ISTQB ISTQB Certifications ATM Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  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

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

  B. A list of all the open defects with the associated classification information extracted from the defect tracking system

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

  D. The execution status of all the test cases extracted from the test management tool

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 52:

  You are the Test Manager for a project to develop a web customer portal of a Pay-TV company that allows customers (with a smartcard and a set-top box) to purchase digital contents.

  In the "select" page the system displays a dialogue where the customer can select the items (digital contents) he/she is interested in. In this page he/she can add one or more items to a shopping cart. An item consists of a product and a duration.

  There are three types of products: Movie, sport and premium (movie and sport).

  There are four possible durations: 1 months, 2 months, winter (from the beginning of January to end of March) and summer (from the beginning of July to end of September).

  All the combinations of products and durations are allowed to define an item. Thus there are twelve possible items. A maximum of six different items can be added to the shopping cart at a time.

  When the customer decides to check out he/she goes to the "purchase" page where he/she can pay the total amount of the shopping cart in three different ways:

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  using a credit voucher

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  using a credit already charged on the smartcard

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  using a credit card (accepted credit cards are. Visa, MasterCard and Great Wall Card)

  The customer can logout from both the "select" and "purchase" pages. In this case no purchase is made.

  You decide to apply a blended risk-based and reactive testing strategy and the following is a subset of the

  exit criteria for system testing: EXCR1- Each "critical" quality risk item must be covered by at least one test condition EXCR2- Each "critical" requirement must be covered by at least one test condition You are following a risk-based testing strategy. The test execution time is very limited. Assume that all the

  product risk items require more or less the same level of test effort.

  

  Which of the following answers describes the best execution schedule in this scenario?

  K3 3 credits

  A. 1- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel2- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents3- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card4- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card

  B. 1- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card2- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents3- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card4- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel

  C. 1- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card2- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card3Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents4- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel

  D. 1- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card 2- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card3Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents4- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 53:

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

  The integrated system currently consists of three core systems:

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  a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system

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  a BRM (Billing and Revenue Management) system

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  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-the-shelf 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

  A. You 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

  B. You 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

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

  D. You 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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 54:

  You can count on well-written requirements, but you can't count on an adequate contribution of the stakeholders to the quality risk analysis. You have to mitigate the insufficient contribution of the stakeholders because the risk-based testing approach shall minimize the product risks. Your test team has one expert tester in security testing.

  Which of the following test activities would you expect to be the less important in this context?

  K4 3 credits

  A. Extract from the defect tracking system of the previous project all the security defects and failures, and classify them to support design and execution of specific tests

  B. Automate all functional and non-functional system tests

  C. Apply systematic and exploratory testing for integration and system test

  D. Perform exploratory testing sessions with adequate charters covering security aspects

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 55:

  Which of the following statements describing the consequences of specifying test conditions at a detailed level is NOT true?

  K2 1 credit

  A. In an environment where the test basis is continuously changing, it is recommended to specify test conditions at a detailed level in order to achieve a better maintainability

  B. The specification of test conditions at a detailed level can be effective when no formal requirements or other development work products are available

  C. The specification of test conditions at a detailed level can require the implementation of an adequate level of formality across the team

  D. For system testing, the specification of test conditions at a detailed level, carried out early in the project as soon as the test basis is established, can contribute to defect prevention

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 56:

  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?

  K4 3 credits

  A. Perform unit performance testing for each single web service

  B. Monitor the SLAs after the system has been released into the production environment

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

  D. Perform static performance testing by reviewing the architectural model of the system under various load levels

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 57:

  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 What is the MINIMUM number of test conditions that must be added to fulfill both the EXCR1 and EXCR2 exit criteria?

  K3 2 credits

  A. 1

  B. 2

  C. 3

  D. 4

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 58:

  Which of the following is an example of the test closure activity indicated as "lessons learned"? K2 1 credit

  A. Archive all the test results of the acceptance testing phase

  B. Deliver a list of the open defects of a software product released into production to the service desk team

  C. Participate in a meeting at the end of a project aimed at better managing the events and problems of future projects

  D. Deliver an automated regression test suite, used during the system test phase of a software product released into production, to the team responsible for maintenance testing

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 59:

  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

  A. T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10

  B. T1, T3, T5, T7, T9, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10

  C. T10, T9, T8, T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

  D. T10, T8, T6, T4, T2, T9, T7, T5, T3, T1

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 60:

  Assume that the following test cases have been executed at the end of the first week of test execution: TC001, 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

  A. 4

  B. 5

  C. 6

  D. 7

  Correct Answer: A