oDesk Software Testing Test Answers
Which of the following are the objectives
of using a "test harness"?
a. Automating the testing process
b. Executing test suites of test cases
c. Generating test reports
d.
Creating reusable test logic to reduce maintenance and improve test coverage
Consider the following code fragment:
If(a>b) && (b<c)
{
b= (a+c)/2;
}
In
the options given below, each of the three numbers in parentheses represents
the inputs for a test case, where the first, second and third number represents
a, b, c respectively of the code fragment. Keeping this in mind, find out which
of the following options gives a set of test case inputs that achieves decision
coverage for this fragment of code in the minimum number of test cases?
a. (5, 3, 2)
b. (5, 3, 2); (5, 4, 0)
c. (5, 4, 0); (4, 5, 0)
d. (4,
5, 0); (5, 4, 5)
_________ testing is used to evaluate and
understand the application's reliability, scalability and interoperability when
more users are added or the volume of data is increased
a. Integration
b.
Performance
c. Regression
d. Stability
Which of the following strategies are used
for Integration testing?
a. Big Bang
b. Top-down
c. Bottom-up
d. Any
of the above strategies can be used
The determination of adherence or non
adherence to a compliance is carried out during:
a.
Inspection
b. Audit
c. White-box testing
d. Walkthrough
Which of the following is true regarding
Static Analysis tools?
a. They help you find defects rather than
failures
b. They are used by developers only
c. They require compilation of code
d. All
of the above
Identify the defect which can be detected by
Equivalence Partitioning Technique:
a. Improper handling of sequences of events
b. Mis-handling of combinations of
conditions
c. Irregular handling of large and small
values
d.
Improper handling of input classes
e. Invalid output generation
Which of the following is false about
software testing?
a.
Top-down integration testing has as its major advantage that low level modules
never need testing
b. Alpha testing is in-house testing
performed by the test team
c. Equivalence partitioning is used to
minimize the number of permutations and combinations of input data
d. Fuzz testing provides random data to the
input of a program
The review of a technical document such as
requirements specs or a test plan, with the purpose of looking for problems and
seeing what is missing, without fixing anything is called:
a. Inspection
b. Black box testing
c. White box testing
d.
Walkthrough
What is the main reason for testing a
software immediately before releasing it?
a. To ensure that the system will work after
release
b. To
decide when the software is of sufficient quality to release
c. To find as many bugs as possible before
release
d. To give information for a risk based
decision about release
Which of the following types of testing
emulates the real world use of a system and verifies that the product fulfills
the intended requirements?
a. System testing
b. Model testing
c. Integration testing
d.
User acceptance testing
Which of the following tools supports
traceability, recording of incidents, and scheduling of tests?
a. Static analysis tool
b. Debugging tool
c.
Test management tool
d. Configuration management tool
Selecting the test inputs that are likely to
reveal a failure associated with a particular defect is an example of the use
of:
a.
Activity analysis
b. Defect taxonomy for test design
c. Root cause analysis
d. Cleanroom software development
Which of the following Security testing
concepts deals with the process of determining whether a requester is allowed
to receive a service or perform an operation?
a. Confidentiality
b. Integrity
c. Authentication
d.
Authorization
The process of using a test case to test a
specific unit of code, function, or capability is called:
a. Test Run
b.
Test Script
c. Test Plan
d. Test Scenario
Which of the following are benefits of
automated testing?
a.
reusability
b.
efficiency
c.
speed
d. allows testing of video and mp3 files
Usability testing indicates that the design
and system should be modified if:
a. people have difficulty in understanding
the instructions
b. people have difficulty in manipulating
the parts
c.
people have difficulty in interpreting the feedback
d. all of the above
Which of the following is not included in
Non-functional testing?
a. Load/Stress testing
b.
Unit testing
c. Security testing
d. Stress testing
Which of the following statements is not
true regarding capture/replay tools?
a. They are used to support multi-user
testing
b. They capture aspects of user behavior
c. They are the most frequently used types
of CAST tools
d.
They are used to capture and playback user requirements
Which of the following is not a type of
Incremental testing approach?
a. Top-down
b.
Big-bang
c. Bottom-up
d. None of the above
In which type of testing is random data
generated for input into the software?
a. Smoke testing
b. Marge testing
c.
