BSc IT Sem 5 Software Testing Question Paper PDF 2026 - Mumbai University | munotes

Questions asked in this paper

1. Q1 Attempt any two of the following: 10 marks
   • a. “Exhaustive testing is impossible’, explain
   • b. Explain the concept of maintenance testing
   • c. What is a software review? What are the different types of software review?
   • d. What is experience based testing? What are the types of experience based testing?
2. Q2 Attempt any three of the following:
   • a. Why is software testing necessary?
   • b. Explain the benefits and risk of independent testing
   • c. Explain the principles of software testing
   • d. What is the fundamental test process in software testing?
   • e. Explain the psychology of software testing
   • f. What are defects, bugs and faults in software testing?
3. Q3 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the iterative process model
   • b. Differentiate between verification and validation
   • c. Explain non-functional testing with examples
   • d. What is regression testing?
   • e. Explain the various levels of software testing
   • f. What is acceptance testing?
4. Q4 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Differentiate between formal review and informal review
   • b. What is static testing technique? Give the errors that can be discovered using the static testing technique Cc. Explain the roles and responsibilities of the moderator, author, scribe, reviewers and
   • d. What is technical review? What are the goals of technical review?
   • e. What are static analysis tools?
   • f. Explain inspection in static testing
5. Q5 Attempt any three of the following: a Differentiate between white box and black box testing technique b What is decision table in software testing? How is it useful? What is test design? d What is traceability in software testing? e Explain the concept of equivalence partitioning with example f What is test coverage in software testing? 15 marks
6. Q6 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. Explain the various risks in software testing
   • b. Explain the concept of configuration management in software testing
   • c. Explain incident management in software testing
   • d. What is test monitoring in software testing?
   • e. What are the factors affecting the test efforts in software testing
   • f. Explain test control in software testing
7. Q7 Attempt any three of the following: 15 marks
   • a. What are the different types of software testing tools?
   • b. Explain the benefits of using a software testing tool
   • c. Explain the objectives of pilot project for a new software testing tool
   • d. What are the important factors to be considered during software testing tool selection?
   • e. Explain the characteristics of performance testing tools
   • f. Explain the features of security testing tools

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