Section 3 Answers & Presentation

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September 2006Aberdeen Global IT Team

ISTQB CTFL Study Session Section 3


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1. The objective for any review meeting is to solve problems with the design?

a. True

b. False

b. False

Testing Computer Software p.39 Syllabus Section 3.1

“The objective for any review meeting is to identify problems with the design”.


2. Which is not a role of the facilitator during a review meeting?

a. Running the review meeting

b. Stopping Interruptions

c. Commenting on the design documentation

d. Keeping the discussion focused

e. Preparing a summary report.

c. Commenting on the design documentation

Testing Computer Software p.40 Syllabus Section 3.2.2


3. Which of the following is an example of static testing:

a. Black box testing

b. Structural testing

c. Path testing

d. Glass box testing

e. None of the above



“In static testing, the code is examined. It is tested without being executed.”


4. Defects detected while testing are more costly to remove than those detected during reviews early in the life cycle.

a.True

b.False

a. True

CTFL Syllabus p.28, Syllabus Section 3.1

“Defects detected during reviews early in the life cycle are often much cheaper to remove than those detected while running tests”


5. Which of the following is not a task during the planning phase of a formal review:

a.Select the personnel

b.Allocate roles

c.Select which parts of documents to look at

d.Distribute Documentation

e.Define the entry and exit criteria

d. Distribute Documentation


“Planning: selecting the personnel, allocating roles; defining the entry and exit criteria for more formal review types (e.g. inspection); and selecting which parts of documents to look at.”


6. Which of the following is a form of static testing:

a. Appraisal

b. Walkthrough

c. Assessment

d. Gap Analysis

b. Walkthrough

Tata Consulting – Learning and Development tutorial, Section 3

“IEEE classifies Static Testing under three broad categories:

– Reviews

– Walkthroughs

– Inspections “


7. Desk Checking defines a process where someone reads the program carefully and analyzes its behavior without running test cases at the computer.

a. True

b. False

a. True



8. The transformation of information – either through parameters or a stored database – from one component of a system to another is:

a. Data Flow

b. Internal Flow

c. Control Flow

d. None of the above

a. Data Flow

Managing the Testing Process p.14 Syllabus Section 3.3


9. Which of the items listed below is not a benefit of software reviews:

a. Development productivity improvements

b. Reduced development timescales

c. Reduced testing cost and time

d. Lifetime cost reductions



CTFL Syllabus p.28 Syllabus Section 3.1

“Benefits of reviews include early defect detection and correction, development productivity improvements, reduced development timescales, reduced testing cost and time, lifetime cost reductions, fewer defects and improved communication.”


10. During _______, the designer simulates the program, showing step by step what the program will do with test data supplied by the reviewers.

a.Inspections

b.Walkthroughs

c.Reviews

d.None of the above

b. Walkthroughs



11. The main purpose of _______ is to learn, gain understanding, and find defects.

a.Inspections

b.Walkthroughs

c.Reviews

d.None of the above

b. Walkthroughs

CTFL Syllabus p.30, Syllabus Section 3.2.3


12. The main purpose of _________ is to make decisions, evaluate alternatives, find defects, solve technical problems and check conformance to specifications and standards.

a.Inspections

b.Walkthroughs

c.Reviews

d.None of the above

c. Reviews

CTFL Syllabus p.30, Syllabus Section 3.2.3


13. What is the Cyclomatic Complexity of the code below:

a.3

b.4

c.5

d.6

c.5

Cyclomatic Code Complexity Analysis for Microsoft .NET Applications, Syllabus Section 3.3

public void ProcessPages(){ while(nextPage !=true) { if((lineCount<=linesPerPage) && (status != Status.Cancelled) && (morePages == true)) { //.... } }}


14. _________ identifies how the program transitions from one state to another.

a. Data Flow

b. Internal Flow

c. Control Flow


c. Control Flow


“When you ask about control flow, your asking how to get the program from one state to another.”


15. In an ideal review meeting, the following individual(s) do not make comments on design documentation.

a. Author

b. Scribe

c. Facilitator

d. Reviewer

b & c. Scribe & Moderator


“The ideal review meeting is administered by a meeting manager (facilitator) and a recorder. Neither comments on the design.


16. Review, Static Analysis, and Dynamic testing have the same objective – Identifying defects.

a. True

b. False

a. True



17. During ______, reviewers check every line of the design against each item in a checklist.

a.Inspections

b.Walkthroughs

c.Reviews

d.None of the above

a. Inspections



18. Which of the following types of defects are easier to find in reviews than in dynamic testing (select all that apply):

a. deviations from standards

b. requirement defects

c. design defects


a. deviations from standards, b. requirement defects, & c. design defects


“Typical defects that are easier to find in reviews than in dynamic testing are: deviations from standards, requirement defects, design defects, insufficient maintainability and incorrect interface specifications.”


19. Which is not a success factor for reviews:

a. Each review has a clear predefined objective.

b. The right people for the review objectives are involved.

c. Authors are held accountable for design mistakes.

d. Defects found are welcomed, and expressed objectively.


c. Authors are held accountable for design mistakes.

CTFL Syllabus p.30 Syllabus Section 3.2.4


20. Static analysis tools are typically used by developers (checking against predefined rules or programming standards) before and during component and integration testing, and by designersduring software modeling.

a. True

b. False

a. True

CTFL Syllabus p.32 Syllabus Section 3.3


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