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  1. Which of the following BEST defines 'test coverage'?

    Answer: The degree to which specified coverage items have been exercised by tests

    Test coverage measures how much of the defined coverage items (e.g., requirements, code statements, branches) have been exercised by the test suite.

  2. According to ISTQB, which of the following is a BENEFIT of early testing?

    Answer: It reduces the cost of fixing defects found later in development

    Defects found early in development are significantly cheaper to fix because fewer dependent artifacts and code changes are involved.

  3. Which testing approach examines the internal structure or code of a component without knowledge of its specifications?

    Answer: White-box testing

    White-box testing (also called structural or glass-box testing) bases tests on the internal implementation, code paths, and logic of the system.

  4. A tester groups all valid and invalid input values into classes where every value in a class is expected to be processed the same way. This technique is called:

    Answer: Equivalence partitioning

    Equivalence partitioning divides input data into partitions where all values within a partition are expected to trigger the same behavior.

  5. Which of the following statements about the V-model is TRUE?

    Answer: Each development phase has a corresponding testing phase

    The V-model maps each development phase (requirements, design, coding) to a corresponding test level (acceptance, integration/system, unit) on the right side of the 'V'.

  6. Which role is PRIMARILY responsible for defining the overall test approach and allocating resources for testing?

    Answer: Test manager

    The test manager is responsible for overall test planning, strategy, resource allocation, and reporting on testing progress and quality.

  7. Which of the following BEST describes 'state transition testing'?

    Answer: Testing a system's behavior as it moves between different states based on events

    State transition testing models a system as a set of states and transitions triggered by events, then derives tests to cover those transitions.