ISTQB Foundation Level Study Material
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is considered as a type of validation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
checking whether system meets user and stakeholder needs
in which development model may the testers be involved in debugging and component testing -
CORRECT ANSWER - Agile and Iterative models
what is the definition of debugging - CORRECT ANSWER - identify the cause of a
defects, repairing the code
which of the following is an important objective of testing activities in the software development
lifecycle - CORRECT ANSWER - providing decision making information
When test cases are designed early in the lifecycle, verifying the test basis via the test design,
which common test objective is being achieved? - CORRECT ANSWER - preventing
defects
Which of the following is an example of debugging? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
developer finds and fixes a defect
which of the following statements if the MOST valid goal for a test team - CORRECT
ANSWER - cause as many failures as possible so that faults can be identified and
corrected
which of the following statements BEST describes the difference between testing and debugging
- CORRECT ANSWER - dynamic testing shows failures caused by defects, debugging
finds, analyzes and removes the causes of failures in software
, Recall the activity that removes the cause of a failure - CORRECT ANSWER - debugging
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - to build confidence in the application
Ensuring that test design starts during the requirements definition phase is important to enable
which of the following test objectives?
A. Preventing defects in the system
B. Finding defects through dynamic testing
C. Gaining confidence in the system
D. Finishing the project on time - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Preventing defects in the
system
which of the following will prevent defects from reoccurring - CORRECT ANSWER -
improving processes based on root cause analysis
Below is a list of problems that can be observed during testing or operation. Which is MOST
likely a failure? - CORRECT ANSWER - the product crashed when the user selected an
option in a dialog box
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Software testing may be required to meet legal or contractual requirements
B. Software testing is mainly needed to improve the quality of the developer's work
C. Rigorous testing and fixing of defects found can help reduce the risk of problems occurring in
an operational environments
D. rigorous testing is sometimes used to prove that all failures have been found - CORRECT
ANSWER - A,C
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is considered as a type of validation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
checking whether system meets user and stakeholder needs
in which development model may the testers be involved in debugging and component testing -
CORRECT ANSWER - Agile and Iterative models
what is the definition of debugging - CORRECT ANSWER - identify the cause of a
defects, repairing the code
which of the following is an important objective of testing activities in the software development
lifecycle - CORRECT ANSWER - providing decision making information
When test cases are designed early in the lifecycle, verifying the test basis via the test design,
which common test objective is being achieved? - CORRECT ANSWER - preventing
defects
Which of the following is an example of debugging? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
developer finds and fixes a defect
which of the following statements if the MOST valid goal for a test team - CORRECT
ANSWER - cause as many failures as possible so that faults can be identified and
corrected
which of the following statements BEST describes the difference between testing and debugging
- CORRECT ANSWER - dynamic testing shows failures caused by defects, debugging
finds, analyzes and removes the causes of failures in software
, Recall the activity that removes the cause of a failure - CORRECT ANSWER - debugging
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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - to build confidence in the application
Ensuring that test design starts during the requirements definition phase is important to enable
which of the following test objectives?
A. Preventing defects in the system
B. Finding defects through dynamic testing
C. Gaining confidence in the system
D. Finishing the project on time - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Preventing defects in the
system
which of the following will prevent defects from reoccurring - CORRECT ANSWER -
improving processes based on root cause analysis
Below is a list of problems that can be observed during testing or operation. Which is MOST
likely a failure? - CORRECT ANSWER - the product crashed when the user selected an
option in a dialog box
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Software testing may be required to meet legal or contractual requirements
B. Software testing is mainly needed to improve the quality of the developer's work
C. Rigorous testing and fixing of defects found can help reduce the risk of problems occurring in
an operational environments
D. rigorous testing is sometimes used to prove that all failures have been found - CORRECT
ANSWER - A,C
