CAST Professional Ethics & Standards 3

Question 1

Which organization publishes the 'Standard Glossary of Terms Used in Software Testing' that testers are expected to follow?

Accepted Answer

ISTQB

Answer

ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) publishes the standard glossary used internationally by software testing professionals.

Question 2

A tester working on a healthcare application discovers that patient data is being stored insecurely. This was not part of their assigned test scope. What should they do?

Accepted Answer

Report the security issue to the appropriate team or management, even though it is outside their scope

Answer

Professional responsibility requires reporting potential risks to users or the public even when they fall outside the tester's explicitly assigned scope.

Question 3

What does 'conflict of interest' mean in the context of software testing ethics?

Accepted Answer

A situation where a tester's personal interests could improperly influence their professional judgment

Answer

A conflict of interest arises when a tester's personal interests or relationships could improperly influence their professional testing judgments or decisions.

Question 4

Under the principle of professional competence, what is a tester obligated to do when assigned a task outside their expertise?

Accepted Answer

Disclose their limitations and seek additional training, supervision, or assistance

Answer

Professional competence requires testers to be honest about their skill limitations and to seek guidance or training when assigned tasks beyond their current expertise.

Question 5

The concept of 'independence in testing' is important primarily because:

Accepted Answer

Independent testers are less likely to have cognitive biases that prevent finding defects in code they wrote

Answer

Independent testers are free from the psychological bias of not wanting to find flaws in work they created, making them more objective and effective at defect detection.

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CAST Professional Ethics & Standards 3