Sample exams to practice for the 2018 ISTQB
Foundation level new syllabus exam
Test conditions are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest Analysis work
products
In which Development model may the testers be involved in debugging and component testing ? -
ANSWERAgile and iterative models
Which of the following statements best describes one of the seven key principles of software testing ? -
ANSWERIt is normally impossible to test all input/output combinations for a software system
Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good relationships between testers
and developers? - ANSWERExplaining test results in a neutral fashion
Which of the following statements is the MOST valid goal for a test team? - ANSWERCause as many
failures as possible so that faults can be identified and corrected
Which objective may be obtained by having testers work closely with system designers while the system
is being designed ? - ANSWERReduce the risk of fundamental design defects and enable tests to be
identified at an early stage
Which characteristic must a tester possess in order to be successful when working with a project team? -
ANSWERConstructive Communication Skills
,Why is it important to avoid the pesticide paradox ? - ANSWERRunning the same test over and over will
reduce the chance of finding new defects
Below is a list of problems that can be observed during testing or operation. Which is MOST likely a
failure? - ANSWERthe product crashed when the user selected and option in a dialog box
Checking whether all defect reports are closed occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest Completion
Why is software testing sometimes required for legal reasons? - ANSWERContracts may specify testing
requirements that must be fulfilled
A test team consistently finds between 90% and 95% of the defect 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 occured 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 - ANSWERExhaustive Testing is impossible
System test execution on a project is planned for eight weeks. After a week of testing, a tester suggests
that the test objective stated in the test plan of 'finding as many defects as possible during system test'
might be more closely met by redirecting the test effort according to which test principle? -
ANSWERDefect clustering
When test cases are designed early in the lifecycle, verifying the test basis via the test design, which
common test objective is being achieved ? - ANSWERPreventing defects
An android application has a bug which results in incorrect interest payments, due to a single line of
incorrect code. This bug results in customer complaints. When root cause analysis was performed, the
root cause was identified as the lack of product owner understanding in the interest calculations. which
of the following is considered as a "Defect" ? - ANSWERThe improper calculation in the code
, Which of the following is not a correct statement about software testing and quality assurance ? -
ANSWERThere must be two different roles in any type of organization, quality assurance specialist and
software tester
Comparing actual results with expected results occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest Execution
If you need to provide a report showing test case execution coverage of the requirements, what do you
need to track? - ANSWERTraceability between the test cases and the requirements
Which of the following is an example of debugging ? - ANSWERA developer finds and fixes a defect
Which of the following, if observed in reviews and tests, would lead to problems (or conflict) within
teams? - ANSWERTesters and reviewers communicate defects as criticism against persons and not
against the software product
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? - ANSWERTo Build confidence in the
application
Test plans are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest planning work products
Defect reports are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest execution work
products
Developing and prioritizing test procedures occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest implementation
Foundation level new syllabus exam
Test conditions are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest Analysis work
products
In which Development model may the testers be involved in debugging and component testing ? -
ANSWERAgile and iterative models
Which of the following statements best describes one of the seven key principles of software testing ? -
ANSWERIt is normally impossible to test all input/output combinations for a software system
Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good relationships between testers
and developers? - ANSWERExplaining test results in a neutral fashion
Which of the following statements is the MOST valid goal for a test team? - ANSWERCause as many
failures as possible so that faults can be identified and corrected
Which objective may be obtained by having testers work closely with system designers while the system
is being designed ? - ANSWERReduce the risk of fundamental design defects and enable tests to be
identified at an early stage
Which characteristic must a tester possess in order to be successful when working with a project team? -
ANSWERConstructive Communication Skills
,Why is it important to avoid the pesticide paradox ? - ANSWERRunning the same test over and over will
reduce the chance of finding new defects
Below is a list of problems that can be observed during testing or operation. Which is MOST likely a
failure? - ANSWERthe product crashed when the user selected and option in a dialog box
Checking whether all defect reports are closed occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest Completion
Why is software testing sometimes required for legal reasons? - ANSWERContracts may specify testing
requirements that must be fulfilled
A test team consistently finds between 90% and 95% of the defect 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 occured 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 - ANSWERExhaustive Testing is impossible
System test execution on a project is planned for eight weeks. After a week of testing, a tester suggests
that the test objective stated in the test plan of 'finding as many defects as possible during system test'
might be more closely met by redirecting the test effort according to which test principle? -
ANSWERDefect clustering
When test cases are designed early in the lifecycle, verifying the test basis via the test design, which
common test objective is being achieved ? - ANSWERPreventing defects
An android application has a bug which results in incorrect interest payments, due to a single line of
incorrect code. This bug results in customer complaints. When root cause analysis was performed, the
root cause was identified as the lack of product owner understanding in the interest calculations. which
of the following is considered as a "Defect" ? - ANSWERThe improper calculation in the code
, Which of the following is not a correct statement about software testing and quality assurance ? -
ANSWERThere must be two different roles in any type of organization, quality assurance specialist and
software tester
Comparing actual results with expected results occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest Execution
If you need to provide a report showing test case execution coverage of the requirements, what do you
need to track? - ANSWERTraceability between the test cases and the requirements
Which of the following is an example of debugging ? - ANSWERA developer finds and fixes a defect
Which of the following, if observed in reviews and tests, would lead to problems (or conflict) within
teams? - ANSWERTesters and reviewers communicate defects as criticism against persons and not
against the software product
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? - ANSWERTo Build confidence in the
application
Test plans are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest planning work products
Defect reports are considered as which type of test work products ? - ANSWERTest execution work
products
Developing and prioritizing test procedures occurs during which activity in the fundamental test
process? - ANSWERTest implementation
