Part III Objective Questions

1. Which of the following institutions gives standards

a. QAI
b. ISO
c. Malcolm Baldrige
d. None of the Above Ans :B

2. Histogram is also known as

a. Control Chart
b. Bar Chart
c. 80/20 Rule Ans:B

3. Which of the following is not a Deming’s principle

a. Eliminate Numerical goals
b. Mobility of Management
c. Breaking down barriers in work areas
d. Reduce number of Vendors Ans:B

4. Joe is performing a test to see that it complies with the user requirement that a
certain field be populated, by using a dropdown containing a list of values. Joe
is performing:
a. White-box testing
b. Black Box testing
c. Load Testing
d. Regression testing Ans:B

5. The current project you are working on is under a lot of fire. The project
manager is looking for volunteers to take up more responsibilities. What
would you do:
a. Completely ignore. You have already finished your own work so why
should you bother about others.
b. Analyze your schedule and decide how many responsibilities you can take
and then talk to your Pm to assign them to you
c. Take up all the responsibilities. At least you will be able to finish some.
d. Pick up one; after all it is your Project Manager asking
Ans: B

6. The purpose of software testing is to :

a. Demonstrate that the application works properly
b. Detect the existence of defects
c. Validate the logical design
Ans: B
7. Integration testing occurs when
a. The system is ready to use
b. Interfaces between unit-tested programs needs to be tested
c. When testing client/server applications
 d. Testing the functions of the program against the specifications
Ans: B

8. Reviews provide training in and enforce the use of standards

a. True
b. False
Ans: A
9. Boundary value testing :
a. Is the same as equivalence partitioning tests
b. Is used in white-box testing strategy
c. Tests combination of input circumstances
d. Test conditions on, above and below edges of input and output
equivalence classes
Ans: D
10. Test Engineer
a. Manages the Test effort
b. Tracks and reports Defects
c. Design artifacts
d. all of the above
Ans: B
11. Defects and Issues are identified and corrected during reviews
a. True
b. False
Ans: B
12. The primary responsibility of individuals accountable for testing activities is
a. To find out defects
b. To understand the system
c. to ensure that quality is measured accurately
d. to prove that developers are inefficient

Ans: A
13. Which is not a testing risk
a. Budget
b. Test Environment
c. Portability of the system
d. New Technology
Ans: C
14. ____________ % of system enhancements and repairs introduce new defects
to the application
a. 10-20
b. 20-40
c. 20-50
d. 50-70
Ans: C
15. Environment competency is the ability to use the test environment established
by test management
a. True
b. False
Ans: A

Match the Following with the choices below Question 22

16. Description of the condition or capability of the system (F)
17. Document that defines the overall testing objectives (C)
18. Identifies all steps required to exercise the test cases (D)
19. Refines Test Approach and identifies the features to be covered by the design
and its associated tests (E)
20. Document containing the actual values for input, along with the anticipated
outputs (A)
21. Statement of what the tester is expected to accomplish during the testing
activity (B)
a. Test Cases
b. Test Objective
c. Test Plan
d. Test Procedure
e. Test Design
f. Requirement

22. Acceptance testing means

a. Testing performed on a single stand-alone module or unit of code
b. Testing after changes have been made to ensure that no unwanted changes
were introduced
c. Testing to ensure that the system meets the needs of the organization and
the end user
Ans: C
23. Test Reports are designed to report
a. the cope of testing
b. present the results of testing
c. draw conclusions from the test results
d. All of the above
Ans: D
24. In Pareto Analysis, 80 % of the items would account to 20 % of the frequency
a. True
b. False
Ans: B

25. Selecting the size and competency of staff needed to achieve the test plan
objectives is known as _________
a. Estimating
b. Scheduling
c. Staffing
 Ans: C
26. The purpose of Regression Testing is to
a. Check if the system meets the requirements
b. Assure that the change will have no adverse effect on the application
c. Test if the application is in conjunction with the design
d. Check the overall functioning of the application
Ans: B
Match the following with the choices below
27. Testing the Response time for the transactions in an application (C)
28. Testing an application repeatedly over a specific time period (A)
29. Testing an application for n number of users (B)
a. Stress Testing
b. Load Testing
c. Performance Testing

30. _________ focuses on determining whether the requirements have been

implemented correctly
a. Unit Test
b. System Test
c. Integration Test
d. User Acceptance Test
Ans: B
31. ____________ is a worksheet that records test activities in order to maintain
control over the test
a. Test plan
b. Test report
c. Test Cases
d. Test Execution Log
Ans: D
32. Who propounded the theory “Quality is free”?
a) Malcolm Baldrige
b) Joseph M. Juran
c) Philip Crosby
d) Dr. Ishikawa
e) Edward Deming
Ans: C
33. _______ is usually executed when multiple changes have been made to
critical components of the application
a. Unit Regression Testing
b. Regional Regression Testing
c. Full Regression Testing
Ans: C
34. Coverage Goal defines the Code that must be executed by the tests, for the
application
a. True
b. False
 Ans: A
35. A requirement defect found at production is ------- times costly to correct
a. 5
b. 10
c. 100
d. 500
Ans: E --100
36. Integration testing should focus on
a. Security Controls
b. Back Out Situations
c. Performance and load tests on individual application components
d. All of the Above
e. None of the Above
Ans: D
37. ________ is a verification of the process deliverables against deliverable
specifications
a. Review
b. Inspection
c. Test Case
d. Event
Ans: B
38. Which is not a Tool
a. Test Plan
b. Checklist
c. Histogram
d. Pareto Analysis
Ans: A
39. Coverage Tools help to develop new test cases to test previously uncovered
parts of the system
a. True
b. False
Ans: A
40. Which of the following is not one of Deming’s Mgt Disease
a) Excessive medical cost
b) Mobility of Management
c) Evaluation of performance, merit rating, or annual review of performance
d) Breaking down barriers in work areas
Ans: D
41. One of the key concepts of a task force is that the leader be an expert in
leading groups as opposed to an expert in a topical area.
a. True
b. False
Ans: A
42. Which one of these is not a misconception about testing?
a. Anyone can test and no particular skill set is required
b. Testers delay a project
 c. Testing itself is error prone.
d. Testing identifies errors and therefore puts the blame for those errors on
the development organization
e. Testers can test for quality at the end of the project
Ans: C

43. Which one is the best tactic in constructive criticism

a. Do it in public, while others are listening, so they too can learn from other
peoples mistakes
b. Be prepared to help your subordinate improve his/her performance
c. Criticize the individual rather than the product, because the individual has
created the product
d. Explain what will happen to his career if the employee’s behavior doesn’t
change
Ans: B
44. A business opportunity came your way when you were working with XYZ
Ltd. This opportunity would result in a conflict of interest between you and
your company. What would you do?
a. Accept the opportunity as your own and inform the company
b. Reject the opportunity completely
c. Accept the opportunity and not inform the company
d. Hand over the opportunity to the company

45. The conduct of inspection of source code is QA or QC?

a. QA
b. QC
Ans: D
46. The National Quality Awards provide a basis for successfully benchmarking
against companies
a. True
b. False
Ans: A
47. The cost of maintaining a helpdesk is which type of cost
a) Prevention
b) Appraisal
c) Failure
Ans: C
48. Who is responsible for ensuring quality in the organization
a) Employees
b) Management
c) Everybody involved in the working of the organization
d) The Quality Assurance Department
Ans: C
49. The cost of poor quality is what percentage of cost of doing business.
a) 15 - 50%
b) 50 - 80%
 c) 80- 90% Ans: A

50. Change normally will not occur unless the customer’s objections are not
overcome
a. True
b. False
Ans: A