Test your Software Testing knowledge. Take this mock test

If you are preparing for CSTE testing certification exam or thinking to give the exam in coming days then this question series will help you for preparation. Here I have included some questions from CSTE objective type question papers.
The software testing/Quality assurance professionals can also take this exam to test their testing knowledge.
You can either take printout and mark the answers or note your answers somewhere on the paper serially for all 25 questions. Verify your answers at the answer page provided at the bottom of this test page.
1. Verification is: a. Checking that we are building the right systemb. Checking that we are building the system rightc. Performed by an independent test teamd. Making sure that it is what the user really wants
2. A regression test:a. Will always be automatedb. Will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been affectedc. Will help ensure changed areas of the software have not been affectedd. Can only be run during user acceptance testing
3. If an expected result is not specified then: a. We cannot run the testb. It may be difficult to repeat the testc. It may be difficult to determine if the test has passed or failedd. We cannot automate the user inputs
4. Which of the following could be a reason for a failure1) Testing fault2) Software fault3) Design fault4) Environment Fault5) Documentation Faulta. 2 is a valid reason; 1,3,4 & 5 are notb. 1,2,3,4 are valid reasons; 5 is notc. 1,2,3 are valid reasons; 4 & 5 are notd. All of them are valid reasons for failure
5. Test are prioritized so that: a. You shorten the time required for testingb. You do the best testing in the time availablec. You do more effective testingd. You find more faults
6. Which of the following is not a static testing technique a. Error guessingb. Walkthroughc. Data flow analysisd. Inspections
7. Which of the following statements about component testing is not true?a. Component testing should be performed by developmentb. Component testing is also know as isolation or module testingc. Component testing should have completion criteria plannedd. Component testing does not involve regression testing
8. During which test activity could faults be found most cost effectively? a. Executionb. Designc. Planningd. Check Exit criteria completion
9. Which, in general, is the least required skill of a good tester?a. Being diplomaticb. Able to write softwarec. Having good attention to detaild. Able to be relied on
10. The purpose of requirement phase is a. To freeze requirementsb. To understand user needsc. To define the scope of testingd. All of the above
11. The process starting with the terminal modules is called -a. Top-down integrationb. Bottom-up integrationc. None of the aboved. Module integration
12. The inputs for developing a test plan are taken from a. Project planb. Business planc. Support pland. None of the above
13. Function/Test matrix is a type of a. Interim Test reportb. Final test reportc. Project status reportd. Management report
14. Defect Management process does not includea. Defect preventionb. Deliverable base-liningc. Management reportingd. None of the above
15. What is the difference between testing software developed by contractor outside your country, versus testing software developed by a contractor within your country?a. Does not meet people needsb. Cultural differencec. Loss of control over reallocation of resourcesd. Relinquishments of control
16. Software testing accounts to what percent of software development costs?a. 10-20b. 40-50c. 70-80d. 5-10
17. A reliable system will be one that:a. Is unlikely to be completed on scheduleb. Is unlikely to cause a failurec. Is likely to be fault-freed. Is likely to be liked by the users
18. How much testing is enough a. This question is impossible to answerb. The answer depends on the risks for your industry, contract and special requirementsc. The answer depends on the maturity of your developersd. The answer should be standardized for the software development industry
19. Which of the following is not a characteristic for Testability? a. Operabilityb. Observabilityc. Simplicityd. Robustness
20. Cyclomatic Complexity method comes under which testing method. a. White boxb. Black boxc. Green boxd. Yellow box
21. Which of these can be successfully tested using Loop Testing methodology? a. Simple Loopsb. Nested Loopsc. Concatenated Loopsd. All of the above
22. To test a function, the programmer has to write a ______, which calls the function and passes it test data.a. Stubb. Driverc. Proxyd. None of the above
23. Equivalence partitioning is: a. A black box testing technique used only by developersb. A black box testing technique than can only be used during system testingc. A black box testing technique appropriate to all levels of testingd. A white box testing technique appropriate for component testing
24. When a new testing tool is purchased, it should be used first by: a. A small team to establish the best way to use the toolb. Everyone who may eventually have some use for the toolc. The independent testing teamd. The vendor contractor to write the initial scripts
25. Inspections can find all the following except a. Variables not defined in the codeb. Spelling and grammar faults in the documentsc. Requirements that have been omitted from the design documentsd. How much of the code has been covered
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