ISEB-SWT2 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A system specification states that a particular field should accept alphabetical characters in either upper or lower case. Which of the following test cases is from an INVALID equivalence partition?

A. Feeds

B. F33ds

C. FEEDS

D. fEEDs

Which of the following is an example of a product risk?

A. Software that does not perform its intended functions

B. Failure of a third party

C. Problems in defining the right requirements

D. Skill and staff shortages

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be included in an incident report?

A. Suggestions for correcting the problem

B. Degree of impact on stakeholder interests.

C. Date the incident was discovered.

D. Life cycle process in which the incident was discovered

The above table shows 6 test procedures (P to U) that must now be entered into a test execution schedule. Business severity is regarded as the most important element in determining the sequence of the test procedures, but other dependencies must also be taken into consideration. Regression testing can only be run once all other tests have completed.

Which of the following represents the MOST effective sequence for the test execution schedule (where the first entry in the sequence is the first procedure to be run, the second entry is the second to be run and so on)?

A. Q, P, S, R, U, T.

B. R, S, U, P, Q, T.

C. R, P, S, U, T, Q.

D. P, Q, R, S, U, T

Which ordering of the list below gives increasing levels of test independence?

a) Tests designed by a fellow-member of the design team. b) Tests designed by a different group within the organisation. c) Tests designed by the code author.

d) Tests designed by different organisation.

A. c, a, b, d

B. d, b, a, c

C. c, a, d, b

D. a, c, d, b

Which of the following matches the activity (i to iv) to its most suitable type of tool (p to s)?

i) Analysis of code structure.

ii)Generation of test cases.

iii)Simulation of the environment in which a component is run.

iv)Analysis of test metrics.

p) Test management.

q) Test design tool.

r) Static analysis tool.

s) Test harness.

A. i-s, ii-p, iii-r, iv-q

B. i-r, ii-q, iii-s, iv-p

C. i-r, ii-s, iii-p, iv-q

D. i-q, ii-r, iii-s, iv-p

Place the stages of the Fundamental Test Process in the usual order (by time).

a) Test closure activities.

b) Analysis and design.

c) Planning and control.

d) Implementation and execution.

e) Evaluating exit criteria and reporting.

A. c, b, d, e, a

B. c, b, e, d, a

C. c, b, d, a, e

D. b, c, d, e, a

A system requires 100% decision coverage at component testing for all modules. The following module has been tested with a single test case.

The test case follows the path A, B, D, E, F, G. What level of decision coverage has been achieved?

A. 100%

B. 50%

C. 75%C.75%

D. 90% D.90%

Which of the following statements is GENERALLY true of testing?

a) Testing can show the presence of defects.

b) Testing reduces the probability of uncovered defects.

c) Testing can show that a previously present defect has been removed.

d) Testing can prove that software is defect free.

A. a, b and c

B. a, b and d

C. a, c and d

D. b, c and d

Match the following formal review roles and responsibilities:

Roles

1) Moderator. 2) Recorder. 3) Reviewer. 4)Manager.

Responsibilities

p) The person chosen to represent a particular viewpoint and role.

q) The person who decides on the execution of inspections and determines if the inspection objectives have been met.

r)The person who leads the inspection of a document or set of documents.

s) The person who documents all the issues, problems and open points.

A. 1Q, 2S, 3P, 4R

B. 1R, 2S, 3P, 4Q

C. 1Q, 2P, 3S, 4R

D. 1R, 2P, 3S, 4Q