ISTQB Foundation Level Glossary
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
acceptance criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - The criteria that a component or system must
satisfy in order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized entity.
acceptance testing (user acceptance testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A test level that
focuses on determining whether to accept the system
accessibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system can be
used by people with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities to achieve a specified
goal in a specified context of use
actual result (actual outcome) - CORRECT ANSWER - The behavior produced/observed
when a component or system is tested.
ad hoc review - CORRECT ANSWER - A review technique performed informally without
a structured process.
alpha testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of acceptance testing performed in the
developer's test environment by roles outside the development organization.
anomaly - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition that deviates from expectation.
audit - CORRECT ANSWER - An independent examination of a work product or process
performed by a third party to assess whether it complies with specifications, standards,
contractual agreements, or other criteria.
availability - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system is
operational and accessible when required for use.
,beta testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of acceptance testing performed at an
external site to the developer's test environment by roles outside the development organization.
black-box test technique (black-box test design technique, specification-based test technique) -
CORRECT ANSWER - A test technique based on an analysis of the specification of a
component or system.
boundary value - CORRECT ANSWER - A minimum or maximum value of an ordered
equivalence partition.
boundary value analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A black-box test technique in which
test cases are designed based on boundary values.
change-related testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of testing initiated by modification
to a component or system.
checklist-based review - CORRECT ANSWER - A review technique guided by a list of
questions or required attributes
checklist-based testing - CORRECT ANSWER - An experience-based test technique
whereby the experienced tester uses a high-level list of items to be noted, checked, or
remembered, or a set of rules or criteria against which a product has to be verified.
coding standard - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard that describes the characteristics of a
design or a design description of data or program components.
commercial off-the-shelf (off-the-shelf software) - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of
product developed in an identical format for a large number of customers in the general market.
, compatibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system can
exchange information with other components or systems, and/or perform its required functions
while sharing the same hardware or software environment.
complexity - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which the design or code of a
component or system is difficult to understand.
compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Adherence of a work product to standards,
conventions or regulations in laws and similar prescriptions
component (module, unit) - CORRECT ANSWER - A part of a system that can be tested
in isolation
component integration testing (module integration testing, unit integration testing) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Testing in which the test items are interfaces and interactions between
integrated components.
component testing (module testing, unit testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A test level that
focuses on individual hardware or software components.
concurrency - CORRECT ANSWER - The simultaneous execution of multiple
independent threads by a component or system.
configuration management - CORRECT ANSWER - A discipline applying technical and
administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical
characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report
change processing and implementation status, and verify that it complies with specified
requirements.
confirmation testing (re-testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of change-related testing
performed after fixing a defect to confirm that a failure caused by that defect does not reoccur.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
acceptance criteria - CORRECT ANSWER - The criteria that a component or system must
satisfy in order to be accepted by a user, customer, or other authorized entity.
acceptance testing (user acceptance testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A test level that
focuses on determining whether to accept the system
accessibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system can be
used by people with the widest range of characteristics and capabilities to achieve a specified
goal in a specified context of use
actual result (actual outcome) - CORRECT ANSWER - The behavior produced/observed
when a component or system is tested.
ad hoc review - CORRECT ANSWER - A review technique performed informally without
a structured process.
alpha testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of acceptance testing performed in the
developer's test environment by roles outside the development organization.
anomaly - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition that deviates from expectation.
audit - CORRECT ANSWER - An independent examination of a work product or process
performed by a third party to assess whether it complies with specifications, standards,
contractual agreements, or other criteria.
availability - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system is
operational and accessible when required for use.
,beta testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of acceptance testing performed at an
external site to the developer's test environment by roles outside the development organization.
black-box test technique (black-box test design technique, specification-based test technique) -
CORRECT ANSWER - A test technique based on an analysis of the specification of a
component or system.
boundary value - CORRECT ANSWER - A minimum or maximum value of an ordered
equivalence partition.
boundary value analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A black-box test technique in which
test cases are designed based on boundary values.
change-related testing - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of testing initiated by modification
to a component or system.
checklist-based review - CORRECT ANSWER - A review technique guided by a list of
questions or required attributes
checklist-based testing - CORRECT ANSWER - An experience-based test technique
whereby the experienced tester uses a high-level list of items to be noted, checked, or
remembered, or a set of rules or criteria against which a product has to be verified.
coding standard - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard that describes the characteristics of a
design or a design description of data or program components.
commercial off-the-shelf (off-the-shelf software) - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of
product developed in an identical format for a large number of customers in the general market.
, compatibility - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which a component or system can
exchange information with other components or systems, and/or perform its required functions
while sharing the same hardware or software environment.
complexity - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which the design or code of a
component or system is difficult to understand.
compliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Adherence of a work product to standards,
conventions or regulations in laws and similar prescriptions
component (module, unit) - CORRECT ANSWER - A part of a system that can be tested
in isolation
component integration testing (module integration testing, unit integration testing) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Testing in which the test items are interfaces and interactions between
integrated components.
component testing (module testing, unit testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A test level that
focuses on individual hardware or software components.
concurrency - CORRECT ANSWER - The simultaneous execution of multiple
independent threads by a component or system.
configuration management - CORRECT ANSWER - A discipline applying technical and
administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical
characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report
change processing and implementation status, and verify that it complies with specified
requirements.
confirmation testing (re-testing) - CORRECT ANSWER - A type of change-related testing
performed after fixing a defect to confirm that a failure caused by that defect does not reoccur.
