SWT301 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
what is not advantages of testing by developer?
select one:
a. they can find and fix faults cheaply
b. subjective assessessment
c. will find problems that a the tester will miss
d. know the code best - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Which is not a testing principle?
Select one:
a. Defect clustering
b. Exhaustive testing
c. Early testing
d. Pesticide paradox - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Put the test cases that implement the following test conditions into the best order for the test
execution schedule, for a test that is checking modifications of customers on a database.
1 Print modified customer record.
2 Change customer address: house number and street name.
3 Capture and print the on-screen error message.
4 Change customer address: postal code.
5 Confirm existing customer is on the database by opening that record.
6 Close the customer record and close the database.
7 Try to add a new customer with no details at all.
Select one:
a. 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 7, 3
,b. 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 6
c. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 7, 6
d. 5, 4, 2, 1, 7, 3, 6 - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Which of the following could be a coverage measure for state transition testing?
V All states have been reached.
W The response time for each transaction is adequate.
X Every transition has been exercised.
Y All boundaries have been exercised.
Z Specific sequences of transitions have been exercised.
Select one:
a. V, X and Z
b. W, X and Y
c. V, X, Y and Z
d. X, Y and Z - CORRECT ANSWER -a
The place to start if you want a (new) test tool is:
Select one:
a. Attend a tool exhibition
b. Analyse your needs and requirements
c. Invite a vendor to give a demo
d. Search the internet
e. Find out what your budget would be for the tool - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Exclusive use of white box testing in a test-phase will:
Select one:
a. Suffices for the unit testing phase.
b. Ensure the test item is adequately tested.
,c. Make the need for black-box testing redundant.
d. Run the risk that the requirements are not satisfied. - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The Kick Off phase of a formal review includes the following
Select one:
a. Explaining the objective
b. Fixing defects found typically done by author
c. Individual Meeting preparations
d. Follow up - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Order numbers on a stock control system can range between 10000 and 99999 inclusive.
Which of the following inputs might be a result of designing tests for Weak IXI method?
Select one:
a. 10000, 10001, 50000,99998, 99999, 100000
b. 9999, 10000, 10001, 50000,99998, 99999
c. 9999, 10000, 50000, 99999, 100000
d. 10000,10001, 50000,99998, 99999 - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good relationships between
testers and developers?
Select one:
a. Explaining test results in a neutral fashion.
b. Understanding what managers value about testing.
c. Identifying potential customer work-arounds for bugs.
d. Promoting better quality software whenever possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -a
According to the ISTQB Glossary, regression testing is required for what purpose?
Select one:
, a. To ensure that defects have not been introduced by a modification.
b. To verify the success of corrective actions.
c. To motivate better unit testing by the programmers.
d. To prevent a task from being incorrectly considered completed. - CORRECT
ANSWER -a
Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test principles apply across the
test life cycle?
Select one:
a. Test principles affect activities throughout the test life cycle
b. Test principles affect the early test activities such as review.
c. Test principles only affect the preparation for testing.
d. Test principles only affect test execution activities. - CORRECT ANSWER -a
When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is
called:
Select one:
a. a mistake
b. an error
c. a defect
d. a fault
e. a failure - CORRECT ANSWER -e
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?
Select one:
and CORRECT Answers
what is not advantages of testing by developer?
select one:
a. they can find and fix faults cheaply
b. subjective assessessment
c. will find problems that a the tester will miss
d. know the code best - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Which is not a testing principle?
Select one:
a. Defect clustering
b. Exhaustive testing
c. Early testing
d. Pesticide paradox - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Put the test cases that implement the following test conditions into the best order for the test
execution schedule, for a test that is checking modifications of customers on a database.
1 Print modified customer record.
2 Change customer address: house number and street name.
3 Capture and print the on-screen error message.
4 Change customer address: postal code.
5 Confirm existing customer is on the database by opening that record.
6 Close the customer record and close the database.
7 Try to add a new customer with no details at all.
Select one:
a. 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 7, 3
,b. 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 6
c. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 7, 6
d. 5, 4, 2, 1, 7, 3, 6 - CORRECT ANSWER -d
Which of the following could be a coverage measure for state transition testing?
V All states have been reached.
W The response time for each transaction is adequate.
X Every transition has been exercised.
Y All boundaries have been exercised.
Z Specific sequences of transitions have been exercised.
Select one:
a. V, X and Z
b. W, X and Y
c. V, X, Y and Z
d. X, Y and Z - CORRECT ANSWER -a
The place to start if you want a (new) test tool is:
Select one:
a. Attend a tool exhibition
b. Analyse your needs and requirements
c. Invite a vendor to give a demo
d. Search the internet
e. Find out what your budget would be for the tool - CORRECT ANSWER -b
Exclusive use of white box testing in a test-phase will:
Select one:
a. Suffices for the unit testing phase.
b. Ensure the test item is adequately tested.
,c. Make the need for black-box testing redundant.
d. Run the risk that the requirements are not satisfied. - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The Kick Off phase of a formal review includes the following
Select one:
a. Explaining the objective
b. Fixing defects found typically done by author
c. Individual Meeting preparations
d. Follow up - CORRECT ANSWER -a
Order numbers on a stock control system can range between 10000 and 99999 inclusive.
Which of the following inputs might be a result of designing tests for Weak IXI method?
Select one:
a. 10000, 10001, 50000,99998, 99999, 100000
b. 9999, 10000, 10001, 50000,99998, 99999
c. 9999, 10000, 50000, 99999, 100000
d. 10000,10001, 50000,99998, 99999 - CORRECT ANSWER -c
Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good relationships between
testers and developers?
Select one:
a. Explaining test results in a neutral fashion.
b. Understanding what managers value about testing.
c. Identifying potential customer work-arounds for bugs.
d. Promoting better quality software whenever possible. - CORRECT ANSWER -a
According to the ISTQB Glossary, regression testing is required for what purpose?
Select one:
, a. To ensure that defects have not been introduced by a modification.
b. To verify the success of corrective actions.
c. To motivate better unit testing by the programmers.
d. To prevent a task from being incorrectly considered completed. - CORRECT
ANSWER -a
Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test principles apply across the
test life cycle?
Select one:
a. Test principles affect activities throughout the test life cycle
b. Test principles affect the early test activities such as review.
c. Test principles only affect the preparation for testing.
d. Test principles only affect test execution activities. - CORRECT ANSWER -a
When what is visible to end-users is a deviation from the specific or expected behavior, this is
called:
Select one:
a. a mistake
b. an error
c. a defect
d. a fault
e. a failure - CORRECT ANSWER -e
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?
Select one:
