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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................Acknowledgements .........................0. Introduction .............................
0.1 Purpose of this documen0.2 Instructions .....................
1. ATM Sample Questions ..........CTAL-ATM _LO-1.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.3.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.5.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.6.1 .................
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.7.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.8.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-1.8.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.2.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.2.3 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.3 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.4 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.5 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.2 .................
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.3 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.4 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.5.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.5.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.3 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.7.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.7.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.8.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-2.9.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-3.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-3.3.1 .................
CTAL-ATM _LO-3.3.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-3.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-3.5.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-4.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-4.2.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-4.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-4.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-5.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-5.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-5.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-5.5.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-5.6.1 .................
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CTAL-ATM _LO-5.7.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-6.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-6.2.2 .................
CTAL-ATM _LO-6.2.3 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-6.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-6.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.2.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.2.2 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.3.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.4.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.5.1 .................CTAL-ATM _LO-7.6.1 .................
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Acknowledgements
This document was produced by aBoard Examination Working GroFriedenberg, Brian Hambling, IngWinter.
The core team thanks the ExaminaGroup and the National Boards for t
This document was formally releas
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core team from the International Software Testinup: Minna Aalto, Rex Black, Mette Bruhn-Pe
Hansen, Kari Kakkonen, Judy McKay, Stuart R
tion Working Group review team, the Advanced Syheir suggestions and input.
d by the General Assembly of the ISTQB on 19 O
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Qualificationsersen, Debraeid and Mario
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0. Introduction
0.1 Purpose of this docu
The sample questions, answer setby a team of Subject Matter ExpISTQB Member Boards and Exam
These questions cannot be used afor question writers. Given the widoffer many ideas for the individualanswer sets for their examinations.
0.2 Instructions
The question and answer sets are
Learning Objective and K-l Question - including any sc Answer Set - correct answe Justification of the answers.
Suggested point value for t
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ent
and associated justifications in this document havrts and experienced question writers with the aiBoards in their question writing activities.
-is in any official examination, but they should servariety of formats and subjects, these sample qember Boards on how to create good questions
rganized in the following way:velnario followed by the question stem.
r(s) are indicated in bold face.
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1. ATM Sample Ques
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.2.1
TM-1.2.1 (K4) Analyze the test nethat will achieve the test objectives
Question:You are the Test Manager workinThe project recently switched to acycle lasts 15 days, with daily buildbe added. The development team i
their work, but not tolerant of the tuser stories like the following one:
The software depends on existing
done by developers, while systemSystem test in earlier developmdeveloped features. Analysis showtest. Analysis of issues found durinunreliable web services delivered b
Primary test objectives are to mitigthat no failures with high severitymanagement demanded for closer
Which THREE of the following test
Answer Set:
A. Automated performance tduring system test with tB. Joint informal reviews of uniC. Identification of external we
with service provider doneD. Performance tests for user
before day no.10E. Metrics suite for unit testingF. Integration test level plan d
handed over to developersG. Approval of detailed design
when the daily builds begin
US 03-30:Search n
As a casual user atnearest hotel matchi
Priority:High; Esti
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tions
ds for a system in order to plan test activities and
on a project developing a tourist information mon agile process and test driven development. Eacs beginning at day 7. After day 10, no new features
composed of very experienced team members, w
sting team. The requirements are written down as
eb services, which are stubbed during developmen
and user acceptance testing is the testing teamnt cycles was often blocked due to severe fails that many of these failures could have been fo
production show that 30% of performance proble3rd party suppliers.
te the perceived performance risks and to increasewill occur in user stories with priority >= High. Mooperation of testers and developers.
ctivities and/or work products will achieve the test
esting of user stories with priority >= High donest execution starting on day 10it tests done by developers and testers before day 1
b services and enforcement of service level agreemy project management and test managementtories with priority = Very High done by developers
defined by and reported to test management at dayfined by test manager before each development cy
on day 10specifications by inspections done by the test team
earest matching hotel
an unfamiliar location I want to get information on theng my financial and comfort profile best.
ate:7 (out of 10)
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work products
ile application.h developmentare allowed too are proud of
coarse grained
. Unit testing is
responsibility.ures of newlynd during units were due to
the confidenceoreover, upper
bjectives best.
by testers
0ents (SLAs)
during unit test
7le and
before day 7,
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Justification:A. Correct: Performance. testsB. Correct: To reduce blocking
developer and tester.C. Correct: 30% of performancsome of them) may be due
D. Incorrect: Performance. teswith real services used.
E. Incorrect: Unit testing is unF. Incorrect: There is no integrG. Incorrect: TDD starts with u
detailed design specificatioPoint Value: 3
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.3.1
TM-1.3.1 (K3) Use traceability to crespect to the test objectives, test s
Question:You are the Test Manager workinThe project recently switched to acycle lasts 15 days, with daily buildbe added. The development team itheir work, but not tolerant of the t
user stories like the following one:
The software depends on existingdone by developers, while systemSystem test in earlier developmdeveloped features. Analysis showtest. Analysis of issues found durinunreliable web services delivered b
Primary test objectives are to mitigthat no failures with high severitymanagement demanded for closer
The following exit criteria for accept
AC 1: Software response time = High. Mooperation of testers and developers.
ance testing have been specified:
3 sec for up to 1,000 simultaneous requests of u
earest matching hotel
an unfamiliar location I want to get information on theng my financial and comfort profile best.
ate:7 (out of 10)
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10.n between
. These (or
ystem level
e are no
conditions with
ile application.h developmentare allowed too are proud of
coarse grained
. Unit testing isresponsibility.
ures of newlynd during units were due to
the confidenceoreover, upper
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AC 2: Software response time = High
AC 3: No severe failure in system a
AC 4: All user stories covered by at
In the test strategy, equivalence pastories with priority >= High.For this development cycle, th(P = Priority; E = Estimated Effort)US 02-10: Play video for selected hUS 02-20: Play background music (US 03-20: Search for five nearest hUS 03-30: Search for nearest matc
Test analysis for system testing hasTC 02-10-1: Play video, use all supTC 03-20-1: List 5 nearest hotels, uTC 03-30-1: List nearest matching hTC PE-xx-1: Performance tests forTC PE-xx-2: Performance tests for
What is the MINIMUM number ofcycle?
Answer Set:A. 2B. 1C. 3
D. 4
Justification:A.Correct1) Performance tests with maxirequests of user story US 03-22) A test condition for user stor
B, C &D are incorrect
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.3.2
TM-1.3.2 (K2) Explain the factors tspecified and the advantages and d
Question:Which TWO of the following factorsystem testing?
Answer Set:
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0 sec for up to 10,000 simultaneous requests of u
nd user acceptance test of user stories with priority
least one user acceptance test case
rtitioning is required for the system and acceptance
e following user stories were selected and
tel (P: Medium; E: 4)P: Low; E: 2)tels (P: Very High; E: 4)ing hotel (P: High; E: 7)
just begun and the following test conditions have borted formatse equivalence partitioning for locationotel, use equivalence partitioning for user profile anp to 10,000 simultaneous requests of user story Up to 1,000 simultaneous requests of user story US
est conditions that must be added to fulfill all exit
um allowed response time 10 sec for up to 10,000are missingUS 02-20 is missing.
at might affect the level of detail at which test conisadvantages for specifying test conditions at a deta
indicate most that detailed test conditions should
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ser stories with
= High
testing of user
implemented:
en identified:
location03-30
03-20
criteria in this
simultaneous
ditions may beiled level
e specified for
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A. Test basis is of low qualitB. Test design and test execC. Test basis is changing freq
D. Domain experts are availabE. Test conditions are used fo
Justification:A. Correct: specifying detailed
contribute to defect preventiB. Correct: questions at test d
to answer.C. Incorrect: Detailed test conD. Incorrect: questions at test
by domain experts.E. Incorrect: Management doe
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.4.1
TM-1.4.1 (K3) Use traceability to crespect to the defined test conditionQuestion:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These cothe companies to create customizein the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff arthe first years fees to sign up inaugbe highly reliable and extremely fas
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
Consider the following risk item that
Customized enrollment bURL for that companys lo
Assume that you have used traceWhich of the following is a positive l
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ution is outsourcedently
le for consultation during test designmanagement milestone presentations
test conditions could act in place of a poor test basiion.sign to refine coarse grained test conditions would
itions would be hard to maintain (Syll.).esign to refine coarse grained test conditions could
snt general require that level of detail.
heck completeness and consistency of designeds
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web stobuttons, to be placed on their websites, that let c
rds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
e heavily promoting the system, offering aggressivural companies. The marketing materials state thatfor companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
was identified during the quality risk analysis proce
ttons for a companys website are not assignalty program.
bility to determine the logical test cases that coveogical test that is complete, is correct, and covers th
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s and
be expensive
be answered
est cases with
hat will provideies selling toe. This allowsstomers enroll
oints, and boththe number of
e discounts onthe service will
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
s:
d the correct
r this risk item.is risk item?
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Answer Set:A. Click on company enroll
page.
B. Click on company enrollmeC. Click rapidly on company eD. Click on URL for our home
Justification:A. Correct: has the input to oc
risk item.B. Incorrect: has the wrong exC. Incorrect: might cover this ri
expected result; its a goodD. Incorrect: is a perfectly goo
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.5.1
TM-1.5.1 (K3) Use risks, prioritizatdevelop a test execution scheduletest strategy, and test plan
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These cothe companies to create customizein the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff isfirst years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
You are following a risk-based testfive-point scale ranging from very lduring the quality risk analysis proc
Customized enrollment buttonfor that companys loyalty pro
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ent button; verify that you go to that companys
t button; verify that you go to our home page.rollment button to see what happens.age; check that home page displays.
ur, the correct expected result per the scenario, an
ected result and so it incorrect.sk item, but it is a negative test and also does not cexploratory negative test for this risk item, though.
positive logical test, but does not cover the risk ite
ion, test environment and data dependencies, andhich is complete and consistent with respect to the
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web stobuttons, to be placed on their websites, that let c
rds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive dicompanies. The marketing materials state that the
r companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
ing strategy, where likelihood and impact are bothw to very high. Consider the following risk item thass:
s for a companys website are not assigned thram.
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enrollment
relates to the
ntain an
.
constraints totest objectives,
hat will provideies selling toe. This allowsstomers enroll
oints, and boththe number of
iscounts on theservice will be
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
assessed on at was identified
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Assume that technical project stake
Given only the information above,
Answer Set:A. This risk item should be aB. The test cases associatedC. The test cases associated
execution period.D. .A large number of test cas
Justification:A. Correct: this risk relates toB. Incorrect: tests with very hi
C. Incorrect: is not certainly truitems.D. Incorrect: is not certainly tru
based on combined impact
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.6.1
TM-1.6.1 (K3) Use traceability to m
objectives, test strategy, and test plQuestion:
In a given company, testing is expcurrently in test execution. For the flevel, the identifier for the requirem
Test ID Risk Level
02.007 Very high
02.010 High
02.019 Very low
Which TWO of the following statem
Answer Set:A. The test team might not be
02.019.B. If the test plan calls for runn
test sequencing might be cC. The test sequencing is certD. The test manager should st
sequencing.E. Running test 02.019 was a
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holders have assessed the likelihood of this risk at
hich of the following statements is certainly true?
ssessed as a very high impact level risk.ith this risk item must be run first in the test executiith this risk item must be run toward the middle of t
s should be associated with this risk item, based on
the core functionality of the application.h impact and higher likelihood should run before thi
e because we dont know how this risk item relates
e because we dont know how effort allocation is deand likelihood.
nitor test progress for completeness and consisten
n
cted to follow a risk-based testing strategy. Assumllowing tests, the values given represent the test idnt covered by the test, and the current test status, r
equirement ID Status
9.003 Fail
9.003 Ready to run
9.020 Pass
nts are true?
following the test strategy, since test 02.010 is high
ing at least one test for each requirement as early arrect.inly incorrect, since test 02.010 is higher risk than 0
op test execution while evaluating all problems that
aste of time, because it did not find any defects.
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medium level.
on period.e test
impact.
s test.
o other risk
termined
cy with the test
e the project isentifier, the riskspectively.
r risk than
s possible, the
2.019.exist with test
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Justification:A. Correct: h igher-risk tests p
B. Correct: 02.019 covers a diC. Incorrect: the situation in optests out of risk order.
D. Incorrect: while evaluatingstop running tests while doi
E. Incorrect: finding defects is
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.7.1
TM-1.7.1 (K2) Explain the importaprocess to support accurate reporti
Question:Which TWO of the following metricsexecution?
Answer Set:A. Planned versus actual coB. Planned versus actual deC. Defect detection percentagD. Number of test conditions i
E. Unit test time vs. integration
Justification:A. Correct: from syllabus.B. Correct: from syllabus.C. Incorrect: could not be meaD. Incorrect: related to test anE. Incorrect: could not be mea
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.8.1
TM-1.8.1 (K2) Summarize the four
Question:Which ONE of the following is ancheck?
Answer Set:A. Test completion check enB. Test completion check ens
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ecede lower-risk tests in risk-based testing strategi
fferent requirement than 02.010.tion B, or perhaps simply blockage of tests, can exp
roblems with test sequencing makes sense, there ig so.
not the only objective of testing.
nce of accurate and timely information collectiong and evaluation against exit criteria
are best suited to be included in a test progress re
erage achievedects reported(DDP) of unit test
entified
test time
sured timely.lysis progress.
sured timely.
roups of test closure activities
accurate summary of the test closure activity t
sures that all test work is concluded as plannedres that all important lessons learned are document
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lain running
no need to
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C. Test completion check ensmanagement system
D. Test completion check ens
be repeated
Justification:A. Correct: per syllabus sectionB,C&D are incorrect
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-1.8.2
TM-1.8.2 (K3) Implement a project r
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the web. These cothe companies to create customizenroll in the companies loyalty andboth companies and their customerof points required to receive a free
Your employers marketing staff is
first years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
Assume that the project has comcompanies and their customersrequirements-based, and reactive t
was assessed as the lowest-risk aare implementing a retrospective fo
Which THREE of the following area
Answer Set:A. Identifying enrollment prB. Comparing actual tests c
enrollment, button custoC. Evaluating whether signif
customization.
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res that all test work products are stored in the conf
res that plans are established to ensure that good
1.3
etrospective to evaluate processes and discover ar
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized businespanies enroll themselves on the systems web stod buttons, to be placed on their websites, that lerewards program. Each subsequent purchase ea
s can manage the program; for example, to determroduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive di
companies. The marketing materials state that ther companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to enroll starting in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, a rdinary office computers for its developers, test
standard web-based application software compone
pleted the initial release, and the system has bfor a month now. Your team used a blendesting strategy. In the quality risk analysis, butto
ea, while enrollment was assessed as the highest the testing work.
should be considered in this retrospective?
blems that are affecting companies or their cust mpleted against the estimated number of tests
ization, and point management.icant problems have been reported by users in b
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ractices can
as to improve
hat will provideses selling toe. This allowst customers torns points, andine the number
iscounts on the
service will be
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
een in use byed risk-based,
customization
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D. Delivering the known defecE. Deciding if the project plan i
adopter companies.
F. Determining the level of dettest cases.G. Measuring the coverage of
business stakeholders.
Justification:A. Correct: enrollment is a ke
defects were missed in sucB. Correct: under-estimation o
should be checked in a retrC. Correct: we want to analyz
was correct in a retrospectiD. Incorrect: while this is part
E. Incorrect: while a good isstest-related issue.F. Incorrect: this is supposedG. Incorrect: this is part of tes
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.2.1
TM-2.2.1 (K4) Analyze the stakehol
including the software development
Question:
Scenario 2:
Assume that you are managing theservice that allows users: to enter afor them; to arrange social eventsthem.
Consider the following groups of ind
I. Users of the application whII. Managers and shareholder
III. Married couples who used tIV. Employees of government
Consider the following list of test ac
a. Testing the affinity of matchb. Testing the ability of the ap
c. Testing the ability of the ap
Based only on the information givestakeholders with one or more their
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s and failed tests to the system support team.ncluded all relevant project risks that affected delive
ail required for enrollment, customization and point
he enrollment requirements and reporting that to pr
requirement area, and test retrospectives should careas under a requirements-based test strategy.the effort required to test the major functional areaspective.defect information to evaluate whether the quality rie.f test closure, it is not part of the retrospective.
e to consider in a retrospective, it is a project-wide i
to happen during implementation.control.
lders, circumstances, and needs of a software proj
lifecycle model, and identify the optimal test activiti
testing of a mature application. This application isprofile of themselves; to meet people who would bith those people; and, to block people they dont
ividuals:
are searching for datesof the company
he application to find their mategencies
ivities.
es proposed by the applicationlication to charge users correctly
plication to comply with local tax regulations
here, which of the following statements correctlytesting interest?
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anagement
oject and
heck whether
of the product
isk analysis
ssue, not a
ct or program,
s
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Answer Set:A. I a, b; II a, b, c; IV c.B. . I a, b; II a, b, c; III b;
C. I a, b; II a, b, c; IV a, cD. I a, b, c; II a, b, c; IV cJustification:
A. Correct: users care about rmanagers and stakeholdersatisfied customers, a profitabout compliance with the r
B. Incorrect: married customerspouse) and thus shouldnt
C. Incorrect: government empexcept for those employeesbeing an employee of a gov
D. Incorrect: the users really dproper taxes, as long as th
Point Value: 3
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.2.2
TM-2.2.2 (K2) Understand how stesting, and how testing affects soft
Question:Which of the following statements ctesting
Answer Set:A. Constraints in the projectB. The test manager should wC. The tests should completelD. The test manager should w
Justification:A. Correct: the test plan mustB. Incorrect: B is a true state
product, not how a projectC. Incorrect: requirements are
statement is only true whenD. Incorrect: D is a true statem
but rather testing affecting t
Point Value: 1
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IV c.
