ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level 2018 (CTFL18) Free Practice Test

Question 1

As a result of the RAD based development approach, the test manager has decided to change the risk mitigation approach. Which test technique might be most appropriate to use?

A. Exploratory Testing

B. Decision Table Testing

C. Error Guessing

D. Boundary Value Analysis

Correct Answer: A

Question 2

Load testing tool checks for:

A. correct functional behavior of the system under test

B. time response and resource utilization

C. the number of testers needs in order to achieve "dead line"

D. presence of bugs in user interface

Correct Answer: A

Question 3

Which of the following types of test tool are most likely to include traceability functions?
(i) Performance testing tool
(ii)Requirements management tool
(iii)Configuration management tool
(iv)Static analysis tool

A. (i) and (iv)

B. (i) and (ii)

C. (iii) and (iv)

D. (ii) and (iii)

Correct Answer: D

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Question 4

Which is not the fundamental test process?

A. Planning and control

B. Analysis and design

C. None

D. Test closure activities

Correct Answer: C

Question 5

Which of the following statements about use cases and use case testing is NOT TRUE?

A. Use case testing can find defects in the process flow.

B. Use cases can be used as test basis for acceptance testing

C. Use cases can be described at the abstract level or at the system level

D. Use cases are normally derived from decision tables

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

Which of the following statements describes a key principle of software testing?

A. For a software system, it is normally impossible to test all the input and output combinations.

B. Exhaustive software testing is, with enough effort and tool support, feasible for all software.

C. Automated tests allow better statements of confidence about the quality of software products.

D. The purpose of software testing is demonstrating the absence of defects in software products.

Correct Answer: A

Question 7

To test a function, the programmer has to write a _________, which calls the function to be tested and passes it test data:

A. None of the above

B. Driver

C. Proxy

D. Stub

Correct Answer: B

Question 8

Pick the best definition of quality:

A. Quality is job one

B. Zero defects

C. Conformance to requirements

D. Work as designed

Correct Answer: C

Question 9

In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons.

A. Using the same percentage every time does not address the level of risk of the application to be tested.

B. It builds on large set of historical data

C. The quality of the development estimate may be poor.

D. The percentage based technique only applies to the V life cycle model.

E. In general bottom-up estimation is always better than top-down estimation.

F. The maturity of the organization, e.g. the quality of the test basis, quality of development testing, configuration management, availability of test tools, also influence the effort needed for testing.

G. The result is almost always a too low estimate for the required test effort

Correct Answer: A,C,F

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