ISTQB FOUNDATION LEVEL EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
False-fail result - ....ANSWER ...-test result - defect reported but no defect exists
in test object
Error - Mistake - ....ANSWER ...-Human action produces an incorrect result
Defect (bug, fault) - ....ANSWER ...-Flaw in a component or system causing
component or system to fail to perform required function.
Failure - ....ANSWER ...-Deviation of the component or system from its expected
delivery, service or result.
Quality - ....ANSWER ...-The degree to which a component, system or process
meets specified requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations.
Risk - ....ANSWER ...-A factor that could result in future negative consequences;
usually expressed as impact and likelihood.
False-pass result - ....ANSWER ...-A test result which fails to identify the presence
of a defect that is actually present in the test object.
Testing - ....ANSWER ...-Also know as evaluation. The process consisting of all
life-cycle activities both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation, and
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,evaluation of software products and related work products to determine that they are fit
for purpose and to detect defects.
Requirement - ....ANSWER ...-A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a
problem or achieve an objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system
component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed
document.
Review - ....ANSWER ...-An evaluation of a product or project status to ascertain
discrepancies from planned results and to recommend improvements. Examples include
management review, informal review, technical review, inspection, and walkthrough.
Debugging - ....ANSWER ...-The process of finding, analyzing, and removing the
causes of failures in software.
Confirmation testing (re-testing) - ....ANSWER ...-Testing that runs test cases that
failed the last time they were run, in order to verify the success of corrective actions.
Test Strategy - ....ANSWER ...-A high-level description of the test levels to be
performed and the testing within those levels for an organization or program (one or
more projects)
Test Execution - ....ANSWER ...-The process of running a test on the component
or system under test, producing actual results
Test approach - ....ANSWER ...-The implementation of the test strategy for a
specific project.
Test Plan - ....ANSWER ...-A document describing the scope, approach, resources,
and schedule of intended test activities. It identifies among others test items, the
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,features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each task, degree of test
independence, the test environment, the test design techniques, and entry an exit criteria
to be used, and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring contingency
planning. It is a record of the test planning process.
Test monitoring - ....ANSWER ...-A test management task that deals with the
activities related to periodically checking the status of a test project. Reports are
prepared that compare the actuals to that which was planned.
Test condition - ....ANSWER ...-An item or event of a component or system that
could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality
attribute, or structural element.
Test basis - ....ANSWER ...-All documents from which the requirements of a
component or system can be inferred. the documentation on which the test cases are
based. If a document can be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure,
then the test basis is called a frozen test basis.
Test Data - ....ANSWER ...-Data the exists before a test is executed, and that
affects or is affected by the component or system under test. Example - in a database
Coverage (test coverage) - ....ANSWER ...-The degree, expressed as a percentage,
to which a specified coverage item has been exercised by a test suite.
Test procedure specification (test procedure, test script, manual test script) -
....ANSWER ...-A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a
test.
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, Test Suite - ....ANSWER ...-A set of several test cases for a component or system
under test, where the post condition of one test if often used as the precondition for the
next one.
Incident - ....ANSWER ...-Also known as deviation. Any event occurring that
requires investigation.
Testware - ....ANSWER ...-Artifacts produced during the test process required to
plan, design, and execute tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results,
set-up, and clear-up procedures, files, databases, environment, and any additional
software or utilities used in testing.
Regression testing - ....ANSWER ...-Testing of a previously tested program
following modification to ensure that defects have not been introduced or uncovered in
unchanged areas of the software, as a result of the changes made. It is performed when
the software or its environment is changed.
Exit Criteria - ....ANSWER ...-The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed
upon with the stakeholders, for permitting a process to be officially completed. The
purpose of exit criteria is to prevent a task from being considered completed when there
are still outstanding parts of the task that have not been finished. Exit criteria are used to
report against and to plan when to stop testing.
Test log - ....ANSWER ...-A chronological record of relevant details about the
execution of tests.
Test summary report - ....ANSWER ...-A document summarizing testing activities
and results. It is also contains an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exist
criteria.
