Which one of the following statements about testing techniques is TRUE?

• A. Specification based techniques can be used as a substitute for a poorly defined test basis
• B. Experienced based techniques are systematic and produce detailed test documentation
• C. Test execution scheduling should give priority to experienced based testing
• D. Exploratory testing can replace black box techniques when testing time is very limited

Which of the following are valid justifications for developers testing their own code during unit testing?
(i) Their lack of independence is mitigated by independent testing during system and acceptance testing.
(ii) A person with a good understanding of the code can find more defects more quickly using white-box techniques.
(iii) Developers have a better understanding of the requirements than testers.
(iv) Testers write unnecessary incident reports because they find minor differences between the way in which the system behaves and the way in which it is specified to work.

• A. (i) and (iv)
• B. (ii) and (iii)
• C. (i) and (ii)
• D. (iii) and (iv)

Which of the following is a characteristic of good testing in any life cycle model? 1 credit

• A. Some, but not all, development activities have corresponding test activities.
• B. All document reviews involve the development team.
• C. Analysis and design of tests begins as soon as development is completed.
• D. Each test level has test objectives specific to that level.

You have been asked to write a testing strategy for the company. Which statement best explains how risk can be addressed within the testing strategy? 1 credit

• A. A test strategy is the result of a project risk analysis and defines the approach and resources for testing.
• B. A test strategy should address identified generic product risks and present a process for mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.
• C. A test strategy is derived from the test policy and describes the way risk assessments are performed in projects.
• D. A test strategy identifies the specific product for a project risk and defines the approach for the test project.