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Question 1

Consider an information system of a Pay-Tv company based on a SOA architecture.

The integrated system currently consists of three core systems:

- a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system

- a BRM (Billing and Revenue Management) system

- a CAS (Conditional Access System) system all of them communicating with SOA Middleware.

You have been asked to manage the testing activities for the integration of two additional off-theshelf systems from two different vendors: a SMS (Short Message Service) server and an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system.

Assume that there is a high likelihood that the two off-the-shelf systems will be low-quality and that you have a clear proof that the testing performed by the two vendors on their systems has been unsystematic and unprofessional. This obviously leads to higher quality risk for the overall integrated system.

You are the Test Manager of this project. Your main goal is to plan for testing activities to mitigate this risk.

Which of the following answers best describes the test activities (assuming it is possible to perform all of them) you should plan for?

K4 3 credits

AYou should plan for an informal and minimal acceptance test of the two off-the-shelf systems and then a single end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

BYou should directly plan for a single end-to-end test focused on end-to-end tests of the overall integrated system without an acceptance test of the two off-the-shelf systems

CYou should plan for two levels: a system integration test and an end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

DYou should plan for adequate re-testing of both the systems followed by a system integration test and an end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

Answer : D

Question 2

You are the Test Manager of a new project that will have three formal levels of testing. unit, integration and system testing. The testing strategy you decide to adopt a blend of risk-based testing and reactive testing strategies.

Which of the following answers describes the most consistent example of implementation of this test strategy during the execution of the system tests?

K2 1 credit

AYour test team executes exploratory tests following a session-based test management approach throughout the system test phase

BYour test team executes system tests under the guidance of a sample of users throughout the system test phase

CYour test team executes scripted tests designed and implemented before the execution of the system test phase, to cover the identified product risks. It also performs exploratory testing sessions throughout the system test phase

DYour test team autonomously performs some exploratory testing sessions and, at the very end of the system testing phase, it also executes more system tests under the guidance of a sample of users

Answer : C

Question 3

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 4

For which of the following activities would the costs be classified as a cost of detection? K2 1 credit

AWriting test specifications according to the test design

BTraining developers to better understand the new features of the coding language they will use on the project

CRe-running a test case, during the system testing phase, to verify that a fix eliminates a previously found defect

DFixing field failures

Answer : A

Question 5

Assume that you are the Test Manager for a small insurance application development project. You have decided to adopt a risk-based testing strategy: 5 product risks (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5)

have been identified and their levels of risk have been assessed. 10 test cases (T1, ..., T10) have been designed to cover all the product risks.

The following table shows the risk level and the test cases associated to the identified product risks (higher risk level means higher risk):

You are not confident with the assessment of the risk level and you suspect that it will be possible to find high-priority bugs in low-risk areas.

Furthermore the period for test execution is very short. Your goal is to test all the product risks in a risk-based way, while assuring that each product risk gets at least some amount of testing. Which of the following answers describes the best test execution schedule in this scenario? K3 2 credits

AT1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10

BT1, T3, T5, T7, T9, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10

CT10, T9, T8, T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

DT10, T8, T6, T4, T2, T9, T7, T5, T3, T1

Answer : B

Question 6

Assume that you are the Test Manager for a small banking application development project. You have decided to adopt a risk-based testing strategy and 5 product risks (R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5) have been identified during the quality risk analysis. The following table shows the risk level associated to these product risks (higher numbers mean higher risk):

55 test cases have been designed and implemented to cover all these 5 product risks. The coverage is described in a traceability matrix.

This is the test execution status table, after the after the first week of test execution:

About 56% of the planned test cases have been successfully executed.

Assume that no additional product risks have been identified during the first week of test execution.

Which of the following answers would you expect to best describe the residual risks associated with the identified product risks, at the end of the first week of test execution? K3 2 credits

ASince R3 is the only risk for which all test cases have passed, the risk has been reduced by 20%

BThe test execution status table indicates that the risk has been reduced by 56%

CThe residual risk level can't be determined, because it requires that all the test cases have been executed

DThe test execution table doesn't give an indication of the risk level of the open defects and the test cases that failed or are not run yet

Answer : D

Question 7

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

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