Quiz IT certification exam

Question 1

As a Senior Test Manager for a large UK based software company, you have been tasked with setting up an outsourced test facility in another country and another time zone. Test effort will be equally split between the UK and the outsourced test facility.

Which of the following factors is MOST LIKELY to lead to the success of the new working arrangement?

a. Introduce clearly defined lines of communication.

b Increase the use of informal test execution.

c Align the testing methodologies used at each site

d. Implement a weekly team meeting where reps from each site attend in person.

e. Increase the overlap of allocated testing tasks.

f. Introduce local defect management processes for each site.

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Accepted Answer

a and c.

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c and d.

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b and f.

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b and e.

Question 2

You are a newly appointed Test Manager in an organisation that has no separate test team, no formal testing process and testing is considered to be, at best, ad-hoc in approach. The IT director is keen to introduce improvement across all areas of the organisation, not just testing. This is so that the current level of maturity can be assessed and roadmaps outlined for improving processes in a staged way. He has asked you to recommend a test process improvement model and you have suggested TMMi.Which ONE of the following is a valid reason for your recommendation? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

It naturally complements the IT director's process improvement goals for the organisation.

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It provides the fastest way to take testing to an optimized state.

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It provides bench-marking against industry averages using objective measurements.

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It helps address highest priority testing issues with limited formality.

Question 3

You have recently implemented a new defect management process which now includes a defect triage committee whose job is to review all new defects. The process is shown in the following diagram:<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 83 6387551620275551293164"  width="590" height="438" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/4f9a0cf4-3e38-46c6-9635-b6daa9d8e89f">b. The total number of defects rejected as not a problem following investigation by the product authorc. The number of defects returned to the defect author, expressed as a percentage of all defects raisedd. The total number of defects that failed re-test more than oncee. The total number of defects closed by the defect triage committeeSELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

a and e.

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a and b.

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c and d.

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b and d.

Question 4

You are Test Manager of a project delivering a workflow system for complex business processes It has been decided a tool is required to increase the efficiency of test execution. What would be a valid issue to consider when deciding whether to build a custom made tool?SELECT ONE OPTION

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It may not be possible to integrate the tool with existing tools used in the organisation.

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The tool may only be useable for this project and have no long term benefits

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The tool may be dependent on the person creating the tool if it is not adequately documented.

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The tool may not meet the specific requirements for testing this project.

Question 5

Which two of the following are considered to be advantages when specifying detailed test conditions?a) They may influence development activities.b) They form the basis for vertical traceabilityc) They are suited to agile methodologyd) They can aid defect preventione) They are quick and easy to deliverSELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

a and G.

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a and c.

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b and c.

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d and e.

Question 6

A test team is working long hours to achieve a deadline for release of a new product which has had problems throughout development and is well behind schedule. Which of the following is most likely to have a MOTIVATING effect on the testers in the team?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Testers contributing to ideas for faster defect resolution during regular meetings with the developers.

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A decrease in the scope of testing that the team is responsible for

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A planned bonus payment that will be based on customer satisfaction with the product once released.

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Routine measurement of outstanding defects during testing.

Question 7

In a standard defect lifecycle. which of the following states would MOST LIKELY require input or action from a member of the Test team? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

The'returned' state,

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The'deferred'state.

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The'cancelled' state.

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The 'under investigation' state.

Question 8

As the Test Manager working for a company developing safety related software for defence equipment, you have been asked to consider how you can track test progress and report on the following:1) Test cases adequately cover all requirements2) Issues relating to safety critical vulnerabilities are being addressed in priority order3) How much of the developed system has been exercised through testing What tools would help to achieve this?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

A Test Management tool, defect management tool and code coverage tool

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A Defect Management tool, static analysis tool and performance tool.

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A Defect Management tool, static analysis tool and code coverage tool.

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A Test Management tool, defect management tool and static analysis tool.

Question 9

You are Test Manager on a major project that is of strategic importance to your company. Your team has access to a suite of testing tools that provide support across the development life cycle and this suite of tools has been in place for the last two projects. You are concerned that the suite does not have an integrated defect management tool and have negotiated a small budget to find and implement such a tool. Your first choice is an open source tool that has been available for just over a year and appears to be popular with its users, who have found it easy to learn. The main disadvantage of the tool would be that current manual defect management processes would need to be modified to embrace use of the tool.Which of the following would be the MAIN risk to consider in deciding whether or not to acquire the defect management tool? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

The risk of not achieving a positive Return on Investment for the tool in the short term.

