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Software Testing and Quality Assurance

(d) __________________ is a written set of standards published by an international standard
writing body.
(e) __________________ is an international initiative for supporting the development of
international standards for Software Process Assessment.
(f) There are __________________ crucial elements in ISO 9000 standard.
3. Select the suitable choice for every question
(a) How many CMM levels are present till date?
(i) One (ii) Two (iii) Three (iv) Five

(b) What does SPICE stand for?
(i) Software Process Improvement for Capability Determination
(ii) Software Process Improvement for Capability Evaluation
(iii) Software Procedure Improvement for Capability Evaluation
(iv) Software Procedure Improvement for Capability Determination
(c) What does ISO stand for?

(i) International Organization for Standardization
(ii) International Software Organization
(iii) Indian Software Operations
(iv) Indian Standard Operations
(d) When was the spice project started?
(i) 1985 (ii) 1995 (iii) 2005 (iv) 1999
(e) What is the main quality that organizations look out for reaching their goals?
(i) Leadership qualities

(ii) Client interactions
(iii) Finance relations
(iv) Employee hiring structure
14.7 Review Questions

1. “CMM is the widely used and preferred software method of evaluation.” Justify.
2. “A maturity model can be a combination of structured levels.” Explain.
3. “Humphrey planned the process maturity framework to assist Application Development (AD)
companies and to increase the quality of their AD methods in five stages.” Explain the stages?

4. “CMM is an exclusive model which depicts an organization’s growth and change.” Substantiate.
5. “The objective of every organization is to strive for excellence.” How is this achieved by adapting
ISO 9000?
6. “ISO brings in good quality standards to an organization.” Discuss.
7. “Quality management principles in ISO bring out the best in an organization.” Justify.

8. “There are 20 crucial elements in ISO 9000 standard.” Which element, in your opinion, is related
to testing?
9. Assume that you are part of the product development team. If you are asked to develop
procedures for rejected materials, which element would it be part of among the 20 elements?

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