Preview of practice Rule 3: For Floating-point Numbers (6.2.2.3) - Software Engineering - Unit Testing Techniques
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Rule 3: For Floating-Point Numbers

Practice - Rule 3: For Floating-Point Numbers

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define Boundary Value Analysis (BVA).

💡 Hint: What does BVA help us identify?

Question 2 Easy

Give an example of valid floating-point boundary values for a function that accepts between 1.0 and 10.0.

💡 Hint: Think of the values right at the boundaries.

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Question 1

What does BVA stand for?

Best Value Analysis
Boundary Value Analysis
Bottom Value Analysis

💡 Hint: What is the central focus of this testing strategy?

Question 2

True or False: BVA is only applicable to integer inputs.

True
False

💡 Hint: Can’t BVA help test other numeric data types?

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have a function that processes a temperature input valid from -100 to 100 degrees. Describe how you would apply BVA to test this function.

💡 Hint: Think about the edges and just outside them.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain why special care is needed when selecting boundary values for floating-point numbers compared to integers.

💡 Hint: How do floats behave differently in comparison to integers?

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