Testing Stage

Question 1

Testing every possible path through a program is called

Answer 1

exhaustive testing

Question 2

Following a test plan means that you will

Answer 2

use sets of carefully planned test data to ensure the program performs reliably

Question 3

Test data sets should be based on the specification and devised before which stage?

Answer 3

before the implementation stage

Question 4

If a test plan / strategy involves devising thorough sets of test data, if tests are carried out in a logical order and if all the results are written down, then we can say that testing was:

Answer 4

systematic - follows a system ( plan ); testing must not be sporadic or random!

Question 5

The final test on a new piece of software carried out by the developers inside the software house

Answer 5

alpha testing

Question 6

Tests which are carried out by the client in the workplace, or by members of the public

Answer 6

beta testing

Question 7

A group of testers who were not part of the original development team

Answer 7

Independent Test Group ( ITG )

Question 8

Typical data items, used to test the operation of a program;

Answer 8

normal test data

Question 9

These test data items test whether the program operates properly at the limits ( or extremes ) of normal operation;

Answer 9

extreme test data

Question 10

Test data items which lie beyond the extremes of normal operation; these items should be rejected by the program;

Answer 10

exceptional test data