
A. To assist in test automation
B. To improve test efficiency
C. To reduce the possibility of incorrect results
D. To improve design of the software - Correct Answers -C
Which characteristics BEST describe a walkthrough?
A. Documented, includes peers and experts
B. Formal process collects metrics
C. Defined roles, led by trained moderator
,D. Led by the author, may be documented - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following is a MAJOR activity of test control?
A. Scheduling test analysis and design
B. Implementing the test policy or strategy
C. Making decisions based on information from test monitoring
D. Determining the scope and risks - Correct Answers -C
For which of the following is Impact Analysis ESPECIALLY important?
A. Maintenance Testing
B. Unit Testing
C. System Testing
D. User Acceptance Testing - Correct Answers -A
What is the KEY difference in the usage of static analysis tools?
A. Developers use static analysis tools before and during component testing
Designers use static analysis tools during software modeling
B. Developers use static analysis tools to check the syntax of their codes
Designers use static analysis tools to ensure adherence to programming standards
C. Developers use static analysis tools before and after integration testing
Designers use static analysis tools to guarantee regulatory compliance
D. Developers use static analysis tools to check the syntax of their codes
Designers use static analysis tools after software modeling - Correct Answers -A
Given the following sample of pseudo code:
Read A, B, C;
If A > B then
, Print "Primary ratio is" & A / B;
End If
If A > C then
Print "Secondary ration is" & A / C;
End If.
Which of the following test cases would achieve 100% statement coverage?
A. A = 5, B = 10 and C = 2
B. A = 10, B = 10 and C = 10
C. A = 10, B =5 and C = 2
D. A = 2, B= 5 and C = 10 - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following statements is true?
A. A test condition specifies input values and expected results; a test case combines
one or more test conditions
B. A test condition may be derived from requirements or specifications; a test procedure
specifies the sequence of action for the execution of a test
C. A test case specifies the sequence of execution of test conditions; a test procedure
specifies test pre-conditions and post-conditions
D. A test case specifies input values and expected results; a test procedure may be
derived from requirements or specifications - Correct Answers -B
Which one of the following statements about approaches to test estimation is true?
