ISEB ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level - ISEB-SWT2 Exam Questions [2026]

QUESTION NO: 1
Which of the following is not decided in the test-planning phase..?

A. Types of test cases B. Entry and exit criteria C. Schedules and deliverables D. Hardware and software

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 2
Which of the following statements BEST describes one of the seven key principles of software testing?

A. It is normally impossible to test all input / output combinations for a software system. B. Automated tests are better than manual tests for avoiding the Exhaustive Testing. C. The purpose of testing is to demonstrate the absence of defects. The purpose of testing is to demonstrate the absence of defects. D. Exhaustive testing is, with sufficient effort and tool support, feasible for all software.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 3
During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible.
Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below. 1 credit

A. SY-395-01 'Standard for East Coast Hospital software' is a regional standard adapted from a national one. Besides hospital software, this standard ought to be used also by other types of software system in the region. B. ISO 9126-1 'Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:
Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions. C. IEEE 829 'standard for software test documentation' is an international standard to be following mandatory by all testing origination regardless of lifecycle models. D. BS-7925-2 'Software testing. Software component testing is a national standard used internationally. It covers a number of testing techniques that may be useful both on component testing level and on system testing level. E. ISA 4126-1 'Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:
Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.

Correct Answer: B,D

QUESTION NO: 4
Consider the following pseudo code:
1 Begin
2 Read Time
3 If Time < 12 Then
4 Print(Time, "am")
5 Endif
6 If Time > 12 Then
7 Print(Time 12, "pm")
8 Endif
9 If Time = 12 Then
1 0 Print (Time, "noon")
1 1 Endif
1 2 End
How many test cases are needed to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 5
What is the purpose of exit criteria?

A. To identify when to start testing. B. To identify when to stop testing. C. To identify how many tests to design. D. To identify who will carry out the test execution.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 6
The following Test Cases have been created for a simple web-based airline booking system.
Test Case 1: Search for an item Available Flights
Test Case 2: View selected item in My Flights
Test Case 3: Login to the system: Login is accepted
Test Case 4: Select an available flight: item added to My Flights
Test Case 5: Print confirmation receipt, then exit
Test Case 6: In My Flights, confirm details and book flight
Which of the following is the correct logical order for the test cases?

A. 6, 3, 1, 4, 2, 5 B. 3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5 C. 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 6 D. 3, 1, 4, 2, 6, 5

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 7
A live defect has been found where a code component fails to release memory after it has finished using it.
Which of the following tools would have been the MOST effective at detecting this defect prior to live implementation?

A. Monitoring tool B. Configuration management tool C. Coverage measurement tool D. Dynamic analysis tool

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 8
Identify the THREE types of formal peer reviews that can be recognized. 1 credit

A. Technical review B. Informal review C. Inspection D. Walkthrough E. Assessment F. Management review G. Audit

Correct Answer: A,C,D

QUESTION NO: 9
Which of the following are valid justifications for developers testing their own code during unit testing?
(i) Their lack of independence is mitigated by independent testing during system and acceptance testing.
(ii) A person with a good understanding of the code can find more defects more quickly using white-box techniques.
(iii) Developers have a better understanding of the requirements than testers.
(iv) Testers write unnecessary incident reports because they find minor differences between the way in which the system behaves and the way in which it is specified to work.

A. (iii) and (iv) B. (i) and (ii) C. (ii) and (iii) D. (i) and (iv)

Correct Answer: B

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QUESTION NO: 10
As a result of the RAD based development approach, the test manager has decided to change the risk mitigation approach. Which test technique might be most appropriate to use? 2 credits

A. Decision Table Testing B. Error Guessing C. Exploratory Testing D. Boundary Value Analysis

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 11
"How much testing is enough?"

A. This answer depends on the maturity of your developers B. This question is impossible to answer C. This question is easy to answer D. The answer depends on the risk for your industry, contract and special requirements

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 12
Tests are prioritized so that:

A. You do more effective testing B. You do the best testing in the time available C. You find more faults D. You shorten the time required for testing

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 13
A test management tool is most likely to integrate with which of the following tools?

A. Requirements management tool B. Test data preparation tool C. Performance testing tool D. Static analysis tool

Correct Answer: A

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QUESTION NO: 14
Which of the following is a consideration when deploying test execution tools? [K1]

A. Expected results for tests are not required because the tool generates expected results B. Recorded manual tests may become unstable in use C. Keyword-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools D. Data-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools

Correct Answer: B