Practice Introduction To Mutation Testing (7.2.2.1) - Software Engineering - Advanced White-Box Testing Techniques
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Introduction to Mutation Testing

Practice - Introduction to Mutation Testing

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is Mutation Testing?

💡 Hint: It's a method used in white-box testing.

Question 2 Easy

Define what a 'killed mutant' is.

💡 Hint: Consider it like a test catching a bug.

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Question 1

What is Mutation Testing primarily used for?

Creating tests
Evaluating test suites
Debugging code

💡 Hint: Understand the main purpose of Mutation Testing.

Question 2

True or False: A survived mutant indicates a strong test suite.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what a survived mutant reflects about your tests.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have a test suite that shows a mutation score of 60%. Discuss the implications of this score.

💡 Hint: Consider how this impacts confidence in the software's reliability.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a test case to specifically target a survived mutant that changes a logical operator from && to || in a given condition.

💡 Hint: Layer scenarios to catch the different outcomes.

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