Software Testing Quiz (or) Software Testing MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

1 .

The process that deals with the technical and management issues of software development called as?

A)

Software Process

B)

Testing Process

C)

Delivery Process

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Software Process

2 .

Informing to the developer which bug to be fix first is called as

A)

Severity

B)

Fix ability

C)

Priority

D)

Traceability

Correct Answer : Priority

3 .

The testing in which code is checked

A)

Red box testing

B)

White box testing

C)

Black box testing

D)

Green box testing

Correct Answer : White box testing

4 .

Testing done without planning and Documentation is called

A)

Adhoc testing

B)

Unit testing

C)

Regression testing

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Adhoc testing

5 .

The difference between re-testing and regression testing is:

A)

re-testing is done after faults are fixed; regression testing is done earlier

B)

re-testing is done by developers, regression testing is done by independent testers

C)

re-testing uses different environments, regression testing uses the same environment

D)

re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects

Correct Answer : re-testing is running a test again; regression testing looks for unexpected side effects

6 .

A test harness is a:

A)

A set of several test cases for a component or system under test

B)

A distance set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project

C)

A test environment comprised of stubs and drives needed to conduct a test

D)

A high level document describing the principles, approach and major objectives of the organization regarding testing

Correct Answer : A test environment comprised of stubs and drives needed to conduct a test

7 .

What are histograms commonly known as______

A)

pie chart

B)

bar charts

C)

scatter plots

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : bar charts

Explanation : Histograms commonly known as a bar chart because histogram is a graphical representation of data or value by using different size of the bars, that’s why it is also known as a bar chart.

8 .

Phase Definition. It will come under

A)

ISO

B)

Six Sigma

C)

CMM Level 1

D)

CMM Level 2

Correct Answer : CMM Level 2

9 .

Determine the statement which holds true in case of Exploratory Testing:

A)

It involves simultaneous design of the test and execution

B)

It starts the execution only when the design gets renewed

C)

It starts the execution only when the design gets amended

D)

It starts the execution only when the design gets finalized

Correct Answer : It involves simultaneous design of the test and execution

10 .

What is the purpose of test completion criteria in a test plan?

A)

to plan when to stop testing

B)

to know when test planning is complete

C)

to set the criteria used in generating test inputs

D)

to ensure that the test case specification is complete

Correct Answer : to plan when to stop testing

11 .

Which of the following is not true: Characteristics of good testing:

A)

each test level has specific test objectives

B)

for every development activity there is a corresponding testing activity.

C)

test analysis and development should begin during the corresponding development activity

D)

Testers should be involved in reviewing documents as soon as drafts are available in teh development life cycle

Correct Answer : test analysis and development should begin during the corresponding development activity

12 .

Which of the following is not a test level

A)

system testing

B)

client acceptance testing

C)

component testing

D)

integration testing

Correct Answer : client acceptance testing

13 .

Equivalence partitioning is:

A)

A black box testing technique used only by developers

B)

A white box testing technique appropriate for component testing

C)

A black box testing technique than can only be used during system testing

D)

A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing

Correct Answer : A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing

14 .

Which is non-functional software testing?

A)

Unit Testing

B)

Block box testing

C)

Regression testing

D)

Performance Testing

Correct Answer : Performance Testing

15 .

Executing the same test case on a modified build called as

A)

Regression Testing

B)

Retesting

C)

Ad hoc Testing

D)

Sanity Testing

Correct Answer : Regression Testing

16 .

Which testing phase tests individual software modules combined together as a group?

A)

Module testing

B)

White Box testing

C)

Integration testing

D)

Software testing

Correct Answer : Integration testing

17 .

Running a program is one way of testing the solution to that problem.

A)

False

B)

True

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : True

18 .

Debugging is the process of writing test data.

A)

True

B)

False

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : False

19 .

A bug is error in an algorithm or program.

A)

True

B)

False

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : True

20 .

Unreachable code would best be found using:

A)

a coverage tool

B)

code inspections

C)

a static analysis tool

D)

code reviews

Correct Answer : code reviews

21 .

In which activity of the Fundamental Test Process is the test environment set up?

A)

Test analysis and design

B)

Test planning and control

C)

Test implementation and execution.

D)

Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

Correct Answer : Test implementation and execution.

22 .

It measures the quality of a product. It is a specific part of the QA procedure, It is a corrective process, It applies for particular product & Deals with the product.

