ISTQB Sample Paper

Q1. ___________ Testing will be performed by the people at client own locations
A. Alpha testing
B. Field testing
C. Performance testing
D. ystem testing
Q!. ystem testing sho"ld in#estigate
A. $on%f"nctional re&"irements only not f"nctional re&"irements
B. F"nctional re&"irements only not non%f"nctional re&"irements
C. $on%f"nctional re&"irements and F"nctional re&"irements
D. $on%f"nctional re&"irements or F"nctional re&"irements
Q'. (hich is the non%f"nctional testing
A. Performance testing
B. )nit testing
C. *egression testing
D. anity testing
Q+. (ho is responsible for doc"ment all the iss"es, problems and open point that
were identi-ed d"ring the re#iew meeting
A. .oderator
B. cribe
C. *e#iewers
D. A"thor
Q/. (hat is the main p"rpose of 0nformal re#iew
A. 0ne1pensi#e way to get some bene-t
B. Find defects
C. 2earning, gaining "nderstanding, e3ect -nding
D. Disc"ss, ma4e decisions, sol#e technical problems
Q5. P"rpose of test design techni&"e is
A. 0dentifying test conditions only, not 0dentifying test cases
B. $ot 0dentifying test conditions, 0dentifying test cases only
C. 0dentifying test conditions and 0dentifying test cases
D. 0dentifying test conditions or 0dentifying test cases
Q6. ___________ techni&"e can be "sed to achie#e inp"t and o"tp"t co#erage
A. Bo"ndary #al"e analysis
B. 7&"i#alence partitioning
C. Decision table testing
D. tate transition testing
Q8. )se cases can be performed to test
A. Performance testing
B. )nit testing
C. B"siness scenarios
D. tatic testing
Q9. _____________ testing is performed at the de#eloping organi:ation;s site
A. )nit testing
B. *egression testing
C. Alpha testing
D. 0ntegration testing
Q1<. The p"rpose of e1it criteria is
A. De-ne when to stop testing
B. 7nd of test le#el
C. (hen a set of tests has achie#ed a speci-c pre condition
D. All of the abo#e
Q11. (hich is not the pro=ect ris4s
A. "pplier iss"es
B. >rgani:ation factors
C. Technical iss"es
D. 7rror%prone software deli#ered
Q1!. Poor software characteristics are
A. >nly Pro=ect ris4s
B. >nly Prod"ct ris4s
C. Pro=ect ris4s and Prod"ct ris4s
D. Pro=ect ris4s or Prod"ct ris4s
Q1'. ________ and ________ are "sed within indi#id"al wor4benches to prod"ce the
right o"tp"t prod"cts.
A. Tools and techni&"es
B. Proced"res and standards
C. Processes and wal4thro"ghs
D. *e#iews and "pdate
Q1+. The software engineer?s role in tool selection is
A. To identify, e#al"ate, and ran4 tools, and recommend tools to management
B. To determine what 4ind of tool is needed, then -nd it and b"y it
C. To initiate the tool search and present a case to management
D. To identify, e#al"ate and select the tools
Q1/. A _____ is the step%by%step method followed to ens"re that standards are met
