BH0-004 Online Practice Questions and Answers

When should configuration management procedures be implemented?

A. During test planning.

B. During test analysis.

C. During test execution.

D. When evaluating exit criteria

Which of the following are characteristic of regression testing

i) Regression testing is run ONLY once ii) Regression testing is used after fixes have been made iii) Regression testing is often automated iv) Regression tests need not be maintained

A. ii, iv.

B. ii, iii.

C. i, iii, iv.

D. iii.

What is the MAIN benefit of designing tests early in the life cycle?

A. It is cheaper than designing tests during the test phases.

B. It helps prevent defects from being introduced into the code.

C. Tests designed early are more effective than tests designed later.

D. It saves time during the testing phases when testers are busy.

Which of the following benefits are MOST likely to be achieved by using test tools?

i) Easy to access information about tests and testing.

ii) Reduced maintenance of testware.

iii) Easy and cheap to implement.

iv) Greater consistency of tests.

A. ii and iv

B. ii and iii

C. i and iv

D. i and iii

What is the KEY difference between preventative and reactive approaches to testing?

A. Preventative tests and reactive tests are designed as early as possible.

B. Preventative tests are designed early; reactive tests are designed after the software has been produced.

C. Preventative testing is always analytical; reactive testing is always heuristic.

D. Preventative tests are designed after the software has been produced; reactive tests are designed early in response to review comments.

Which of the following would you NOT usually find on a software incident report?

A. The name and/or organisational position of the person raising the problem.

B. Version of the Software Under Test.

C. Suggestions as to how to fix the problem.

D. Actual and expected results.

Which of the following defines the expected results of a test?

A. Test case specification.

B. Test design specification.

C. Test procedure specification.

D. Test results.

With which of the following categories is a test comparator tool USUALLY associated?

A. Tool support for performance and monitoring.

B. Tool support for static testing.

C. Tool support for test execution and logging.

D. Tool support for the management of testing and tests.

Which activities form part of test planning?

i) developing test cases.

ii) defining the overall approach to testing.

iii) assigning resources.

iv) building the test environment.

v) writing test conditions.

A. i, ii and iv are true, iii and v are false.

B. ii and iii are true, i, iv and v are false.

C. iv and v are true, i, ii and iii are false.

D. i, ii, and iii are true iv and v are false.

Match the following terms and statements.

1.Decision Table Testing 2.Decision Testing 3.State Transition Testing 4.Exploratory Testing

A.Testing carried out within time boxes to achieve specific test objectives, possibly to complement structured testing.

B. A test technique used which may be used to verify different system responses, depending on current conditions or previous history.

C. A test technique which combines combinations of inputs that might not otherwise have been exercised during testing.

D. A form of control flow testing based on decision outcomes.

A. 1Y, 2Z, 3X, 4W.

B. 1X ,2W, 3Z, 4Y.

C. 1Z, 2X, 3W, 4Y.

D. 1Z, 2Y, 3X, 4W.

Which type of test design techniques does the following statement best describe aprocedure to derive test cases based on the specification of a component.

A. Black Box Techniques.

B. White Box Techniques.

C. Glass Box Techniques.

D. Experience Based Techniques.

Which of the following is MOST important in the selection of a test approach?

A. Availability of tools to support the proposed techniques.

B. The budget allowed for training in proposed techniques.

C. Available skills and experience in the proposed techniques.

D. The willingness of the test team to learn new techniques.

Which of the following is a benefit of test independence?

A. It does not require familiarity with the code.

B. It is cheaper than using developers to test their own code.

C. It avoids author bias in defining effective tests.

D. Testers are better at finding defects than developers.

Which of the following is MOST characteristic of specification based (black-box) techniques?

A. Test cases can be easily automated.

B. Test cases are independent of each other.

C. Test cases are derived systematically from models of the system .

D. Test cases are derived systematically from the delivered code.

As part of which test process do you determine the exit criteria?

A. Test planning.

B. Evaluating exit criteria and reporting.

C. Test closure.

D. Test control.