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Questions on Chapter 5
1) Figure below presents the set of test cases you want to execute. An
arrow from a test case A to B indicates logical dependencies between
these test cases: the execution of B is possible only after the execution of
A. The numbers in parentheses represent the priorities of test cases (1 =
the highest, 5 = the lowest). In your strategy, you want to prioritize the
execution sequence regarding the test priority.
Which test case should be executed as the fifth one?
a) TC2
b) TC7
c) TC5
d) TC6
2) The client of a system under test is interested primarily in a high
availability of this system. One of his requirements is as follows: “The
system may be unavailable no more often than 1 hour per week.” You
prepare a test report designed specifically for the client, regarding the
above-mentioned requirement. The report covers the data from the
period of last week. Which information should contain this report?
a) Number of test cases executed, number of test cases that failed, number of test
cases that passed
b) Number of defects found, number of defects fixed
c) Total repairing time
d) Mean time between failures, number of failures
3) Which of the below information affects the testing effort and at the
same time is the outcome of the testing itself?
a) The size of the product
b) The number of testers
c) The client requirements
d) The number of defects found
,4) Recently, your organization outsourced the test team for conducting the
performance testing. You talk with a developer, who told you that it was
a very good idea, because now they—developers—do not need to care
so much about the performance issues, as they will be found by the test
team. This is an example of
a) Benefit of test independence, as developers may focus on other activities
b) Benefit of test independence, as the outsourced testing team may see other and different
defects and is unbiased
c) Drawback of test independence, as the outsourced team is isolated from the developers
d) Drawback of test independence, as some of the team members may lose a sense
of responsibility for quality
5) Which of the following is an example of the analytical test strategy?
a) Designing software models and then deriving test cases from these models
b) Prioritizing the test execution with respect to the related risk levels
c) Performing fault attacks with the use of predesigned checklist containing the
types of defects that had occurred in the past in other projects
d) Automating extensively functional regression tests
6) Risk level is characterized by:
a) Likelihood and priority
b) Probability and impact
c) Severity and priority
d) Product risks and project risks
7) Which of the following are the examples of the metrics-based approach
and which are the examples of the expert based approach?
(i) planning poker
(ii) Wideband Delphi
(iii) burndown chart
(iv) software reliability model
a) (i) and (ii) are metric based; (iii) and (iv) are expert based.
b) (i), (iii) and (iv) are metric based; (iv) is expert based.
c) (iii) and (iv) are metric based; (i) and (ii) are expert based.
d) (ii) is metric based; (i), (iii), and (iv) are expert based.
, 8) You write a defect report with an intention to provide developers a
sufficient information to reproduce defect as quick as possible. The
current form of your report looks as follows:
Which additional information in the defect report will be the most
beneficial in this scenario?
a) Your name and date of the defect occurrence
b) Information about the form name and system version
c) Information that you suspect that there is a problem with the database, which fails to
write a record when a postal code is empty
d) Information about defect priority and severity
9) Which of the following is an example of how configuration management
supports testing, when a user reports the field bug?
a) A tester can search for the similar issues that might have happened before and look up for
the potential solution.
b) A tester can reproduce the test cases related to the client’s version of the software.
c) The bug can be identified, version controlled, and tracked for changes by a tester.
d) Configuration management supports the development activities, not testing activities.
10) In which moment of a project’s life cycle should the test planning occur?
a) At the beginning. All further activities should be done according to that plan.
b) It is a continuous activity, as feedback from different test activities may impact the plans
and force us to change them.
c) During the test analysis phase, because planning is an analytical activity.
d) In sequential models, planning should occur through the whole project’s life cycle, while
in the iterative models, planning should be generally avoided.
11) Consider the following criterion: “there are no failures with high
severity.” What type of a criterion can it be?
a) Entry criterion for the “test design” phase
b) Entry criterion for the “test implementation” phase
c) Exit criterion for the “test execution” phase
d) Exit criterion for the “test completion” phase
12) Which of the following is not a typical tester’s task according to
Foundation Level Syllabus?
a) Preparing test data
b) Automating the tests
c) Supporting the selection of test tools
d) Reviewing and contributing to test plans
Questions on Chapter 5
1) Figure below presents the set of test cases you want to execute. An
arrow from a test case A to B indicates logical dependencies between
these test cases: the execution of B is possible only after the execution of
A. The numbers in parentheses represent the priorities of test cases (1 =
the highest, 5 = the lowest). In your strategy, you want to prioritize the
execution sequence regarding the test priority.
