MCASemester 32022-23Software Testing Quality AssuranceKCA-024

Software Testing Quality Assurance (KCA-024) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23

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This is the official AKTU Software Testing Quality Assurance Previous Year Question Paper for MCA Semester 3, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:MCA

Semester:Semester 3

Session:2022-23

University:AKTU / UPTU

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Software Testing Quality Assurance (KCA-024) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 2 x 10 = 20

a
Discuss error, fault & failu re with respect to Software testing
b
Give steps involved in Test Case Design?
c
There are some limitations of boundary value analysis techn ique and Equivalence class partition. Discuss
d
Differentiate between Verification and Validation
e
Determine the reasons which a re responsible for changes in the software
f
Summarize in brief about object oriented testing
g
Explain at least ten major points for good code writing practices
h
Summarize web Testing Checklist. (i) Write different popular debugging approaches. (j) Determine the role of risk m atrix for the reduction of test cases?

Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10 x 3 = 30

a
Describe the followi ng verification methods
b
Explain the followings: (i) Peer views (ii) Walkthroughs (iii) Inspections
c
What is the cause-effect graphing technique? What are basic notations used in a cause effect graph? Why and how are constraints used in such a graph?
d
Outline the differences betwe en regression testing and development testing. Do we perform regression testing before the release of the software?
e
Zero Defect Software is depe ndent on the definition of test adequacy criteria. Comment and illustrate your view

Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10

a
Explain various means for quality of software and explain t he concept of SQA in detail
b
Explain various “features a nd characteristics” of software that define its quality?
a
Consider a program to multipl y and divide two numbers. The inputs may be two valid integers (say a and b) in the range of [0, 100]. (i) Create equivalence class and generate test cases (ii) Develop a decision table and generate test cases (iii)Design a cause-effect graph and write test cases accordingly
b
Describe each phase of SDLC & STLC in detail with diagram
a
Explain the following: (i) Modification traversing test cases (ii) Modification revealing test cases
b
Explain the various steps of the regression testing process. Which step is the most important and why?
a
Illustrate the SQA architect ure with its components. Should Q A ’ s r e s o l v e production issues?
b
Calculate to maximize the f unction f(X)=X2. Using Genetic a lgorithm, where X varies between 1 and 32. Consider initial population of size 4
a
Demonstrate various levels of testing? Which testing level is easy to test and why?
b
Illustrate all necessary steps of withdrawing cash from an ATM machine. Generate test cases using class testing

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — KCA-024

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 4 years of Software Testing Quality Assurance papers (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

Explain the various steps of the regression testing process. Which step is the most important and why?

Appeared in: 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · 2024-25

Give steps involved in Test Case Design?