Fault Seeding Tools CTAL-TTA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A test team is considering using fault seeding to evaluate the effectiveness of their new automated test suite. Which outcome would best demonstrate the value of fault seeding in this context?

   • AThe team can prove that the suite has no defects by detecting all seeded faults.
   • BThe team can compare the cost of testing to the cost of fixing defects in production.
   • CThe team can identify which specific test cases are most likely to fail in the future.
   • DThe team can quantify how many real defects the suite is likely to miss based on the seeded fault detection rate.
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2. 22application · medium

   A test team wants to use a tool to support fault seeding in a large codebase. Which tool capability is most directly aligned with the purpose of fault seeding?

   • AAutomating the execution of test cases and generating pass/fail reports.
   • BGenerating test data that covers a wide range of input values to increase code coverage.
   • CTracking the status of real defects found during testing and linking them to test cases.
   • DAutomatically inserting known faults into the code and tracking which seeded faults are detected during test execution.
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4. 23application · medium

   A test team is evaluating a fault seeding tool that can automatically insert faults and track their detection. Which feature of the tool would most enhance the validity of the fault seeding results?

   • AThe ability to configure the types of faults to be inserted to match the system's historical defect profile.
   • BThe ability to run test cases in parallel to reduce execution time.
   • CThe ability to integrate with the defect tracking system to automatically log real defects.
   • DThe ability to generate detailed reports on code coverage.
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5. 24application · medium

   A test manager wants to compare the effectiveness of two different test design techniques (boundary value analysis and decision table testing) on the same module. The team has seeded 50 faults. Which approach would best evaluate which technique is more effective?

   • AUse the technique that finds the most seeded faults, regardless of the type of faults.
   • BSeed different faults for each technique to avoid interference.
   • CRun each technique on the same set of seeded faults and compare the detection rates.
   • DRun boundary value analysis first, then decision table testing, and count the total real defects found.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   How does fault seeding help evaluate the effectiveness of a test suite?

   • ABy analyzing the code coverage achieved by the test suite
   • BBy comparing the detection rate of seeded faults to the detection rate of real faults
   • CBy counting the number of test cases that fail
   • DBy measuring the time it takes to execute the test suite
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