ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Questions With Correct Answers

ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Questions
With Correct Answers


False-fail result - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-test result - defect reported but
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no defect exists in test object
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Error - Mistake - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Human action produces an
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incorrect result |




Defect (bug, fault) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Flaw in a component or
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system causing component or system to fail to perform required
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function.


Failure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deviation of the component or system
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from its expected delivery, service or result.
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Quality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The degree to which a component,
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system or process meets specified requirements and/or user/customer
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needs and expectations.
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Risk - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A factor that could result in future
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negative consequences; usually expressed as impact and likelihood.
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,False-pass result - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test result which fails to
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identify the presence of a defect that is actually present in the test
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object.


Testing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Also know as evaluation. The process
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consisting of all life-cycle activities both static and dynamic, concerned
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with planning, preparation, and evaluation of software products and
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related work products to determine that they are fit for purpose and to
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detect defects. |




Requirement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A condition or capability needed | | | | | | | |



by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective that must be met or
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possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a contract,
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standard, specification, or other formally imposed document.
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Review - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An evaluation of a product or project
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status to ascertain discrepancies from planned results and to
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recommend improvements. Examples include management review,
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informal review, technical review, inspection, and walkthrough.
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Debugging - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of finding, analyzing,
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and removing the causes of failures in software.
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,Confirmation testing (re-testing) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Testing that
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runs test cases that failed the last time they were run, in order to verify
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the success of corrective actions.
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Test Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A high-level description of the
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test levels to be performed and the testing within those levels for an
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organization or program (one or more projects) | | | | | |




Test Execution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of running a test on
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the component or system under test, producing actual results
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Test approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The implementation of the test
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strategy for a specific project.
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Test Plan - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A document describing the scope,
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approach, resources, and schedule of intended test activities. It
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identifies among others test items, the features to be tested, the testing
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|tasks, who will do each task, degree of test independence, the test
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environment, the test design techniques, and entry an exit criteria to be
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used, and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring
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contingency planning. It is a record of the test planning process.
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Test monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A test management task that
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deals with the activities related to periodically checking the status of a
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, test project. Reports are prepared that compare the actuals to that
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which was planned.
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Test condition - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An item or event of a
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component or system that could be verified by one or more test cases,
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e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural
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element.


Test basis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All documents from which the
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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
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basis is called a frozen test basis.
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Test Data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Data the exists before a test is
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executed, and that affects or is affected by the component or system
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under test. Example - in a database
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Coverage (test coverage) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The degree,
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expressed as a percentage, to which a specified coverage item has been
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exercised by a test suite. | | | |




Test procedure specification (test procedure, test script, manual test
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script) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A document specifying a sequence of
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actions for the execution of a test.
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