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The risk of additional time and effort required to prepare and roll out a revised defect management process.

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The risk of not being able to integrate the tool within the existing tool suite to ensure effective interoperability across the whole suite.

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The risk of not being able to achieve effective training for users of the tool to ensure they can use it effectively.

Question 10

You have initiated a test process improvement project for your organisation using the STEP model. You have agreed the objectives, goals, scope and coverage of the process improvements with the stakeholders and defined the success criteria that will be applied to the project. Success criteria make risk reduction the most important target benefit for the process improvements, but overall return on investment is also an important consideration. You have just received the initial testassessment report.Which ONE of the following would be the next step? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Prioritize the proposed improvements by return on investment and build a test process improvement plan that does not reduce overall risk management overheads.

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Prioritize the proposed improvements by predicted risk reduction and build a test process improvement plan that aligns with organisational strategy

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Build a test process improvement plan that aligns with organisational strategy and maximizes return on investment.

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Build a test process improvement plan that achieves benefits identified by individual stakeholders.

Question 11

Which of the following describes the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) risk analysis technique? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

FMEA is where quality risks, their potential causes and their likely effects are identified and then severity, priority and detection ratings are assigned.

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FMEA is a quality risk management technique concerned with quality risks that arise from an incorrect understanding of the customer requirements.

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FMEA is an analytical process upstream, that attempts to identify the hazards for each risk.

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FMEA is a risk mitigation process that involves determining every possible type of failure, and designing tests to cover each one.

Question 12

You are Test Manager working on a project which is improving the user interface for its call centre staff handling customer enquiries. The project has completed UAT for the first iteration; however a large number of defects were raised by call centre staff seconded to help with the User Acceptance testing.The defects described the user interface as not being intuitive enough with a poor 'help' facility. A user representative spent a week working with developers and system testers to explain the issues, which were subsequently agreed to have resulted from poorly specified usability requirements.The requirements were defined separately for each iteration and have been formally reviewed by business analysts, developers and the IT director.The user representative was also able to answer a number of other questions that the system test team had regarding call centre workflows, which improved their domain knowledge.You have been asked to conduct a project retrospective and recommend improvements for the next iteration which introduces further user interface changes. Which of the following would be the MOST effective improvement for the next iteration?

Accepted Answer

System test cases to incorporate usability testing and be reviewed by a call centre user representative.

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System test analysts to attend external training on usability testing techniques.

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Call centre representatives to participate in reviews of the user interface requirements.

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A call centre user representative to be seconded to the system test team to help improve test design.

Question 13

Consider the following metrics:a Percentage of all product risks identified during initial risk analysisb. Average time taken by developers to fix defects for each severity levelc. Statement coverage achieved by the component test suited. Breakdown of defects detected by test levelHow many of the five primary dimensions for test progress monitoring have been addressed by these metrics?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

2

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4

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1

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3

Question 14

Test Analysts are doing test design for a change request to an insurance comparison system. The system provides car insurance quotations, using data input by the user.The change request states:-Drivers must be aged between 17 to 85 years inclusive to qualify for insurance comparison.The following Test Conditions have been identified:1 Driver's age is less than the minimum2. Driver's age is within the valid range3. Driver's age is more than the maximumThe Test Strategy states the test techniques to be used include Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis. Using the Test Conditions and techniques stated in the Test Strategy, the following Test Cases have been created.<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 94 63875516202771137786801"  width="520" height="350" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/07069d65-a4a4-4d13-ad48-68360ef7f79d">As the Test Manager you are reviewing these Test Cases for traceability to the Test Conditions and to ensure that the change request will be adequately tested in accordance with the Test Strategy.Which of the following statements is FALSE? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

The Test Cases fully test the Test Conditions in relation to the Test Strategy.

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The traceability of the Test Cases to Test Conditions is clear.

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The change request requirements have been clearly stated.

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The Test Conditions have fully covered the change request.

