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CSTE Sep 2006 Questions subjective

Subjective Questions CSTE Sep 2006: [each 10 points]


1) Assume you have been promoting testing throughout the development life cycle, but

your manager does not really understand what specifically is involved. Your manager

has asked you to present the concept at an IT staff meeting. You chose the “V”

concept of testing model to explain testing throughout the development life cycle.

Explain and provide a graphic below of the “V” concept of testing.

 

 

 

 

2) Write the standards for

    A. Test plan

    B. Test Script

    C. Test status report

 

 

 

3) Draw screen of Defect tracking tool with essential fields.

 

 

 

4) Developing compatibility and motivation with a test team helps assure effective

testing. List below at least five guidelines you would follow to develop compatibility

and motivation within your test team.

 

 

 

5) Explain main components that define “ Fit for use” for software.

 

 

 

 

6) Write effective guidelines for avoiding security vulnerability.

 

 

 

7) Control Chart is statistical technique to assess, monitor and maintain the stability of a process. Explain graphically how deployment and results obtained using it.

 

 

 

 

8) You want to track defects uncovered vs. corrected and make sure that developer is aware of it. How you will report this to development team?

 

 

 

9) Define: Risk, Threat, risk analysis, control, and vulnerability

 

 

 

10) Explain three conditions that causes below risk associated with software development:

    Improper use of technology

    Incorrect entry of data

    Inability to secure data

 

 

 

11) Give a brief description of each type of testing used -System testing, acceptance testing, unit testing, integration testing, Regression testing. Explain in brief who does each phase of testing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

12) Your Company is about to roll out an E-Commerce application. It is not possible to test the application on all types of browsers on all platforms and operating systems. What types of risks involved in application and design steps to reduce the impact of that risks?

 

 

13) Explain graphically Pareto chart. How it is an effective tool to show where

 

significant problems and causes are in a process.

 

 

 

 

14) Explain in detail any three demonstration concerns during COTS software.

 

 

 

15) Explain any five components of Test Plan and why do you think they are important?

 

 

 

16) You are testing complex application. The deadline is near. Suddenly a major requirement change occurs. What steps you will take to incorporate major change in software?

 

 

 

17) List five most important components/sections necessary while writing acceptance test plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18) You find that the senior testers are making more mistakes then junior testers; you need to communicate this aspect to the senior tester. Also, you don't want to loose this tester. How should one go about the constructive criticism?

 

 

 

 

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