Question 29

Question

Consider the following pseudo code:
1 Begin
2 Read Time
3 If Time < 12 Then
4 Print(Time, "am")
5 Endif
6 If Time > 12 Then
7 Print(Time −12, "pm")
8 Endif
9 If Time = 12 Then
10 Print (Time, "noon")
11 Endif
12 End
How many test cases are needed to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage?

Accepted Answer

3

Karan P. · Answer

You only need three test cases for full decision coverage here. Option C. Official study guides break this down using the same logic, so that lines up well.

JordanL · Answer

Feels like B covers it, since you only need less than and greater than 12, right?

Layla U. · Answer

Its B, saw a similar one in a practice set and just two seemed to work.

Nina W. · Answer

Probably C, I remember seeing a similar question and three test cases are needed for full decision coverage.

Ravi H. · Answer

Pretty sure it's B. Two cases should be enough since Time  12 cover all decisions except noon, which feels like a trap.

Consider the following pseudo code: 1 Begin 2 Read Time 3 If Time 12 Then 7 Print(Time −12, "pm") 8 Endif 9 If Time = 12 Then 10 Print (Time, "noon") 11 Endif 12 End How many test cases are needed to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage?

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Consider the following pseudo code: 1 Begin 2 Read Time 3 If Time 12 Then 7 Print(Time −12, "pm") 8 Endif 9 If Time = 12 Then 10 Print (Time, "noon") 11 Endif 12 End How many test cases are needed to achieve 100 per cent decision coverage?

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