ISTQB FOUNDATION LEVEL EXAM 327 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
test result - defect reported but no defect exists in test object - CORRECT ANSWER
False-fail result
Human action produces an incorrect result - CORRECT ANSWER Error - Mistake
Flaw in a component or system causing component or system to fail to perform
required function. - CORRECT ANSWER Defect (bug, fault)
Deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery, service or
result. - CORRECT ANSWER Failure
The degree to which a component, system or process meets specified
requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations. - CORRECT ANSWER
Quality
A factor that could result in future negative consequences; usually expressed as
impact and likelihood. - CORRECT ANSWER Risk
A test result which fails to identify the presence of a defect that is actually present
in the test object. - CORRECT ANSWER False-pass result
Also known as evaluation. The process consisting of all life-cycle activities both
static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation, and evaluation of
,software products and related work products to determine that they are fit for
purpose and to detect defects. - CORRECT ANSWER Testing
A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an
objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to
satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document. -
CORRECT ANSWER Requirement
An evaluation of a product or project status to ascertain discrepancies from
planned results and to recommend improvements. Examples include
management review, informal review, technical review, inspection, and
walkthrough. - CORRECT ANSWER Review
The process of finding, analyzing, and removing the causes of failures in software.
- CORRECT ANSWER Debugging
Testing that runs test cases that failed the last time they were run, in order to
verify the success of corrective actions. - CORRECT ANSWER Confirmation testing
(re-testing)
A high-level description of the test levels to be performed and the testing within
those levels for an organization or program (one or more projects) - CORRECT
ANSWER Test Strategy
The process of running a test on the component or system under test, producing
actual results - CORRECT ANSWER Test Execution
,The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project. - CORRECT ANSWER
Test approach
A document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended
test activities. It identifies among others test items, the features to be tested, the
testing tasks, who will do each task, degree of test independence, the test
environment, the test design techniques, and entry and exit criteria to be used,
and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring contingency planning. It
is a record of the test planning process. - CORRECT ANSWER Test Plan
A test management task that deals with the activities related to periodically
checking the status of a test project. Reports are prepared that compare the
actuals to that which was planned. - CORRECT ANSWER Test monitoring
An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more
test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural
element. - CORRECT ANSWER Test condition
All documents from which the requirements of a component or system can be
inferred. the documentation on which the test cases are based. If a document can
be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure, then the test basis is
called a frozen test basis. - CORRECT ANSWER Test basis
Data the exists before a test is executed, and that affects or is affected by the
component or system under test. Example - in a database - CORRECT ANSWER
Test Data
, The degree, expressed as a percentage, to which a specified coverage item has
been exercised by a test suite. - CORRECT ANSWER Coverage (test coverage)
A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a test. -
CORRECT ANSWER Test procedure specification (test procedure, test script,
manual test script)
A set of several test cases for a component or system under test, where the post
condition of one test if often used as the precondition for the next one. - CORRECT
ANSWER Test Suite
Also known as deviation. Any event occurring that requires investigation. -
CORRECT ANSWER Incident
Artifacts produced during the test process required to plan, design, and execute
tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results, set-up, and clear-
up procedures, files, databases, environment, and any additional software or
utilities used in testing. - CORRECT ANSWER Test ware
Testing of a previously tested program following modification to ensure that
defects have not been introduced or uncovered in unchanged areas of the
software, as a result of the changes made. It is performed when the software or
its environment is changed. - CORRECT ANSWER Regression testing
The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed upon with the stakeholders, for
permitting a process to be officially completed. The purpose of exit criteria is to
prevent a task from being considered completed when there are still outstanding
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
test result - defect reported but no defect exists in test object - CORRECT ANSWER
False-fail result
Human action produces an incorrect result - CORRECT ANSWER Error - Mistake
Flaw in a component or system causing component or system to fail to perform
required function. - CORRECT ANSWER Defect (bug, fault)
Deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery, service or
result. - CORRECT ANSWER Failure
The degree to which a component, system or process meets specified
requirements and/or user/customer needs and expectations. - CORRECT ANSWER
Quality
A factor that could result in future negative consequences; usually expressed as
impact and likelihood. - CORRECT ANSWER Risk
A test result which fails to identify the presence of a defect that is actually present
in the test object. - CORRECT ANSWER False-pass result
Also known as evaluation. The process consisting of all life-cycle activities both
static and dynamic, concerned with planning, preparation, and evaluation of
,software products and related work products to determine that they are fit for
purpose and to detect defects. - CORRECT ANSWER Testing
A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an
objective that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to
satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document. -
CORRECT ANSWER Requirement
An evaluation of a product or project status to ascertain discrepancies from
planned results and to recommend improvements. Examples include
management review, informal review, technical review, inspection, and
walkthrough. - CORRECT ANSWER Review
The process of finding, analyzing, and removing the causes of failures in software.
- CORRECT ANSWER Debugging
Testing that runs test cases that failed the last time they were run, in order to
verify the success of corrective actions. - CORRECT ANSWER Confirmation testing
(re-testing)
A high-level description of the test levels to be performed and the testing within
those levels for an organization or program (one or more projects) - CORRECT
ANSWER Test Strategy
The process of running a test on the component or system under test, producing
actual results - CORRECT ANSWER Test Execution
,The implementation of the test strategy for a specific project. - CORRECT ANSWER
Test approach
A document describing the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended
test activities. It identifies among others test items, the features to be tested, the
testing tasks, who will do each task, degree of test independence, the test
environment, the test design techniques, and entry and exit criteria to be used,
and the rationale for their choice, and any risks requiring contingency planning. It
is a record of the test planning process. - CORRECT ANSWER Test Plan
A test management task that deals with the activities related to periodically
checking the status of a test project. Reports are prepared that compare the
actuals to that which was planned. - CORRECT ANSWER Test monitoring
An item or event of a component or system that could be verified by one or more
test cases, e.g. a function, transaction, feature, quality attribute, or structural
element. - CORRECT ANSWER Test condition
All documents from which the requirements of a component or system can be
inferred. the documentation on which the test cases are based. If a document can
be amended only by way of formal amendment procedure, then the test basis is
called a frozen test basis. - CORRECT ANSWER Test basis
Data the exists before a test is executed, and that affects or is affected by the
component or system under test. Example - in a database - CORRECT ANSWER
Test Data
, The degree, expressed as a percentage, to which a specified coverage item has
been exercised by a test suite. - CORRECT ANSWER Coverage (test coverage)
A document specifying a sequence of actions for the execution of a test. -
CORRECT ANSWER Test procedure specification (test procedure, test script,
manual test script)
A set of several test cases for a component or system under test, where the post
condition of one test if often used as the precondition for the next one. - CORRECT
ANSWER Test Suite
Also known as deviation. Any event occurring that requires investigation. -
CORRECT ANSWER Incident
Artifacts produced during the test process required to plan, design, and execute
tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results, set-up, and clear-
up procedures, files, databases, environment, and any additional software or
utilities used in testing. - CORRECT ANSWER Test ware
Testing of a previously tested program following modification to ensure that
defects have not been introduced or uncovered in unchanged areas of the
software, as a result of the changes made. It is performed when the software or
its environment is changed. - CORRECT ANSWER Regression testing
The set of generic and specific conditions, agreed upon with the stakeholders, for
permitting a process to be officially completed. The purpose of exit criteria is to
prevent a task from being considered completed when there are still outstanding
