Q1) The top management was feeling that when there are any changes in

the technology being used, development schedules etc, it is a waste of time

to update the Test Plan also from time to time. Instead, they are emphasizing that you
should put your time into testing than working on the test plan. Your Project Manager
asked for your opinion. You have argued that Test Plan is very important and you need to
update your test plan from time to time. It is not at all a waste of time and testing
activities would be more effective when you have your plan clear. Explain with some
metrics, how you would support your argument to have the test plan in place all the time.

Q2) The QAI is starting a project to put the CSTE certification online. They will use an
automated process for recording candidate information, scheduling candidates for exams,
keeping track of results and sending out certificates. Write a brief test plan for this new
project.

Q3) It is being observed that in a project cost of testing is very high. After going in detail,
it was found that the testers are testing the software that is not left with many defects.
How will you make sure that this is correct? Any three ways? What are the disadvantages
of Over Testing? (IMP question)

Q4) What if the application has a functionality that was not mentioned in the
requirements?

Q5) You are given two scenarios to test. Scenario 1 has only one terminal for entry and
processing whereas scenario 2 has several terminals where the data input can be made.
Assuming that the processing work is the same, what would be the specific tests in
Scenario 2 that you would do, which you would not carry on Scenario 1? (V. IMP
question)

Q6) Your customer does not have experience in writing Acceptance Test Plan. How will
you do that in coordination with customer? What will be the contents of Acceptance Test
Plan? (V. IMP question)

Q7) How can it be known when to stop testing?

Q8) What can be done if requirements are changing continuously?

Q9) What is the need for Test Planning?

Q10) What are the various status reports you will generate to Developers and Senior
Management?

Q11) Define and explain any three aspects of Code Review? (15 points) ?

Q12) What is the need for Test Planning?

Q13) Explain 5 risks in an e-Commerce project. Identify those personnel who must be
involved in the risk analysis of a project and describe what they need to do. How will you
prioritize the risks?

Q14) What are the various status reports you will generate to Developers and Senior
Management?

Q15) Write 3 conditions that influence one to stop testing other than the Project
Schedules?.

Q16) You have been asked to design a Defect Tracking system. Explain what all fields
you would put in the defect tracking system?

Q17) A credit limit has been fixed for $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000. Give the 3 lower
boundary values and 3 upper boundary values for the credits?.

Q18) Write a sample Test Policy?

Q19) Explain the various types of testing after arranging them in a chronological order?

Q20) Explain what test tools you will buy for Client Server testing and why?

Q21) Explain what test tools you will buy for Web testing and why?

Q22) Explain points in favor of testing by Development team themselves and testing by
an Independent team?

Q23) Differentiate Validation and Verification?

Q24) Explain Stress, Load and Performance testing?

Q25) Describe automated capture/playback tools and list the benefits of using them?

Q26) How can software QA processes be implemented without stifling productivity?

Q27) How is testing affected by object-oriented designs?

Q28) What is extreme programming and what does it have to do with testing?

Q29) Suppose you have written a project status report for expected defects vs. Actual
defects, using testing metrics. If you PM ask, you to explain how to read this report,
what recommendations would you give her?

Q30) Write a Test transaction for a scenario where 6.2% of tax deduction for the first
$62,000 of income has to be done?
Q31) What would be the Test Objective for Unit Testing? What would be the quality
measurements to assure that unit testing is complete? (15 points)

Q32) Prepare a checklist for the developers on Unit Testing before the application comes
to testing department?

Q33) What fields would you include in creating a new defect tracking program (used by
QA, developers, etc)? (25 points)

Q34) Draw a pictorial diagram of a report you would create for developers to determine
project status.

Q35) Draw a pictorial diagram of a report you would create for users and management to
show project status.

Q36) What 3 tools would you purchase for your company for use in testing and justify
why you would want them? (this question is in both essay parts, only rephrased. I think
10 points each time)

Q37) Describe the difference between validation and verification. (5 points)

Q38) Put the following testing types in order and give a brief description of each. System
testing, acceptance testing, unit testing, integration testing, benefits realization testing.
(10 points)

Q39) List what you think are the two primary goals of testing. (5 or 10 points)

Q40) If you company is going to conduct a review meeting, what position would u select
in the review committee and why?

Q41) Write any three attributes which will impact the Testing Process?

Q42) What activity is done in Acceptance Testing, which is not done in System testing to
ensure the Customer requirements?

