Quiz 1

Question 1

A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective.

Requirement
Verification
Validation
Process

Answer 1

Requirement

Question 2

It intentionally attempt to make things go wrong to determine if things happen when they shouldn’t or things don’t happen when they should.

Quality Control
Software Development Cycle
Software Quality Assurance
Software Testing

Answer 2

Software Testing

Question 3

It is oriented and focuses on process or defect prevention

Quality Control
Quality Assurance

Answer 3

Quality Assurance

Question 4

The act of maintaining the quality of deliverables by inspecting and measuring them against standards to identify defects for correction.

Software Development Cycle
Software Quality Assurance
Software Testing
Quality Control

Answer 4

Quality Control

Question 5

It locates, analyses and removes the cause of the failure (defects)

Testing
Debugging
Retesting

Answer 5

Debugging

Question 6

It involves operation of a system or application under controlled conditions and evaluating the results. The controlled conditions should include both normal and abnormal conditions.

Software Testing
Quality Control
Software Development Cycle
Software Quality Assurance

Answer 6

Software Testing

Question 7

A human action that produces an incorrect result

Error
Failure
Defect
Fault

Answer 7

Error

Question 8

A deviation from specifications or requirements (producer view).

Defect
Failure
Error
Fault

Answer 8

Defect

Question 9

An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where it does not meet its requirements or specifications.

Failure
Fault
Defect
Mistake

Answer 9

Defect

Question 10

An event in which a component or system does not perform a required function within specified limits.

Fault
Error
Failure
Defect

Answer 10

Failure

Question 11

System failing to do what it should do or doing something that it should not do

Error
Defect
Failure
Fault

Answer 11

Failure

Question 12

A set of preconditions, inputs, actions (where applicable), expected results and postconditions, developed based on test conditions.

Test Script
Test Case
Test Suite
Test Plan

Answer 12

Test Case

Question 13

Documentation specifying inputs, predicted results, and a set of execution for each item.

Test Plan
Test Case
Test Suite
Test Script

Answer 13

Test Case

Question 14

It is a collection of test cases that are intended to be used to test a software program to show that it has some specified set of behaviours

Test Plan
Test Case
Test Script
Test Suite

Answer 14

Test Suite

Question 15

It focuses on products (defect detection)

Quality Assurance
Quality Control

Answer 15

Quality Control

Question 16

Documentation describing the test objectives to be achieved and the means and the schedule for achieving them, organized to coordinate testing activities.

Test Plan
Test Script
Test Suite
Test Case

Answer 16

Test Plan

Question 17

Confirmation by examination and through provision of objective evidence that specified requirements have been fulfilled.

Verification
Validation

Answer 17

Verification

Question 18

It involves the entire software development PROCESS - monitoring, and improving the process, making sure that any agreed-upon processes and standards and procedures are followed and ensuring that the problems are found and dealt with.

Software Testing
Software Development Cycle
Software Quality Assurance
Quality Control

Answer 18

Software Quality Assurance

Question 19

Confirmation by examination that a work product matches a stakeholder needs.

Validation
Verification

Answer 19

Validation

Question 20

A problem in the program code (or related work product)

Mistake
Failure
Fault
Defect

Answer 20

Defect

Question 21

The process within the software development lifecycle that evaluates the quality of a component or system and related work products.

Debugging
Retesting
Testing

Answer 21

Testing

Question 22

Ensures that the fix really resolves the failure

Testing
Retesting
Debugging

Answer 22

Retesting

Question 23

The “test phase” of the life cycle which ensures that the end product (e.g…, software or system) meets user needs.

Verification
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No answer text provided.
Validation

Answer 23

Validation

Question 24

Given the following examples:

The mobile phone app sent a message to the wrong addressee
The programmer used the wrong library function as he was tired
The decision statement used a ’>’ when it should have been ‘<’
The football results web page updated too slowly for the most users
Which of the following BEST matches the examples with the terms

Fault - iv, Error - ii, Failure - i
Fault - iii, Error - ii, Failure - iv
Fault - iii, Error - iv, Failure - ii
Fault - ii, Error - iii, Failure - i

Answer 24

Fault - iii, Error - ii, Failure - iv

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a common objective of testing? Stopping defects from being introduced into a system Obtaining assurance in the quality of the software Detecting failures Fixing defects before the system is released

Answer 25

Fixing defects before the system is released

Question 26

Give the 4 Common Objectives of Testing

Answer 26

1.Preventing Defects 2.Finding Defects 3.Gaining confidencce about the level of quality 4.Providing information for decision making

Question 27

Give 7 Software Testing Principles

Answer 27

1. Testing shows the presence of defects 2. Exhaustive Principle is impossible 3. Early Testing 4. Defect Clustering 5. Pesticide Paradox 6. Testing is Content Dependent 7. Absence of errors fallacy

Question 28

Give 3 Types of Iterative/Incremental Software Development Models

Answer 28

1. Rapid Application Development 2. Rational Unified Process 3. Agile