ISTQB Exam ISTQB-CTFL Topic 5 Question 39 Discussion

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Question #: 39
Topic #: 5

Which of the following best describes the way in which statement coverage is measured?

AMeasured as the number of decision outcomes executed by the tests, divided by the total number of decision outcomes in the test object.

BIt is not possible to accurately measure statement coverage.

CMeasured as the number of statements executed by the tests, divided by the total number of executable statements in the code.

DMeasured as the number of lines of code executed by the test, divided by the total number of lines of code in the test object.

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Suggested Answer: C

Statement coverage is a metric used in white-box testing that measures the percentage of executable statements in the code that have been executed by the test cases. It is calculated as the number of statements executed by the tests divided by the total number of executable statements in the code, providing an indication of how much of the code has been tested.

by Annelle at Jan 27, 2025, 03:29 AM

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Jamal

22 days ago

Statement coverage? More like 'statement hovercraft' am I right? *crickets*

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Levi

23 days ago

I heard the test organizers are using a new statement coverage metric - the number of times the tester says 'wait, what?' during the exam.

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Gwenn

24 days ago

Option A sounds like it's measuring decision coverage, not statement coverage. I'll go with C as the best answer here.

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Nu

25 days ago

B? Are you kidding me? Of course it's possible to measure statement coverage. This question is a no-brainer!

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Jamal

2 days ago

A) Measured as the number of decision outcomes executed by the tests, divided by the total number of decision outcomes in the test object.

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Avery

26 days ago

I agree with Tonja, option A seems like the most logical way to measure statement coverage.

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Tonja

1 months ago

I think option A is correct, as it makes sense to measure based on decision outcomes.

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1 months ago

I think option C is the correct answer. It makes the most sense to measure statement coverage by the number of statements executed versus the total number of executable statements.

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