Lesson 2.3.2

2.3.2 Testing Quiz: OCR Computer Science, Unit 9

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What type of testing checks if the whole completed program meets user requirements?

    • Logic testing
    • Syntax testing
    • Final testing
    • Iterative testing

  2. What type of testing is performed repeatedly on individual modules during development?

    • Final testing
    • Boundary testing
    • Iterative testing
    • Terminal testing

  3. Which testing method is carried out by developers while the program is still being written?

    • Release testing
    • Iterative testing
    • Beta testing
    • Final testing

  4. Which type of test data should be accepted by a program without causing errors?

    • Erroneous
    • Boundary
    • Normal
    • Invalid

  5. For a valid range of 1 to 100, which value is boundary test data?

    • 150
    • 50
    • hello
    • 100

  6. For an age input that should be between 1 and 100, which value is invalid test data?

    • 150
    • 50
    • 100
    • 1

  7. For an integer age input, which value is erroneous test data?

    • twelve
    • 150
    • 0
    • 12

  8. What two key items of information does a standard test plan record for each test?

    • Flowcharts and pseudocode
    • Author and creation date
    • Inputs and expected results
    • Code and compiler version

  9. Which value is normal test data for a mark out of 100?

    • -1
    • 45
    • 101
    • forty

  10. What type of error is caused by dividing a number by zero during program execution?

    • Logic error
    • Syntax error
    • Runtime error
    • Compile error

  11. What type of error is caused by a misspelled programming keyword?

    • Syntax error
    • Run-time error
    • Logic error
    • Arithmetic error

  12. What happens when a test's actual result matches its expected result?

    • Test fails
    • Test passes
    • Data rejected
    • Error occurs

  13. Which test value represents a boundary case for a password requiring at least 8 characters?

    • 15 characters
    • 0 characters
    • 8 characters
    • 5 characters

  14. What benefit does using a test plan with expected results provide?

    • Automatic debugging
    • Objective comparison
    • Faster execution
    • Code optimisation

  15. A program passes all normal and boundary tests but fails when text is entered in a number field. Which type of test data was missing?

    • Erroneous test data
    • Logic testing
    • Iterative testing
    • Final testing

  16. Which test data type checks the edge of acceptable input values?

    • Normal data
    • Extreme data
    • Erroneous data
    • Boundary data

  17. What type of error produces incorrect program output without crashing the software?

    • System error
    • Runtime error
    • Syntax error
    • Logic error

  18. Which test would check that a number field rejects -5 when only positive whole numbers are allowed?

    • Invalid test data
    • Erroneous test data
    • Boundary test data
    • Normal test data

  19. What test data value should be used to check that an empty name is rejected?

    • Valid character
    • Boolean false
    • Null string
    • Integer zero

  20. A program accepts temperatures from -10 to 40 degrees. Which value is boundary test data?

    • hot
    • 0
    • -10
    • 45

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