Fuzz testing
d. Operation testing
Which of the following is written by a
programmer and is meant to call the function to be tested by passing test data
to it?
a. Stub
b.
Driver
c. Proxy
Which of the following types of testing is
likely to benefit the most from the use of test tools that provide the test
capture and replay facilities?
a. Integration testing
b.
Regression testing
c. System testing
d. User acceptance testing
Which of the following statements is
incorrect in relation to Test Automation?
a. Test Automation is the process of writing
a computer program to do testing that would otherwise need to be done manually
b. Test Automation is the use of software to
control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes to
predicted outcomes
c. Test Automation tools may provide record
and playback features that allow users to interactively record user actions and
replay it back any number of times
d.
Test Automation is the set of procedures used by organizations to ensure that a
software product will meet its quality goals at the best value to the customer
Which of the following models of software
development incorporates testing into the whole software development life
cycle?
a. Agile model
b. Waterfall model
c.
V-Model
d. Spiral model
When a defect is detected and fixed, the
software should be retested to confirm that the original defect has been
successfully removed. This is called:
a. Regression testing
b. Maintenance testing
c.
Confirmation testing
d. None of the above
What is the normal order of activities in
which software testing is carried out?
a.
Unit, Integration, System, Validation
b. System, Integration, Unit, Validation
c. Unit, Integration, Validation, System
d. None of the above
Which of the following testing occurs
outside the development environment?
a. Installation testing
b.
White-box testing
c. Module testing
d. Fuzz testing
In Bottom-up integration testing,
a. Major decision points are tested in the
early phase
b. No drivers need to be written
c. No
stubs need to be written
d. Regression testing is not required
Which of the following is incorrect for
Black-box testing?
a. It takes an external perspective of the
test object to derive test cases
b. It is sometimes also called as Opaque
Testing, Functional Testing and Closed Box Testing
c. It
uses an internal perspective of the system to design test cases based on
internal structure
Which of the following options correctly
defines the term "test harness"?
a. It is a high level document describing
the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding
testing
b. It is a set of test activities collected
into a manageable phase of a project
c. It
is a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by
running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs
d. It is a set of several test cases for a
component or a system under test
What is the difference between Regression
testing and Retesting?
a. Retesting is done by programmers while
Regression testing is done by testers
b. Retesting checks for unexpected
side-effects while Regression testing ensures that the original fault has been
corrected
c.
Retesting ensures that the original fault has been corrected while Regression
testing checks for other unexpected side-effects
d. There is no difference between Regression
testing and Retesting
Which of the following types of errors are
uncovered in White-box testing?
a. Performance errors
b.
Logical errors
c.
Typographical errors
d. Behavioral errors
The cursory examination of all the basic
components of a software system to ensure that they work is called:
a.
Fuzz testing
b. Black-box testing
c. Sanity testing
d. Smoke testing
Which of the following statements holds true
for Verification and Validation?
a. Verification is used to check if we are
doing the right thing and Validation is used to check whether we have developed
the software as per the client's requirements or not
b. Validation is used to check if we are
doing the right thing and Verification is used to check whether we have
developed the software as per the client's requirements or not
c.
Validation tells us what to test and Verification decides on the methodology to
go about testing the application
d. None of the above
Which of the following is true about Sanity
Testing?
a. A Sanity test is used to determine if a
small section of the application is still working after a minor change
b. A
Sanity test is run to check if the build of an application is stable and it can
be considered for further testing
c. A Sanity test is the process of testing
to make sure that the older programming still works with the new changes
d. All of the above are true
Which of the following test activities
provides the maximum potential cost savings from the use of Computer-Aided
Software Testing (CAST)?
a.
Test execution
b. Test planning
c. Test management
d. Test design
What is the name of the testing method in
which (for each pair of input parameters) all the possible discrete
combinations of parameters are passed on?
a. Single testing
b.
