ISTQB ISTQB Certifications CTFL-FOUNDATION Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  During the development of a software change for a system, the developer makes a mistake in his work, which leads to a fault in the code. Unfortunately the fault is not found by software testing and is released into live.

  What is the definite consequence of this mistake?

  A. The system will fail, causing a defect

  B. If the defect is executed, the system may fail

  C. Loss of money, time, or business reputation

  D. Contractual requirements have not been met by testing

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 202:

  Which of the following is NOT a valid objective of testing?

  A. Preventing defects from being introduced into the code

  B. Investigating and fixing defects in the software under test

  C. Gaining confidence that the system is fit-for-purpose

  D. Providing information for stakeholders' decision making

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 203:

  A live defect has been found where a code component fails to release memory after it has finished using it.

  Which of the following tools would have been the MOST effective at detecting this defect prior to live implementation?

  A. Dynamic analysis tool

  B. Monitoring tool

  C. Configuration management tool

  D. Coverage measurement tool

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 204:

  Your task is to compile a test execution schedule for the current release of software.

  The system specification states the following logical dependencies:

  An admin user must create/amend/delete a standard user.

  A standard user is necessary to perform all other actions.

  The test plan requires that re-tests must be performed first, followed by the highest priority tests. To save

  time, the test plan states that tests should be scheduled to create test data for the subsequent tests in the

  schedule.

  The following test cases have been designed, with an indication of priority (1 being the highest priority) and

  whether the test has previously failed.

  

  Which test execution schedule meets the test plan requirements and logical dependencies?

  A. a, d, c, b, e

  B. a, c, b, d, e

  C. e, a, b, c, d

  D. e, a, d, c, b

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 205:

  Testing effort can depend on a number of factors, which one of following is MOST likely to impact the amount of effort required?

  A. The predicted number of defects and the amount of rework required

  B. The ratio of developers to testers in the project team

  C. The planned use of a project management tool to schedule tasks

  D. The responsibilities for testers and developers being clearly defined

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 206:

  Which option BEST describes how the level of risk is determined?

  A. The likelihood of an adverse event happening multiplied by the cost of preventing it

  B. The consequences of a potential problem multiplied by the cost of possible legal action

  C. The impact of an adverse event multiplied by the likelihood of that event occurring

  D. The likelihood and the probability of a hazard occurring

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 207:

  A system is being enhanced to simplify screen navigation for users. Which of the following does NOT reflect structural testing?

  A. To test all paths that users could take through the screen menu system

  B. To ensure that 100% decision testing is achieved for each system component

  C. To test all branches of component calls within the application call graph

  D. To ensure that users can navigate to all fields on the screen

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 208:

  Which of the following is a Black Box test design technique?

  A. Decision Coverage

  B. Error Guessing

  C. Statement Coverage

  D. Equivalence Partitioning

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 209:

  Which of the following is NOT a valid use of decision coverage?

  A. Checking that all decisions have been exercised in a single program

  B. Checking that all decisions have been exercised in a business process

  C. Checking that all calls from one program module to another have been made correctly

  D. Checking that at least 50% of decisions have been exercised by a test case suite

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 210:

  Which one of the following statements about testing techniques is TRUE?

  A. Exploratory testing can replace black box techniques when testing time is very limited

  B. Test execution scheduling should give priority to experienced based testing

  C. Specification based techniques can be used as a substitute for a poorly defined test basis

  D. Experienced based techniques are systematic and produce detailed test documentation

  Correct Answer: A