The document contains 40 multiple choice questions related to software testing concepts and techniques. The questions cover topics such as stress testing, smoke testing, black box testing, equivalence partitioning, test cases, test harnesses, integration testing, pairwise testing, code coverage, performance testing, stubs, system testing, test plans, inspections, model testing, integration strategies, static analysis, fuzz testing, regression testing, test management tools, security testing, reliability testing, and sanity testing.

2. Item No: 6 of 40
What would be the appropriate result of a Stress test at its peak?
a. A gradual performance slow-down leading to a non-catastrophic system halt
b. A gradual performance improvement leading to a catastrophic system halt
c. A gradual performance slow-down leading to a catastrophic system halt
d. A gradual performance improvement to a non-catastrophic system halt
Item No: 7 of 40
The cursory examination of all the basic components of a software system to ensure that
they work is called:
a. Fuzz testing
b. Black-box testing
c. Sanity testing
d. Smoke testing
Item No: 8 of 40
Which of the following statements about Equivalence partitioning is correct?
a. A software testing design technique in which tests are designed to include
representatives of boundary values
b. A type of software testing used for testing two or more modules or functions
together with the intent of finding interface defects between the modules or
functions

3. c. It is the degree to which the source code of a program has been tested
d. A software testing technique that divides the input data of a software unit into
partitions of data from which test cases can be derived
Item No: 9 of 40
Consider the following code fragment:
If(a>b) && (b<c)
{
b= (a+c)/2;
}
In the options given below, each of the three numbers in parentheses represents the inputs
for a test case, where the first, second and third number represents a, b, c respectively of the
code fragment. Keeping this in mind, find out which of the following options gives a set of test
case inputs that achieves decision coverage for this fragment of code in the minimum
number of test cases?
a. (5, 3, 2)
b. (5, 3, 2); (5, 4, 0)
c. (5, 4, 0); (4, 5, 0)
d. (4, 5, 0); (5, 4, 5)
Item No: 10 of 40
Which of the following is not a part of System testing?
a. Recovery testing and failover testing
b. Performance, Load and Stress testing
c. Usability testing
d. Top-down integration testing
Item No: 11 of 40
Which of the following testing occurs outside the development environment?
a. Installation testing
b. White-box testing
c. Module testing
d. Fuzz testing
Item No: 12 of 40
Question:
What do you understand by the term "Monkey test"?

4. a. It is random testing performed by automated testing tools
b. It is used to simulate the actions a user might perform
c. It is another name for Monitor testing
Item No: 13 of 40
Which of the following options correctly defines the term "test harness"?
a. It is a high level document describing the principles, approach and major
objectives of the organization regarding testing
b. It is a set of test activities collected into a manageable phase of a project
c. It is a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by
running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs
d. It is a set of several test cases for a component or a system under test
The testing phase in which individual software modules are combined and tested as a group
is called:
a. Unit testing
b. Integration testing
c. Module testing
d. White-box testing
Item No: 15 of 40
What is the name of the testing method in which (for each pair of input parameters) all the
possible discrete combinations of parameters are passed on?
a. Single testing
b. Pairwise testing
c. Unit testing
d. None of the above
Item No: 16 of 40

5. Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to Code coverage?
a. It describes the degree to which the source code of a program has been tested
b. It is a form of White-box testing
c. It is a form of Black-box testing
Item No: 17 of 40
Performance testing is used for real-time systems only.
a. True
b. False
Item No: 18 of 40
Which of the following types of errors are uncovered in White-box testing?
a. Performance errors
b. Logical errors
c. Typographical errors
d. Behavioral errors
Item No: 19 of 40
___________ testing is used to evaluate and understand the application's reliability,
scalability and interoperability when more users are added or the volume of data is
increased.
a. Integration
b. Performance
c. Regression
d. Stability

6. Item No: 20 of 40
Choose the correct description of a Stub in software testing:
a. A Stub is basically the same as a driver except that it is very fast in returning
results
b. A Stub is a dummy procedure, module or unit that stands in for an unfinished
portion of a system
c. A Stub is just a different name for an Emulator
d. None of the above
Item No: 21 of 40
Which of the following types of testing emulates the real world use of a system and verifies
that the product fulfills the intended requirements?
a. System testing
b. Model testing
c. Integration testing
d. User acceptance testing
Item No: 22 of 40
The process of using a test case to test a specific unit of code, function, or capability is
called:
a. Test Run
b. Test Script
c. Test Plan
d. Test Scenario
Item No: 23 of 40
The review of a technical document such as requirements specs or a test plan, with the
purpose of looking for problems and seeing what is missing, without fixing anything is called:
a. Inspection
b. Black box testing
c. White box testing

