Which of the following is a valid test objective?

Question

Options

• AFinding the stable areas of the code which do not require testing
• BDebugging incidents to determine the cause of the problem
• CFinding failures and defects in the test object
• DParticipating in code reviews to improve scripting skills

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  5% (1)
• C
  91% (20)

Explanation

Finding failures and defects is a core test objective because testing exists to evaluate software quality by identifying where the system behaves incorrectly - revealing defects so they can be fixed before reaching production.

• A is wrong because testing aims to find problems everywhere, not to identify "safe" areas to skip - stable-looking code can still harbor hidden defects.
• B is wrong because debugging (root cause analysis) is the developer's responsibility after a failure is reported; testers find failures, not diagnose them.
• D is wrong because code reviews are a quality assurance activity, not a test objective - and improving personal scripting skills is a personal development goal, not a test objective at all.

Memory tip: Think of the tester's job as a detector, not a doctor - testers find and report failures (C), while developers diagnose and fix them (B). When in doubt, ask: "Does this describe what testing produces?" Only C does.

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