iSQI CTAL-TM_Syll2012 ISTQB® Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

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? K2 1 credit

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 2

The following are the exit criteria described in the test plan of a software product:

EX1. The test suite for the product must ensure that at least each quality risk item is covered by at least one test case (a quality risk item can be covered by more test cases).

EX2. All test cases in the test suite must be run during the execution phase.

EX3. Defects are classified into two categories: ''C'' (critical defect) and ''NC'' (non-critical defect).

No known C defects shall exist in the product at the end of the test execution phase.

Which of the following information is useless when the specified exit criteria is evaluated? K2 1 credit

AA traceability matrix showing the relationships between the product risk items and the test cases

BA list of all the open defects with the associated classification information extracted from the defect tracking system

CA chart, showing the trend in the lag time from defect reporting to resolution, extracted from the defect tracking system

DThe execution status of all the test cases extracted from the test management tool

Answer : C

Question 3

Which of the following statements about management of product quality risks in mature organizations with respect to the lifecycle, is true?

K2 1 credit

AMature organizations address product quality risks associated to non-functional characteristics only during the system test phase

BMature organizations are aware that the contribution of testing to analysis of product quality risks is very important. The analysis should occur throughout the entire lifecycle

CMature organizations don't waste time identifying the sources of risks. They only focus on identifying product quality risks

DMature organizations are aware that risk management of product quality risks only occurs during testing

Answer : B

Question 4

Consider a defect report and assume that a part of its lifecycle includes the following states: New:

Is the initial state Working. Means that the developers are addressing the defect in order to produce a fix for the defect Clarification:

Means that the developers need more information from the tester to address the defect and produce a fix for the defect and the tester is working to provide this information to the developers Verification:

Means that a fix for the defect has been produced and the tester is running the adequate tests to verify whether the fix solves the defect Closed. is the final state Which of the following answers represents an invalid sequence of states that can't lead the bug report to the ''Closed'' state?

K2 1 credit

ANew, Working, Verification, Working, Clarification, Working, Verification, Closed

BNew, Working, Clarification, Working, Verification, Closed

CNew, Working, Verification, Working, Clarification, Working, Closed

DNew, Working, Verification, Closed

Answer : C

Question 5

Which of the following statements describing how identified product quality risks should be mitigated and managed, is true?

K2 1 credit

AThe extent of re-testing and regression testing activities should be based on the risk level

BThe identification of new risks, the re-assessment of the level of existing risks and the evaluation of the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities should only occur at the very beginning of a project

CRisk mitigation of product quality risks can be effective only after starting test execution

DThe priority of the development and execution of tests should not be based on the risk level but only on the likelihood

Answer : A

Question 6

Assume that the following test cases have been executed at the end of the first week of test execution: TC-001, TC-002 and TC-007. All these tests are 'passes'.

What is the MINIMUM number of the remaining test cases that must be successfully executed to fulfill the EX1 exit criteria?

K3 2 credits

Answer : A

Question 7

Assume you are working on a CAS (Conditional Access System) for Pay-TV that allows the access, selection and transfer of services and media to authorized users. Authorized users can choose their services through different channels: Web Customer Portal, IVR (Interactive Voice Response), Call Centre and SMS. The system uses a Smart Card to receive and decrypt the broadcasted encrypted control words which allow decrypting pay-per-view TV. Every authorized user must have a Smart Card and a Set-Top Box to view the contents.

The following is an excerpt from the product risk analysis document:

Both likelihood and impact have been rated on the following scale: (1 -- Very low, 2 -- Low, 3 --Medium, 4 -- High, 5 -- Very High).

The required test environment and code have been delivered. All test cases for each identified product risk item have been written and are ready to be executed. The Database used to contain the Smart Cards is empty and so only new Smart Cards can be used during test execution.

A Smart Card can only be activated if it has been previously pre-activated. This means the postconditions for the execution of the test cases to test the pre-activation of the Smart Card are the pre-conditions for activation of the Smart Card.

Which of the following statements represents the most effective contribution of the stakeholders to the completion of the failure mode analysis table?

K4 3 credits

AThe aircraft pilot and the customer representative should contribute to assess the detection. The chief software engineer, the system architect and the expert tester should contribute to assess the priority.

BThe aircraft pilot and the customer representative should contribute to assess the priority. The chief software engineer, the system architect and the expert tester should contribute to assess the detection.

CThe system architect and the chief software engineer should contribute to assess the priority. The expert tester is the only one who should contribute to assess the detection.

DThe aircraft pilot is the only one qualified to contribute to assess the priority and thus should be assigned this task. The customer representative should contribute to assess the detection.

Answer : B

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