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User Acceptance Testing
Question 3
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Path coverage includes
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A. Statement coverage
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B. Condition coverage
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C. Decision coverage
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D. None of these
Question 4
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Which of the following demonstrates independence in testing?
J. Independent testers are external to the organization
K. Independent testers are part of the development team
L. Independent testers are from the user community
M. Programmers who wrote the code serve as independent testers
N. Customers who wrote the requirements serve as independent testers
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A. J. L and N
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B. J. K, L and N
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C. K. M and N
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D. J, L, M and N
Question 5
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Recovery testing is a system test that forces the software to fail and verifies that data recovery is properly performed. The following should be checked for correctness
1. Re-initialization
2. Restart
3. Data Recovery
4. Check Point Mechanism
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A. 1 and 2
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B. 1, 2 and 3
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C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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D. 2 and 4
Question 6
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Data flow analysis studies:
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A. Possible communications bottlenecks in a program.
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B. The rate of change of data values as a program executes.
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C. The use of data on paths through the code.
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D. The intrinsic complexity of the code.
Question 7
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Which of the following is NOT a white box technique?
Question 8
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Which one of the following describes the major benefit of verification early in the life cycle?
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A. It allows the identification of changes in user requirements.
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B. It facilitates timely set up of the test environment.
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C. It reduces defect multiplication.
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D. It allows testers to become involved early in the project.
Question 9
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Which test is usually run many times and generally evolve slowly?
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A. Performance testing
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B. Stress testing
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C. Reliability testing
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D. Regression testing
Question 10
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Alpha testing is:
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A. Post-release testing by end user representatives at the developer's site.
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B. The first testing that is performed.
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C. Pre-release testing by end user representatives at the developer's site.
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D. Pre-release testing by end user representatives at their sites.
Question 11
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We split testing into distinct stages primarily because:
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A. Each test stage has a different purpose.
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B. It is easier to manage testing in stages.
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C. We can run different tests in different environments.
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D. The more stages we have, the better the testing.
Question 12
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Which of the following would NOT normally form part of a test plan?
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A. Features to be tested
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B. Incident reports
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C. Risks
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D. Schedule
Question 13
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What should be considered when introducing a tool into an organization?
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A. Assessing the organizational maturity
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B. Counting the number of systems to be tested
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C. Calculating the ratio between programmers and testers
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D. Reviewing the exit criteria of previous projects
Question 14
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Which one of the following statements about system testing is NOT true?
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A. System tests are often performed by independent teams.
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B. Functional testing is used more than structural testing.
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C. Faults found during system tests can be very expensive to fix.
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D. End-users should be involved in system tests.
Question 15
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Which of the following is not described in a unit test standard?
Question 16
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Which of the following is likely to benefit most from the use of test tools providing test capture and replay facilities?
Question 17
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Which of the following is false?
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A. Incidents should always be fixed.
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B. An incident occurs when expected and actual results differ.
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C. Incidents can be analysed to assist in test process improvement.
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D. An incident can be raised against documentation.
Question 18
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Which document specifies the execution order of test cases?
Question 19
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Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
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A. A minimal test set that achieves 100% LCSAJ coverage will also achieve 100% branch coverage.
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B. A minimal test set that achieves 100% path coverage will also achieve 100% statement coverage.
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C. A minimal test set that achieves 100% path coverage will generally detect more faults than one that achieves 100% statement coverage.
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D. A minimal test set that achieves 100% statement coverage will generally detect more faults than one that achieves 100% branch coverage.
Question 20
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How are integration testing and use case testing similar and dissimilar?
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A. Both checks for interactions: integration for components, use case for actions
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B. Both are black-box techniques: integration is low-level, use case is high-level
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C. Both are static testing: developers perform integration, users execute use case tests
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C. Both are V&V techniques: integration is for validation, use case is for verification
Question 21
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What is the main difference between a walkthrough and an inspection?
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A. An inspection is lead by the author, whilst a walkthrough is lead by a trained moderator.
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B. An inspection has a trained leader, whilst a walkthrough has no leader.
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C. Authors are not present during inspections, whilst they are during walkthroughs.
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D. A walkthrough is lead by the author, whilst an inspection is lead by a trained moderator.
Question 22
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Which of these activities provides the biggest potential cost saving from the use of CAST?
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A. Test management
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B. Test design
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C. Test execution
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D. Test planning
Question 23
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Which of the following is NOT true of incidents?
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A. Incident resolution is the responsibility of the author of the software under test.
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B. Incidents may be raised against user requirements.
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C. Incidents require investigation and/or correction.
