İstanbul Nişantaşı University
Midterm Study Questions
1) What is test management? Explain its four main activities and give a real-world example for each one.
2) What is a Test Plan document? List and explain at least five components it must contain.
3) What is the difference between 'in scope' and 'out of scope' in test planning? Why is defining the
scope important? Give examples.
4) Explain the three types of risks in software testing. For each type, give one concrete example and
describe a mitigation strategy.
5) What is test estimation? Describe THREE methods of test estimation and explain when each one is
most useful.
6) Explain the difference between Test Monitoring and Test Control. What specific actions does each
involve? Give examples.
7) Define software quality. What are the four main dimensions of quality? Explain each dimension with
an example from a real application.
8) What is Quality Assurance (QA)? How is it different from simply running tests? Who is responsible for
QA in a software project?
9) Compare and contrast QA (Quality Assurance) and QC (Quality Control) across six dimensions: goal,
focus, timing, responsibility, approach, and example activity
10) What are the four main QA activities? Explain each one and describe how it helps prevent defects.
11) Explain the concept of 'Cost of Quality.' What are the three categories of quality costs? Which
category is the most expensive and why?
12) Explain how QA is applied differently in Agile projects compared to traditional (waterfall) software
development. What are four specific QA practices used in Agile?
13) What is the PDCA cycle? How is it used in software process improvement? Give a practical example of
the PDCA cycle applied to a software testing problem.
14) Explain how Quality Assurance is applied in each of the six main phases of the Software Development
Lifecycle (SDLC). Give one specific QA activity for each phase.
15) Explain the relationship between Verification and Validation in software testing. How do they differ?
Give one example of each.
16) What is a defect lifecycle? List and explain the five stages a defect goes through from discovery to
closure.
17) Explain the difference between Severity and Priority in defect management. Give an example of a
defect that has HIGH severity but LOW priority, and one that has LOW severity but HIGH priority.
18) What is a Test Environment? Why is it important that the test environment closely matches the
production environment? What can go wrong when they differ?
19) What are Test Metrics? Describe THREE important test metrics, explain how each one is calculated,
and explain what it tells the test manager.
20) What is Regression Testing? Why is it important? When should it be performed? Give a real-world
scenario where regression testing would catch a critical problem.
21) Explain the concept of 'Test Strategy.' What five elements should a good test strategy include? How is
a test strategy different from a test plan?
22) What is a Defect Report? What are the EIGHT essential components of a well-written defect report?
Explain why each component is important.
23) Explain THREE software quality models. For each model, state when it was created, what its main
contribution was, and how it differs from the others.
24) What is usability in software quality? Explain FIVE dimensions of usability and give a practical example
of how each one can be tested.
25) What is Maintainability in software quality? Explain its FOUR sub-characteristics. Why is it considered
one of the most economically important quality attributes?