Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management" The development manager asks you to identify suitable test coverage entry criteria for a component test. Which TWO of the following would you recommend as…

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Options

• A100% statement coverage
• BNo critical outstanding defects
• CTest log available
• DCode review completed
• EStatic analysis shows no major violations

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  9% (3)
• C
  18% (6)
• D
  71% (24)

Explanation

D (Code review completed) and E (Static analysis shows no major violations) are correct because both represent quality gates that must be satisfied before dynamic testing begins - they verify that the code is in a state worth testing. Code reviews catch structural and logic issues early, while static analysis confirms the code meets baseline quality standards, ensuring component testing effort isn't wasted on fundamentally flawed code.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (100% statement coverage) is an exit criterion - coverage is measured during testing, so it cannot exist before testing starts.
• B (No critical outstanding defects) is also an exit criterion concept; at the start of component testing, there may be no defects logged yet, and it's more relevant to test completion gates.
• C (Test log available) is impossible as an entry criterion - test logs are produced by testing, so they cannot exist before the test phase begins.

Memory tip: Ask yourself "Is this produced by testing, or does it happen before testing?" Entry criteria are pre-testing gates (review, analysis). Exit criteria are test outcomes (coverage achieved, defects fixed, logs written). If it requires running tests to produce it, it's an exit criterion.

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