ISTQB Glossary

A human action that produces an incorrect result is called what?

• A deviation of the component or system from its expected delivery

• A job loss

• An error

• A defect

According to the glossary, a risk relates to which of the following?

• Negative feedback to the tester

• Negative consequences that will occur

• Negative consequences for the test object

• Negative consequences that could occur

Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between testing and debugging?

• Testing shows failures caused by defects; debugging finds, analyzes, and removes the causes of failures in the software.

• Testing identifies the source of defects; debugging analyzes the defects and proposes prevention activities.

• Testing removes faults; debugging identifies the causes of failures.

• Testing prevents the causes of failures; debugging removes the failures.

Software testing activities should start

• as soon as the code is written

• during the design stage

• when the requirements have been formally documented

• as soon as possible in the development life cycle

Which of the following statements are true?

• Faults in program specifications are the most expensive to fix.

• Faults in code are the most expensive to fix.

• Faults in designs are the most expensive to fix.

• Faults in requirements are the most expensive to fix.

Faults found by users are due to:

• Poor software and poor testing

• Poor quality software

• bad luck

• insufficient time for testing

Test Conditions are derived from:

• Specifications

• Test Cases

• Test Data

• Test Design

Error guessing is best used:

• after more formal techniques have been applied

• as the first approach to deriving test cases

• by inexperienced testers

• after the system has gone live

The cost of fixing a fault:

• is not important

• increases the later a fault is found

• decreases the later a fault is found

• can never be determined

Why is testing necessary?

• Because testing is good method to make there are not defects in the software

• Because verification and validation are not enough to get to know the quality of the software

• Because testing measures the quality of the software system and helps to increase the quality

• Because testing finds more defects than reviews and inspections