ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester CTAL-TM Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  In general which part of the testing activity is most difficult to estimate?

  A. Test planning

  B. Test execution

  C. Test management

  D. Test design

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 42:

  Identify THREE items that would be part of the work-breakdown structure showing the key testing activities for the acceptance test project.

  A. Test planning, test case preparation and test execution for each of the four iterations

  B. Work should be explicitly allocated to test completion, test management, installation and to training on using the system

  C. Activities to deploy the system in the user environment

  D. Regression testing in the second, third and fourth iterations

  E. Development activities for unit and integration testing

  F. Reviews on requirements documentation

  G. Defining test environment requirements for system testing

  Correct Answer: ABD

• Question 43:

  The test improvement project will take place in an organization developing a safety- critical avionics application.

  Which one of the following standards do you believe would be most appropriate to take into account for compliance during your assignment?

  A. ISO 9126

  B. IEEE 829

  C. BS 7925/2

  D. DO-178B

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 44:

  Model characteristics:

  Which THREE of the below mentioned characteristics relate to TMMi?

  A. 5 maturity levels

  B. Focussed on higher level testing

  C. 20 key areas

  D. Highly related to CMMI

  E. Continuous model

  F. Staged model

  G. Focussed on component and integration testing

  H. Is build around 12 critical testing processes

  Correct Answer: ADF

• Question 45:

  Which aspect in the test estimate is the main risk in this project?

  A. Quality of the specification

  B. Availability of end-users

  C. The costs of hardware and tools

  D. Unknown input quality due to third party development

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 46:

  Comparing TMMi and TPI, which is not a valid reason for choosing either TPI or TMMi?

  A. If the scope of test performance improvement covers all test levels, TMMi is preferred since TPI focusses mainly on black-box testing.

  B. If the organization is already applying CMMI, TMMi may be preferred since it has the same structure and uses the same terminology. TMMi addresses management commitment very strongly and is therefore more suitable to support a top-down improvement process.

  C. TPI is much more a bottom-up model that is suitable for addressing test topics for a specific (test) project.

  D. TMMi can only be used with the traditional V model,whereas TPI can be used with all types of software life cycles.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 47:

  During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible. Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing.

  Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below.

  A. ISO 9126-1 `Software engineering- Product quality Part 1: Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.

  B. ISA 4126-1 `Software engineering- Product quality Part 1: Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.

  C. BS-7925-2 `Software testing. Software component testing is a national standard used internationally. It covers a number of testing techniques that may be useful both on component testing level and on system testing level.

  D. SY-395-01 `Standard for East Coast Hospital software' is a regional standard adapted from a national one. Besides hospital software, this standard ought to be used also by other types of software system in the region.

  E. IEEE 829 `standard for software test documentation' is an international standard to be following mandatory by all testing origination regardless of lifecycle models.

  Correct Answer: AC

• Question 48:

  A test assessment has been carried out using the selected model as a reference framework. A number of recommendations have been identified and you are asked to prioritize them. Based on your knowledge of the project, you are expecting severe resistance to change.

  Which of the following would be the most important selection criterion for defining the priority of the recommendations?

  A. Synchronized with the overall long-term organizational strategy

  B. Defined according to the maturity model used

  C. Most visible to stakeholders

  D. Low costs actions first

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 49:

  As part of the test strategy, entry and exit criteria will be defined for each test level.

  Which is NOT a valid reason for using entry and exit criteria?

  A. The expectation is that development testing is not adequate.

  B. Exit criteria are used to decide on when to stop testing.

  C. Entry and exit criteria are a principal way for getting adequate resources.

  D. Using entry and exit criteria will prevent software that is not or poorly tested from going to the next test level.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 50:

  Which THREE activities would be valid steps during the development of the test strategy?

  A. Identify test staff members that will be involved in the system test

  B. Define test career paths

  C. Understand the software development life cycle used by the software house

  D. Assess the testing that needs to be done to minimize the risks

  E. Issue the test strategy document for review

  F. Define a master test plan template

  G. Perform a project risk analysis

  Correct Answer: CDE