Which test case should be executed as the fifth one?
a) TC2
b) TC7
c) TC5
d) TC6
2) The client of a system under test is interested primarily in a high
availability of this system. One of his requirements is as follows: “The
system may be unavailable no more often than 1 hour per week.” You
prepare a test report designed specifically for the client, regarding the
above-mentioned requirement. The report covers the data from the
period of last week. Which information should contain this report?
a) Number of test cases executed, number of test cases that failed, number of test
cases that passed
b) Number of defects found, number of defects fixed
c) Total repairing time
d) Mean time between failures, number of failures
3) Which of the below information affects the testing effort and at the
same time is the outcome of the testing itself?
a) The size of the product
b) The number of testers
c) The client requirements
d) The number of defects found
,4) Recently, your organization outsourced the test team for conducting the
performance testing. You talk with a developer, who told you that it was
a very good idea, because now they—developers—do not need to care
so much about the performance issues, as they will be found by the test
team. This is an example of
a) Benefit of test independence, as developers may focus on other activities
b) Benefit of test independence, as the outsourced testing team may see other and different
defects and is unbiased
c) Drawback of test independence, as the outsourced team is isolated from the developers
d) Drawback of test independence, as some of the team members may lose a sense
of responsibility for quality
5) Which of the following is an example of the analytical test strategy?
a) Designing software models and then deriving test cases from these models
b) Prioritizing the test execution with respect to the related risk levels
c) Performing fault attacks with the use of predesigned checklist containing the
types of defects that had occurred in the past in other projects
d) Automating extensively functional regression tests
6) Risk level is characterized by:
a) Likelihood and priority
b) Probability and impact
c) Severity and priority
d) Product risks and project risks
7) Which of the following are the examples of the metrics-based approach
and which are the examples of the expert based approach?
(i) planning poker
(ii) Wideband Delphi
(iii) burndown chart
(iv) software reliability model
a) (i) and (ii) are metric based; (iii) and (iv) are expert based.
b) (i), (iii) and (iv) are metric based; (iv) is expert based.
c) (iii) and (iv) are metric based; (i) and (ii) are expert based.
d) (ii) is metric based; (i), (iii), and (iv) are expert based.
, 8) You write a defect report with an intention to provide developers a
sufficient information to reproduce defect as quick as possible. The
current form of your report looks as follows:
Which additional information in the defect report will be the most
beneficial in this scenario?
a) Your name and date of the defect occurrence
b) Information about the form name and system version
c) Information that you suspect that there is a problem with the database, which fails to
write a record when a postal code is empty
d) Information about defect priority and severity
9) Which of the following is an example of how configuration management
supports testing, when a user reports the field bug?
a) A tester can search for the similar issues that might have happened before and look up for
the potential solution.
b) A tester can reproduce the test cases related to the client’s version of the software.
c) The bug can be identified, version controlled, and tracked for changes by a tester.
d) Configuration management supports the development activities, not testing activities.
10) In which moment of a project’s life cycle should the test planning occur?
a) At the beginning. All further activities should be done according to that plan.
b) It is a continuous activity, as feedback from different test activities may impact the plans
and force us to change them.
c) During the test analysis phase, because planning is an analytical activity.
d) In sequential models, planning should occur through the whole project’s life cycle, while
in the iterative models, planning should be generally avoided.
11) Consider the following criterion: “there are no failures with high
severity.” What type of a criterion can it be?
a) Entry criterion for the “test design” phase
b) Entry criterion for the “test implementation” phase
c) Exit criterion for the “test execution” phase
d) Exit criterion for the “test completion” phase
12) Which of the following is not a typical tester’s task according to
Foundation Level Syllabus?
a) Preparing test data
b) Automating the tests
c) Supporting the selection of test tools
d) Reviewing and contributing to test plans
