Complete CTFL_Syll2018 iSQI Materials

Static testing is a type of testing that does not involve executing the software or system under test, but rather analyzing it using various techniques, such as reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, checklists, static analysis tools, etc. Static testing can be applied to any work product that participants know how to read and understand, such as requirements specifications, design specifications, code, test cases, test plans, user manuals, etc. Static testing can help find defects and improve the quality of any work product at any stage of the software development lifecycle.

References: Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus, Section 3.1 and 3.2

The correct answer is A, as it includes the items that would be most useful to include in the defect report. A defect report is a document that describes and records any anomaly found during testing2. A defect report typically includes information such as:

• The expected results
• The actual results
• A description of the defect in order to reproduce, including screenshots and database dumps

These items are useful to include in the defect report, as they help the developers to understand and fix the defect2. Option B is incorrect, as it includes an item that would not be useful to include in the defect report. The urgency and priority to fix this is not useful to include in the defect report, as it is determined by the test manager or other stakeholders based on various factors such as severity, impact, risk, and business value2. Option C is incorrect, as it omits an item that would be useful to include in the defect report. The actual results are useful to include in the defect report, as they show what happened when the defect occurred2. Option D is incorrect, as it omits two items that would be useful to include in the defect report. The expected results and a description of the defect in order to reproduce are useful to include in the defect report, as they show what should have happened and how to replicate the defect2. References: 2, Section 2.9

Boundary value analysis is a technique to test the values at the boundaries of an equivalence partition. In this case, the age variable has two equivalence partitions: less than 30 and greater than or equal to 30. The boundary values are 29 and 30. The expected result for age 29 is that the premium is increased by 1500, so the final value is 4000. The expected result for age 30 is that the premium remains unchanged at 2500. This is explained in the syllabus under section 4.3, "Black-box Test Techniques"1. References: Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) Syllabus - ASTQB

The overall quality of the software can be increased by finding and fixing defects before releasing the software to the customers or users. A test case passes means that no defect was found in the tested functionality, which indicates a high quality. A test case fails, defect gets logged which subsequently gets fixed means that a defect was found and corrected, which improves the quality. Some tests are deferred because test environment is not available means that some functionality was not tested, which may leave some defects undetected, which reduces the quality. A bug is found but there is no corresponding test case means that a defect was found by chance or by other means than planned testing, which does not increase the quality of the testing process or the test coverage.