ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level v4.0 — Question 49

Exploratory testing is an experience-based test technique:

Answer options

• A. Where a developer and a tester work together on the same workstation: while the developer actively writes code, the tester explores the code to find defects.
• B. That can be organized into sessions guided by test charters outlining test objectives that will guide the testers' exploration.
• C. Where a team of testers explores all possible test techniques in order to determine the most suitable combination of these techniques to apply for a test project.
• D. That aims at finding defects by designing tests that exercise all possible combinations of input values and preconditions.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Option B is correct because exploratory testing is often structured into sessions with specific objectives outlined in test charters, guiding the testers' exploration. Options A, C, and D describe other testing approaches or techniques that do not align with the primary characteristics of exploratory testing.