..
eceiving the service they are paying for, at the agremust care about all three types of tests, so that the
able company, and legal compliance; governmentules; and, married couples are not current stakehol
s are not current customers (unless they are cheatireally care if invoicing is working correctly.loyees wouldnt really care about how well the matcwho are users of the application (which has nothingernment agency).
ont have much concern about whether the companuser is being charged properly.
ftware development lifecycle activities and workare development lifecycle activities and work prod
orrectly reflects the way project management work
plan may constrain testing.rk with the project manager to develop the projectcover the requirements specification.rk with the technical support manager during test cl
e consistent with the larger project plan.ent, but is about how testing affects a project mana
anagement work product affects testing.not a project management work product and, in adfollowing a requirements-based testing strategy.ent as well, but not about project management affeechnical support
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d price;y haveagents careers.g on their
hing works,to do with
y is paying the
products affectcts
products affect
chedule.
losure.
gement work
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TM-2.2.3 (K2) Explain ways to mbased testing and non-functional teQuestion:Which ONE of the following statfunctional testing?
Answer Set:A. Non-functional test imple
should be handled outsidB. The test manager shall del
working on the projectC. Non-functional testing shoul
risksD. Non-functional risks should
development
Justification:A. Correct: From the syllabus.B. Incorrect: Only some test plC. Incorrect: All non-functional
based on perceived risks).D. Incorrect: Some non-functio
in the life cycle.
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.1
TM-2.3.1 Explain the different ways
Question:Which ONE of the following statem
Answer Set:A. The test team designs, im
B. When tests find defects theC. Functional testing addresseD. The test manager determin
Justification:A. Correct: From syllabusB. Incorrect: Testing measureC. Incorrect: There is no correl
type) and functional/non-fuD. Incorrect: Project risks do h
Point Value: 1
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nage the test management issues associated witing
ements describes an appropriate approach to
entation activities that take longer than a singlof the iterations
gate the non-functional test planning to the technic
ld be prioritized to follow functional testing and base
be mitigated during early levels of testing or even d
anning can be delegated to both TAs and TTAs.testing does not have to follow functional testing (b
nal risks may be mitigated early, but some may be
that risk-based testing responds to risks
nts BEST describes how risk-based testing respon
plements, and executes tests to mitigate quality
increase the quality of the system under tests product risks, while non-functional testing addresss which test levels to apply based on project risks
quality it does not improve it (subsequent debugation between risk types (although these are both thctional testing.elp determine which test levels, but so do product ri
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ith experience-
anaging non-
iteration
l test analysts
on perceived
ring
t it should be
itigated later
s to risks?
risks
es quality risks
ing would do).e same risk
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CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.2
TM-2.3.2 (K2) Explain, giving exam
Question:Which of the following statementsproduct quality?
Answer Set:A. PRAM, PRiSMa, FMEA, anB. Risk identification, risk asseC. Expert interviews, independ
D. Personnel and training issu
Justification:A. Correct: as these are fourB. Incorrect: these are the fouC. Incorrect: these are techni
process.D. Incorrect: this is one of the
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.3
TM-2.3.3 (K4) Analyze, identify, aassessed level of risk based on key
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These cothe companies to create customize
in the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff arthe first years fees to sign up inaugbe highly reliable and extremely fas
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
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les, different techniques for product risk analysis
are examples of different techniques for analyzi
FTAssment, risk mitigation, and risk managementent assessments, use of risk templates, and project
s among the business analysts, designers, and pro
f the eight different techniques given in the syllabus r activities in risk-based testing.
ues for risk identification, which is only part of the a
actors influencing the likelihood of a risk item.
d assess product quality risks, summarizing theproject stakeholder perspectives.
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web stobuttons, to be placed on their websites, that let c
rds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
e heavily promoting the system, offering aggressivural companies. The marketing materials state thatfor companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
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g the risks to
retrospectives
grammers
.
nalysis
risks and their
hat will provideies selling toe. This allowsstomers enroll
oints, and boththe number of
e discounts onthe service will
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
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Which THREE of the following are
Answer Set:A. The system has excessivB. The loyalty points calculaC. Customers cannot enroll iD. The start-up runs out of moE. The requirements for the syF. Cloud computing resourcesG. Overly aggressive discount
Justification:A. Correct: we are promisingB. Correct: calculating loyalty
quality sub-characteristic.
C. Correct: enrolling in compaaccuracy is a quality sub-ch
D. Incorrect: is a project risk (aE. Incorrect: is a project risk, a
the immediate potential effethe various consequencesquality-related problems).
F. Incorrect: is a project risk, nthe amazing range of optio
G. Incorrect: is definitely a risk,the discounts being offered;
Point Value: 3
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.4
TM-2-3.4 (K2) Describe how ideappropriate to their assessed level
Question:Which ONE of the following statemquality risks should be mitigated an
Answer Set:A. The choice of regulatory
level of risk.B. Tests should be designed, iC. The effort associated with d
of perceived risk.D. The priority of the develop
of risk.
Justification:A. Correct: We always want te
what level of risk is being m
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roduct quality risks for this system?
downtime due to memory leaks.ted are incorrect.n company loyalty programs.ey before testing starts.
stem are incorrect.are not available quickly enough to support projectresult in a liquidity crisis for the company during th
igh reliability and reliability is a quality characteristi points is a function of the system and functional acc
ny loyalty programs is a function of the system andaracteristic.nd a very real one for any start-up).nd requires the candidate to make the subtle distinccts of the risk (widespread collateral damage to thehould the risk become an outcome (which includes
ot a quality risk, and its also of vanishingly small liks available in the cloud computing retail market.but its not related to the quality of the system, but
; specifically, its an operational risk that can arise af
ntified product quality risks can be mitigatedf risk, throughout the lifecycle and the testing proce
nts is the LEAST appropriate description of how idmanaged?
tandard to be followed should be influenced by
mplemented and executed in order to address perceveloping and executing tests should be proportion
ent and execution of tests should be based on the
st effectiveness (e.g. ability to detect defects) to beitigated.