A)

Validation

B)

Quality Control

C)

Verification

D)

Quality Assurance

Correct Answer : Quality Control

23 .

Which is Black-Box Testing method?

A)

Code coverage

B)

Fault injection

C)

Equivalence partitioning

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Equivalence partitioning

24 .

Which of the following is a major task of test planning?

A)

Determining the test approach

B)

Preparing test specifications

C)

Measuring and analyzing results

D)

Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

Correct Answer : Determining the test approach

25 .

Verification is:

A)

Performed by an independent test team

B)

Checking that we are building the right system

C)

Making sure that it is what the user really wants

D)

Checking that we are building the system right

Correct Answer : Checking that we are building the system right

26 .

Beta testing is :

A)

Useful to test bespoke software

B)

Performed as early as possible in the lifecycle

C)

Performed by an independent test team

D)

Performed by customers at their own site

Correct Answer : Performed by customers at their own site

27 .

Before launching a software which testing is to be done in-house?

A)

Beta

B)

Alpha

C)

Gamma

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Alpha

28 .

Boundary value analysis belongs to which testing method?

A)

Stress Testing

B)

White Box testing

C)

Black Box testing

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Black Box testing

29 .

This type of testing method attempts to find incorrect or missing functions, errors in data structures or external database access, interface errors, Performance errors and initialization and Termination errors. It is called as

A)

Black Box Testing

B)

White Box Testing

C)

Grey Box Testing

D)

Open Box Testing

Correct Answer : Black Box Testing

30 .

The best way to avoid problems is to write the program before writing the algorithm.

A)

True

B)

False

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : False

31 .

Which tool would you use if a programmer wanted to express algorithm visually?

A)

Flowchart

B)

Pseudocode

C)

Storyboard

D)

Graphical user interface

Correct Answer : Flowchart

32 .

Integration bugs occur when the interfaces are integrated in between the assumed tested components

A)

True

B)

False

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : True

33 .

Acceptance testing is also known as_____

A)

Alpha Testing

B)

Grey box testing

C)

Beta testing

D)

White box testing

Correct Answer : Beta testing

34 .

Which of the following is not part of performance testing?

A)

Simulating many users

B)

Measuring response time

C)

Generating many transactions

D)

Recovery testing

Correct Answer : Recovery testing

35 .

Impact Analysis helps to decide:

A)

Exit Criteria

B)

How many more test cases need to written

C)

Different Tools to perform Regression Testing

D)

How much regression testing should be done

Correct Answer : How much regression testing should be done

36 .

Which is NOT true - The black box tester:

A)

is highly motivated to find faults

B)

should be able to understand the source code

C)

is creative to find the systemâ€™s weaknesses

D)

should be able to understand a functional specification or requirements document

Correct Answer : should be able to understand the source code

37 .

The main focus of acceptance testing is:

A)

testing for a business perspective

B)

finding faults in the system

C)

testing by an independent test team

D)

testing the system with other systems

Correct Answer : testing for a business perspective

38 .

Beta testing is done at_________

A)

Developerâ€™s end

B)

Userâ€™s & Developerâ€™s end

C)

Userâ€™s end

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Userâ€™s end

39 .

Which is Deductive Process _________

A)

Bug

B)

Error

C)

Debugging

D)

Testing

Correct Answer : Debugging

40 .

A ________ is the smallest testable piece of software that can be compiled.

A)

Unit

B)

System

C)

Component

D)

Integration

Correct Answer : Unit

41 .

A _________ is an integrated aggregate of one or more units

A)

Unit

B)

Component

C)

System

D)

Integration

Correct Answer : Component

42 .

Which of the following would be a valid measure of test progress?

A)

Number of undetected defects

B)

Effort required to fix all defects

C)

Total number of defects in the product

D)

Number of test cases not yet executed

Correct Answer : Number of test cases not yet executed

43 .

The path segment for which every node is visited atmost once is said to be

A)

DU path

B)

Simple path segment

C)

defination clear path segment

D)

loop free path

Correct Answer : loop free path

44 .

Which one is the most adopted SDLC that used by many software company?

A)

Spiral Model

B)

Big Bang Model

C)

Agile Scrum

D)

Waterfall Model

Correct Answer : Agile Scrum

45 .

What are the Types of Integration Testing?

