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Question 1

Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in a single manufacturer's Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons. A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and body style. The manufacturer offers three choices of power unit: petrol, diesel and hybrid. There are 3 main body styles:

Saloon, Hatchback and SUV. SUVs only come as petrol and diesel options. Hybrid is available for Hatchback only. The site will allow an order to be processed if at least one of the chosen vehicle configuration is in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to try again later.

As a tester you are asked to review the ''Supercar'' specification before starting to design the corresponding test cases.

Which of the comments below would you make?

[K3] 2 credits

AI have no comments, specification looks ok

BBoundaries for stock levels are ambiguous

CDependencies power unit and body styles are ambiguous

DIt is not clear which message will be displayed when ''out of stock''

Answer : D

Question 2

Which of the following tasks and responsibilities do NOT belong to that of a test analyst in the context of evaluating exit criteria and reporting?

[K2] 1 credit

AThe test analyst should be able to use the reporting tools

BThe test analyst is responsible for supplying accurate information

CThe test analyst will contribute to the final report at the end of the testing

DThe test analyst should write final test reports objectively

Answer : D

Question 3

Which of the following statements fits the principles of experience-based testing?

[K2] 1 credit

ACoverage calculations can be used to determine the amount of testing required

BDifferent people will have a different experience level regarding usability testing

CModels can be used to derive the required test cases

DExperience in test execution is more important than experience in test design

Answer : D

Question 4

The use case will be used as a basis for the design of usability test scenario's. As a tester you are asked to review the ATM use case from the perspective of usability testing.

As a tester you are asked to review the ATM use case provided below. The use case will be used as a basis for functionality testing to be performed later.

Which one of the comments, described hereafter, would be the MOST important one you would make?

[K3] 2 credits

AAcceptance criteria not defined

BBusiness priority is missing

CPost condition not defined

DAlternative flows are missing

Answer : D

Question 5

What is the MOST important reason why test conditions should be understandable by stakeholders?

[K2] 1 credit

AThey should be able to review the test conditions and provide feedback to the test analyst

BThey should be able to use them as a basis for designing test cases

CThey should be able to use them to establish traceability to requirements

DTest documentation should always be understandable by all stakeholders

Answer : A

Question 6

According to the ISTQB Advanced syllabus, which of the following would be the MOST effective method of communication between test team members who are distributed across several time zones?

[K2] 1 credit

AAccurate recording of defect information in the defect tracking system

BAccepting frequent builds from the developers to keep all testers working on the same version at the same time

CSkype meetings for personal interaction

DWeekly, mandatory meeting with all personnel present

Answer : A

Question 7

Tax system

A tax system needs to be updated due to new legislation. For a person with a salary of less than

20.000 and who is married, the tax needs to be re-calculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.

How many cases are required to test the ''Tax system'' specification using a decision table which is not collapsed?

[K3] 2 credits

Answer : D

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