Question 15

Which one of the following statements correctly describes how product quality risks should be mitigated and managed? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

The amount of time dedicated to analysis, design and execution of tests should be based on the assessed level of risk.

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The number of people dedicated to analysis, design and execution should be proportional to the level of risk identified.

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The number of test levels should address the different priorities of identified product quality risks.

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The size of the test team should be proportional to the number of high priority product quality risks identified.

Question 16

You have replaced informal code reviews with technical reviews for the most complex and critical components, in an attempt to reduce the high number of defects being found during component and integration test levels. The project manager is concerned about the costs of implementing formal reviews and has asked you to measure whether they actually provide a return on investment.Which three of the following metrics would be MOST effective in helping you to achieve this?a. Identification of defect clusters across componentsb. Number of lines of code reviewedc. Number of defects found during reviews d Root cause for each defect detectede Post-review cost of detection and internal failure per defectf. Type of reviewg. Effort to conduct the review including rework

Accepted Answer

c. e and g.

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a. f and g.

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b. d and e.

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a, c and d.

Question 17

SoftTech provides a core banking product to retail banks to enable their customers to process payments via the Internet and telephone banking and. as SoftTech's Test Manager, you are responsible for system testing and system integration testing of all SoftTech's products.Your current project is to integrate SoftTech's core banking product with an existing bank's systems, which are maintained by experienced developers but poorly documented.A specification for the 10 interfaces to the bank's existing systems has been produced by SoftTech's development team. There is an estimating matrix for system integration testing that allows 2 man days per interface for preparation, plus 2 man days per interface for test execution. The exit criteria for the completion of system integration testing has been agreed as:1. No open Severity 1 defects2 No more than 10 open severity 2 and/or 3 defects3. All interfaces tested4. Cost estimate must not be exceededSystem integration test execution is scheduled to last 5 weeks, with week 5 reserved for regression and bug fixing only. At the end of week 3 the following test report has been produced (figures on a week by week basis, not cumulative):<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 97 6387551620280238726321"  width="1154" height="286" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/bfe567be-a30b-4117-a223-04e32261e4ef">b. Open severity 2 and 3 defectsc. Interface testing progressd. Development resource for debugginge. Available budgetSELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

c and d.

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d and e.

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b and c.

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c and e

Question 18

Which two of the following activities would normally occur in the Acquisition stage of a tool's lifecycle?a) Assign a tool administrator to decide on best use of the toolb) Establish a backup and restore strategy for the toolc) Review other tools provided by the same vendord) Determine how the tool may be impacted by a change to the operating environmente) Develop and implement a training plan for new users of the toolSELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

c and e.

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a and b.

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a and e.

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b and d.

Question 19

A tester has just completed a challenging assignment as the sole tester in an agile development team and is now being reassigned. Which of the following is most likely to DEMOTIVATE this tester?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

An assignment as a member of the maintenance test team for the same agile development.

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A bonus payment to reflect the project team's overall productivity.

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An assignment to a new agile development team as lead test analyst.

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A meeting with the Test Manager to discuss the feedback from other team members about the tester's performance on the project.

Question 20

In relation to cost of quality, which of the following would be classified as a cost of detection? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Designing test cases and writing test scripts.

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Correcting errors found in a requirements review.

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Fixing defects found in unit testing.

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Training developers to write more secure code.

Question 21

Which of the following BEST explains how test process improvement can benefit an organisation? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

It can reduce the demand for test resources to support maintenance releases.

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It can result in defect free releases into production

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It can prevent developers making errors when writing code.

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It can increase the number of applicants for job vacancies.

Question 22

As a Test Manager, which one of the following do you think is the MOST important reason for ensuring effective processes are in place for test monitoring and reporting?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

It allows for easier and more effective evaluation of exit criteria

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Reporting numbers of defects shows how effective the test team are.

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keeps stakeholders informed and prevents lots of meetings.

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The test report determines if a system can be deployed to live.

Question 23

You are documenting a test methodology for your organisation and have specified that the following activities must be adopted for all future projects: 1. The design, implementation and execution of tests to mitigate the quality risks2 Extensive use of checklists to test web page navigation3 Exploratory test sessions to be integrated into the test schedule Consider the following test strategies:a. Analytical test strategyb Methodical test strategyc. Process or standard compliant test strategyd Reactive test strategye. Regression-averse test strategyWhich three of these strategies is MOST appropriate for this organisation?