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
False-fail result - ....ANSWER ...-test result - defect reported but no defect exists
in test object
Error - Mistake - ....ANSWER ...-Human action produces an incorrect result
Defect (bug, fault) - ....ANSWER ...-Flaw in a component or system causing
component or system to fail to perform required function.
Failure - ....ANSWER ...-Deviation of the component or system from its expected
delivery, service or result.
Quality - ....ANSWER ...-The degree to which a component, system or process
meets specified requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations.
Risk - ....ANSWER ...-A factor that could result in future negative consequences;
usually expressed as impact and likelihood.
False-pass result - ....ANSWER ...-A test result which fails to identify the presence
of a defect that is actually present in the test object.
Testing - ....ANSWER ...-Also know as evaluation. The process consisting of all
life-cycle activities both static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation, and
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,evaluation of software products and related work products to determine that they are fit
for purpose and to detect defects.
Requirement - ....ANSWER ...-A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a
problem or achieve an objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system
component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed
document.
Review - ....ANSWER ...-An evaluation of a product or project status to ascertain
discrepancies from planned results and to recommend improvements. Examples include
management review, informal review, technical review, inspection, and walkthrough.
Debugging - ....ANSWER ...-The process of finding, analyzing, and removing the
causes of failures in software.
Confirmation testing (re-testing) - ....ANSWER ...-Testing that runs test cases that
failed the last time they were run, in order to verify the success of corrective actions.
Test Strategy - ....ANSWER ...-A high-level description of the test levels to be
performed and the testing within those levels for an organization or program (one or
more projects)
Test Execution - ....ANSWER ...-The process of running a test on the component
or system under test, producing actual results
Test approach - ....ANSWER ...-The implementation of the test strategy for a
specific project.
Test Plan - ....ANSWER ...-A document describing the scope, approach, resources,
and schedule of intended test activities. It identifies among others test items, the
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,features to be tested, the testing tasks, who will do each task, degree of test
independence, the test environment, the test design techniques, and entry an exit criteria
to be used, and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring contingency
planning. It is a record of the test planning process.
Test monitoring - ....ANSWER ...-A test management task that deals with the
activities related to periodically checking the status of a test project. Reports are
prepared that compare the actuals to that which was planned.
Test condition - ....ANSWER ...-An item or event of a component or system that
could be verified by one or more test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality
attribute, or structural element.
Test basis - ....ANSWER ...-All documents from which the requirements of a
component or system can be inferred. the documentation on which the test cases are
based. If a document can be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure,
then the test basis is called a frozen test basis.
Test Data - ....ANSWER ...-Data the exists before a test is executed, and that
affects or is affected by the component or system under test. Example - in a database
Coverage (test coverage) - ....ANSWER ...-The degree, expressed as a percentage,
to which a specified coverage item has been exercised by a test suite.
Test procedure specification (test procedure, test script, manual test script) -
....ANSWER ...-A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a
test.
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, Test Suite - ....ANSWER ...-A set of several test cases for a component or system
under test, where the post condition of one test if often used as the precondition for the
next one.
Incident - ....ANSWER ...-Also known as deviation. Any event occurring that
requires investigation.
Testware - ....ANSWER ...-Artifacts produced during the test process required to
plan, design, and execute tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results,
set-up, and clear-up procedures, files, databases, environment, and any additional
software or utilities used in testing.
Regression testing - ....ANSWER ...-Testing of a previously tested program
following modification to ensure that defects have not been introduced or uncovered in
unchanged areas of the software, as a result of the changes made. It is performed when
the software or its environment is changed.
Exit Criteria - ....ANSWER ...-The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed
upon with the stakeholders, for permitting a process to be officially completed. The
purpose of exit criteria is to prevent a task from being considered completed when there
are still outstanding parts of the task that have not been finished. Exit criteria are used to
report against and to plan when to stop testing.
Test log - ....ANSWER ...-A chronological record of relevant details about the
execution of tests.
Test summary report - ....ANSWER ...-A document summarizing testing activities
and results. It is also contains an evaluation of the corresponding test items against exist
criteria.
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