Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Testing

In a warehouse logistics system, 80% of the defects found in the last release came from two of its twenty modules. Which testing principle does this illustrate?

A test manager proposes to test a children's drawing app and an implanted heart-rate controller in exactly the same way, with the same approach and depth. Which principle does this proposal ignore?

Why does early testing save time and money?

A registration form has 12 fields that each accept many values. The team lead wants every combination tested before release. What is the BEST advice?

A retailer's new mobile app passed every test against its specification, and all defects found were fixed. Customers still abandon it because it does not support the way they shop. Which principle explains this?

According to the absence-of-defects fallacy, which activity should be carried out in addition to verification?

After 2,000 tests of a CRM system pass with no failures, the sales director announces that the system is now proven to be free of defects. Which testing principle does this statement contradict?

A test lead for an online banking service is asked what testing can achieve, even when all tests pass. Which answer is consistent with the testing principles?

A team has run the same 300 manual tests on a travel booking site every release for two years, and the tests now rarely find new defects. What is the BEST response?

The 'tests wear out' principle has an exception. In which situation can repeating the same tests have a beneficial outcome?

A tester studies the requirements for a car-rental site to identify testable features, then defines and prioritises the associated test conditions. Which test activity is this?

During test analysis for a public-sector grants form, a tester notices that two requirements contradict each other. What does this show about test analysis?

Which task belongs to test completion?

For a glucose monitor, a tester identifies coverage items, defines the test data requirements and designs the test environment. Which test activity is this?

Which task is part of test execution?

Which test activity answers the question 'how to test?'

During which test activity are test procedures prioritised and arranged within a test execution schedule?

A test manager sees that execution of the tests for a ticketing system is two weeks behind the plan, so she moves two testers onto the highest-risk area. Which activities is she performing?

Which test activity consists of defining the test objectives and then selecting an approach that best achieves them within the constraints of the context?

Release 5 of a ferry booking app is about to go live with two known, unresolved defects that the business has agreed to accept. During test completion, what should be done about these defects?

A small start-up and a national tax agency both build online forms. Why will their test processes MOST likely differ?

Which list contains only contextual factors that influence how testing is carried out?

A test team moves from testing an internal staff-rota tool to testing a safety-critical rail signalling system. Which change is MOST likely because of the new context?

On a telecoms billing project, Priya designs test cases from the test conditions and writes automated test scripts. Which role is she performing?

Test progress reports for an e-learning platform give only the numbers of tests passed and failed, and the sponsor cannot tell which course features are ready. How would traceability between the test basis and the test results help?

A change is proposed to a requirement in a court case-management system. How does good traceability help the test team?

Which traceability can be used to evaluate the level of residual risk in a test object?

Which of the following is a work product of test analysis?

During test analysis for a library loans system, a tester finds an ambiguous requirement that the author cannot correct straight away. Which work product should record it?

Which work product is created during test completion?

Organisations produce, name and organise testware in many different ways. What ensures the consistency and integrity of these work products?

Which of the following is a work product of test design?

A team testing a payments gateway creates stubs, drivers and a service virtualisation of the card network. What are these?

Which work products come from test monitoring and test control?

What is the main benefit of independence of testing?

Which of the following is a drawback of independence of testing?

For most projects, what does the syllabus say is usually best regarding independence of testing?

Code for a hotel's room-pricing feature is tested by another developer from the author's own team. Which level of independence is this?

A tester must tell a developer, who is proud of his code, that his new pricing module has a serious defect. Which skill is MOST important in this situation?

Why should information about defects and failures be communicated in a constructive way?

Which skill helps a tester understand and communicate with end users and business representatives?

Which TWO skills does the syllabus link to identifying defects, especially ones that are difficult to find?

In the whole team approach, whom do testers collaborate with to help create suitable acceptance tests?

From which practice does the whole team approach come?

In the whole team approach, who is responsible for quality?

Which benefit of the whole team approach does the syllabus describe?

Which TWO are advantages of the whole team approach?

Which statement BEST differentiates testing from debugging?

During system testing of a hotel booking site, a tester sees that no confirmation email is sent. A developer reproduces the problem, finds the faulty line and fixes it. Which part of this work is debugging?

Which statement correctly describes how errors, defects and failures relate?

Firmware in a factory sensor starts producing wrong readings after the sensor is exposed to strong electromagnetic fields. No human mistake was made in writing the firmware. What does this illustrate?

In a puzzle game, a developer forgot to reset a counter between levels. When players reach level 3, the game shows a score of zero. What is the score of zero that players see?

Which statement about defects is correct?

A requirements specification for a court case-management system contains a defect that nobody detects. What is the MOST likely consequence?

Why does a team perform root cause analysis after a failure in a parcel-tracking system?

An analyst who had received no training in the tax rules misunderstood one, so the specification for a tax portal states the wrong rate. Which of these is the root cause?

Where can defects be found?

A test lead is listing the goals of system testing for a payroll release. Which of the following is a typical test objective?

A team testing an infusion pump must show that it meets the rules set by a national health regulator. Which typical test objective does this reflect?

A release manager at a logistics firm asks what testing is meant to achieve. Which statement describes a typical test objective?

A business analyst asks why testers want to review the user stories for a new booking site before any code exists. Which typical test objective does this support?

Which of the following is a typical test objective?

A product owner for a public-sector benefits portal says the main reason for testing is to lower the chance that poor quality software reaches citizens. Which typical test objective is this?

Which TWO of the following are typical test objectives?

Which statement BEST describes quality assurance (QA)?

Testing is one form of quality control. Which of the following is another form of quality control named in the syllabus?

How are test results used in quality assurance?

Which statement about testing is correct?

Which TWO statements about testing and quality assurance are correct?

How does testing contribute to higher quality test objects?

Which of the following is an example of testing contributing to the success of a project?

A hospital cannot involve real patients in developing its appointment app, because suitable patients are hard to find and costly to involve. How does testing help in this situation?