2.3 Test Types - ISTQB - Foundation Level Questions And Answers

Black-box testing Correct Answer: Testing, either *functional* or *non-functional*, *without reference* to the internal structure of the component or system. (End user experience) white-box testing Correct Answer: Testing based on an analysis of the *internal structure* of the component or system. code coverage Correct Answer: An analysis method that *determines* which parts (or what percentage) of the software have been *executed (covered)* by the test suite and which parts have not been executed. For example, statement coverage, decision coverage or condition coverage. functional testing Correct Answer: Testing based on an analysis of the *specification* of the *functionality* of a component or system. interoperability testing Correct Answer: Testing to determine the capability of the software product to interact with one or more specified components or systems. load testing Correct Answer: A type of performance testing conducted to evaluate the behavior of a component or system with *increasing* load. For example, numbers of parallel users and/or numbers of transactions. Done to determine what _______ can be handled by the component or system. not stress testing. maintainability testing Correct Answer: Testing to determine the ease with which a software product can be modified to correct defects, modified to meet new requirements, modified to make future maintenance easier, or adapted to a changed environment. Is the product easy to change and take care of? performance testing Correct Answer: Testing to determine the degree to which a system or component accomplishes its designated functions within given constraints regarding processing time and throughput rate. Is the product *fast*? portability testing Correct Answer: Testing to determine the ease with which the software product can be *transferred* from one hardware or software environment to another