Free ISEB-SWT2: ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level Exam Questions and Answers

Consider the typical objectives of testing. Which of the following metrics can be used to measure the effectiveness of the testing process in achieving one of those objectives? 1 credit

• AA. Average number of days between defect discovery and resolution
• BB. Percentage of requirements covered
• CC. Lines of code written per developer per day
• DD. Percentage of test effort spent on regression testing

Which of the following would you least expect to form part of the analysis of initial tool costs? 1 credit

• AA. Integration with other tools
• BB. Learning time required to use the new tool
• CC. Tool portability
• DD. Evaluation of suitable tools

Which of the following would be the most significant input to estimating the time to carry out the specified testing tasks? 3 credits

• AA. The skills and experience of developers to correct the failures.
• BB. The standards used for the requirements specification.
• CC. The metrics recorded from testing the capture-replay tool.
• DD. The number of testers in the company and their grade.

Which of the following is a project risk mitigation step you might take as test manager? 1 credit

• AA. Testing for performance problems
• BB. Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company
• CC. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing
• DD. Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment

In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons. 1 credit

Select 3 answers.

• AA. The quality of the development estimate may be poor.
• BB. In general bottom-up estimation is always better than top-down estimation.
• CC. The percentage based technique only applies to the V life cycle model.
• DD. Using the same percentage every time does not address the level of risk of the application to be tested.
• EE. The maturity of the organization, e.g. the quality of the test basis, quality of development testing, configuration management, availability of test tools, also influence the effort needed for testing.
• FF. It builds on large set of historical data
• GG. The result is almost always a too low estimate for the required test effort

During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible. Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below. 1 credit

Select 2 answers.

• AA. ISO 9126-1 ‘Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:Quality model’ is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.
• BB. ISA 4126-1 ‘Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:Quality model’ is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.
• CC. BS-7925-2 ‘Software testing. Software component testing is a national standard used internationally. It covers a number of testing techniques that may be useful both on component testing level and on system testing level.
• DD. SY-395-01 ‘Standard for East Coast Hospital software’ is a regional standard adapted from a national one. Besides hospital software, this standard ought to be used also by other types of software system in the region.
• EE. IEEE 829 ‘standard for software test documentation’ is an international standard to be followingmandatory by all testing origination regardless of lifecycle models.

Which THREE activities would be valid steps during the development of the test strategy?2 credits (2 out of 3 correct 1 credit)

Select 3 answers.

• AA. Identify test staff members that will be involved in the system test
• BB. Define test career paths
• CC. Understand the software development life cycle used by the software house
• DD. Assess the testing that needs to be done to minimize the risks
• EE. Issue the test strategy document for review
• FF. Define a master test plan template
• GG. Perform a project risk analysis

The development manager is managing the review of the responses received from bidders, and has asked the in-house test manager to provide a review checklist for the test management aspects of the responses. Which of the following checkpoints would be appropriate? 2 credits

• AA. The bidder’s test policy should enforce that incident management fully conforms to IEEE 1044.
• BB. The bidder’s project strategy shows that the data content of all the test environments conforms to EU standards.
• CC. The bidder’s test plan shows that the application will be delivered for acceptance in six months time.
• DD. The bidder’s project test plan depicts a phased implementation with later delivery dates to be confirmed and states that test deliverables will be developed using IEEE 829 as a guide.

As a result of the RAD based development approach, the test manager has decided to change the risk mitigation approach. Which test technique might be most appropriate to use? 2 credits

• AA. Decision Table Testing
• BB. Boundary Value Analysis
• CC. Error Guessing
• DD. Exploratory Testing

Given is the following defect removal chart reported at the end of system testing - showing total defects detected and closed defects (fixed and successfully retested). A number of open defects are classified as critical. All tests have been executed. Based on the chart above, what is the most appropriate next test phase? 1 credit

• AA. Acceptance testing to verify the business process
• BB. Acceptance testing to verify operational requirements
• CC. Requirements testing as part of testing regulatory compliance
• DD. Another system test cycle to verify defect resolution