Q43) You are a tester for testing a large system. The system data model is very large with
many attributes and there are a lot of interdependencies within the fields. What steps
would you use to test the system and also what are the effects of the steps you have taken
on the test plan?

Q44) Explain give examples of the following black box techniques?

Boundary Value testing
Equivalence testing
Error Guessing

Q45)What are the product standards for?

Test Plan
Test Script and Test Report

Q46) You are the test manager for about to the system testing. The development team
says that due to change in requirements, they will be able to deliver the system to you for
testing 5 working days after the due date. You cannot change the resources (Work hours,
days, test tools). What steps will you take to be able to finish the testing in time?

Q47) Your company is about to roll out an E-Commerce application. It is not possible to
test the application on all types of browsers on all platforms and operating systems. What
steps would you take in the testing environment to reduce the business risks and
commercial risks?

Q48) In your organization, testers are delivering code for system testing without
performing unit testing. Give an example of test policy in this matter.
Policy statement
Methodology
Measurement

Q49) It has been observed that testers in your organization are performing tests on the
deliverables even after significant defects have been found. This has resulted in
unnecessary testing of little value because re-testing needs to be done after defects have
been rectified. You as the test manager are going to update the test plan with
recommendations on when to stop testing. List what recommendations you are going to
make?

Q50) How do you measure?

Test Effectiveness
Test Efficiency

Q51) You find that the senior testers are making more mistakes then junior testers; you
need to communicate this aspect to the senior tester. Also, you don't want to loose this
tester. How should one goabout the constructive criticism?

Q52) You are assigned as the test lead for a new program that will automate takeoffs and
landing at an airport. How would you write a est strategy for this new program?

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Q1. Software Test team in an organization is doing only Functional Testing. You have
been asked to do Structural testing also. What are the benefits and disadvantages of
Structural Testing over Functional Testing? (15 points)

Q2. Mention and explain three attributes in a Use Cases? E.g. Actor (15 points)

Q3. Prepare a checklist for a Requirements review meeting. Tester should able to state
Positive or negative for each of the points in the checklist. (15 points)
Q4. In an, organization, it was observed that a project had 17 critical and 112 minor
defects related to GUI script changes. There is a Project Lead, Assistant PL and 8
Developers. How would you assign the defects to the developers so that there are no
future defects? Why will you do so? (15 points)

Q5. What Pictorial graph would be best suited to understand the defect reporting process
and explain the reports that would be prepared for Developers and Dev Manager? (15
points)

Q6. Organization has legacy system and testers are using Waterfall model for testing. List
the things that are needed for the testers to move from legacy system to Web application
testing?
(15 points)

Q7. CSTE has many competency domains. Explain any three-competency domains you
would suggest for a new tester who joined an organization? (15 points)

Q8. Explain how Code inspections would be done and explain the advantages of carrying
out Code inspections before unit testing? (15 points)

Q9. What is Boundary Value analysis, when will you use it. Also, explain the Boundary
value analysis using a Payroll application example? (15 points)

Q10. There are many coverage techniques. Explain any two coverage methods that you
will suggest? (15 points)

Q11. There is a particular type of S/w called COTS (Commercial off the shelf S/w) or
Shelf software. Explain the testing strategy that would be followed to test it? (15 points)

Q12. For some particular project in an organization, testers have been asked to test for
following Reliability, Usability and Testability. Explain why you would test for these
factors? (15 points)

Q13. Explain any 3-stop criteria you would suggest for terminating testing of a project.
(15 points)

Q14. The software is made keeping in view the producer’s quality perspective i.e. it
should fulfill the requirements. The customer perspective is "fit for use”. Would you
suggest that the Customer's perspective should be taken care of? How will it benefit the
software and organization a whole?? State your views and justify it.

CSTE Questions asked for DEC 2005 exam

1. Explain V Model
2. Quality factors
3. Explain about:
1. Statement Coverage
2. Branch Coverage
3. Path Coverage
4. Condition Coverage
5. Expression Coverage
4. What is Work bench Concept? Explain unit testing workbench.
5. Attributes of Defect report.
6. COTS software testing
7. What are the steps to be taken care of if you are the manager of Independent Test
Group?
8. Why do we say that testers should test the developed software? Why cant the
developers itself test it?
9. Testing outsourcing as the offshore test team manager, what are the steps taken to
ensure the effectiveness and efficiency?
10. Explain any 4 testing metrics
11. Name any 4 testing tools that you will suggest for your company and explain its
purpose with vendor names.
12. Explain 4 major components of a test plan.
13. How will you prepare the test plan for a web based application? How will u test
it?