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Question 1

Which of the following is a reason to use simulators for testing?

ASimulators give more accurate performance than real devices

BReal devices can be difficult and expensive to procure in large quantities

CSimulators can interact with users to provide feedback on usability

DReal devices can be quickly configured to provide new testing scenarios

Answer : B

B is correct. A is incorrect because real devices will always be more accurate. C is incorrect because usability requires the look and feel of the real device. D is not true on a large scale and may not even be true on a small scale. A well-designed simulator should be easier to re-configure as needed.

Question 2

Your organization has just hired a test automation architect who has previously worked on medical software with strict regulatory requirements. His test automation framework is very solid and will allow the staff to build maintainable data-driven test cases. His tool choice is the top of the line tool that has been used for many years for traditional test automation. You are concerned that this is a very expensive tool and may not have the flexibility needed in your environment, particularly since the mobile applications your company develops are intended to exist in the market for only six months before being re-worked to add new features and change the user interface. The software development life cycle is iterative and the team uses continuous integration to provide testable software faster.

Given this information, what should you recommended for the test approach?

ASearch for other tools that are more suited for the mobile environment and consider creating test automation with keyword-driven tests rather than data-driven.

BGo with the proven framework and seek high coverage in the test automation software to ensure good reuse.

CBypass test automation and go with crowd-sourcing to get a high amount of testing done in a short period of time. test repeatability is not an issue with this software.

DUse test automation for performance testing and conduct the functional testing manually since the product has a short life expectancy.

Answer : A

A is correct. It is important to use tools that are well suited for mobile. Keyword-driven test automation is likely to be more maintainable than data-driven, particularly when the application changes frequently. B is incorrect because high re-usability is not a goal for this project. High levels of coverage are probably not important in the test automation because the product has a short lifespan. Also, the tools may not be well-suited to mobile products. C is not correct because bypassing test automation violates the rules of the iterative lifecycles and would miss the opportunity of automating testing after the continuous integration occurs. D is not correct because the test automation should be used for the functional testing and needs to be done early in the lifecycle to ensure good product development and continuous integration testing.

Question 3

In what way might a mobile device itself supply data to the mobile application?

ABy providing location information by using its geolocation capability

BBy gathering input from the user

CBy communicating with a backend system

DBy connecting to another device

Answer : A

A is correct since this information is coming from the device itself. B, C, and D all get the information from a source other than the device.

Question 4

If a smart phone application cannot scale an image down to fit on the screen, what is the functional attribute that is not delivered?

ASuitability & Accuracy

BSuitability

CAccuracy

DSecurity

Answer : B

Question 5

What type of testing methodologies should mobile applications testers seek?

ALeaner and more efficient

BFaster and more reliable

CSecure and more usable

DDocumented and more repeatable

Answer : A

Question 6

If your application can only be used within a specific country, what feature of the device might be used to supply information that the application can use to make this determination?

AGeolocation

BTelephony

CMagnetometer

DAltimeter

Answer : A

A is correct. Geolocation can pinpoint the location of the device and determine if it is in the correct country for the application to work. Without geolocation, the location might have to be determined by IP address or triangulation on a cellular network. Telephony could be used, but only if the telephone is involved in the application and we don't know that from the question.

Question 7

You are testing an application for a smart phone. You have determined that you only need to test one device from the target family of devices because the behavior of all devices in that family will be the same for this application.

This is an example of what test design technique?

ABoundary value analysis

BCombinatorial

CDecision tables

DEquivalence Partitioning

Answer : D

This is an example of EP where all the members of the class are expected to behave in the same manner, therefore only one member of the class needs to be tested. Combinatorial technique is not the correct answer because that would be looking to reduce the set of test devices based on creating combinations to test.

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