A. D2C
B. Pro=ect Plan
C. Policy
D. Proced"re
Q15. (hich of the following is the standard for the oftware prod"ct &"ality
A. 0> 19!5
B. 0> 8!9
C. 0> 1<1!
D. 0> 1<!8
Q16. (hich is not the testing ob=ecti#es
A. Finding defects
B. @aining con-dence abo"t the le#el of &"ality and pro#iding information
C. Pre#enting defects.
D. Deb"gging defects
Q18. B"g life cycle
A. >pen, Assigned, Fi1ed, Closed
B. >pen, Fi1ed, Assigned, Closed
C. Assigned, >pen, Closed, Fi1ed
D. Assigned, >pen, Fi1ed, Closed
Q19. (hich is not the software characteristics
A. *eliability
B. )sability
C. calability
D. .aintainability
Q!<. (hich is not a testing principle
A. 7arly testing
B. Defect cl"stering
C. Pesticide parado1
D. 71ha"sti#e testing
Q!1. AB; has gi#en a data on a person age, which sho"ld be between 1 to 99. )sing
BCA which is the appropriate one
A. <,1,!,99
B. 1, 99, 1<<, 98
C. <, 1, 99, 1<<
D. D1, <, 1, 99
Q!!. (hich is not the f"ndamental test process
A. Planning and control
B. Test clos"re acti#ities
C. Analysis and design
D. $one
Q!'. (hich is not a Component testing
A. Chec4 the memory lea4s
B. Chec4 the rob"stness
C. Chec4 the branch co#erage
D. Chec4 the decision tables
Q!+. PDCA is 4nown as
A. Plan, Do, Chec4, Act
B. Plan, Do, Correct, Act
C. Plan, Deb"g, Chec4, Act
D. Plan, Do, Chec4, Accept
Q!/. Contract and reg"lation testing is a part of
A. ystem testing
B. Acceptance testing
C. 0ntegration testing
D. mo4e testing
Q!5. (hich is not a blac4 bo1 testing techni&"e
A. 7&"i#alence partition
B. Decision tables
C. Transaction diagrams
D. Decision testing
Q!6. Arc testing is 4nown as
A. Branch testing
B. Agile testing
C. Beta testing
D. Ad%hoc testing
Q!8. A software model that can;t be "sed in f"nctional testing
A. Process Eow model
B. tate transaction model
C. .en" str"ct"re model
D. Plain lang"age speci-cation model
Q!9. Find the mismatch
A. Test data preparation tools D .anip"late Data bases
B. Test design tools D @enerate test inp"ts
C. *e&"irement management tools D 7nables indi#id"al tests to be traceable
D. Con-g"ration management tools D Chec4 for consistence
Q'<. The principle of Cyclomatic comple1ity, considering 2 as edges or lin4s, $ as
nodes, P as independent paths
A. 2%$ F!P
B. $%2 F!P
C. $%2 FP
D. $%2 FP
Q'1. FPA is "sed to
A. To meas"re the f"nctional re&"irements of the pro=ect
B. To meas"re the si:e of the f"nctionality of an 0nformation system
C. To meas"re the f"nctional testing e3ort
D. To meas"re the f"nctional Eow
Q'!. (hich is not a test >racle
A. The e1isting system
B. The code
C. 0ndi#id"al;s 4nowledge
D. )ser man"al
Q''. Find the correct Eow of the phases of a formal re#iew
A. Planning, *e#iew meeting, *ewor4, Gic4 o3
B. Planning, 0ndi#id"al preparation, Gic4 o3, *ewor4
C. Planning, *e#iew meeting, *ewor4, Follow "p
D. Planning, 0ndi#id"al preparation, Follow "p, Gic4 o3
Q'+. tochastic testing "sing statistical information or operational pro-les "ses the
following method
A. He"ristic testing approach
B. .ethodical testing approach
C. .odel based testing approach
D. Process or standard compliant testing approach
Q'/. A pro=ect that is in the implementation phase is si1 wee4s behind sched"le.
The deli#ery date for the prod"ct is fo"r months away. The pro=ect is not allowed to
slip the deli#ery date or compromise on the &"ality standards established for this
prod"ct. (hich of the following actions wo"ld bring this pro=ect bac4 on sched"leI
A. 7liminate some of the re&"irements that ha#e not yet been implemented.
B. Add more engineers to the pro=ect to ma4e "p for lost wor4.
C. As4 the c"rrent de#elopers to wor4 o#ertime "ntil the lost wor4 is reco#ered.
D. Hire more software &"ality ass"rance personnel.
Q'5. >ne person has been dominating the c"rrent software process impro#ement
meeting. (hich of the following techni&"es sho"ld the facilitator "se to bring other
team members into the disc"ssionI
A. Confront the person and as4 that other team members be allowed to e1press
their opinions.
B. (ait for the person to pa"se, ac4nowledge the person; s opinion, and as4 for
someone else; s opinion.
C. witch the topic to an iss"e abo"t which the person does not ha#e a strong
opinion.
D. 71press an opinion that di3ers from the person; s opinion in order to enco"rage
others to e1press their ideas.
Q'6. .aintenance releases and technical assistance centers are e1amples of which
of the following costs of &"alityI
A. 71ternal fail"re
B. 0nternal fail"re
C. Appraisal
D. Pre#ention