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schedules.first year.
.uracy is a
unctional
tion betweenproject) fromvarious
lihood given
ather due toer release.
nd managed,ss
ntified product
the perceived
ived risks.l to the level
erceived level
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CTAL-ATM _LO-2.3.5
TM 2.3.5 - (K2) Give examples oallocation
Question:Which ONE of the following is NOT
Answer Set:A. Individual testers decide
basisB. Ambiguity reviews identifyC. Test condition analysis invo
conditions to coverD. Cause-effect graphing iden
basis.
Justification:A. Correct: We do not want to
also discovery of defects caallocation) has already start
B, C&D are incorrect. From sy
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.1
TM-2.4.1 (K4) Analyze given sampllevel test plans, and other test work
Question:
Scenario 2:
Assume that you are managing theservice that allows users: to enter afor them; to arrange social eventsthem.
Assume that the test policy defines
1. Find defects2. Reduce risk
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llabus.
f different options for test selection, test prioritiz
a practical technique for test prioritization and effort
hat to test based on their discovery of defects
nd eliminate ambiguities in the requirementslves a close reading of prioritized requirements to id
ifies a test set that achieves 100% functional cover
leave all prioritization and effort allocation to individn only occur after testing (and so some prioritizationed.
llabus.
es of test policies and test strategies, and create mproducts that are complete and consistent with thes
testing of a mature application. This application isprofile of themselves; to meet people who would bith those people; and, to block people they dont
he following mission for the test organization, in pri
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tion and effort
allocation?
ithin the test
entify the test
ge of the test
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ster test plans,e documents
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3. Build confidence
Assume further that your manager
test organization in the coming yeatests for the application.
Which of the following statements is
Answer Set:A. The application and the t
statement is misalignedB. The application and the mis
misaligned with the applicatC. The application, the missioD. The application, the missio
with each other.
Justification:A. Correct: for a mature applicthe application continues to worefficiently, so the test process iautomating the regression testitend to find many defects. So, timprovement, or with the real te
B, C &D are incorrect for the re
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.2
TM-2.2.4 (K4) For a given projectoptions (i.e., mitigation, contingency
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewards
customers on the web. These cothe companies to create customizenroll in the companies loyalty andboth companies and their customerof points required to receive a free
Your employers marketing staff isfirst years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than o
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has defined the highest priority test process impro
r to be achieving maximum possible automation of
correct?
st process improvement are aligned, but the miith the application and test process improveme
sion statement are aligned, but the test process impion and the mission statement.statement, and the test process improvement arestatement, and the test process improvement are
ation, the main mission of testing is really building ck properly. Automated regression testing helps achiprovement and the application are aligned. While tg for this mature application is a good one, automathe mission statement is not aligned with the test pr
st needs of a mature application.
asons stated for A.
, analyze project risks and select appropriate ris, transference, and/or acceptance)
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized busines
panies enroll themselves on the systems web stod buttons, to be placed on their websites, that lerewards program. Each subsequent purchase ea
s can manage the program; for example, to determroduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive dicompanies. The marketing materials state that the
r companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to enroll starting in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, test
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vement for the
the regression
siont.rovement is
ll aligned.ll misaligned
nfidence thatieve thathe idea ofion does notcess
management
hat will provideses selling to
e. This allowst customers torns points, andine the number
iscounts on theservice will be
st begun. Theths.
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engineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
Assume that you are writing a mastrisks section of the plan.
Which of the following topics should
Answer Set:A. Resignation of senior maB. Inability to provision a testC. Inability to locate sufficientD. Insufficient resources to ac
Justification:A. Correct: while this is a signi
team needs from the markeB. Incorrect: problems with tesC. Incorrect: problems with te
risks.D. Incorrect: problems with to
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.3
TM-2.4.3 (K2) Describe, giving exa
Question:
Consider the following test strategie
I. Analytical test strategy
II. Methodical test strategy
III. Process-compliant test strategy
IV. Consultative test strategy
Consider the following examples of
1. Testing a user-provided list of Int
2. Defining acceptance criteria for a
3. Executing the highest-risk tests a
4. Clicking through all the navigatio
Which of the following correctly mafor that strategy?
Answer Set:A. I-3; II-4; III-2; IV-1.B. I-1; II-2; III-3; IV-4.C. I-4; II-3; III-2; IV-1.
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standard web-based application software compone
r test plan for this project, and are currently workin
NOT be addressed in this section of the test plan?
keting staff prior to introduction of the service.nvironment by the planned test execution start date
killed and certified testers, especially senior testersuire suitable number of virtual users for load testing
icant project risk, it is not a test-related project risk.
ting teamthe requirementsare already complete t environment readiness are classic test-related projt staff availability and qualification are classic test-r
l readiness are classic test-related project risks.
ples, how test strategies affect test activities
s
test activities.
rnet browsers
user story
s early as possible
al links on a web page
tches test strategies with an example of a test acti
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ts will be used
on the project
.
..
What the test
.ect risks.lated project
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D. I-3; II-2; III-4; IV-1.
Justification:
A. Correct: because analyticaltesting follows a checklist (whicompliant testing can includeexternally-directed.
B, C, and Dare all incorrect be
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.4.4
TM-2.4.4 (K3) Define documentaorganization, lifecycle, and projectapplicable
Question:Scenario 3
Assume you are a test manager onis a blend of risk-based testing,following known Agile best practice
You are defining guidelines for docu
Which of the following statements is
Answer Set:A. You may tailor a set of te
standard.B. You should follow the IEEE
strategy.C. You should follow the IEEED. You may omit documentati
Justification:A. Correct: Agile lifecycles em
B. Incorrect: the process beinC. Incorrect: IEEE 829 is doc
documentation and with reD. Incorrect: even reactive tes
Point Value: 2
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risk based testing includes risk-based test prioritizatich in this example includes traversing links on agile process compliance, and consultative testing
ause at least two of these examples are mismatche
ion norms and templates for test work producneeds, adapting available templates from standard
a project which is following an Agile lifecycle. Therocess-compliant testing, and reactive testing., including automated unit testing and continuous in
menting various test work products.
true?
plates from various sources, including the IEE
829 standard, since you are following a process-co
829 standard, because it was designed for use in an of test work altogether, except for defect reports.
hasize lightweight documentation.
compliant with in this case is Agile methodology, nmentation-heavy and thus incompatible with Agile p
ctive test strategies.s have charters and even Agile lifecycles have acc
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ion, methodicalsite), process- involves being
d.
ts that will fitbodies where
esting strategyevelopers are
tegration.
