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Pre-Assessment Flashcards

1
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Which kind of plan should be in place to proactively face and resolve the risks of the development process?

a) Migration
b) Master
c) Maintenance
d) Mitigation

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d) Mitigation

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What is a key testing principle of designing tests?

a) Test cases should include invalid and unexpected input conditions.
b) Testing is conducted at the end of the development process.
c) Test cases should be designed to pass.
d) Systems tests are a collection of developers’ unit and integration tests.

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a) Test cases should include invalid and unexpected input conditions.

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Which criterion should be used to decide which testing technique to use?

a) How well you know a particular technique
b) The objective of the test
c) How appropriate the technique is for testing the application
d) Whether there is a tool to support the technique

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c) How appropriate the technique is for testing the application

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What is the purpose of a test completion criterion?

a) To know when a specific test has finished its execution
b) To ensure that the test case specification is complete
c) To set the criteria used in generating test inputs
d) To determine when to stop testing

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d) To determine when to stop testing

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What is the definition of functional system testing?

a) Testing that the system functions with other systems
b) Testing that the components that comprise the system function together
c) Testing the end-to-end functionality of the system as a whole
d) Testing the system performs functions within specified response times

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c) Testing the end-to-end functionality of the system as a whole

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Which statement describes part of a formal coding review process?

a) The programmer narrates, statement by statement the logic of the program.
b) When an error is found, the review team attempts to resolve the error during the process.
c) Historically common errors are not considered in the review process.
d) The moderator does not need to be a competent programmer.

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a) The programmer narrates, statement by statement the logic of the program.

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What are the necessary parts of a test case, according to the software testing principles?

a) A description of the correct output of the program for a set of input data
b) A description of data processing into information
c) A description of the type of testing technique used
d) A description of the input data into the program

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a) A description of the correct output of the program for a set of input data

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How does a test verify that a program meets requirements?

a) It validates conditions that guarantee the absence of all errors.
b) It validates input conditions that produce defined requirements.
c) It validates that the components of the system function together.
d) It validates a subset of the programs test cases against the requirements.

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b) It validates input conditions that produce defined requirements.

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Which testing approach should increase software quality?

a) Reducing test time
b) Keeping the same test time for all testing phases
c) Increasing test time
d) Following well-established procedures and appropriate testing tools

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d) Following well-established procedures and appropriate testing tools

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Which type of review is used to identify discrepancies from specifications or standards?

a) Technical
b) Circulation
c) Walkthrough
d) Peer

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a) Technical

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Which type of review is recommended when reviewers are geographically separated and teleconferencing is impossible?

a) Buddy
b) Circulation
c) Walkthrough
d) Inspection

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b) Circulation

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There is a requirement to verify the usability of a product as it is being delivered to ensure overall design and functionality without regard to the internal functioning of the code.

Which quality method meets this requirement?

a) Code inspection
b) Black box testing
c) White box testing
d) Peer reviews

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b) Black box testing

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QA purposes a formal group meeting where the programmer narrates, statement by statement, the logic of a program as an error detection technique.

Which quality method meets this proposal?

a) Peer review
b) Black box testing
c) Code inspection
d) Grey box testing

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c) Code inspection

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Management has requested that the development team have a moderator review their newest module of code.

Which type of review is being asked for?

a) Walkthrough
b) Informal
c) Inspection
d) End user

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c) Insepction

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An informal review of a module of code has been completed. The development team has decided to evaluate the module from an end user perspective.

Which method should be used to determine if the code meets quality standards?

a) Human
b) Black box
c) Inspection
d) White box

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b) Black box

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Which test should be used during the system design phase?

a) Integration
b) Module
c) System
d) Acceptance

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a) Integration

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Which test should be used in the requirements phase?

a) Integration
b) Module
c) System
d) Acceptance

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d) Acceptance

18
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During the implementation phase of a project, the developer realizes the need to change part of the project that has already been written and tested.

Which test type should be performed after these changes are made?

a) Unit
b) Integration
c) Regression
d) Usability

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c) Regression

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What is a benefit of the code inspection process?

a) It provides feedback on the programming choice of algorithms.
b) It offers potential for developing confidence in the code requirements.
c) It reinforces an individual approach to problem resolution.
d) It promotes the development of a personal coding style.

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a) It provides feedback on the programming choice of algorithms.

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What is a value of testing?

a) To demonstrate the presence of debugging actions
b) To increase the probability of uncovered defects
c) To show that a previously present defect has been removed
d) To prove that software is defect-free

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b) To increase the probability of uncovered defects

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Why is black box testing considered a useful test design technique?

a) It can help reduce the costs of software development by identifying errors.
b) It can aid in stemming test conditions based on analysis of an internal structure.
c) It can help develop test cases based on analysis of a component of code.
d) It can aid in deriving test data based on analysis of the requirement specifications.