A)

Top Down Testing

B)

Big Bang Testing

C)

Bottom Up Testing

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

46 .

Retesting the entire application after a change has been made called as?

A)

Retesting

B)

Full Regression Testing

C)

Unit Regression

D)

Regional Regression

Correct Answer : Full Regression Testing

47 .

Which of the following is NOT a black box technique?

A)

Linear code sequence and jump

B)

Syntax testing

C)

State transition testing

D)

Equivalence partitioning

Correct Answer : Linear code sequence and jump

48 .

A metric used to measure the characteristic of documentation and code called as

A)

Product Metric

B)

Test metrics

C)

Process metric

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Product Metric

49 .

Acceptance testing is known as _______

A)

Test Automation

B)

Greybox testing

C)

Beta Testing

D)

White box testing

Correct Answer : Beta Testing

50 .

Below are the software tester work product, except;

A)

Test plan

B)

Software Code

C)

Test Design

D)

Software Requirement Specification

Correct Answer : Software Code

51 .

The items below should be included in test case, except_______

A)

Test data

B)

Test input

C)

Expected result

D)

Metric and statistical data

Correct Answer : Metric and statistical data

52 .

Why test manager need to know the company organization structure ? Choose the most important answer.

A)

easy to find fault on client

B)

easy to communicate with the client

C)

easy to cheat in doing testing work

D)

easy to communicate, planning the testing work, and assign the testing work among the team member

Correct Answer : easy to communicate, planning the testing work, and assign the testing work among the team member

53 .

Unit testing is done by_____

A)

Developers

B)

Users

C)

Customers

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Developers

54 .

Which of the following is black box testing

A)

Code path analysis

B)

Basic path testing

C)

Boundary value analysis

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Boundary value analysis

55 .

Which of the following is not used in measuring the size of the software

A)

KLOC

B)

Size of module

C)

Function Points

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Size of module

56 .

Statement Coverage will not check for the following:

A)

Dead Code

B)

Missing Statements

C)

Unused Branches

D)

Unused Statement

Correct Answer : Missing Statements

57 .

Validation refers to the set of tasks that ensure that software correctly implements a specific function.

A)

True

B)

False

C)

Can not say

D)

--

Correct Answer : False

58 .

In which testing level the focus is on customer usage?

A)

Alpha Testing

B)

Beta Testing

C)

Validation Testing

D)

Both Alpha and Beta

Correct Answer : Both Alpha and Beta

59 .

By collecting ________ during software testing, it is possible to develop meaningful guidelines to halt the testing process.

A)

Metrics

B)

Testing time

C)

Failure intensity

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Metrics

60 .

What is normally considered as an adjunct to the coding step

A)

Integration testing

B)

Regression Testing

C)

Unit testing

D)

Completion of Testing

Correct Answer : Unit testing

61 .

Which methodology is used to performed Maintenance testing?

A)

Retesting

B)

Sanity testing

C)

Confirmation testing

D)

Breadth test and depth test

Correct Answer : Breadth test and depth test

Explanation : The maintenance testing is performed during the development, migration, and modification cycle. It is done on the previously deployed software where its needs to be improved, altered or migrated to other hardware.

62 .

Which of the following is not part of the Test document?

A)

Test Case

B)

Test strategy

C)

Project Initiation Note [PIN]

D)

Requirements Traceability Matrix [RTM]

Correct Answer : Project Initiation Note [PIN]

Explanation : The test documentation is the document which is created during or before the testing of a software application. The entire test execution process depends on the complication of the test document.

63 .

Which term is used to define testing?

A)

Finding broken code

B)

A stage of all projects

C)

Evaluating deliverable to find errors

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Evaluating deliverable to find errors

Explanation : Software testing is a process of classifying the correctness of software by seeing its all attributes and assessing the execution of software components to find the software bugs or errors.

64 .

What is component testing?

A)

White-box testing

B)

Grey box testing

C)

Black box testing

D)

Both (A) and (B)

Correct Answer : White-box testing

Explanation : The component testing is based on an application's inner workings and revolves around internal structure testing. And the developer performs the white box/ component testing because the developer has the internal knowledge of the application.

65 .

________are the problems that threaten the success of a project but which has not yet happened.

A)

Bug

B)

Risk

C)

Error

D)

Failure

Correct Answer : Risk

Explanation : Risk is the challenge that we need to face to test the application in the current release, and if the assumptions fail, then the risks are involved, such as the effect for an application, release date becomes postponed.