Accepted Answer

a, b and c.

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a, b and d.

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c, d and e

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b, c and d.

Question 24

You are Test Manager for a project which is in the Test Implementation stage for the first planned iteration, creation of the initial Test Cases and required test data is progressing well.The Test Strategy documents the Stakeholders view that small teams should collaborate together to create and test functionality which is to be released in iterations, with each release building on the success of the last.Stakeholders are willing to accept the risks of a partly working system in the early stages. Delivery of working functionality (particularly around interfaces to third party systems and performance of back end databases) is the priority for the early releases.Which of the following test types would you select for this first planned iteration, in order to meet Stakeholders expectations?a) Usability testingb) Structural testingc) Functional testing of process flowsd) Performance testinge) Business process testingf) Component integration testingYou are Test Manager for a project which is in the Test Implementation stage for the first planned iteration, creation of the initial Test Cases and required test data is progressing well.The Test Strategy documents the Stakeholders view that small teams should collaborate together to create and test functionality which is to be released in iterations, with each release building on the success of the last.Stakeholders are willing to accept the risks of a partly working system in the early stages. Delivery of working functionality (particularly around interfaces to third party systems and performance of back end databases) is the priority for the early releases.Which of the following test types would you select for this first planned iteration, in order to meet Stakeholders expectations?a) Usability testingb) Structural testingc) Functional testing of process flowsd) Performance testinge) Business process testingf) Component integration testing

Accepted Answer

a, c, d and e.

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b, c, d and f.

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b, d, e and f.

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a. b, d and f.

Question 25

Risks have been identified for a project and they have been analysed using a quantitative method, with the following results for probability and impact.<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 105 63875516202833636678081"  width="792" height="253" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/9a1b8d40-0040-495c-8233-756eae8ba56c">Which risk should the System Testing focus on mitigating first?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Risk C

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Risk B.

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Risk D

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Risk A.

Question 26

How does a risk based testing approach address risks in a software product? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

By prioritizing tests according to which product risks they address.

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By designing tests that address only the highest risk areas.

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By identifying known risks in defect reports.

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By calculating the likelihood and impact of a risk, the probability of finding defects is increased.

Question 27

An old stock control system is being decommissioned and replaced with a new system that has been running successfully in the live environment for the last few months. The stakeholders would like to -* retain historical information held in the database to comply with their data retention policy (which requires order information to be retained for 7 years)* query the historical information by running pre-written SQL queries.* all commands must be invoked by keyboard as one of the end users is unable to use a mouseThe pre-written SQL queries will be designed, developed and tested by the developers who are decommissioning the system and writing the data migration routine.As the system to be decommissioned is integrated to other systems that will remain operational, the stakeholders have requested that testing incorporates all systems that are part of the stock control suite.The stakeholders and project manager have identified the following risks, in priority order -* 1st - Data has not been successfully migrated to an archived data store, resulting in the inability to query past stock levels and re-order details.* 2nd - Historical data for the last 7 years is unavailable, resulting in the failure to meet the data retention policy.* 3rd - Failure of existing systems within the stock control suite, adversely affecting the operational running of the businessThe risks are to form the basis of the test objectives. Which three of the following test activities, work products and/or resources achieves the test objectives?a. Use of the live database to test the data migration does not corrupt or lose datab. A test plan detailing the test approach for ST. SIT & OT test levelsc. Accessibility testing of the pre-defined SQL queriesd. Security and Penetration testing of the archived databasee Performance testing of the data migration exercise to ensure it completes in the time specified by the stakeholdersf. Functional testing of the pre-defined SQL queriesg. Regression testing of the end to end process for maintaining specified stock levels.

Accepted Answer

a, b and d.

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a, c and g.

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b, d and f.

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a, e and g.

Question 28

Which three of the following would be considered a good mix of technical and interpersonal skills (hard and soft), for a test team leader?a. Ability to compliment a developer.b. Presenting information regarding a test project progress to stakeholdersc. Using a configuration management tool.d. Ability to read a development coding languagee. Assessing a failure and documenting it correctly.

