Software Testing Quiz

Which of the following is a key factor in improving productivity in software testing?

• Automation of repetitive tests

• Increasing the number of testers

• Reducing the scope of the test plan

• Focusing only on manual testing

Which quality attribute is most critical for software testing?

• Performance

• Usability

• Reliability

• Efficiency

What is the primary purpose of a test case in software testing?

• To document the requirements

• To provide a method for checking the system’s functionality

• To outline the overall project timeline

• To describe the design of the system

Which metric is used to measure the quality of the test process itself?

• Defect density

• Test coverage

• Test effectiveness

• Code complexity

Which of the following best describes the term 'test automation'?

• Automating the development process

• Using software to control the execution of tests

• Reducing the time spent on bug fixing

• Testing software without a user interface

What is the relationship between productivity and test coverage?

• Higher test coverage always leads to higher productivity

• Increased test coverage can sometimes lower productivity due to the complexity of testing

• Test coverage has no effect on productivity

• Lower test coverage always leads to higher productivity

In which phase of software development is quality assurance most cost-effective?

• During the maintenance phase

• During the design phase

• During the testing phase

• During the requirement phase

What is one of the main goals of regression testing?

• To test the software’s performance

• To verify new features

• To ensure new code does not affect existing functionality

• To test user interface design

Which of the following can lead to a decrease in the overall quality of a product?

• Performing comprehensive test cases

• Focusing on testing only critical paths

• Skipping integration testing

• Using test automation tools effectively

Which test design technique focuses on identifying defects by covering all possible inputs or output scenarios?

• Boundary value analysis

• Decision table testing

• Equivalence partitioning

• All of the above