66 .

Which of the following testing is refers to as a fault-based testing technique?

A)

Unit testing

B)

Beta testing

C)

Stress testing

D)

Mutation testing

Correct Answer : Mutation testing

Explanation : Mutation testing is a fault-based testing technique where we insert errors purposely into a program (under test) to verify whether the existing test case can detect the error or not. In this testing, the program's mutant is created by making some modifications to the original program.

67 .

Which of the following is not a valid phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?

A)

Deployment phase

B)

Testing closure

C)

Testing Phase

D)

Requirement Phase

Correct Answer : Testing closure

Explanation : SDLC defines various phases of software development and the order of execution of phases. Software development life cycle is a process that creates a structure for the development of software.

68 .

Which of the following testing is also known as white-box testing?

A)

Design based testing

B)

Error guessing technique

C)

Structural testing

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Structural testing

Explanation : Structural testing is also known as a White box or Clear box, or Glass box testing. In structural testing, we can understand what is happening inside the application or the software.

69 .

ITG stands for______?

A)

Independent Test Group

B)

Instantaneous Test Group

C)

Individual Testing Group

D)

Integration Testing Group

Correct Answer : Independent Test Group

Explanation : The ITG (Independent Test Group) is where the third party solves any problem to create objectivity.

70 .

Which of the below statement is true about the Equivalence Partitioning technique?

A)

The black box testing technique is used only by developers.

B)

A white box testing technique appropriate for component testing.

C)

A black box testing technique that can only be used during system testing.

D)

A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing.

Correct Answer : A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testing.

Explanation : The equivalence partitions are derived from the requirements and specifications of the software. It is a software testing technique in which input data is divided into partitions of valid and invalid values, and all partitions must exhibit the same behavior.

71 .

What is the main task of test planning?

A)

Determining the test approach

B)

Measuring and analyzing results

C)

Preparing the test specification

D)

Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

Correct Answer : Determining the test approach

Explanation : It is a detailed document, which describes software testing areas and activities. The test approach is used to define the application's flow while performing testing and for future reference.

72 .

Which of the following testing is related to the boundary value analysis?

A)

White-box testing

B)

Black box testing

C)

White box and black box testing

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Black box testing

Explanation : Boundary value analysis is one of the widely used case design techniques for black-box testing. It is used to test boundary values because the input values near the boundary have higher chances of error. Boundary values are those that contain the upper and lower limit of a variable.

73 .

Which of the following is not a part of STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle)?

A)

Test Design

B)

Testing Planning

C)

Testing closure

D)

Requirement Gathering

Correct Answer : Requirement Gathering

Explanation : The software testing procedure is also known as Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), which contains various phases of the testing process. And all activities are done to improve the quality of the software product.

74 .

Sanity testing is a_____?

A)

Test type

B)

Test Level

C)

Test Execution Level

D)

Test design technique

Correct Answer : Test Execution Level

Explanation : As soon as the bug fixes are done, we will perform the Sanity testing. It is narrow, deep. Sanity testing's primary objective is to ensure that all the defects have been fixed and no further issues come into existence due to these changes.

75 .

What is the full form of SRS?

A)

Software respond system

B)

System responds software

C)

Software requirements specification

D)

System requirements specification

Correct Answer : Software requirements specification

Explanation : SRS [Software Requirement Specifications] is a document where all the details are converted to the detail document, which can be understood by the developers and the test engineers.

76 .

Define the term verification in V and V model?

A)

Performed by an independent test team

B)

Checking that we are building the system right

C)

Making sure that it is what the user wants

D)

Checking that we are building the right system

Correct Answer : Checking that we are building the system right

Explanation : The entire V model executes in two-phase; the complete review process is done in the verification phase. We can say that the verification is used to check that we are building the system right.

77 .

______are those software mistakes that occurred during the coding phase?

A)

Bugs

B)

Errors

C)

Defects

D)

Failures

Correct Answer : Bugs

Explanation : The Bug is the informal name of defects, which means that software or application is not working as per the requirement. The bug occurred when developers made any mistake or error while developing the product. And the bug had various names in different companies such as error, issues, problem, fault, mistake, etc.

78 .

The Decision table testing is a_______?