Accepted Answer

b, d and e.

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c. d and e.

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a. b and e.

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a. c and d.

Question 29

SCENARIO 1DreamPartner dating agency are redesigning their dating application following a major security breach in which sensitive customer data was made publically available. The redesign includes stronger security encryption and performance tuning.The product risk register for the redesign project, which was produced after all requirements had been agreed, includes the following:<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 109 63875516202896134717118"  width="783" height="159" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/90bc4495-1424-4e66-8913-a0c933f87c04">The organisational Test Strategy contains the following objectives:1. A Risk-based lest approach must be adopted for all projects2. Functional regression testing should start as soon as functional testing is complete3. Automated tests may be run before or in parallel with manual testsThe project Test Plan has allocated 6 weeks to complete all test execution, with functional testing taking 3 weeks to execute, performance and security testing 2 weeks each and regression testing 1 week.Which of the following options places the test suites (TS1 to TS5) in the correct order for test execution?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

TS3, TS1, TS2, TS5, TS4.

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TS1, TS2, TS5, TS3, TS4.

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TS3, TS4, TS1, TS2, TS5.

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TS5, TR1, TS3 TSA, TS2

Question 30

Which of the following statements correctly describes a 'depth-first approach' to managing risk based testing? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

The highest risks are tested in more depth than the lowest risks.

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A sample of tests is selected to ensure coverage of every risk item at least once.

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The lowest risk tests should only be run once the highest risk tests have passed.

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All of the highest-risk tests are run before any lower risk tests, and tests are run in strict risk order.

Question 31

Which one of the following options would help ensure success in using an Exploratory Testing approach? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Exploratory test sessions are time boxed and have a test charter stating the test conditions to be covered.

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Exploratory test sessions produce test charters that provide a detailed set of instructions for the novice tester to follow.

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Exploratory test sessions are time boxed and have a test charter that only experienced test analysts can execute.

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Exploratory test sessions produce test charters that are executed after all functional testing is complete.

Question 32

Club 65 to 90 is a holiday club for retired people run by a small company, the IT department consists of 1 Designer, 3 Developers and 1 System Tester Their booking system has been 'live' for a number of years and the company has a loyal client base. A variety of automation tools are used for development and testing to improve effectiveness and efficiency.A new project will introduce a loyalty scheme and both a Business Requirement Specification and a System Design Specification have been produced A Rapid Application Development (RAD) lifecycle model will be used where time is crucial. In the past there have been problems with updates to the existing system, which has affected existing functionality. Testers have not used representative and realistic operational profiles and data, which has led to significant production problems. The following test policy statements have been proposed for the project:a. Testing must be risk based;b. A Master Test Plan, confirming to IEEE829, must be produced for each test project;c. Test procedures must be run by a tester who did not write the procedure;d. Regression testing should be carried out on all releases;e. The testers are accountable for all defects found in production;f. Time must be given to designing test environments so that they are representative of the live environment. Which of the following options identifies the three policy statements that would be MOST beneficial for this project?

Accepted Answer

a. d and f.

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a, d and e.

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a. b and e.

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b. c and f.

Question 33

Which one of the following metrics would be MOST suitable for helping to determine whether test analysis and design is complete? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Number of product risks covered by test conditions.

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Percentage of requirements linked to passed test cases.

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Number of testability defects found in the requirements.

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Number of test cases automated versus planned.

Question 34

Refer to SCENARIO 1Week 4 of test execution has been completed and the following test report has been produced<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 114 63875516202911759352999"  width="543" height="376" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/85975b26-36ba-44ba-940a-252e18ce1c5c">Review this report against the organisational Test Strategy, what is the status of the Test Strategy objectives? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Test strategy objective 1 and 3 have been met. Test strategy objective 2 has NOT been met.

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Test strategy objective 1. 2 and 3 have been met

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Test strategy objective 2 and 3 have been met. Test strategy objective 1 has NOT been met.

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Test strategy objective 1 and 2 have been met. Test strategy objective 3 has NOT been met.