829
pliant test
y industry.
ot IEEE 829.hilosophies on
ptance criteria.
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TM-2.5.1 (K3) For a given project,estimation techniques
Question:Scenario 3
Assume you are a test manager onis a blend of risk-based testing,following known Agile best practice
You are estimating the system test
Which THREE of the following stat
this scenario?
Answer Set:A. Consider the average effB. Allocate time-boxed testC. Participate in agile team eD. Estimate only effort for testE. Estimate that most defectsF. Include effort to create detaG. Assume that system tests c
Justification:A. Correct: considering histori
B. Correct: this is a common testimation implications.
C. Correct: testers participateD. Incorrect: test estimation shE. Incorrect: as cited in the syl l
as many as half the defectsF. Incorrect: Agile methods e
documentation.G. Incorrect: there is nothing i
Point Value: 3
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.5.2
TM-2.5.2 (K2) Understand and give
Question:Which ONE of the following will mactivities?
Answer Set:A. Time to repair defects founB. Maturity of the test process
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reate an estimate for all test process activities, usin
a project which is following an Agile lifecycle. Therocess-compliant testing, and reactive testing., including automated unit testing and continuous in
ffort required for a particular iteration by your test t
ements correctly describe how you should carry o
rt required per identified risk in past iterations.essions for each identified test charter.stimation sessions for this iteration.execution and test closure.
ill be found during system test execution.iled test work product documentation.an reuse unit test data and environments.
al averages for estimation is one recognized estim
chnique for managing experience-based testing, an
s members of Agile teams, including in estimation.ould include all activities in the test process.labus, developers following known Agile best practicprior to system testing.chew highly-detailed documentation, including test
the scenario to make this re-use necessary or likel
examples of factors which may influence test estim
st probably influence the duration, but not the effo
during testing
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g all applicable
esting strategyevelopers are
tegration.
am.
t estimation in
tion technique.
d has
es will remove
y.
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C. Required level of detail of tD. Required quality of the syst
Justification:A. Correct: defect repair timeB. Incorrect: Even mature testC. Incorrect: Detailed test conD. Incorrect: High quality syste
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.1
TM-2.6.1 (K2) Describe and compa
Question:Which one of the following stateme
Answer Set:A. Confirmation and regressB. Trends in the lag time fromC. Number of test conditions iD. Planned versus actual hour
Justification:A. Correct: that is one of the t
different thing.B. Incorrect: refers to dangeroC. Incorrect: is really monitorinD. Incorrect: is a metric to mon
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.2
TM-2.6.2 (K2) Compare the differen
Question:Which one of the following alternati
Answer Set:A. Combined usage of coverB. Estimation of code coveragC. Combined usage of coveraD. Combined usage of produc
Justification:A. Correct: it mentions three
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st conditionsm
ay delay testing but do not require test effort.processes could last long, if effort is high.itions demand effort.ms demand more testing effort.
e typical testing related metrics
ts about testing metrics usage is TRUE?
ion test status is used to monitor the progress odefect reporting to resolution is used to reward the d
entified is used to monitor the quality of testing.s to develop testware is used to minimize regressio
st progress monitoring metrics. All are test metrics
s use of that metric.g progress of test analysis.itor progress of planning and control
t dimensions of test progress monitoring
es is best to monitor test progress?
age, confidence, risk, test and defect metrics.by measuring the number of executed tests.
e, product, people, test and defect metrics., people and project metrics
f the five main dimensions of test progress metrics.
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f testing.evelopers.
testing.
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B. Incorrect: combines wrongC. Incorrect: includes people c
also, people and product ar
D. Incorrect: includes people c
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.6.3
TM-2.6.3 (K4) Analyze and report tstatus, test coverage status, andproject stakeholders to make releas
Question:You work for an international coHardware and software developmeof one product line of network route
In your product line there is a long tproduct lifecycle. The hardware busproduct line aims to have a new vsoftware is developed in two-month
The business unit schedules are sy
Your team consists of 15 testers,
mostly a lot longer. New tests aretest scripts. Variations of tests and t
The company management requirfound and the status of test execpersonnel in all business units. You
There have been problems to keep
The business unit manager of yourthe testing of the project, e.g. by intproduct risk list from user represent
Which one of the following alternati
Answer Set:A. Analyze residual risks ba
reached.B. Add more tests to better coC. Derive risk and confidenceD. Include confidence rating in
Justification:
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overage to number of executed tests.ategory, which is unlikely to be used for test progrese not listed in the five main dimensions of test progr
ategory, which is unlikely to be used for test progres
st results in terms of the residual risk, defect statusconfidence to provide insight and recommendatioe decisions
pany producing hardware and software for telent are done in separate business units. You are thr software.
radition of creating tightly integrated products usinginess unit produces a new version every six monthsrsion of the software ready for each new hardwaincrements.
chronized during design.
ho have been in the company for a minimum of
eveloped by the most experienced testers using in he regression test sets are run by the rest of the tea
s monthly progress reports listing the number oftion. There have also been efforts to measure tcompany has also implemented CMMI on compan
up with the hardware development schedule.
software business unit has asked you to proposeoducing better metrics or tools. The manager has qatives and thinks the tests dont cover all the risks.
es would you recommend to be done?
ed on tester confidence to see if enough test c
er the functionalities.tatus from tester opinions about developer capabili
to measures.