Pairwise testing
c. Unit testing
d. None of the above
Which of the following statements is
incorrect in relation to Smoke testing and Sanity testing?
a. A Smoke test is designed to touch every
part of the application in a cursory way whereas a Sanity test is used to
determine if a small section of the application is still working after a minor
change
b. A
Smoke test adopts a shallow and wide approach whereas a Sanity test is a narrow
regression test that focuses on one, or a few areas of functionality. Sanity
testing is usually narrow and deep
c. A Smoke test is usually unscripted
whereas a Sanity test is scripted either using a written set of tests or an
automated test
d. A Smoke test is a normal health checkup
to a build of an application before taking it to in-depth testing whereas a
Sanity test is to verify whether all requirements are met or not, checking all
features breadth-first
From the options given below which of the
dynamic program analysis technique is aimed at improving application
performance?
a. Code complexity analysis
b. Profiling
c.
Network packet sniffing
d. Spelling and grammar checking
e. Program slicing
What would be the appropriate result of a
Stress test at its peak?
a. A gradual performance slow-down leading
to a non-catastrophic system halt
b. A
gradual performance improvement leading to a catastrophic system halt
c. A gradual performance slow-down leading
to a catastrophic system halt
d. A gradual performance improvement to a
non-catastrophic system halt
Which of the following statements is
incorrect in relation to Code coverage?
a. It describes the degree to which the
source code of a program has been tested
b. It is a form of White-box testing
c. It
is a form of Black-box testing
Which of the following resources are tested
by most of the Stress testing tools?
a. Disk space
b. Network bandwidth
c. Internal memory
d. All
of the above
Which of the following is not a part of
System testing?
a. Recovery testing and failover testing
b. Performance, Load and Stress testing
c. Usability testing
d.
Top-down integration testing
Which of the following statements about
Equivalence partitioning is correct?
a. A
software testing design technique in which tests are designed to include
representatives of boundary values
b. A type of software testing used for
testing two or more modules or functions together with the intent of finding
interface defects between the modules or functions
c. It is the degree to which the source code
of a program has been tested
d. A software testing technique that divides
the input data of a software unit into partitions of data from which test cases
can be derived
Which of the following is not a Static
testing methodology?
a. Code review
b. Inspection
c. Walkthroughs
d.
System tests
What do you understand by the term
"Monkey test"?
a. It
is random testing performed by automated testing tools
b. It is used to simulate the actions a user
might perform
c. It is another name for Monitor testing
From the following options, choose the best
example which represents a reliability failure for an application:
a. Slow response time
b. Excessive application consumption
c.
Random application termination
d. Failure to encrypt data
Choose the correct description of a Stub in
software testing:
a. A Stub is basically the same as a driver
except that it is very fast in returning results
b. A
Stub is a dummy procedure, module or unit that stands in for an unfinished
portion of a system
c. A Stub is just a different name for an
Emulator
d. None of the above
Beta testing is performed by:
a. An independent test team
b. The software development team
c. In-house users
d.
External users
The main focus of Black-box testing is:
a. to check for logical errors
b. to ensure that each code statement is
executed once
c. to
test the functionality of the system as a whole
d. to identify all paths through the
software
What is Boundary value testing?
a. It tests values at and near the minimum
and maximum allowed values for a particular input or output
b. It tests different combinations of input
circumstances
c. It is a testing technique associated with
White-box testing
d.
Both a and b
Identification of set-use pairs is
accomplished during which of the following static analysis activities?
a. Control flow analysis
b.
Data flow analysis
c. Coding standards analysis
d. Function Point Analysis
Performance testing is used for real-time
systems only.
a.
True
b. False
Which one of the following is a major
benefit of verification early in the software development life cycle?
a. It allows the identification of changes
in user requirements
b. It facilitates timely set up of the test
environment
c. It
reduces defect multiplication
d. It allows testers to become involved
early in the project
The testing performed by external
organizations or standards bodies to give greater guarantees of compliance is
called:
a. Usability testing
b.
Conformance testing
c. Integration testing
d. System testing
In which of the following testing
methodologies does the test case generation use the system model?
a. Repetitive testing
b.
Model testing
c. Modular testing
d. System testing
The testing phase in which individual software
modules are combined and tested as a group is called:
a. Unit testing
b.
Integration testing
c. Module testing
d. White-box testing
In which of the following testing
methodologies does the automatic generation of efficient test
procedures/vectors use models of system requirements and specified
functionality?
a. Repetitive testing
b.
Model testing
c. Modular testing
d. System testing
