Practice Path Coverage: The Exhaustive, Yet Impractical Ideal (3.2.1.3) - Software Engineering - Unit Testing Techniques
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Path Coverage: The Exhaustive, Yet Impractical Ideal

Practice - Path Coverage: The Exhaustive, Yet Impractical Ideal

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is path coverage?

💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of testing strategies.

Question 2 Easy

Why is path explosion a challenge?

💡 Hint: Consider the impact of decision points on paths.

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Question 1

What does path coverage aim to achieve?

To ensure each function is tested once.
To execute every possible independent path in a unit.
To ensure only valid inputs are tested.

💡 Hint: Remember, it’s about all paths!

Question 2

True or False: Path explosion refers to a reduction in possible execution paths as more conditions are added.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of explosion in this context.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

You've written a unit with multiple nested loops. Describe the potential path coverage you would need to implement.

💡 Hint: Visualize the loops' interactions.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given a function handling multiple conditional statements, explore strategies to effectively achieve path coverage.

💡 Hint: Emphasize effectiveness over exhaustiveness.

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