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ISTQB Sample Question Paper - 4: Performance Testing

This document contains a sample question paper for an ISTQB certification exam. It includes 37 multiple choice questions testing various topics in software testing such as test techniques, test levels, test process, quality management, and software engineering best practices. The questions cover foundational testing concepts as well as practical scenarios that a tester might encounter.

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ISTQB Sample Question Paper - 4: Performance Testing

This document contains a sample question paper for an ISTQB certification exam. It includes 37 multiple choice questions testing various topics in software testing such as test techniques, test levels, test process, quality management, and software engineering best practices. The questions cover foundational testing concepts as well as practical scenarios that a tester might encounter.

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ISTQB Sample Question Paper – 4

Q1. ___________ Testing will be performed by the people at client own


locations
A. Alpha testing
B. Field testing
C. Performance testing
D. System testing

Q2. System testing should investigate


A. Non-functional requirements only not Functional requirements
B. Functional requirements only not non-functional requirements
C. Non-functional requirements and Functional requirements
D. Non-functional requirements or Functional requirements

Q3. Which is the non-functional testing


A. Performance testing
B. Unit testing
C. Regression testing
D. Sanity testing

Q4. Who is responsible for document all the issues, problems and open
point that were identified during the review meeting
A. Moderator
B. Scribe
C. Reviewers
D. Author

Q5. What is the main purpose of Informal review


A. Inexpensive way to get some benefit
B. Find defects
C. Learning, gaining understanding, effect finding
D. Discuss, make decisions, solve technical problems

Q6. Purpose of test design technique is


A. Identifying test conditions only, not Identifying test cases
B. Not Identifying test conditions, Identifying test cases only
C. Identifying test conditions and Identifying test cases
D. Identifying test conditions or Identifying test cases
Q7. ___________ technique can be used to achieve input and output
coverage
A. Boundary value analysis
B. Equivalence partitioning
C. Decision table testing
D. State transition testing

Q8. Use cases can be performed to test


A. Performance testing
B. Unit testing
C. Business scenarios
D. Static testing

Q9. _____________ testing is performed at the developing organization’s


site
A. Unit testing
B. Regression testing
C. Alpha testing
D. Integration testing

Q10. The purpose of exit criteria is


A. Define when to stop testing
B. End of test level
C. When a set of tests has achieved a specific pre condition
D. All of the above

Q11. Which is not the project risks


A. Supplier issues
B. Organization factors
C. Technical issues
D. Error-prone software delivered

Q12. Poor software characteristics are


A. Only Project risks
B. Only Product risks
C. Project risks and Product risks
D. Project risks or Product risks

Q13. ________ and ________ are used within individual workbenches to


produce the right output products.
A. Tools and techniques
B. Procedures and standards
C. Processes and walkthroughs
D. Reviews and update

Q14. The software engineer's role in tool selection is


A. To identify, evaluate, and rank tools, and recommend tools to management
B. To determine what kind of tool is needed, then find it and buy it
C. To initiate the tool search and present a case to management
D. To identify, evaluate and select the tools

Q15. A _____ is the step-by-step method followed to ensure that standards


are met
A. SDLC
B. Project Plan
C. Policy
D. Procedure

Q16. Which of the following is the standard for the Software product quality
A. ISO 1926
B. ISO 829
C. ISO 1012
D. ISO 1028

Q17. Which is not the testing objectives


A. Finding defects
B. Gaining confidence about the level of quality and providing information
C. Preventing defects.
D. Debugging defects

Q18. Bug life cycle


A. Open, Assigned, Fixed, Closed
B. Open, Fixed, Assigned, Closed
C. Assigned, Open, Closed, Fixed
D. Assigned, Open, Fixed, Closed

Q19. Which is not the software characteristics


A. Reliability
B. Usability
C. Scalability
D. Maintainability

Q20. Which is not a testing principle


A. Early testing
B. Defect clustering
C. Pesticide paradox
D. Exhaustive testing

Q21. ‘X’ has given a data on a person age, which should be between 1 to
99. Using BVA which is the appropriate one
A. 0,1,2,99
B. 1, 99, 100, 98
C. 0, 1, 99, 100
D. –1, 0, 1, 99

Q22. Which is not the fundamental test process


A. Planning and control
B. Test closure activities
C. Analysis and design
D. None

Q23. Which is not a Component testing


A. Check the memory leaks
B. Check the robustness
C. Check the branch coverage
D. Check the decision tables

Q24. PDCA is known as


A. Plan, Do, Check, Act
B. Plan, Do, Correct, Act
C. Plan, Debug, Check, Act
D. Plan, Do, Check, Accept

Q25. Contract and regulation testing is a part of


A. System testing
B. Acceptance testing
C. Integration testing
D. Smoke testing

Q26. Which is not a black box testing technique


A. Equivalence partition
B. Decision tables
C. Transaction diagrams
D. Decision testing

Q27. Arc testing is known as


A. Branch testing
B. Agile testing
C. Beta testing
D. Ad-hoc testing

Q28. A software model that can’t be used in functional testing


A. Process flow model
B. State transaction model
C. Menu structure model
D. Plain language specification model

Q29. Find the mismatch


A. Test data preparation tools – Manipulate Data bases
B. Test design tools – Generate test inputs
C. Requirement management tools – Enables individual tests to be traceable
D. Configuration management tools – Check for consistence

Q30. The principle of Cyclomatic complexity, considering L as edges or


links, N as nodes, P as independent paths
A. L-N +2P
B. N-L +2P
C. N-L +P
D. N-L +P

Q31. FPA is used to


A. To measure the functional requirements of the project
B. To measure the size of the functionality of an Information system
C. To measure the functional testing effort
D. To measure the functional flow

Q32. Which is not a test Oracle


A. The existing system
B. The code
C. Individual’s knowledge
D. User manual

Q33. Find the correct flow of the phases of a formal review


A. Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Kick off
B. Planning, Individual preparation, Kick off, Rework
C. Planning, Review meeting, Rework, Follow up
D. Planning, Individual preparation, Follow up, Kick off

Q34. Stochastic testing using statistical information or operational profiles


uses the following method
A. Heuristic testing approach
B. Methodical testing approach
C. Model based testing approach
D. Process or standard compliant testing approach

Q35. A project that is in the implementation phase is six weeks behind


schedule. The delivery date for the product is four months away. The
project is not allowed to slip the delivery date or compromise on the quality
standards established for this product. Which of the following actions
would bring this project back on schedule?
A. Eliminate some of the requirements that have not yet been implemented.
B. Add more engineers to the project to make up for lost work.
C. Ask the current developers to work overtime until the lost work is recovered.
D. Hire more software quality assurance personnel.

Q36. One person has been dominating the current software process
improvement meeting. Which of the following techniques should the
facilitator use to bring other team members into the discussion?

A. Confront the person and ask that other team members be allowed to express
their opinions.
B. Wait for the person to pause, acknowledge the person’ s opinion, and ask for
someone else’ s opinion.
C. Switch the topic to an issue about which the person does not have a strong
opinion.
D. Express an opinion that differs from the person’ s opinion in order to
encourage others to express their ideas.

Q37. Maintenance releases and technical assistance centers are examples


of which of the following costs of quality?
A. External failure
B. Internal failure
C. Appraisal
D. Prevention

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