ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Crash Course Part-34
This is the Part 34 of 35 containing 5 Questions (Q. 166 to 170) with detailed explanation as expected in ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Latest Syllabus updated in 2011
Deep study of these 175 questions shall be of great help in getting success in ISTQB Foundation Level Exam
Q. 166: Where do we use test comparators & test management tools?
Test comparators are used for finding out the points of differences across data, files, database & the results. Whereas test management tools help us in the administration of testing processes like defect tracking, version control, traceability & report generation.
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Q. 167: Describe the areas of focus by various test approaches or strategies.
1) Analytical approach use direct testing & focuses on areas of higher risks;
2) Model-based approach uses statistical information about the rate of failures;
3) Methodical approach take the help of error guessing & fault attacks;
4) Consultative approach depends upon the knowledge of others like guidelines provided by the domain experts;
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Q. 168: How do we compare the power of decision coverage & statement coverage?
Decision coverage is much more powerful compared to statement coverage. 100% decision coverage ensures 100% statement coverage; however reverse is not true. For achieving 100% decision coverage, we need to test all decisions of the code.
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Q. 169: Explain how decision table testing technique captures the system requirements containing logical requirements.
Decision table testing identifies conditions & actions of the system. For example an insurance related software application will do a particular action like offer or refuse policy according to the customer�s conditions like gender, age, driving history etc. These conditions are recorded in a table to describe different combinations of conditions & related actions like computation of premium before offering or refusing the insurance policy.
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Q. 170: What are the typical roles & responsibilities of different people involved in a formal review?
1) Manager does the planning part of the review;
2) Moderator leads the review process;
3) Author owns the artifacts that are to be reviewed;
4) Reviewer performs the actual review;
5) Scribe does the documentation of the results;
Part – 35 of the Crash Course – ISTQB Foundation Exam
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