CAST Static Testing and Reviews 5

Question 1

Which of the following best describes static testing?

Accepted Answer

Examining work products without executing the software

Answer

Static testing evaluates documents and code without executing the software.

Question 2

Which work products can be evaluated by static testing?

Accepted Answer

Requirements, design documents, code, and test cases

Answer

Static testing applies to many artifacts including requirements, designs, code, and test cases.

Question 3

In a review, what is meant by 'rework'?

Accepted Answer

The author corrects the defects identified during the review

Answer

Rework is the phase where the author fixes the defects found during the review.

Question 4

Cyclomatic complexity is a measure that static analysis can compute to indicate:

Accepted Answer

The complexity of a program's control flow

Answer

Cyclomatic complexity quantifies the number of independent paths through code, reflecting control-flow complexity.

Question 5

Which statement about reviews and dynamic testing is correct?

Accepted Answer

They are complementary and find different types of defects

Answer

Reviews and dynamic testing complement each other by detecting different defect types.

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