The IIT Madras BS Software Testing (Software Testing) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term, set 1: 22 questions for 104 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.
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YES
NO
Correct answer
YES
Consider the following statements and select the correct option. i) The interior vertices in a chain can have in-degree and/or out-degree greater than 1. ii) A maximal chain is a chain that is not a part of any other chain.
Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false
Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Correct answer
Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true
(i) - 1, (ii) - 2, (iii) - 3
(i) - 2, (ii) - 3, (iii) - 1
(i) - 1, (ii) - 3, (iii) - 2
(i) - 3, (ii) - 2, (iii) - 1
Correct answer
(i) - 2, (ii) - 3, (iii) - 1
Edge coverage on graphs is equivalent to which of the following coverage criteria on finite state machines (FSM)?
State coverage
Transition coverage
Transition-pair coverage
None of these
Correct answer
Transition coverage
3
4
5
6
Correct answer
5
Suppose an organization that is developing an automated hydroponic system. The main objective of testing in the organization is to show the presence of failures. Testers and developers cooperate to reduce the risks associated with using the system, which can have different levels of consequences. Choose the minimum process maturity level of the organization, considering its testing goals.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Correct answer
Level 3
Which of the following integration testing techniques require the use of test drivers?
Big bang
Top-down
Sandwich
Bottom-up
Correct answers
Sandwich
Bottom-up
[1, 2, 5, 3]
[1, 2, 5, 6]
[1, 4, 5, 3, 6]
[1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6]
Correct answers
[1, 2, 5, 6]
[1, 4, 5, 3, 6]
Which of the following types of testing may require knowledge of the internal structure and the source code under test?
Unit testing
Performance testing
Acceptance testing
Integration and system testing
Correct answers
Unit testing
Integration and system testing
testCase1()
testCase2()
testCase3()
testCase4()
Correct answers
testCase3()
testCase4()
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
What is the number of states in the FSM?
4
5
6
8
Correct answer
4
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
Identify the statement(s) that is/are true about the FSM?
Correct answers
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[1, 4]
[2, 3, 4]
[1, 2, 3, 4]
[1, 3, 4]
Correct answer
[1, 2, 3, 4]
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Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
{[1, 3, 4]}
{[2, 2, 3, 4]}
{[1, 3, 4], [1, 2, 3, 4]}
{[1, 4], [1, 3, 4], [1, 2, 3, 4]}
Correct answer
{[1, 4], [1, 3, 4], [1, 2, 3, 4]}
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We have computed some of the prime paths, which are as follows: 1. [1, 2, 4, 6], 2. [1, 3, 4, 6], 3. [1, 3, 5], 4. [5, 3, 5], Identify the missing prime path(s).
[3, 5, 3]
[1, 3, 5, 3, 4]
[5, 3, 4, 6]
[1, 3, 5, 3, 4, 6]
Correct answers
[3, 5, 3]
[5, 3, 4, 6]
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Identify the minimum number of test paths required to satisfy node coverage and edge coverage.
1 for node coverage and 2 for edge coverage.
2 for both node coverage and edge coverage.
2 for node coverage and 3 for edge coverage.
3 for both node coverage and edge coverage.
Correct answer
2 for both node coverage and edge coverage.
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Consider the following set of test paths. {[1, 2, 4, 6], [1, 3, 5, 3, 4, 6]}. Identify the correct statement from the following options.
It satisfies node coverage, but not edge coverage.
It satisfies node coverage and edge coverage, but not edge-pair coverage.
It satisfies node edge-pair coverage, but not prime path coverage.
It satisfies prime path coverage.
Correct answer
It satisfies node coverage and edge coverage, but not edge-pair coverage.
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Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.
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