CTAL-TM: Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management

Assume that you are working for a company that has maintained and tested a car parking permit system for many years. The system holds the name and address of permit holders and automatically writes to the permit holder with a form to renew or cancel their permit each year.

The test plan states the following:

'since the system is considered a stable system. Boundary Value Analysis is the only test case design technique that needs to be applied during testing'

Consider the following change that was detailed in the Requirements Specification for a replacement to an existing parameter held within the system;

* The specified renewal date for each permit must be not be after 31 st January 2020. Which one of the following is a valid test condition that satisfies both the requirement and the test plan?

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Which of the following are Test Closure activities?

a All results lodged in configuration management system - for example test plans, results, logs, reports.

b. Plans in place for lessons to be learnt to ensure that good practices are repeated and poor practices are not.

c. Checks undertaken to ensure that all test work is completed - all tests executed or skipped, all defects managed to appropriate conclusion.

d. All project closure activities completed - for example customer training completed, and analysis of vendor performance undertaken.

e. AM testing work products delivered to those that need them - for example environments/ regression test sets passed to maintenance.

f. Checks undertaken to ensure that all tests have been executed, with all defects confirmed as fixed by retesting.

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Which of the following is the MOST relevant factor to consider when selecting an open source tool? SELECT ONE OPTION

Refer to SCENARIO 3

Which of the following are test planning activities that would be MOST appropriate for Sprint 1?

a) Analyse the risk for each of the user stories in sprint 1

b) Publish lest progress reports throughout the sprint

c) Arrange informal reviews of the user stories by the test team

d) Plan an automated system test suite for the user stories.

e) Specify system test conditions at a detailed level for all user stories Chose one of the following options:

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SCENARIO 3

You are the Test Manager for a software house called 'MakeMyApp' that specialise in mobile phone applications, agile techniques are used for all software development projects.

A new project is underway to develop enhancements to a 'photo sharing' application, known as 'PictureFriend'. There are two types of user account available -Premium Users and Guest Users. Guest users only have limited functionality available. The enhanced features to PictureFriend are:

* Feature 1: Guest Users can share photos with other Guest Users and Premium Users;

* Feature 2: Premium Users can edit pictures before posting to their account;

* Feature 3: Premium Users can create '3D-effect' photographs

The requirements for each feature will be broken down into a number of User Stories with acceptance criteria created for each of them. User Stories are planned and delivered in 2-week 'Sprints'. The project will have 3 sprints.

Refer to SCENARIO 3

You have been asked to select an appropriate review type and review remit for the project.

Which of the following is the BEST review type and remit for this project?

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Refer to SCENARIO 2 - You have been tasked with recruiting testers for Project 3 to help design and run regression tests, you have been provided with a skills matrix for four prospective candidates. The matrix shows the skill level (High or Low) for each candidate:

Which candidate would be the MOST suitable for a test analyst role on Project 3?

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Refer to SCENARIO 2 - You are the test manager for Project 3 and have performed a skills assessment of your Safe as Houses' test team. You must now decide what training or skills development is required.

The matrix shows the skill level (5 being highest, 1 lowest) for each team member. Which two of the above skills need the closest attention for potential training or development on this project?

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Refer to SCENARIO 2 Project 2 is to be delivered using a RAD software development model. There will be two increments, the first will deliver a simple prototype user interface to facilitate testing of the sound system delivered by 'Silver Sound Ltd', the second will deliver the full user interface required for the production system.

Development of the business requirements and project plan are underway, detailed system analysis will follow for each increment.

You have studied the test policy and risk register and must plan the next set of test activities. Which one of the following is the MOST effective approach for this project?

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Refer lo SCENARIO 2 - You are writing the Master Test Plan for Project 2 and must include a section documenting project risks that you believe could impact testing along with how, as Test Manager, you propose to manage each risk.

Which one of the following is the MOST appropriate entry for the Master Test Plan for RISK 4 'The user interface software for the sound systems will be delivered late into testing-?

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