ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Section 1 Practice Quiz

1. Test granularity refers to:a. Any way of determining the expected result for a test case.b. A quality improvement idea common in software development.c. The fineness or coarseness of a test’s focus.d. The impact of a bug on the system under test.

2. The prime benefit of testing is that it results in improved defectsa. Trueb. False

3. A bug report is a:a. A collection of independent, reusable test cases.b. A technical document that describes the various symptoms or failure

modes associated with a single bug.c. A deliverable that details the strategic approach to a testing effortd. A & B

4. A software error can be described as:a. A description of the relationship between two or more variables or set

members in which the value of one does not influence the values of others.b. Any ill-advised, substandard, or temporary fix applied to an urgent

problem in the (often misguided) belief that doing so will keep a project moving forward.

c. The process in which developers determine the root cause of a bug and identify possible fixes.

d. A mismatch between the program and its specification.

5. Select a reason that does not agree with the fact that complete testing is impossible:

a. The domain of possible inputs is too large to test.b. Limited financial resources.c. There are too many possible paths through the program to test.d. The user interface issues (and thus the design issues) are too complex to

completely test.

6. Testing looks for situations in which a product fails to meet the developer’s expectations in specific areas.

a. Trueb. False

7. Select a reason that does not support the idea of using separate test plans for test subprojects that are distinct in one or more ways:

a. Different resources

b. Different time periodsc. Different methodologiesd. Different objectivese. Different audiences

8. The testing effort begins with:a. Test planningb. Test case designc. Test executiond. B & Ce. A & B

9. Testing during the design stage involves:a. Examining the design documentsb. Reading drafts of the planning documentsc. Acceptance or qualification testingd. None of the above

10. A well-designed test system promotes:a. Principlesb. Actionsc. Resourcesd. Accountability

11. When testing operating systems or applications, the first step of testing a new build should consist of :

a. Notifying test leadb. Updating requirementsc. Testing the upgrade/installation proceduresd. A & B

12. The general rule of test execution is that you must always create a test procedure that will force the program to use the data you’ve entered and to prove that it is using your data correctly.

a. Trueb. False

13. Which is not a goal of writing effective Problem/Bug reports?a. Illustrate how to fix the problem b. Explain how to reproduce the problemc. Analyze the error so you can describe it in a minimum number of stepsd. Write a report that is complete, easy to understand, and non-antagonistic

14. Which of the following displays an exit criterion for the test team?a. All software released to the test team is accompanied by release notes

b. The test team has executed the entire planned tests against the application under test.

c. Twice-weekly bug review meetings (under the Change Control Board) occur until System Test Phase Exit to manage the open bug backlog and bug closure times.

d. The Development teams have unit-tested all features and bug fixes scheduled for release.

15. The daily closure period refers to:a. The average for all closed bugs, including the current day and all previous

daysb. The amount of bugs opened over a 24 hour periodc. The average number of days between the opening of a bug and its

resolution for all bugs closed on the same day.d. None of the Above

16. Integrity testing involves:a. The testing of pseudo codeb. Performance testingc. Alpha testingd. The final phase of testing prior to deployment

17. Testing literature reflects and promotes a strongly held belief that product reliability will not be better if testing is done by a fully independent test agency.

a. Trueb. False

18. Select the item(s) that are general testing principles:a. Testing shows a presence of defectsb. Exhaustive testing is impossiblec. Automation tools can be a great strategyd. Absence-of-errors fallacy

19. Which is not a major task of test implementation and execution:a. Develop and prioritizing test cases, creating test data, writing test

procedures and optionally, preparing test harness and writing automated test scripts.

b. Logging the outcome of test execution and recording the identities and versions of the software under test, test tools and testware.

c. Checking test logs against the exit criteria specified in test planning.d. Verifying that the test environment has been set up correctly.

20. Select the item(s) that compose test objectives:a. Finding defectsb. Gaining confidence about the level of quality and providing informationc. Preventing toolsd. Utilization of testware