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s monitoring;ss metrics.
s monitoring.
, test executionns that enable
om networks.test manager
an incremental. Your softwaree version. The
two years, but
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ow to improveuickly collected
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A. Correct: it combines usinglooking into the probably reproduct risks.
B. Incorrect: B is all right but nC. Incorrect: focuses wronglyD. Incorrect: is all right on its o
Point Value: 2
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.7.1
TM-2.7.1 (K2) Give examples for e
Question:Consider the following categories of
a. Costs of prevention.
b. Costs of detection.
c. Costs of internal failure.
d. Costs of external failure.
Consider the following examples of
1. Performing a quality risk an
2. Training business analysts i
3. Customers complain about4. Long lag time from defect
inefficiency.
Which of the following correctly mat
Answer Set:A. a-2; b-1; c-4; d-3B. a-1; b-2; c-3; d-4.C. a-1; b-2; c-4; d-3D. a-2; b-1; c-3; d-4
Justification:A.Correct: Training the BAs isrequirements; quality risk analyfound no defects; any defect-recost of internal failure, even avbecause these customer compl
B, C&D are incorrect because
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more different dimensions of test progress monitorinl reason of test coverage versus effort spent leadin
o analysis involved, shouldnt work on intuition only.n capabilities.wn but it doesnt utilize the risk information.
ch of the four categories determining the cost of qu
quality costs:
quality costs:
alysis
n requirements engineering.
poor performance.eporting to resolution during testing increase defe
hes each category with an example?
cost of prevention because it helps write higher-quis is a detection cost because youd incur this costlated cost of quality incurred during testing and prioidable costs; customer complaints is a cost of exterints result in decreased future sales.
see A.
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CTAL-ATM _LO-2.7.2
TM-2.7.2 (K3) Estimate the value oqualitative considerations, and com
Question:
Scenario 2:
Assume that you are managing theservice that allows users: to enter afor them; to arrange social eventsthem.
Assume that you have calculated th
Average cost of detection:
Average cost of internal fail Average cost of external fail
The average costs of detection andto release, while the average costafter release.
Which of the following statements is
Answer Set:A. Each bug found by testingB. The total cost of quality, inclC. Cost of quality cannot be u
organization.D. Each bug found by testing
Justification:A. Correct: $5,000 ($150 +B. Incorrect: you cant add ave
of prevention.C. Incorrect: cost of quality ca
is so used in industries aroD. Incorrect: you have to subtr
with testing to calculate the
Point Value: 2
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TM-2.8.1 (K2) Understand the facinsourced test team staffing strategiQuestion:
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testing based on cost of quality, along with other qunicate the estimated value to testing stakeholder
testing of a mature application. This application isprofile of themselves; to meet people who would bith those people; and, to block people they dont
e following costs of quality :
150
re: $250lure: $5,000
internal failure are calculated using the number of bof external failure is calculated using the number
correct?
ffers the organization an average $4,600 savings inluding cost of prevention, for this dating application ied to calculate the value of testing for this or any ot
ffers the organization a potential $5,400 savings in
250) = $4,600.rages to calculate a total, and besides you werent
n be used to calculate the value of any quality-relatnd the world.act the average costs of detection and internal failurnet potential savings, rather than adding those cost
tors required for successful use of distributed, oes
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uantitative and
n online datinga good matchant to contact
ugs found priorof bugs found
cost of qualitys $5,400.er
ost of quality
iven the cost
d activity, and
e associated.
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Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These co
the companies to create customizein the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff isfirst years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
In order to reduce testing costmanagement has decided to engagWhile the actual testing work willcoordinate the work, communicateteam.
Which of the following factors of splan?
Answer Set:A. Defined ways in which coB. Division of the testing workC. Well-defined mission and taD. Establishment of trust acro
Justification:A. Correct: an onsite person wB. Incorrect: there is no indica
outsource testing services fiC. Incorrect: there is no clearD. Incorrect: the decision abou
trust from the very start.
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-2.9.1
TM 2.9.1 - (K2) Summarize sources
Question:Which ONE of the following BEScoverage criteria to be achieved?
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ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web sto
buttons, to be placed on their websites, that let crds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive dicompanies. The marketing materials state that the
r companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
y limiting the number of employees in the tese an outsource testing services firm to handle some done in Malaysia, this firm will put a person on
test results, and be in twice-daily contact with th
ccess for distributed and outsourced testing is ad
mmunication should occur.based on qualifications.sks for on-site and offshore test teams.s the project team members.
ill act as the channel of communication.ion that any factor other than cost was used to seleirm.ivision of work between the teamst the use of this offshore team was imposed top-do
and uses of standards for software testing
describes a software standard that provides gu
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hat will provideies selling toe. This allows
stomers enrolloints, and boththe number of
iscounts on theservice will be
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
t team, seniorof the testing.
-site to directlye offshore test
dressed in this
t the
n, corroding
idance on test
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Answer Set:A. US Federal Aviation Admi
B. ISTQB syllabi and glossaryC. CMMI software process imD. Prince 2 project manageme
Justification:A. Correct: From syllabus.B. Incorrect: Not a standard C. Incorrect: A generic proces
coverage criteria.D. Incorrect: A generic project
coverage criteria.
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-3.2.1
TM-3.2.1 (K2) Understand the key c
Question:
As a test manager, you are participteam. The agenda of the meetinbased on the system test exitconsiderations. Which of the followi
Answer Set:A. The meeting is a manage
evaluating the situation aB. The meeting is an audit, be
against defined criteria by cC. The meeting is a managem
ensure that progress is beinD. The meeting is an audit, be
assessment against the critJustification:
A. Correct: we are using the cfuture actions, which are ac
B. Incorrect:, while we are indevaluation of compliance (tindication that "evidence" is
C. Incorrect: while the statememanagement peers, which iaudit.
D. Incorrect: while a pass/failindependent evaluation of c
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nistrations DO-178B
rovement frameworknt framework
oes not provide guidance on test coverage criteria. improvement model does not provide guidance o
management framework does not provide guidan
haracteristics of management reviews and audits
ating in a meeting with other members of the projeis to discuss whether the project can begin acc
riteria, the acceptance test entry criteria, andng statements is true?
ent review, because the project management td determining the next steps.ause the project management team is checking co
hecking evidence.ent review, because the project management team ig made on the project.ause the project management team is going to issu
eria.
iteria to assess status and, based on that assessmtions that the syllabus says belong in a managemen
ed checking against defined criteria, there is no inde checking is being done by the project team) and tbeing checked.
nt is in a sense true, it misses the element of decisi s the key reason that this is a management review r
ssessment of the criteria might well occur, as withompliance.