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d) It can aid in deriving test data based on analysis of the requirement specifications.

22
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Which action should a developer take after receiving an email from a QA tester stating that the application under test is not working?

a) Start to work on each issue in order to fix the application
b) Begin a debugging process to isolate each issue
c) Ask to document each issue with details in a bug report
d) Pass the email on to the lead developer to decide what to do

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c) Ask to document each issue with details in a bug report

23
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An incomplete bug was identified and reported by the QA team. The bug only contained a description, an expected result, and an actual result.

Which step should be taken by the developer?

a) Retest the code to see if the error can be reproduced.
b) Ask the QA team to provide the steps to reproduce the error.
c) Immediately start modifying the code as the developer knows why the error occurs.
d) Tell the QA team that the code was tested and that errors do not exist.

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b) Ask the QA team to provide the steps to reproduce the error.

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Which action should a developer take after the review of a bug report?

a) Rewrite the code to meet project style guide.
b) Investigate to see if the code works as designed.
c) Talk directly with the QA engineer.
d) Rewrite the code to correct the error.

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c) Talk directly with the QA engineer.

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Which key process is supported when the developer continuously provides feedback to the QA team after bug reports are delivered?

a) Tactics and tools
b) Management support
c) Sustaining partnership
d) RACI matrix

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c) Sustaining partnership

26
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A program’s state changes from what is expected.

Which practice should be applied to find the location of the defect?

a) Backtracking
b) Induction
c) Deduction
d) Error analysis

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a) Backtracking

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A web developer or QA tester encounters an error.

What is the best practice to initiate resolution of this error?

a) Brute force debugging
b) Deduction
c) Reproducing the error
d) Induction

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c) Reproducing the error

28
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Which test type should be used to compare the program to its initial requirements?

a) Function
b) Acceptance
c) Regression
d) Comparison

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b) Acceptance

29
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Which test should be used to ensure a module of code meets quality standards?

a) Unit
b) Integration
c) Regression
d) Usability

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a) Unit

30
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Which test type determines whether the program meets response and throughput requirements?

a) Acceptance
b) Performance
c) Unit
d) System

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b) Performance

31
Q

A developer creates a test in which much of the code will be executed.

Which test type does this describe?

a) Black box
b) White box
c) Unit
d) Regression

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b) White box

32
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A developer updates some existing software.

Which type of test should the developer run to ensure the core functionality of the software still works as expected?

a) Unit
b) System
c) Regression
d) User Acceptance

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c) Regression

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The development team is questioned by its end users concerning the benefit of designing tests in the software development process.

What is a key benefit of developing tests early in the process?

a) It is cheaper than designing tests during the test phases.
b) It helps prevent defects from being introduced into the code.
c) Tests designed early are more effective than tests designed later.
d) It saves time during the testing phases when testers are busy.

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b) It helps prevent defects from being introduced into the code.

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A series of defects have recently been found by end users testing new functionality in an existing program, but were fixed by the development team.

Which test types should be used to verify the current functionality is working as designed?

a) Unit
b) System
c) Regression
d) Acceptance

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c) Regression

35
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Which test method will verify the functionality of the GUI without knowledge of the underlying code?

a) Black box
b) White box
c) Usability
d) Regression

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a) Black box

36
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An end user will perform an acceptance test against an application as a final verification.

Which development process step is being verified?

a) Objectives
b) System design
c) Program structure design
d) Requirements

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d) Requirements

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What is the purpose of a usability test?

a) To evaluate a product by testing it with representative users
b) To evaluate a product using automation test tools
c) To evaluate a product by trying to find as many issues as possible
d) To evaluate a product by comparing the functional specs to functional performance

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a) To evaluate a product by testing it with representative users

38
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What describes decision/condition coverage testing?

a) Exercise the true and false outcomes of each decision at least once.
b) Exercise all decision outcomes only once.
c) Exercise the true and false outcomes of each condition at least once.
d) Exercise all decision outcomes and each condition at least once.

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d) Exercise all decision outcomes and each condition at least once.

39
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Which level of coding knowledge is needed to perform black box testing?

a) Extensive
b) Very extensive
c) Limited
d) Very limited

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d) Very limited

40
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How does a unit test run on an updated module of code benefit code development?

a) Development knows that the code will correctly integrate with the application.
b) Development knows the module will pass a regression test.
c) Development knows the module meets quality standards and is ready to be integrated.
d) Development knows there are no bugs in the code.

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c) Development knows the module meets quality standards and is ready to be integrated.

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