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Sample Software Testing Certification Questions

These sample questions are similar to the ones you’ll see in the Accredited Software Tester Certification™, Accredited Software Test Manager Certification™, and Accredited Software Test Automator Certification™ exams.

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Question 1 In this example, what is an error called when a tester finds it and after a developer acknowledges it?

  1. Defect and bug
  2. Defect and failure
  3. Failure and bug
  4. Failure and defect
  5. Issue and bug

Correct Answer 1. Defect and bug

Question 2 Put these formal review steps in the order they occur. (a) Planning, (b) Rework, (c) Review meeting, (d) Follow-up, (e) Kickoff, (f) Individual preparation.

  1. (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f)
  2. (a), (e), (f), (c), (b), (d)
  3. (a), (f), (e), (b), (c), (d)
  4. (d), (f), (e), (b), (c), (a)
  5. (a), (d), (e), (f), (c), (b)

Correct Answer 2. (a), (e), (f), (c), (b), (d)

Question 3 What does nonfunctional testing assess?

  1. Performance
  2. Usability
  3. Which features should be excluded
  4. All of the above
  5. Choices 1 and 2

Correct Answer 5. Choices 1 and 2

Question 4 Which part of a test plan specifies when to stop testing?

  1. Test strategy
  2. Test environment
  3. Test completion criteria
  4. Testing objective
  5. All of the above

Correct Answer 3. Test completion criteria

Question 5 Why is it important to perform integration testing?

  1. To verify that unit testing was done well
  2. To check whether the system can connect to other systems on the network
  3. To check how well the modules fit and work together
  4. To check whether the project was divided into modules effectively
  5. To detect design errors

Correct Answer 3. To check how well the modules fit and work together

Question 6 Which task typically falls outside a tester’s responsibilities?

  1. Consulting a vendor to choose the best testing tool
  2. Preparing test data
  3. Creating test cases
  4. Reporting defects
  5. Implementing tests at all levels

Correct Answer 1. Consulting a vendor to choose the best testing tool

Question 7 What type of testing do customers carry out at their own site?

  1. Beta testing
  2. Alpha testing
  3. Black-box testing
  4. White-box testing
  5. All of the above

Correct Answer 1. Beta testing

Question 8 Which activity manages changes across different versions of software?

  1. Change management
  2. Product management
  3. Business management
  4. Test management
  5. Configuration management

Correct Answer 5. Configuration management

Question 9 What helps a developer decide which bug to fix first?

  1. Severity
  2. Priority
  3. Traceability matrix
  4. Test metrics
  5. Process metrics

Correct Answer 2. Priority

Question 10 Which detail is unnecessary in a test incident report?

  1. How to reproduce the defect
  2. Details of the test environment
  3. The defect’s priority
  4. How the defect should be fixed
  5. The defect’s severity

Correct Answer 4. How the defect should be fixed

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