Software Testing and Quality Management MCQs Archives

31. Beta Testing is done by____________________?

A. Developers

B. Testers

C. Users

D. All of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option C.

32. According to ISO 9001, inspection and testing comes under which management responsibility ?

A. Process control

B. Document control

C. Control of nonconforming products

D. Servicing

✅ The correct answer is option A.

33. Which testing is an integration testing approach that is commonly used when “shrink-wrapped” software products are being developed ?

A. Regression Testing

B. Integration testing

C. Smoke testing

D. Validation testing

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: Smoke testing is designed as a pacing mechanism for time-critical projects, allowing the software team to assess its project on a frequent basis.

34. Test should be conducted for every possible_______________________?

A. data

B. case

C. variable

D. all of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Explanation: It increases the scope for code inspection.

35. White Box techniques are also classified as_________________?

A. Design based testing

B. Structural testing

C. Error guessing technique

D. None of the mentioned

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: The structural testing is the testing of the structure of the system or component. Structural testing is often referred to as ‘white box’ or ‘glass box’ or ‘clear-box testing’ because in structural testing we are interested in what is happening ‘inside the system/application’.

36. The object of ________________within an OO system is to design tests that have a high likelihood of uncovering plausible bugs ?

A. Fault-based testing

B. Integration testing

C. Use-based testing

D. Scenario-based testing

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Explanation: The object of fault-based testing within an OO system is to design tests that have a high likelihood of uncovering plausible faults.

37. According to Pareto’s principle, x% of defects can be traced to y% of all causes. What are the values of x and y ?

A. 60, 40

B. 70, 30

C. 80, 20

D. No such principle exists

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Explanation: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80–20 rulE. states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

38. Which of the following is not a part of Software Configuration Management Basics ?

A. Identification

B. Version

C. Auditing and Reviewing

D. Status Accounting

✅ The correct answer is option B.

39. The testing in which code is checked___________________?

A. Black box testing

B. White box testing

C. Red box testing

D. Green box testing

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explanation: White-box testing is a method of testing software that tests internal structures or workings of an application, as opposed to its functionality .