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1. Which of the following is a root cause of a defect? a) A report displays the wrong totals b) the calculation of square roots was 10% too low c) not enough time was given to review the requirement specification d) the error message produced was incorrect 2. Which of the following could be caused by a defect in software? 1) damage to a companys value on the stock exchange 2) a person didnt follow instructions and poured the wrong chemical into a storage tank 3) injury by a mis-behaving industrial robot 4) a mobile phone intermittently re-boots itself a) b) c) d) 1, 2 and 3 1, 2 and 4 1, 3 and 4 2, 3 and 4

3. A defect is defined as: a) actual deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery, service or result b) a flaw in a component or system that can cause the component or system to fail to perform its required function c) a malfunction by the component or system resulting from the software being run d) a mistake made by the developer that produces an incorrect result 4. Match the following activities with the sample tasks given below q) Test Planning and Control r) Test Analysis and Design s) Test Implementation and Execution t) Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting u) Test Closure Activities v) w) x) y) z) a) b) c) d) Assess whether more tests are needed Decide what metrics to monitor Identify test inputs and expected results Set up the test environment, compare actual with expected results Handover of testware to maintenance q=w; r=v; s=y; t=x; u=z q=w; r=x; s=y; t=v; u=z q=x; r=w; s=y; t=v; u=z q=x; r=w; s=v; t=z; u=y

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5. The decision about how much testing is enough should be based on: a) product and project risks b) project staffing, project risks and project constraints c) product and project risks and project constraints d) project constraints, particularly time and deadlines 6. If the same tests are repeated over and over again, a) more and more defects will be found b) different defects are likely to be found each time they are run c) eventually the tests will no longer find any new defects d) eventually the tests will find all of the defects 7. Which of the following is true: a) testing can find defects and can prove there are no defects b) testing can show that there are defects but cannot prove that there are no defects c) testing can prove there are no defects but cannot show that there are defects d) testing can prove that all defects have been found 8. Which of the following are the BEST reasons for testing being necessary?

1. 2. 3. 4.
a) b) c) d)

testing is part of the development lifecycle testing assesses the quality of the software there are defects in the software testing finds out about the reliability of the software
1, 2 and 3 1, 2 and 4 1, 3 and 4 2, 3 and 4

9. Which of the following have the most influence on the success of testing?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
a) b) c) d)

the psychological profile of the managers a balance of self-testing and independence clear objectives for testing the tools and environment used by developers courteous communication and feedback about defects

2, 3 and 4 1, 2 and 3 1, 4 and 5 2, 3 and 5

10. Which of the following statements is true? a) Dynamic testing tries to identify defects in the software b) Dynamic testing tries to generate failures of the system c) Dynamic testing tries to fix defects in the software d) Dynamic testing tries to prove that there are no defects in the software

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