ExxonMobil - Fundamentals of Testing 1

Which statement is the most true?

• Different testing is needed depending upon the application

• All software is tested in the same way

• A technique that find defects will always find defects

• A technique that has found no defects is not useful

When is testing complete?

• When time and budget is exhausted

• When there is enough information for sponsors to make an informed decision about release

• When there are no remaining high priority defects outstanding

• When every data combination has been exercised successfully

Which of the following is a major test planning task?

• Determining the exit criteria

• Measuring and analyzing results

• Implementing corrective actions

• Monitoring and documenting progress

Which option is part of the ‘Implementation and Execution’ area of the fundamental test process?

• Developing the tests

• Comparing actual and expected results

• Writing a test summary

• Analyzing lesson learnt for future releases

The five parts of the fundamental test process have a chronological order. Which of the options gives three different parts in the correct order?

• Implementation and execution, planning and control, analysis and design

• Analysis and design, evaluating exit criteria and reporting, test closure activities

• Evaluating exit criteria and reporting, implementation and execution, analysis and design

• Evaluating exit criteria and reporting , test closure activities, analysis and design

Debugging is:

• Testing/checking whether the software performs correctly

• Checking that a previously reported defect has been corrected

• Identifying the cause of the failure, repairing the code and checking the fix is correct

• Checking that no unintended consequences have occurred as result of a fix

Which of the following general testing principles are true?

i. Testing shows the presents of defects but not the absence of defects

ii. Testing of safety-critical software is similar to testing of web application

iii. Testing should start after the completion of key development tasks

• (i) is true, (ii) and (iii) are false

• (i) and (ii) are true, (iii) is false