SK Somaiya TY IT & TY IT (Honors) Sem 5 Question Bank AY 2024-2025 1

Software Testing

Contents
Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Testing – (R1) ................................................................................... 1
Unit 2 - Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle – (R1) ............................... 1
Unit 3 - White Box and Black Box Testing – (R1).................................................................... 2
Unit 4 - Test Planning and Risk Management – (R1) ................................................................ 2
Unit 5 - Software Quality Assurance – (R2, R3) ....................................................................... 2
Main Reference Book: ............................................................................................................... 3

Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Testing – (R1)

1. What is Software Testing? Discuss objectives of testing. What are the causes of defect?
2. State and explain the fundamental principles of software testing.
3. Discuss the correlation between “the cost of finding and fixing defects” and ‘software
development life cycle phases”. / Why testing should be started as early as possible?
4. State and explain the fundamental test process.
5. What factors should be kept in mind while reviewing and testing the work done by
other?
6. “Degree of independent testing avoids author bias and is often more effective at finding
defects and failures”. Explain.
7. Write a note on Psychology of Testing.
8. State phases of Fundamental Test Process. Explain Planning and Control.
9. How exit criteria is evaluated and reported? What are test closure activities?
10. Explain the Test implementation and execution process.

Unit 2 - Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle –

(R1)
1. Explain V- Model of testing? Explain its advantages. / Explain 2Vs of Software Testing
(verification & validation)
2. Explain briefly the four test levels used in V-Model of software testing with their
objectives.
3. What is Integration Testing? List and explain the approaches Integration Testing.
4. Distinguish between functional and non-functional testing
5. Distinguish between functional and Structural testing.
6. What is static testing? What are its advantages? / What is Static Testing? What is its
main objective? Summarize advantages of using static testing on software work
products.
7. Explain the phases of formal review.
8. Explain the characteristics and objectives of: Walkthrough, Inspection, Audit,
Technical review, Peer Review
9. Compare Static and Dynamic Testing.

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10. Describe the roles and responsibilities of moderator, scribe and manager in review
process.

Unit 3 - White Box and Black Box Testing – (R1)

1. State and explain the factors considered for choosing Test techniques.
2. What are the different types of testing techniques? Explain
3. Explain State Transition Testing technique with suitable example.
4. Explain, how is Equivalence Class Partitioning different from Boundary Value
Analysis?
5. What is decision table? Describe decision table testing technique.
6. Explain Experience based testing and its types.
7. What is white box testing technique? Write a note on statement coverage testing.
8. What is white box testing technique? Explain the concept of cyclomatic complexity
with suitable example.
9. Justify “100% Condition Coverage implies 100% Decision Coverage” giving an
example.
10. Define “Test Conditions”. Describe the process of identifying test conditions.

Unit 4 - Test Planning and Risk Management – (R1)

1. What do you mean by Test Approaches or Strategies? Explain any three test
approaches.
2. What is Risk Based Testing? How is product risk different from project risk?
3. Explain test organization. What are the factors affecting test efforts?
4. Explain incident report lifecycle with the help of a diagram.
5. How configuration management supports testing?
6. What are the features of test management tools and configuration management tools?
7. What are benefits and risks of using tools? Explain. / State and explain Risk factors
associated with use of the Testing Tools.
8. State features of test design tools and data preparation tools.
9. Enlist the features of Incident management and requirement management tools.
10. What are the important factors in selecting a tool? What are the objectives of pilot
project for a new tool? What are the factors that contribute to the success after
implementing a testing tool?/ State the goals of a proof-of-concept or piloting phase for
tool evaluation.

Unit 5 - Software Quality Assurance – (R2, R3)

1. Write a short note on software quality assurance.
2. State and explain the components of software quality assurance.
3. What is Software Configuration management? State and explain the components of
software Configuration Management.
4. Explain the steps for developing and implementing the software quality assurance plan.
5. Write a short note on Capability Maturity Model./ What are the Maturity level of
CMM?

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6. On which dimensions is the Malcolm Baldrige National Award evaluated? Explain the
Baldrige Performance Framework.
7. What is Six Sigma? State and explain its characteristics and principles. (R3)
8. With suitable diagram, explain DMAIC cycle. (R3)
9. With suitable diagram, explain DMADV cycle. (R3)

Main Reference Book:

R1: Foundations of Software Testing Dorothy Graham, Erik van Veenendaal, Isabel Evans,3rd
Edition, Rex Black Cengage Learning
R2: Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement,William E. Lewis, Third Edition,
CRC Press,2016
R3: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/six-sigma-in-software-engineering/

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