ISTQB Exam CTFL-Foundation Topic 1 Question 12 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's CTFL-Foundation exam

Question #: 12
Topic #: 1

[All CTFL-Foundation Questions]

Consider the following pseudo code

1. Begin

2. Read Gender

3. __Print ''Dear''

4. If Gender = 'female'

5. Print (''Ms'')

6. Else

7. __Print ( ''Mr'')

8. Endif

9. End

How many test cases are needed to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage?

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: D

by Golda at Apr 28, 2024, 06:41 AM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium CTFL-Foundation Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

Submit Cancel

Corinne

1 months ago

Wait, what if the gender is 'other'? Shouldn't we test that case too? Or maybe the code should just use 'Mx' instead of 'Mr' or 'Ms'.

upvoted 0 times

...

Latia

1 months ago

Well, at least this question doesn't involve any complex algorithms or data structures. I can handle a simple if-else statement!

upvoted 0 times

Leigha

17 days ago

True, this question is pretty straightforward. Just need to cover both branches of the if-else statement.

upvoted 0 times

...

Rodolfo

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe I should draw a decision tree to visualize all the possible paths. That might help me figure this out.

upvoted 0 times

Michael

10 days ago

I agree, visualizing the paths might make it easier to determine the number of test cases needed.

upvoted 0 times

...

Serina

14 days ago

I think creating a decision tree is a good idea. It will help you see all the paths clearly.

upvoted 0 times

...

Lavonna

16 days ago

You could also try creating truth tables to see all the possible combinations.

upvoted 0 times

...

Louis

2 months ago

I think the question is pretty straightforward. You just need to check the two possible outcomes of the gender check, right?

upvoted 0 times

Lavina

7 days ago

That makes sense. It's important to cover all possible paths in the code.

upvoted 0 times

...

Tasia

10 days ago

So, we only need 2 test cases to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage.

upvoted 0 times

...

Theodora

14 days ago

Yes, you are correct. We just need to test both outcomes of the gender check.

upvoted 0 times

...

Dominga

2 months ago

I believe the answer is C) 3, as we need to test for 'female', 'male', and the default case.

upvoted 0 times

...

Leslie

2 months ago

I agree with Dannie, because we need to test both the 'female' and 'male' branches.

upvoted 0 times

...

Valene

2 months ago

The correct answer is B) 2 test cases. One for 'female' and one for 'male' to achieve 100% decision coverage.

upvoted 0 times

Elouise

18 days ago

Thanks for the clarification!

upvoted 0 times

...

Sean

24 days ago

So the correct answer is B) 2 test cases.

upvoted 0 times

...

Charlene

2 months ago

That's right, one for 'female' and one for 'male'.

upvoted 0 times

...

Nohemi

2 months ago

You only need 2 test cases to achieve 100% decision coverage.

upvoted 0 times

...

Dannie

2 months ago

I think we need 3 test cases to achieve 100% decision coverage.

upvoted 0 times

...