The IIT Madras BS Software Testing (Software Testing) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term, set QID2: 21 questions for 100 marks in 180 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
Consider that some modules are modified or added in an existing software program. Which of the following types of testing is done to ensure that all existing and new modules are working correctly?
Functional Testing
Performance Testing
Regression Testing
Usability Testing
Correct answer
Regression Testing
Consider that for testing a web application, the number of concurrent users was suddenly increased by a very large amount, and the performance of the application was measured. Which of the following types of testing does this scenario represent?
Stress Testing
Spike Testing
Soak Testing
Load Testing
Correct answer
Spike Testing
Correct answer
Defect Removal Effectiveness (DRE) belongs to which of the following categories of software metrics?
Product Quality Metrics
Object-Oriented Software Metrics
Maintainance Quality Metrics
In-Process Quality Metrics
Correct answer
In-Process Quality Metrics
Which type of client-side testing executes test cases that break the normal execution sequence of a web application?
Parameter level bypass testing
Control flow level bypass testing
Value level bypass testing
User-session data based testing
Correct answer
Control flow level bypass testing
1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - B
1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C
1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - A
1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C
Correct answer
1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - A
Consider that a user fills a form in a web application, but instead of submitting the form, she clicks on the refresh button in the browser. Which type of transition would take place in the Application Transition Graph (ATG) in this scenario?
Operational Transition
Form Link Transition
Redirect Transition
Simple Link Transition
Correct answer
Operational Transition
Hiding Variable Insertion (HVI)
Super Keyword Deletion (SKD)
Parent Constructor Deletion (PCD)
Overriding Method Deletion (OMD)
Correct answer
Super Keyword Deletion (SKD)
12
24
48
64
Correct answer
48
State Definition Anomaly (SDA)
State Definition Inconsistency Anomaly (SDIA)
Inconsistent Type Use (ITU)
State Visibility Anomaly (SVA)
Correct answer
State Definition Inconsistency Anomaly (SDIA)
Correct answer
Correct answer
Scalar variable replacement
Arithmetic operator replacement
Absolute value insertion
Assignment operator replacement
Correct answer
Arithmetic operator replacement
Correct answer
All-Defs Coverage only
All-Uses Coverage only
All-DU-Paths Coverage
None of these
Correct answer
All-Uses Coverage only
A string of only zeros
A string starting with one, followed by zeros, and ending with a one
A string starting with a one and ending with zeros
A string starting with a one, followed by zeros, and ending with a zero
Correct answer
A string starting with one, followed by zeros, and ending with a one
Correct answers
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which of the following is the set of RACC pairs for clause a?
{(1, 5), (2, 6), (3, 7)}
{(2, 6)}
{(1, 5), (3, 7), (4, 8)}
{(1, 6)}
Correct answer
{(2, 6)}
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Which of the following is the set of RICC pairs for clause a?
Correct answer
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
What is the cyclomatic complexity of G?
6
5
4
3
Correct answer
3
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
How many test requirements are there for edge-pair coverage on G?
6
7
8
9
Correct answer
8