7. d. Walkthrough
Item No: 24 of 40
In which of the following testing methodologies does the test case generation use the system
model?
a. Repetitive testing
b. Model testing
c. Modular testing
d. System testing
Item No: 25 of 40
Identify the defect which can be detected by Equivalence Partitioning Technique:
a. Improper handling of sequences of events
b. Mis-handling of combinations of conditions
c. Irregular handling of large and small values
d. Improper handling of input classes
e. Invalid output generation
Item No: 26 of 40
Which of the following strategies are used for Integration testing?
a. Big Bang
b. Top-down
c. Bottom-up
d. Any of the above strategies can be used
Item No: 27 of 40
Identification of set-use pairs is accomplished during which of the following static analysis
activities?
a. Control flow analysis

8. b. Data flow analysis
c. Coding standards analysis
d. Function Point Analysis
Item No: 28 of 40
In which type of testing is random data generated for input into the software?
a. Smoke testing
b. Marge testing
c. Fuzz testing
d. Operation testing
Item No: 29 of 40
Which of the following types of testing is likely to benefit the most from the use of test tools
that provide the test capture and replay facilities?
a. Integration testing
b. Regression testing
c. System testing
d. User acceptance testing
Item No: 30 of 40
Which of the following Security testing concepts deals with the process of determining
whether a requester is allowed to receive a service or perform an operation?
a. Confidentiality
b. Integrity
c. Authentication
d. Authorization

9. Item No: 31 of 40
Which of the following test activities provides the maximum potential cost savings from the
use of Computer-Aided Software Testing (CAST)?
a. Test execution
b. Test planning
c. Test management
d. Test design
Item No: 32 of 40
Which of the following is not included in Non-functional testing?
a. Load/Stress testing
b. Unit testing
c. Security testing
d. Stress testing
Item No: 33 of 40
Which one of the following is a major benefit of verification early in the software development
life cycle?
a. It allows the identification of changes in user requirements
b. It facilitates timely set up of the test environment
c. It reduces defect multiplication
d. It allows testers to become involved early in the project
Item No: 34 of 40
Which of the following tools supports traceability, recording of incidents, and scheduling of
tests?
a. Static analysis tool
b. Debugging tool
c. Test management tool

10. d. Configuration management tool
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Item No: 35 of 40
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Question:
From the following options, choose the best example which represents a reliability failure for
an application:
a. Slow response time
b. Excessive application consumption
c. Random application termination
d. Failure to encrypt data
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Item No: 36 of 40
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Question:
Which of the following is true about Sanity Testing?
a. A Sanity test is used to determine if a small section of the application is still
working after a minor change
b. A Sanity test is run to check if the build of an application is stable and it can be
considered for further testing
c. A Sanity test is the process of testing to make sure that the older programming
still works with the new changes
d. All of the above are true
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Item No: 37 of 40
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Question:
From the options given below which of the dynamic program analysis technique is aimed at
improving application performance?

11. a. Code complexity analysis
b. Profiling
c. Network packet sniffing
d. Spelling and grammar checking
e. Program slicing
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Item No: 38 of 40
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Question:
What is Boundary value testing?
a. It tests values at and near the minimum and maximum allowed values for a
particular input or output
b. It tests different combinations of input circumstances
c. It is a testing technique associated with White-box testing
d. Both a and b
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Item No: 39 of 40
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Question:
What is the difference between Regression testing and Retesting?
a. Retesting is done by programmers while Regression testing is done by testers
b. Retesting checks for unexpected side-effects while Regression testing ensures
that the original fault has been corrected
c. Retesting ensures that the original fault has been corrected while Regression
testing checks for other unexpected side-effects
d. There is no difference between Regression testing and Retesting
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Item No: 40 of 40
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12. Question:
Which of the following models of software development incorporates testing into the whole
software development life cycle?
a. Agile model
b. Waterfall model
c. V-Model
d. Spiral model