Free BCS Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing Exam ISEB-SWTINT1 Exam Practice Test

Who would USUALLY perform debugging activities?

• Developers.
• Analysts.
• Testers.
• Incident Managers.

Where may functional testing be performed?

• At system and acceptance testing levels only.
• At all test levels.
• At all levels above integration testing.
• At the acceptance testing level only.

What is the KEY difference between preventative and reactive approaches to testing?

• Preventative tests and reactive tests are designed as early as possible.
• Preventative tests are designed early; reactive tests are designed after the software has been produced.
• Preventative testing is always analytical; reactive testing is always heuristic.
• Preventative tests are designed after the software has been produced; reactive tests are designed early in response to review comments.

What is beta testing?

• Testing performed by potential customers at the developers location
• Testing performed by potential customers at their own locations.
• Testing performed by product developers at the customer’s location.
• Testing performed by product developers at their own locations.

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between an inspection and a walkthrough?

• Both inspections and walkthroughs are led by the author.
• An inspection is led by a moderator and a walkthrough is led by the author.
• Both inspections and walkthroughs are led by a trained moderator.
• A walkthrough is led by the author. The author is not present during inspections.

Some tools are geared more for developer use. For the 5 tools listed, which statement BEST details those for developers.

• i, iii. and iv. are more for developers.
• ii. and iv. are more for developers.
• ii, iii. and iv. are more for developers.
• ii. and iii. are more for developers.

Which of the following is MOST important in the selection of a test approach?

• Availability of tools to support the proposed techniques.
• The budget allowed for training in proposed techniques.
• Available skills and experience in the proposed techniques.
• The willingness of the test team to learn new techniques.

Which of the following is a MAJOR task of test planning?

• Scheduling test analysis and design tasks.
• Initiating corrective actions.
• Monitoring progress and test coverage.
• Measuring and analyzing results.

Which of the following is TRUE?

• Confirmation testing is testing fixes to a set of defects and Regression testing is testing to establish whether any defects have been introduced as a result of changes.
• Confirmation testing is testing to establish whether any defects have been introduced as a result of changes and Regression testing is testing fixes to a set of defects.
• Confirmation testing and Regression testing are both testing to establish whether any defects have been introduced as a result of changes
• Confirmation testing and Regression testing are both testing fixes to a set of defects.

A thermometer measures temperature in whole degrees only.If the temperature falls below 18 degrees, the heating is switched off. It is switched on again when the temperature reaches 21 degrees.What are the best values in degrees to cover all equivalence partitions?

• 15, 19 and 25.
• 17, 18, and 19.
• 18, 20 and 22.
• 16, 26, and 32.