A)

Grey Box Test Design Technique

B)

White box Test Design Technique

C)

Experience-based Test Design Technique

D)

Black Box Test Design Technique

Correct Answer : Black Box Test Design Technique

Explanation : The Decision table technique is one of the most important used case design techniques for black-box testing. It is a systematic approach where several input combinations and their respective system behavior are captured in a tabular form. The Decision table technique is suitable for the functions, which have a logical relationship between two and more than two inputs.

79 .

What is the key objective of Integration testing?

A)

Interface Errors

B)

Design Errors

C)

Procedure Errors

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Interface Errors

Explanation : Whenever there is a clear relationship between modules, we go for the integration testing. And the main purpose of the integration testing level is to expose the faults at the time of interaction between integrated components or units.

80 .

Does the customer get a 100% bug-free product?

A)

Product is old

B)

Developers are super

C)

The testing team is not good

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : The testing team is not good

Explanation : Sometimes, the fundamentals of software testing define that no product has zero bugs.

81 .

Which Test Document is used to define the Exit Criteria of Testing?

A)

Test Case

B)

Test Plan

C)

Defect Report

D)

Test Summary Report

Correct Answer : Test Plan

Explanation : The Exit criteria of the functional testing should be followed because the percentage (%) of exit criteria are decided by the meeting with both development and test manager because their collaboration can achieve the percentage. And When all the test cases are executing, most of the test cases must be passed.

82 .

Impact analysis helps us to decide which of the following testing?

A)

Exit Criteria

B)

How many more test cases need to write?

C)

How much regression testing should be done?

D)

Different Tools to perform Regression Testing

Correct Answer : How much regression testing should be done?

Explanation : In regression testing, once we understand the new requirements, we will perform one round of impact analysis to avoid the major risk. The impact analysis is done by the customer based on their business knowledge, the developer based on their coding knowledge. Most importantly, it is done by the test engineer because they have product knowledge.

83 .

Which of the following statement is used to discover errors in the test case?

A)

Non-existent loop termination

B)

Comparison of different data types

C)

Incorrect logical operators or precedence

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Non-existent loop termination

Explanation : The test case is specifying as a group of conditions under which a tester controls whether a software application is working as per the customer's requirements or not. And the test case provides us complete information about testing strategy, testing process, preconditions, and expected output.

84 .

The Regression test case is not a_____?

A)

Tests that focus on the software components, which have been modified.

B)

Low-level components are combined into clusters, which perform a specific software sub-function.

C)

A representative sample of tests, which will exercise all software functions.

D)

Additional tests that emphasize software functions, which are likely to be affected by the change.

Correct Answer : Low-level components are combined into clusters, which perform a specific software sub-function.

Explanation : The Regression testing is used to authenticate a code change in the software, which does not impact the product's existing functionality. And it also ensures that the product works fine with new functionality, bug fixes, or any change in the existing feature.

85 .

What is error guessing in software testing?

A)

Test execution techniques

B)

Test verification techniques

C)

Test control management techniques

D)

Test case design/ data management techniques

Correct Answer : Test case design/ data management techniques

Explanation : When there is no specific method for identifying the error, we go for the Error guessing technique. It is totally based on the experience of the test analyst, where the tester uses the experience to guess the problematic areas of the software.

86 .

After which phase, we can proceed to the white box testing?

A)

After SRS creation

B)

After designing phase

C)

After the coding phase

D)

After the installation phase

Correct Answer : After the coding phase

Explanation : Generally, the white box testing was performed after the programming phase because this type of testing required the programming skills to design test cases. The Developers perform the white box testing to test every line of the program's code and then send the application or the software to the testing team for further process.

87 .

"V" model is?

A)

Test type

B)

Test Level

C)

Test design technique

D)

Software development testing (SDLC) model

Correct Answer : Software development testing (SDLC) model

Explanation : Whenever we have a large and complex application, we go for the V model. In the V model, firstly, all the activities go in the downward direction, and at one point in time, it starts moving in the upward direction, and to re-use the test document for the testing process and forms a V shape.

88 .

The test levels are performed in which of the following order?

A)

Unit, Integration, Acceptance, System

B)

It is based on the nature of the project

C)

Unit, System, Integration, Acceptance

D)

Unit, Integration, System, Acceptance

Correct Answer : It is based on the nature of the project

Explanation : The Test levels can always be restructured or combined based on n the nature of a project or system planning.