Exam Review

This CMMI level has a characteristic of using quantified data for making decisions. It also analyzes and improves processes based on data.

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In JUnit, which annotation indicates that a method should run before the entire test class runs?

@BeforeClass

In JUnit, which annotation indicates a method to be a test case?

@Test

git

A Version Control System.

Fault

A latent error in the software waiting to be manifest through usage

Fault

A latent error in the software.

FXML

A new GUI library that is replacing Swing.

DOC

A part of the software that is relied on by the part being tested.

According to Uncle Bob, which of the following is NOT a obligation of a professional?

A professional writes code as fast as possible

Lambda notation

A shorthand for action listeners in Java.

Charter

A simple template for exploratory testing

The focus of a unit test is:

A single class

Test case

A specific test scenario made up of one or more test scripts

Mockito

A tool for emulating DOCs.

GitHub

A tool for storing software projects in the cloud.

Which testing approach(es) typically involve(s) the customer? Select all that apply.

Acceptance Testing

In the AAA style of Unit test. AAA stands for: Arrange - __________ - Assert

Act

QA

Aims to prevent defects from happening in the first place.

Integration testing corresponds to which phase in the software development lifecycle?

Architectural Design

80% of the time as developers, we will use ______________

ArrayLists/Arrays

Awareness test

Asks the user to track one thing then asks about something else.

Which of the following is the definition for a critical severity defect?

Can't use the feature

Integration Test

Class collaboration testing

Which of these is NOT part of the defect management process?

Commiting

State Transition Diagram

Depicts how to get from one mode to another.

Smoketest

Determines the general health of a software project.

What does the acronym DRY stand for in programming?

Don't repeat yourself

UAT

End-to-end testing done by the customer

A test that passes is more valuable than a test that fails because it confirms that the software is working

False

Does the following piece of code conform to the standard: public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello World!"); }

False

Does the following piece of code following the Google's Java style guidelines? while(x == 1) { ticks = x + 1; updatePixels(ticks); }

False

Most teams fix every bug that is identified to ensure quality.

False

Once code coverage shows that 100% of the lines have been executed, testing is complete.

False

Testing improves the quality of software.

False

Testing in and of itself improves quality of the software.

False

The later a defect is found the more inexpensive it is to fix it.

False

The primary difference between a test suite and a test case is that a test suite is automated where as a test case is executed manually.

False

The purpose of a test plan is to list all of the test cases for each level of testing planned for the system.

False

The source code is not used in integration testing.

False

Variables mean the same thing to a developer and to an exploratory tester.

False

When a developer is working on a bug and gets it to pass his unit test he marks the bug resolved and the bug is now closed.

False

Recon session

Gathering information about software that is no longer in the development phase.

The PriorityQueue is based on a _________

Heap

Authentication

Identifying a person before they access the system.

Injection

Inserting malicious code or statements.

When a developer marks a bug as "no repro", what does that mean?

It means that the bug is no reproducible and some clarification is needed

Which of the following does NOT lead to the resolution of a dissonance

Punish person who gave you the dissonant belief (aka. shoot the messenger)

Regression

Repeating tests to ensure a fix or fixes didn't break anything.

Which of the following is NOT an input for integration testing?

Requirement document

Which data structure maintains only unique elements?

Set

Time-boxing

Setting a temporal limit for your exploratory testing.

Stakeholder

Someone who has interest in the success of the project.

Which category of testing may involve performance tests, stress tests, security tests or reliability tests?

System Testing

End-to-End testing usually includes which of the following test types? Select all that apply.

System Testing, Acceptance Testing

What is the development method where tests come before the code itself?

TDD

Which is NOT a reason to test software?

Testing improves the quality of software

Define software testing

Testing is the process of executing a program with the intent of finding errors

SUT

The part of the software currently being tested.

Repro

The steps and expected outcome to show a defect

Load

The volume that the software can handle.

Non-repudiation

Tracking who is accessing the system.

What maintains order of elements?

TreeSet

Any non-trivial program will have faults.

True

Enforcing coding standards is an example of a SQA practice.

True

In JUnit, the pattern is: assertEquals(expected, actual)

True

In programming, we should follow the DRY principle over WET 99% of the time.

True

The goal of QA is to improve development and test processes so that defects do not arise when the product is being developed.

True

Which of the following are typically "white box" testing approaches? Select all that apply.

Unit Testing, Integration Testing

Session management

User stays logged in until the system times out or the user logs out.

Trust Boundary

Where one piece of software ends and another begins.

What does the acronym WET stand for in programming?

Write every time

What does YAGNI stand for?

You aint gonna need it

Which of the following is NOT one of the three laws of TDD?

You may write as many tests as possible

Requirements are tested with ____________ testing.

acceptance

This type of testing is end-to-end testing done by the users.

acceptance

The conjunction effect makes you _______________

ascribe a higher likelihood to combination events rather than to either single event

Integration Testing is a type of _____________ testing

black-white box

A defect in code manifests as a ______

bug

You execute a test script and the actual behavior is not what you expected, to resolve the dissonance you decide to modify the script to match the software behavior. What are you succumbing to?

cognitive dissonance

___________ refers to the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's beliefs or hypotheses

confirmation bias

In JUnit, to compare floating point values, the _______ refers to the maximum difference between expected and actual for which both numbers are still considered equal.

delta

In many agile environments the first step in correcting a defect is to __________ .

discover

Verification is ___________________

ensuring that the product is built correctly

Validation is ________________

ensuring that the right product is built

Which @Test annotation parameter allows us to see if an exception is actually thrown

expected

This is a latent error in the software waiting to be manifest through specific usage scenarios

fault

According to Uncle Bob, what makes code flexible?

modifiability

Software testing pertains to ______________

quality control

_________________ is about defining and assessing the adequacy of software processes.

software quality assurance

______ is a set of test inputs, execution conditions, and expected results developed for a particular objective, such as to exercise a particular program path or to verify compliance with a specific requirement

test case

IEEE 829 document is about _____________

test plans

___________ is generally defined as a collection of test cases

test suite

What is the difference between System testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)?

the people doing it

Developers are afraid of cleaning their messy code because ________________

they are afraid of breaking something

Which is not a cause of bad charters?

too long

This integration testing method starts from the top of the call hierarchy to the bottom of the call stack.

top down

What is smoke testing?

trying the major functions of software before carrying out formal testing

Uncle Bob compares TDD to ________________

washing hands