ISTQB Questions & Answers
1. COTS is known as
A. Commercial off the shelf software
B. Compliance of the software
C. Change control of the software
D. Capable off the shelf software - Answer A
2. From the below given choices, which one is the 'Confidence testing'
A. Sanity testing
B. System testing
C. Smoke testing
D. Regression testing - Answer C
3. 'Defect Density' calculated in terms of
A. The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the
component or the system
B. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by that
test phase and any other means after wards
C. The number of defects identified in the component or system divided by the number
of defects found by a test phase
D. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by the
size of the system - Answer A
4. 'Be bugging' is known as
A. Preventing the defects by inspection
B. Fixing the defects by debugging
C. Adding known defects by seeding
D. A process of fixing the defects by tester - Answer C
5. An expert based test estimation is also known as
A. Narrow band Delphi
B. Wide band Delphi
C. Bespoke Delphi
D. Robust Delphi - Answer B
6. When testing a grade calculation system, a tester determines that all scores from 90
to 100 will yield a grade of A, but scores below 90 will not. This analysis is known as:
A. Equivalence partitioning
B. Boundary value analysis
C. Decision table
D. Hybrid analysis - Answer A
7. All of the following might be done during unit testing except
A. Desk check
, B. Manual support testing
C. Walk-through
D. Compiler based testing - Answer B
8. What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the
effects of that change show up in some test?
A. Introducing mutations
B. Performance testing
C. A mutation error
D. Debugging a program - Answer A
9. Which of the following characteristics is primarily associated with software re-
usability?
A. The extent to which the software can be used in other applications
B. The extent to which the software can be used by many different users
C. The capability of the software to be moved to a different platform
D. The capability of one system to be coupled with another system - Answer A
10. Which of the following software change management activities is most vital to
assessing the impact of proposed software modifications?
A. Baseline identification
B. Configuration auditing
C. Change control
D. Version control - Answer C
11. Which of the following statements is true about a software verification and validation
program?
I. It strives to ensure that quality is built into software.
II. It provides management with insights into the state of a software project.
III. It ensures that alpha, beta, and system tests are performed.
IV. It is executed in parallel with software development activities.
A. I, II&III B.II, III&IV C.I, II&IV D.I, III&IV - Answer C
12. Which of the following is a requirement of an effective software environment?
I. Ease of use
II. Capacity for incremental implementation
III. Capability of evolving with the needs of a project
IV. Inclusion of advanced tools
A.I, II &III B.I, II &IV C.II, III&IV D.I, III&IV - Answer A
13. A test manager wants to use the resources available for the automated testing of a
web application. The best choice is
A. Test automater, web specialist, DBA, test lead
1. COTS is known as
A. Commercial off the shelf software
B. Compliance of the software
C. Change control of the software
D. Capable off the shelf software - Answer A
2. From the below given choices, which one is the 'Confidence testing'
A. Sanity testing
B. System testing
C. Smoke testing
D. Regression testing - Answer C
3. 'Defect Density' calculated in terms of
A. The number of defects identified in a component or system divided by the size of the
component or the system
B. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by that
test phase and any other means after wards
C. The number of defects identified in the component or system divided by the number
of defects found by a test phase
D. The number of defects found by a test phase divided by the number found by the
size of the system - Answer A
4. 'Be bugging' is known as
A. Preventing the defects by inspection
B. Fixing the defects by debugging
C. Adding known defects by seeding
D. A process of fixing the defects by tester - Answer C
5. An expert based test estimation is also known as
A. Narrow band Delphi
B. Wide band Delphi
C. Bespoke Delphi
D. Robust Delphi - Answer B
6. When testing a grade calculation system, a tester determines that all scores from 90
to 100 will yield a grade of A, but scores below 90 will not. This analysis is known as:
A. Equivalence partitioning
B. Boundary value analysis
C. Decision table
D. Hybrid analysis - Answer A
7. All of the following might be done during unit testing except
A. Desk check
, B. Manual support testing
C. Walk-through
D. Compiler based testing - Answer B
8. What is the concept of introducing a small change to the program and having the
effects of that change show up in some test?
A. Introducing mutations
B. Performance testing
C. A mutation error
D. Debugging a program - Answer A
9. Which of the following characteristics is primarily associated with software re-
usability?
A. The extent to which the software can be used in other applications
B. The extent to which the software can be used by many different users
C. The capability of the software to be moved to a different platform
D. The capability of one system to be coupled with another system - Answer A
10. Which of the following software change management activities is most vital to
assessing the impact of proposed software modifications?
A. Baseline identification
B. Configuration auditing
C. Change control
D. Version control - Answer C
11. Which of the following statements is true about a software verification and validation
program?
I. It strives to ensure that quality is built into software.
II. It provides management with insights into the state of a software project.
III. It ensures that alpha, beta, and system tests are performed.
IV. It is executed in parallel with software development activities.
A. I, II&III B.II, III&IV C.I, II&IV D.I, III&IV - Answer C
12. Which of the following is a requirement of an effective software environment?
I. Ease of use
II. Capacity for incremental implementation
III. Capability of evolving with the needs of a project
IV. Inclusion of advanced tools
A.I, II &III B.I, II &IV C.II, III&IV D.I, III&IV - Answer A
13. A test manager wants to use the resources available for the automated testing of a
web application. The best choice is
A. Test automater, web specialist, DBA, test lead
