Practice Quiz – ISTQB – Chapter 3 – Static Testing – Practice Test

Typical defects that are easier to find in reviews than in dynamic testing are:

What common objective is shared by static testing and dynamic testing?

In a walk-through the scribe should not also be the

The following characteristics define technical review:

i. Have a documented, defined fault-detection process
ii. Are never led by a trained moderator
iii. Include peers and technical experts
iv. May have no management participation
v. May correct issues as they arise

A developer who desk-checks his or her own code by visually stepping through its execution is performing

A moderator who is not also the author is mandatory in

What type of review requires formal entry and exit criteria, and keeps metrics?

Reviews are worthwhile because:

One of the defining characteristics of walkthroughs is that they are led by

In a formal review, reviewers are each assigned a focus so that

i. We exploit individuals’ expertise
ii. Fewer reviewers are necessary
iii. Material need not be distributed in advance
iv. Responsibilities are defined clearly
v. Each has a smaller task
vi. A moderator is unnecessary

Static analysis can detect which of the following more easily than dynamic testing?

Which of the following statements about compilers is true in testing?

Which of the following is true of static analysis?

What can static analysis NOT find?

Static analysis tools are: