Practice Benefits And Challenges Of Dataflow Testing (7.2.1.4) - Software Engineering - Advanced White-Box Testing Techniques
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Benefits and Challenges of Dataflow Testing

Practice - Benefits and Challenges of Dataflow Testing

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is dataflow testing?

💡 Hint: Think about how variables are managed in your code.

Question 2 Easy

What does a Definition-Use path represent?

💡 Hint: Consider a variable's lifecycle.

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Question 1

What does dataflow testing primarily focus on?

Control flow of the program
Lifecycle of variables
Execution time of code

💡 Hint: Consider the name 'dataflow' itself.

Question 2

True or False: Dataflow testing can detect uninitialized variables.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about common programming pitfalls.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a simple code snippet that demonstrates an uninitialized variable error and explain how dataflow testing could identify it.

💡 Hint: Think about how errors appear when variables are expected to have values.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how an incorrect D-U path could lead to data being killed improperly and give an example.

💡 Hint: Reflect on scenarios where overwriting variables can happen and its consequences.

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