The "gray box testing" methodology enforces what kind of restriction?

The correct answer is A. The internal operation of a system is only partly accessible to the tester. A black-box tester is unaware of the internal structure of the application to be tested, while a white-box tester has access to the internal structure of the application. A gray-box tester partially knows the internal structure, which includes access to the documentation of…

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AThe internal operation of a system is only partly accessible to the tester.
BThe internal operation of a system is completely known to the tester.
COnly the external operation of a system is accessible to the tester.
DOnly the internal operation of a system is known to the tester.

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A
79% (26)
B
12% (4)
C
6% (2)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

A black-box tester is unaware of the internal structure of the application to be tested, while a white-box tester has access to the internal structure of the application. A gray-box tester partially knows the internal structure, which includes access to the documentation of internal data structures as well as the algorithms used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_box_testing

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