Multiple Choice Questions & Answers on Software Testing fundamentals 

1. SDLC stands for ________

a) Software development life cycle

b) System development life cycle

c) Software design life cycle

d) System design life cycle

Answer: Software development life cycle

2. A process to determine how the actual testing is done _______

a) Audit

b) Inspection

c) Control

d) Monitoring

Answer: Audit

3. Another name for white-box testing is ___________

a) Control testing

b) Graybox

c) Glassbox

d) Black box

Answer: Glassbox

4. Locating or identifying the bugs is known as ___________

a) Design

b) Testing

c) Debugging

d) Coding

Answer: Testing

5. A ________ is tested to ensure that information properly flows into and out of the system.

a) module interface

b) local data structure

c) boundary conditions

d) paths

Answer: module interface

6. ___________ is done in the development phase by the debuggers.

a) Coding

b) Testing

c) Debugging

d) Implementation

Answer: Debugging

7. A set of activities that ensure that software correctly implements a specific function.

a) verification

b) testing

c) implementation

d) validation

Answer: verification

8. A testing strategy that test the application as a whole.

a) Requirement Gathering

b) Verification testing

c) Validation testing

d) System testing

Answer: System testing

9. Which defines the role of software?

a) System design

b) Design

c) System engineering

d) Implementation

Answer: System engineering

10. A testing strategy that tests the application in the context of an entire system.

a) System

b) Validation

c) Unit

d) Gray box

Answer: System

11. What do you call testing individual components?

a) system testing

b) unit testing

c) validation testing

d) black box testing

Answer: unit testing

12. A testing conducted at the developer’s site under validation testing.

a) alpha

b) gamma

c) lambda

d) unit

Answer: alpha

13. Which of the following is a myth in testing?

a) Tester can find bugs

b) Any user can test software

c) Missed defects are not due to testers

d) Complete testing is not possible

Answer: Any user can test software

14. Validation is computer based.

a) True

b) False

Answer: True

15. Another name for white-box testing is Glassbox

a) True

b) False

Answer: True