FREE ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following aspects of an audit report is most crucial?

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It is verifiable

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It is based on the lead auditor’s recommendations.

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It includes responses to all checklist questions.

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It follows ISO 19011.

Question 2

Which of the following describes an effective defect prevention program?

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A root cause analysis of defects is conducted and defect data are tracked.

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It is performed using a top-down approach.

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It is initiated at the end of the design phase.

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Defects are identified and removed prior to release.

Question 3

Which of the following factors should be considered when choosing a software reliability model?

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Predictive validity

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Quality of assumptions

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Simplicity

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Capability

Question 4

Which of the following is an appropriate aim for software quality?

Accepted Answer

“Achieve a cumulative defect removal efficiency greater than 90% within 18 months.”

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“Reduce the average number of defects found during code inspection by 50%.”

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“Implement metrics without increasing project costs.”

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“Improve quality by 100% within one year.”

Question 5

The next line of code may have a "divide by 0" error. while (N>=10) and (N=10) loop, J=50 K=1 End loop: M [K] = J/N K = K + 1 N = N Which of the following methods is best for spotting this error?

Accepted Answer

Source code inspection

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Compilation of the source code

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Condition testing

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Boundary testing

Question 6

Which of the following is most likely to make a project meeting successful?

Accepted Answer

Distributing and following an agenda

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Assigning action items during the meeting

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Limiting interruptions

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Recording minutes during the meeting

Question 7

Which of the following people is normally in charge of funding initiatives for software process change?

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Sponsor

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Champion

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Agent

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Target

Question 8

A social services reference guide's publisher has hired a company to create an electronic version of the publication. Due to the user community's and the publisher's staff's insufficient technical skills and knowledge of the technology, the product has only been informally defined up to this point.
Two new hires at the company and one inexperienced programmer will make up the development team for this project.
Which of the following strategies would best suit this project's requirements?

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Iterative development

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Waterfall model

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Object-oriented development

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Cleanroom methods

Question 9

Which of the following should be outlined and documented in a quality plan?

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How the requirements for quality will be met

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The approval status and selection criteria for suppliers and subcontractors

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The indices for determining quality costs

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How the process flow will add value to the manufacturing steps

Question 10

A test's ability to detect a difference in means is quantified by

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1 − β

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β

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1 − α

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a