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Software Engineering → Introduction to Software Engineering 4

What is the main goal of software testing?
severity
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……………testing checks performance of system
checking that we are building the system right
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A break in the working of a system is called
combination of top down & bottom up
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Which one of the following describes the major benefit of verification early in the life cycle?
developers
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Software Engineering → Software Development Models 4

Which of the following is not a level in testing?
regression testing
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LoadRunner create load by running ……
will help ensure unchanged areas of the software have not been affected
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The best reason for using Independent software test teams is that
good programmer
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Which of the following is NOT a reasonable testing objective?
n-e+2
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Software Engineering → Waterfall Model 4

Following is not a Software Test Life Cycle Phase.
cmm level 4
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In static testing---------
it may be difficult to determine if the test has passed or failed
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The goal of software testing is to
bug prevention
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In Life cycle approach to testing, test execution occurs _______
are we building the product right?
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Software Engineering → Spiral Model 4

Following is not a technique of black box.
exploratory testing
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Cyclomatic complexity is carried out in….
error guessing
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Defects are least costly to correct at what stage of the development cycle?
functional testing
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What is the important criterion in deciding what testing technique to use?
virtual users
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Software Engineering → Agile Model 4

Smoke Testing is ……..approach
test bed
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Boundary value analysis is the technique comes under……
component testing does not involve regression testing
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_________must be developed to describe when and how testing will occur.
requirements gathering
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Which of the following are characteristics of testable software?
code is not executed
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Software Engineering → Requirement Engineering 4

In which level testing is performed
total quality management
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The word ‘Error’ is synonymous with which of the following words?
planning
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Testing Process comprised of
statement coverage
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The Planning phase of a formal review includes the following:
white box testing
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Software Engineering → Software Design 4

It is one principal of testing is that Exhausting Testing is…..
cmm level5
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Which of the statements below is the best assessment of how the test principles apply across the test life cycle?
all of the above
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As a tester, what is your main objective in reviewing a requirement document?
integration testing
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A Person who documents all the issues, problems and open points that were identified during a formal review.
black box testing
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Software Engineering → Coding Standards 3

Beta Testing is done at:
mitigation plan
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Software Testing is the process of
able to write software
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We split testing into distinct stages primarily because:
it is on the nature of software project.
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Software Engineering → Software Testing 3

Unit testing is carried out by:
operational techniques
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Programmers make mistakes during coding. These mistakes are known as
bottom-up integration
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Which of the following characterizes the cost of faults?
impractical and impossible
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Software Engineering → Debugging 3

The formula of cyclometric complexity
preventive
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Software Testing is nothing else but
project plan
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A failure is:
big bang
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Software Engineering → Software Maintenance 3

In software testing Verification is …..
the quality department
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Which one is not the verification activity?
closed box testing
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Test design mainly emphasizes all the following except
user end
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