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D. Incidents are raised when expected and actual results differ.
Question 24
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Which of the following characterizes the cost of faults?
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A. They are cheapest to find in the early development phases and the most expensive to fix in the latest test phases.
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B. They are easiest to find during system testing but the most expensive to fix then.
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C. Faults are cheapest to find in the early development phases but the most expensive to fix then.
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D. Although faults are most expensive to find during early development phases, they are cheapest to fix then.
Question 25
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Which one of the following statements, about capture-replay tools, is NOT correct?
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A. They are used to support multi-user testing.
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B. They are used to capture and animate user requirements.
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C. They are the most frequently purchased types of CAST tool.
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D. They capture aspects of user behaviour.
Question 26
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Which of the following is true of the V-model?
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A. It states that modules are tested against user requirements.
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B. It only models the testing phase.
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C. It specifies the test techniques to be used.
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D. It includes the verification of designs.
Question 27
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A. Supplements formal test design techniques.
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B. Can only be used in component, integration and system testing.
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C. Is only performed in user acceptance testing.
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D. Is not repeatable and should not be used.
Question 28
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In a system designed to work out the tax to be paid:
An employee has $4000 of salary tax free. The next $1500 is taxed at 10%
The next $28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
Which of these groups of numbers would fall into the same equivalence class?
Question 29
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The oracle assumption:
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A. Is that there is some existing system against which test output may be checked.
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B. Is that the tester can routinely identify the correct outcome of a test.
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C. Is that the tester knows everything about the software under test.
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D. Is that the tests are reviewed by experienced testers.
Question 30
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In prioritising what to test, the most important objective is to:
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A. Find as many faults as possible.
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B. Test high risk areas.
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C. Obtain good test coverage.
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D. Test whatever is easiest to test.
Question 31
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The most important thing about early test design is that it:
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A. Makes test preparation easier.
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B. Means inspections are not required.
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C. Can prevent fault multiplication.
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D. Will find all faults.
Question 32
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Which of the following are potential drawbacks of independence in testing?
01. Independent testers may feel they are not part of the development team
02. Developers may lose a sense of personal responsibility for quality
03. Project managers will not have as much control on the project
04. Customers may end up requesting features that are technically impossible
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A. 01 and 02
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B. 01, 02 and 03
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C. 03 and 04
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D. 01, 02, 03 and 04
Question 33
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Integration testing in the small:
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A. Tests the individual components that have been developed.
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B. Tests interactions between modules or subsystems.
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C. Only uses components that form part of the live system.
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D. Tests interfaces to other systems.
Question 34
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Which of the following requirements is testable?
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A. The system shall be user friendly.
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B. The safety-critical parts of the system s
all contain 0 faults.
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C. The response time shall be less than one second for the specified design load.
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D. The system shall be built to be portable.
Question 35
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An important benefit of code inspections is that they:
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A. Enable the code to be tested before the execution environment is ready.
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B. Can be performed by the person who wrote the code.
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C. Can be performed by inexperienced staff.
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D. Are cheap to perform.
Question 36
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Test cases are designed during:
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A. Test recording.
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B. Test planning.
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C. Test configuration.
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D. Test specification.
Question 37
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A. Found in the software; the result of an error.
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B. Departure from specified behaviour.
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C. An incorrect step, process or data definition in a computer program.
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D. A human action that produces an incorrect result.
Question 38
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How would you estimate the amount of re-testing likely to be required?
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A. Metrics from previous similar projects
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B. Discussions with the development team
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C. Time allocated for regression testing
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D. A. & B.
Question 39
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Given the following sets of test management terms (v-z), and activity descriptions (1-5), which one of the following best pairs the two sets?
v - Test control
w - Test monitoring
x - Test estimation
y - Incident management
z - Configuration control
1 - Calculation of required test resources
2 - Maintenance of record of test results
3 - Re-allocation of resources when tests overrun
4 - Report on deviation from test plan
5 - Tracking of anomalous test results
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A. v-3,w-2,x-1,y-5,z-4
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B. v-2,w-5,x-1,y-4,z-3
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C. v-3,w-4,x-1,y-5,z-2
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D. v-2,w-1,x-4,y-3,z-5
Question 40
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In a system designed to work out the tax to be paid:
An employee has $4000 of salary tax free. The next $1500 is taxed at 10% The next $28000 is taxed at 22%
Any further amount is taxed at 40%
To the nearest whole pound, which of these is a valid Boundary Value Analysis test case?
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A. $1500
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B. $32001
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C. $33501
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D. $28000