BCS TM12 Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

The following chart plots the cumulative number of defects opened against the cumulative number of defects closed during system testing of a software product.

Which of the following statements is true?

Number of correct responses: 1

AThe chart indicates that you have plenty of problems left to find

BThe chart can be used to reveal test progress problems

CThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is not working well

DThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is working well

Answer : D

Question 2

Assume you are managing the system testing phase of a project.

The system test execution period is scheduled to twenty weeks.

All tests are manual tests. You are following a risk-driven test approach.

During the last staff meeting the project manager tells you new deadlines that will not allow completion of all the system tests.

Which of the following would you expect to be the best way to respond to this situation?

Number of correct responses: 1

APrioritize executing the tests for the highest product risks and track these risks

BRemove testers from your test team, so that they can be assigned to other projects

CAutomate all remaining tests

DNo action is needed, test as much as possible in the remaining time period

Answer : A

Question 3

Assume you are the Test Manager for a new software release of an e-commerce application.

The server farm consists of six servers providing different capabilities. Each capability is provided through a set of web services.

The requirements specification document contains several SLAs (Service Level Agreements) like the following:

SLA-001: 99.5 percent of all transactions shall have a response time less than five seconds under a load of up-to 5000 concurrent users

The main objective is to assure that all the SLAs specified in the requirements specification document will be met before system release. You decide to apply a risk-based testing strategy and an early risk analysis confirms that performance is high risk. You can count on a well-written requirements specification and on a model of the system behavior under various load levels produced by the system architect.

Which of the following test activities would you expect to be the less important ones to achieve the test objectives in this scenario?

Number of correct responses: 1

APerform unit performance testing for each single web service

BMonitor the SLAs after the system has been released into the production environment

CPerform system performance testing, consisting of several performance testing sessions, to verify if all the SLAs have been met

DPerform static performance testing by reviewing the architectural model of the system under various load levels

Answer : B

Question 4

The following are the requirements identified as ''critical'':

REQ-SEL-001. The user shall be able to combine all the three products with all the four durations to define an item to purchase

REQ-SEL-002. The user shall be able to add a maximum of six different items to the shopping cart

REQ-PUR-001. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using a credit voucher

REQ-PUR-002. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using the available credit already charged on the smartcard

REQ-PUR-003. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using all the accepted credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and Great Wall Card)

REG-LOGO-001. The user shall be able to logout (by clicking the logout button) from both the ''select'' and ''purchase'' pages going back to the ''browse'' page (anonymous navigation)

Moreover the following quality risk item has been identified as ''critical'':

QR-P1. The web customer portal might not be able to provide the expected response time (less than 10 sec) for the purchase transactions under a load of up-to 1000 concurrent users

Test analysis for system testing has just begun and the following test conditions have been identified:

TC-SEL-01. Test the combinations of products and durations to define an item to purchase

TC-SEL-02. Test the maximum number of items, which can be added to the shopping cart

TC-PUR-01. Test the purchase of an item

TC-PUR-02. Test the purchase of an item with the credit charged on the smartcard

Assume that you have used traceability to determine the logical test cases that cover all the requirements and the single risk item identified in that scenario.

Which of the following is a positive logical test that is complete, is correct, and covers the REG-LOGO-001 requirement?

Number of correct responses: 1

AOn the purchase page (''purchase state''), click the logout button; verify that the browse page (''browse state'') is displayed

BOn the select page (''select state''), click the logout button

COn the purchase page (''purchase state''), click the logout button; verify that the ''Impossible to logout -- complete or cancel the current transaction'' message is displayed

DOn the browse page (''browse state''), click the logout button

Answer : A

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes an appropriate approach for managing exploratory testing?

Number of correct responses: 1

ADefine very detailed mission statements, which allow testing work to be broken into sessions of up to 10 minutes duration in which testing is guided by these mission statements

BBreak the testing work in 30 to 120 minutes sessions and use properly defined mission statements consisting of two or three sentences to guide testing during these sessions

CDefine very generic charters to drive exploratory testing sessions of 2 days where testers are completely free to decide what to test

DExploratory testing should not be managed because such testing is inherently unmanageable and not measurable

Answer : B

Question 6

After the presentation, you are asked to explain the chart.

Assume you have applied a full risk-based testing strategy.

Which of the following answers would you expect to best describe the pie chart?

Number of correct responses: 1

AAll the risk items have been covered with tests. No more risk items remain to test

BAccording to the full risk-based testing strategy applied, it is very likely that the highest-risk items, tests and bugs remain in the blue and red areas. Therefore, it is very risky to release the application

COnly the lowest-risk items, tests and bugs should remain in the blue and red areas. Therefore the application can be released at any time subject to management of the items identified in those areas

D97 percent of the risk items has been tested. No open bugs or test failures remain. Only 3 percent of risk items remains to be covered by the remaining test

Answer : C

Question 7

Which of the following statements, about the test reporting activities for a project adopting an iterative lifecycle model with very short iterations (e.g. two weeks iterations), is correct?

Number of correct responses: 1

ATest reporting activities can't be influenced by the use of an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations

BTest reporting activities are not important for projects adopting an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations

CTest reporting activities are less important for projects adopting an iterative life cycle model with short iterations. They should be performed at the end of the last iteration

DTest reporting activities are still important with an iterative lifecycle. The reports can be used to conduct post-iteration review sessions before starting with the next iteration

Answer : D

BCS ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level- Test Manager TM12 Exam Practice Test