When a system is deliberately pushed beyond its designed limits to identify weak points, it is undergoing _______ testing.

  • Acceptance
  • Black Box
  • Regression
  • Stress
Stress testing involves deliberately overloading the system beyond its specified limits. The objective is to identify system weak points, ensure it fails gracefully, and understand how it behaves under extreme conditions.

Imagine you are working on a large software project with multiple developers. Two developers simultaneously made changes to the same piece of code. Which aspect of Configuration Management would help resolve this conflict?

  • Build Management
  • Change Control
  • Release Management
  • Version Control
Version Control systems allow multiple developers to work on the same project concurrently. When two developers make changes to the same piece of code, the version control system flags it as a merge conflict. The developers, possibly with the help of a lead or reviewer, will then resolve the conflict, ensuring that the final merged code retains the intended functionality from both changes.

Imagine you're leading a testing project for a major e-commerce platform. Your team finds a bug but is unsure of its severity. Who in your test organization should ideally determine the impact and priority of this bug?

  • Business Analyst
  • QA Analyst
  • Test Lead
  • Test Manager
The Test Lead is usually responsible for managing and leading the test team, which includes making key decisions related to test issues. While a Test Manager might have overarching responsibility and a Business Analyst might provide business perspective, it is the Test Lead who usually determines the severity and priority of a bug.

Automated testing can be especially useful for _______ tests that have to be executed frequently.

  • acceptance
  • performance
  • regression
  • usability
Automated testing is particularly suitable for regression tests, which need to be executed frequently to ensure that previously working functionality remains intact after any code changes or updates.

A _______ is a set of tasks that participants are asked to perform during usability testing to evaluate a product's ease of use.

  • Functionality Matrix
  • Requirement List
  • Scenario
  • Test Suite
A "Scenario" in usability testing refers to a specific set of tasks that participants are asked to perform. It's a narrative that describes the user's actions and intentions without suggesting how they might be accomplished. This helps to evaluate the product's ease of use and intuitiveness in a real-world context.

How does Configuration Auditing differ from Configuration Control?

  • Auditing checks for consistency, Control implements changes
  • Auditing deals with financial records
  • Auditing is a pre-development activity, Control is post-development
  • Auditing is about user access management
Configuration Auditing and Configuration Control are both crucial aspects of Configuration Management. Configuration Auditing ensures that the current configuration of an item matches the specified requirements and checks for consistency and completeness, ensuring no unauthorized changes have occurred. On the other hand, Configuration Control involves evaluating, coordinating, approving or disapproving, and implementing changes to configured items.

_______ is a type of static analysis that focuses on ensuring coding standards and conventions are followed.

  • Code Inspection
  • Code Review
  • Linting
  • Regression Testing
Linting is a process that involves the use of tools (often termed as "linters") to automatically scan source code for potential issues. These tools typically focus on ensuring that coding standards, conventions, and best practices are adhered to, without executing the program or script.

What distinguishes static testing from dynamic testing?

  • Both involve executing the code
  • Examination of code
  • Running the software
  • Static doesn’t execute the code
Static testing involves examining the code, requirements, or design without executing it, to identify issues early on. Dynamic testing, on the other hand, validates the software by executing it in real-time scenarios. This fundamental difference in execution separates the two.

Feedback and bugs reported during the _______ testing phase are crucial for improving the software quality before its official release.

  • Beta
  • Integration
  • System
  • Unit
Beta testing is a type of user acceptance testing where the software is released to a limited number of end-users to obtain feedback and report bugs. This feedback is essential to improve software quality before its broader or official release.

Captions provided for video content cater primarily to users with _______ impairments.

  • Auditory
  • Cognitive
  • Mobility
  • Visual
Captions for video content primarily cater to users with auditory impairments. They provide a textual representation of the spoken content, background noises, and other relevant auditory information, ensuring accessibility for the deaf or hard-of-hearing community.