Question 35

'Safe as Houses' is a company that specialises in home security software, including alarm systems, surveillance cameras and other forms of deterrence.It is currently developing the software for a device which simulates an active television, producing sound and light images that suggest someone is home watching the television. 'Safe as Houses' recently won a lucrative contract to supply the software to Smart Alarms', who will be manufacturing the hardware devices Sound will be created using actual television and film archives, licensed through a third-party supplier, 'Silver Sound Ltd'. A user interface will be developed in house to allow the customer to choose sound tracks.The software will be delivered as a programme of work, consisting of three projects. Project 1 will develop the software for the light images. Project 2 will develop the sound system and Project 3 will integrate the two using hardware prototypes supplied from 'Smart Alarms'. The programme will conclude with 'Smart Alarms' performing User Acceptance testing in usability labs.The 'Safe as Houses' test team has experience in testing alarm and surveillance systems but lacks experience in testing light imagery software. The organisational test policy includes the following objectives:1 Exploratory testing should be used to augment more formal, structured testing within constraints of time and budget2. Test automation tools should be purchased and employed to maximise the breadth and efficiency of regression testingThe Programme risk register currently includes the following risks:RISK1 Working prototypes will be delivered late to the integration test environmentsRISK 2 A delay in signing the contract with 'Silver Sound Ltd' will impact the programme scheduleRISK 3 Inexperience in testing light imagery software will cause major defects to be missed RISK 4 The user interface software for the sound systems will be delivered late into testingRefer to SCENARIO 2 - The IT Director for 'Safe as Houses' is recruiting a Programme Test Manager and has been provided with a skills matrix for four prospective candidates. The matrix shows the skill level (5 being highest. 1 lowest) for each candidate:<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 115 63875516202943017172517"  width="623" height="256" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/aaf2b4da-a8aa-4019-9eb4-fd48662bdd66">Consider which of these skills are key for a Programme Test manager in this scenario. Based on these, which candidate would be the most suitable?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

John

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Sarah.

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Bill

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Mary.

Question 36

Refer to SCENARIO 2 - Which two of the following are test strategies that would need to be implemented to meet the objectives defined in the Safe as Houses' test policy?a. Analytical strategyb. Reactive strategyc Methodical strategyd. Regression averse strategye. Process compliant strategy

Accepted Answer

a and b.

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c and d.

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d and e.

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b and d

Question 37

Refer to SCENARIO 2 It has been agreed that the following test planning documents will be produced;* A single overarching document outlining the general testing methodology for the whole programme of work* A subordinate test plan for each of the three projects* A separate test plan for performance testing within each projectWhich one of the following options BEST describes the type of test management document that will meet the programme requirements?<img alt="ISTQB CTAL-TM image Question 117 6387551620295864168398"  width="748" height="285" src="https://examgecko.com/getfile/77f5ace5-922e-4864-afc0-014803a34725">

Accepted Answer

Option 3.

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Option 2.

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Option 4.

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Option 1.

Question 38

Referring to SCENARIO 2 It has been agreed that Project 1 will be delivered using an Agile approach, with user stories delivered across three sprints, each lasting 4 weeks. The programme manager is concerned about RISK 3 and wants the Master Test Plan to specify an effective test process improvement approach.Which of the following is the best test process improvement approach for Project 1 ? SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Short post-sprint review sessions should be conducted to identify areas of improvement for the next sprint.

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Test process improvement is not possible for this project as the Agile approach does not allow time to make improvements.

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A TMMi assessment should be run at the end of each sprint to identify improvements for the next sprint.

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A CTP assessment should be run after each sprint to identify critical test processes that need improving.

Question 39

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-?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Accept the risk and develop a contingency plan

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Ask the stakeholders to accept the risk without mitigation, as code is often late

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Prepare the testers to work longer hours

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Transfer the risk to Smart Alarms for them to propose mitigation

Question 40

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?SELECT ONE OPTION

Accepted Answer

Conduct high-level test planning and test analysis now, followed by more detailed test planning and test analysis for each increment considering use of automation where appropriate.

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Develop a master lest plan for each increment as soon as systems analysis is complete, then proceed with test analysis.

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Conduct exploratory testing only for the first increment as it is a prototype solution, commence test charter planning for increment 2

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Finalize detailed test planning now for both increments, conduct exploratory testing for the first increment, then use automated tests only for increment 2.

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