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e on test
t managementptance testingther business
am is
pliance
s checking to
e a pass/fail
nt, to decidet review.
ependenthere's no
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, there is no
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CTAL-ATM _LO-3.3.1
TM 3.3.1 (K4) Analyze a projectconducting reviews, in order to ens
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These cothe companies to create customizein the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff isfirst years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
Assume that you have been askedproject. They want a very lightdetection as well as building consen
Which of the following answers des
Answer Set:A. You should plan for infor
work products.B. You should plan for inspectiC. You should plan for informa
D. You should convince manareviews.
Justification:A. Correct: informal reviews arB. Incorrect: management wa
possibly the design) are alrC. Incorrect: C is not as good
products.D. Incorrect: reviews can be pl
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to select the appropriate review type, and to dere proper execution, follow up, and accountability
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web stobuttons, to be placed on their websites, that let c
rds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive dicompanies. The marketing materials state that the
r companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
by the senior management team to plan for revieweight process that nonetheless provides for somsus and understanding across the team.
ribes the BEST option in this situation?
al reviews, with appropriate participants, for all
ons of requirements, design, and code reviews.l reviews of the quality risk analysis, tests, and test
ement that someone other than the test manager s
e a lightweight approach that will achieve the benefi ts a lightweight process, and because the requirem
ady complete.n answer as A, because C specifically includes onl
anned and managed by various participants on a pr
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ine a plan for
hat will provideies selling toe. This allowsstomers enroll
oints, and boththe number of
iscounts on theservice will be
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
as part of thise early defect
appropriate
lan.
hould plan the
ts.ents (and
test work
oject, including
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CTAL-ATM _LO-3.3.2
TM 3.3.2 (K2) Understand the facto
Question:
Scenario 1:
Assume that you are working for acustomized loyalty and rewardscustomers on the Web. These cothe companies to create customizein the companies loyalty and rewacompanies and their customers capoints required to receive a free pro
Your employers marketing staff isfirst years fees to sign up inauguralhighly reliable and extremely fast fo
At this time, the requirements arecurrent schedule will allow compani
Your employer intends to use clhardware resources other than oengineers and managers. Industry-to build the system.
Assume that you have been askedproject. You are selecting participa
Consider the following attributes ne
I. Technical skills
II. Suitable personality traits
III. Procedural knowledge
IV. Business knowledge
Consider the following summary de
1. Past testing of financial applicati2. Development of simple web appli
3. Experienced participant in review
4. Detail-oriented
5. Understanding of cloud computin
Which of the following correctly mat
Answer Set:A. I-2; I-5; II-4; III-3; IV-1.B. I-1; I-2; II-4; III-3; IV-5.
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rs, skills, and time required for participation in revie
ambitious start-up. They are creating a system tprograms for small- and medium-sized compapanies enroll themselves on the systems web stobuttons, to be placed on their websites, that let c
rds program. Each subsequent purchase earns pn manage the program; for example, to determineduct or service.
eavily promoting the system, offering aggressive dicompanies. The marketing materials state that the
r companies and their customers.
complete, and development of the software has js and their customers to start enrolling in three mo
ud computing resources to host this service, ardinary office computers for its developers, teststandard web-based application software compone
by the senior management team to manage reviewts for a review of the identified quality risk items.
ded to participate effectively in a review:
cription of an individual who might participate in a
nscations
s
g
hes the attributes with this individual's details?
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s.
hat will provideies selling toe. This allowsstomers enroll
oints, and boththe number of
iscounts on theservice will be
st begun. Theths.
d to have nors, and otherts will be used
as part of this
eview:
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C. I-4; II-2; II-3; III-5; IV-1D. I-2; II-3; III-4; III-1; IV-5.
Justification:A. Correct: Web developmenelements of the project. AttentiHaving participated in reviewsapplications manage balanc
B, C, and Dare all incorrect be
Point Value: 1
CTAL-ATM _LO-3.4.1
TM-3.4.1 (K3) Define process and
Question:You work for an international coHardware and software developmeof one product line of network route
In your product line there is a long tproduct lifecycle. The hardware busproduct line aims to have a new v
software is developed in two-month
The business unit schedules are sy
Your team consists of 15 testers, wNew tests are developed by theVariations of tests and the regressi
The company management requirfound and the status of test execpersonnel in all business units. You
There have been problems to keep
Your manager thinks that the projethe business requirements. Which tduring review trial? Mark exactly THAnswer Set:
A. Number of defects foundB. Dynamic test coverageC. Review and dynamic testiD. Number of defects foundE. Number of severe defects iF. Test execution statusG. Review results of hardware
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t and understanding of cloud computing relate ton to detail is a personality trait needed in any reviives the individual knowledge of the review proces, which is relevant to managing loyalty p
ause of one or more mismatches.
roduct metrics to be used in reviews
pany producing hardware and software for telent are done in separate business units. You are thr software.
radition of creating tightly integrated products usinginess unit produces a new version every six monthsrsion of the software ready for each new hardwa
increments.
chronized during design.
o have been in the company for two years, but moost experienced test analysts as in-house custo
n test sets are run by the rest of the team.
s monthly progress reports listing the number oftion. There have also been efforts to measure tcompany has also implemented CMMI on compan
up with the hardware development schedule.
t might find some defects more efficiently by havinhree of the following metrics would be used best toREE options.
in dynamic testing
ng hoursin reviews
dynamic testing
and software business unit