ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (ISEB-SWT2) Free Practice Test

Question 1

What are metrics NOT used for?

A. To identify the percentage of work done in test case preparation.

B. To apply to the RAD development model.

C. To identify the percentage of work done in test environment preparation.

D. To measure whether dates of test milestones were met.

Correct Answer: B

Question 2

Relying only on the information provided in the scenario, select the TWO items and/or features for which sufficient information is available to proceed with test design. 2 credits

A. Usability

B. Valid and invalid advances

C. Language localization

D. Response time

E. All supported credit cards

Correct Answer: B,E

Question 3

The cost of fixing a fault:

A. Is more expensive if found in requirements than functional design

B. Increases as we move the product towards live use

C. Decreases as we move the product towards live use

D. Is not important

E. Can never be determined

Correct Answer: B

Question 4

In a review meeting a moderator is a person who:

A. Takes telephone calls

B. Mediates between people

C. Writes the documents to be reviewed

D. Takes minutes of the meeting

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

Your company is developing a system with complex business rules and many branches in the structure of its code components. You need to choose one black box technique and one white box technique for test case design.
Which one of the following offers the BEST choice?

A. Decision testing and decision table testing

B. Decision testing and equivalence partitioning

C. Boundary value analysis and decision table testing

D. Statement testing and exploratory testing

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

Tests are prioritized so that:

A. You do more effective testing

B. You do the best testing in the time available

C. You find more faults

D. You shorten the time required for testing

Correct Answer: B

Question 7

Which of the following is not a major task of Exit criteria?

A. Checking test logs against the exit criteria specified in test planning.

B. Logging the outcome of test execution.

C. Assessing if more tests are needed.

D. Writing a test summary report for stakeholders.

Correct Answer: B

Question 8

A deviation from the specified or expected behavior that is visible to end-users is called:

A. an error

B. a defect

C. a fault

D. a failure

Correct Answer: D

Question 9

A test case starts at S1 and triggers 4 events in sequence: E1, E4, E5, E7. What will be the finishing state and the output(s) from the test case? [K3]
Refer to the exhibit

A. S4 and O4

B. S2 and O2

C. S2 and O4

D. S4 and O2

Correct Answer: B

Question 10

Which of the following would achieve the HIGHEST level of testing independence for a project's test level?

A. Outsourcing test design and execution to a different company

B. Minimising contact between testers and developers during test design to avoid bias

C. Having the company's independent test team design and execute the tests

D. Training developers to design good tests for the test team to execute

Correct Answer: D

Question 11

The difference between re-testing and regression testing is:

A. Re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects

B. Re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier

C. Re-testing is done by developers, regression testing is done by independent testers

D. Re-testing uses different environments, regression testing uses the same environment

E. Re-testing looks for unexpected side effects; regression testing is repeating those tests

Correct Answer: A

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the V-model?

A. It enables the production of a working version of the system as early as possible.

B. It is referred to as a cyclical model for software development.

C. It enables test planning to start as early as possible.

D. It has the same steps as the waterfall model for software development.

Correct Answer: C

Question 13

Consider the typical objectives of testing. Which of the following metrics can be used to measure the effectiveness of the testing process in achieving one of those objectives? 1 credit

A. Lines of code written per developer per day

B. Average number of days between defect discovery and resolution

C. Percentage of test effort spent on regression testing

D. Percentage of requirements covered

Correct Answer: D

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Question 14

A test management tool is most likely to integrate with which of the following tools?

A. Requirements management tool

B. Test data preparation tool

C. Static analysis tool

D. Performance testing tool

Correct Answer: A

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