SWT301 PART 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Question 1 :
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?
a. To build confidence in the application.
b. To detect bugs in the application.
c. To gather evidence for a lawsuit.
d. To train the users. - Correct Answers -A
Question 2: According to the ISTQB Glossary, the word 'bug' is synonymous with which
of the following words?
a. Incident
b. Defect
c. Mistake
d. Error - Correct Answers -B
Question 3: According to the ISTQB Glossary, a risk relates to which of the following?
a. Negative feedback to the tester.
b. Negative consequences that will occur.
c. Negative consequences that could occur.
d. Negative consequences for the test object. - Correct Answers -C
Question 4: 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 Answers -A
Question 7: Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good
relationships between testers and developers?
a. Understanding what managers value about testing.
b. Explaining test results in a neutral fashion.
c. Identifying potential customer work-arounds for bugs.
d. Promoting better quality software whenever possible - Correct Answers -B
Question 8: Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test
principles apply across the test life cycle?
AND ANSWERS
Question 1 :
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?
a. To build confidence in the application.
b. To detect bugs in the application.
c. To gather evidence for a lawsuit.
d. To train the users. - Correct Answers -A
Question 2: According to the ISTQB Glossary, the word 'bug' is synonymous with which
of the following words?
a. Incident
b. Defect
c. Mistake
d. Error - Correct Answers -B
Question 3: According to the ISTQB Glossary, a risk relates to which of the following?
a. Negative feedback to the tester.
b. Negative consequences that will occur.
c. Negative consequences that could occur.
d. Negative consequences for the test object. - Correct Answers -C
Question 4: 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 Answers -A
Question 7: Which of the following is most important to promote and maintain good
relationships between testers and developers?
a. Understanding what managers value about testing.
b. Explaining test results in a neutral fashion.
c. Identifying potential customer work-arounds for bugs.
d. Promoting better quality software whenever possible - Correct Answers -B
Question 8: Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test
principles apply across the test life cycle?
