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NEW QUESTION 36
The following is the unique "critical" quality risk item that has been identified:
CR-RSK-1. The GUI of the application might accept non-integer values for the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user Test analysis for system testing has just begun and the following test conditions have been identified:
TC-SEL-2. Test the selection of the package sizes
TC-SEL-4. Test wrong numbers of bottles for an order
TC-CR-RSK-1. Test the accepted values from the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user 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 and correct, and covers the REQ-SEL-4 requirement?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 2 credits
- A. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that the "Invalid number of bottles" message is displayed
- B. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed
- C. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 5 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed
- D. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 37
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?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 2 credits
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 3
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 38
Test Management
In the next two months some new features will be constantly added to new releases of a project you are working on as Test Manager.
You have identified as one of the main project risks, that the requirements specification will still be incomplete when your team starts the test design and implementation phase.
Some requirements will most likely be completed too late to allow a proper test preparation.
You and your test team have already worked on several similar past projects in the same organization.
Which one of the following options would you expect to be the most effective at mitigating this risk?
Number of correct responses: 1
K4 3 credits
- A. Even if there are only few details missing, escalate the risk to the project manager without preparing any tests
- B. Make reasonable assumptions about the missing details and design lightweight tests that can be easily updated during test execution
- C. Don't design any test until the test execution starts, then communicate that test execution is blocked due to incomplete requirements
- D. Don't prepare any test and just run the regression test suite to check that the new features don't introduce regression
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 39
Improving the Testing Process
Which of the following statements about the TMMi test process improvement model is true?
Number of correct responses: 1
K2 1 credit
- A. In TMMi all the process areas at lower levels must be 75% complete by achieving specific and generic goals in order to claim the higher level
- B. At TMMi level 1 testing is chaotic without a defined process, and it is often seen as the same as debugging
- C. TMMi provides an approach for test process improvement such as the IDEAL (Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting and Learning) model
- D. TMMi has a staged architecture for process improvement with seven maturity levels
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 40
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? K2 1 credit
- A. The chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is not working well
- B. The chart can be used to reveal test progress problems
- C. The chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is working well
- D. The chart indicates that you have plenty of problems left to find
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 41
Test Management
Based on the historical data of 5 past and similar projects, you have calculated these average numbers of defects detected in system testing:
- for each 10000 LOC (lines of code), 200 defects
- for each person-month of development team effort, 49 defects
You want to use this information to perform estimation for a new project.
The project manager tells you that he/she has estimated 20000 new LOC for this new project.
Four developers work for four months on this project before system testing.
During system testing, 797 defects are discovered.
Assume that the system test of this new project is using the same amount of work as spent in the past projects.
Based on this information only, which of the following statement is certainly true about this project?
- A. 40000 LOC have been delivered to system testing (against the 20000 LOC planned by the project manager)
- B. More LOC than planned have been delivered to system testing with a higher defect density than the past projects
- C. The number of defects found during the system test phase on the new project is approximately proportional to the development team effort
- D. The code for the new project contains a higher defect density than the code of the past projects
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 42
Test Management
You are the Test Manager of a new project aimed at developing a software system that must be certified at level B of the DO-178B standard. The project will follow a V-Model software development life cycle and it will have four formal levels of testing: component, integration, system and acceptance testing.
You must produce the test plan documentation for this project by providing an adequate coordination across the four levels of testing in order to assure auditability.
Which of the following answers would you expect to best describe how to organize the test plan?
- A. Produce a master test plan that covers three levels (component, integration, system test) and a separate acceptance test plan
- B. Produce a single master test plan that covers in detail all four levels, describing the particular activities for all test levels
- C. Produce a master test plan describing the relationship between the four levels, and four separate detailed level test plans, one for each level
- D. Produce four separate detailed level test plans, one for each level, without a master test plan
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 43
Test Management
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
K2 1 credit
- A. Test reporting activities can't be influenced by the use of an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations
- B. Test reporting activities are not important for projects adopting an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations
- C. Test 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
- D. Test 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
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 44
Test Tools and Automation
After a selection process you have selected a test management tool that is going be introduced in your organization and used by your test team in a pilot project.
You have already identified the member of your test team who will be the administrator of the tool, since he/she has a significant experience with the administration of test management tools and so he/she is able to make effective and efficient up-front decisions about "how" the tool will be used. You have also developed a training plan for the other members of your test team.
In collaboration with the administrator of the tool you have also devised standard ways of managing, storing and maintaining the tool and its assets including backup/restore procedures.
You have also analyzed standard formats supported by the tool (CSV, XLS, XML, etc.) to export, import and archive all the information managed by the tool itself (requirements, test case specifications, test plans etc.) for compliance with the most important test management tools, in order to minimize the impacts of migrating this information to a new tool that could replace the existing one in the future.
Which of the following phases in the lifecycle of the new tool has NOT been adequately considered in this description?
- A. Evolution
- B. Acquisition
- C. Support and maintenance
- D. Retirement
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 45
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?
K2 1 credit
- A. Test reporting activities can't be influenced by the use of an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations
- B. Test reporting activities are not important for projects adopting an iterative lifecycle model with short iterations
- C. Test 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
- D. Test 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
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 46
A chart showing the trend in the lag time from defect reporting to resolution during system testing is also available. The chart shows that the daily closure period is consistently and significantly above the rolling closure period for a long period of the system testing phase.
Almost all defects found during system testing have been related to the system as a whole, not related to single units or integrations issues. Almost all quality risks have been addressed during the unit and integration testing phase and no residual quality risks were present in the integrated system. This has been confirmed by exploratory testing sessions performed during system testing, targeted at finding defects in these quality risk areas.
Based on the given information only, which one of the following areas would you expect to be considered more in the retrospective meeting in order to be improved?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 3 credits
- A. The requirements review
- B. The quality risk analysis process
- C. The defect management process
- D. The system design and architecture design reviews
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 47
People Skills - Team Composition
Which of the following would you expect to be most likely an example of a motivating factor for testers?
Number of correct responses: 1
K2 1 credit
- A. The resources allocated for the testing activities are not sufficient and don't allow the testers to contribute to the quality of the product
- B. The testers contribution to the quality of the software products developed from an organization is recognized with increased responsibilities
- C. The same regressions tests are executed manually by the same testers, for every product release, without any progression in content
- D. The testers are asked to perform, in parallel with their testing tasks, other tasks unrelated to their testing responsibilities
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 48
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?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 3 credits
- A. 1- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card
2- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents
3- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card
4- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel - B. 1- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel
2- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents
3- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card
4- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card - C. 1- Test the correct activation of the Smart Card
2- Test the correct pre-activation of the Smart Card
3- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents
4- 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 Card
3- Test the correct charge of the Smart Card with the required contents
4- Test the acceptance of transactions coming from the IVR channel
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 49
Which of the following would you expect to be most likely an example of a motivating factor for testers?
K2 1 credit
- A. The resources allocated for the testing activities are not sufficient and don't allow the testers to contribute to the quality of the product
- B. The testers contribution to the quality of the software products developed from an organization is recognized with increased responsibilities
- C. The same regressions tests are executed manually by the same testers, for every product release, without any progression in content
- D. The testers are asked to perform, in parallel with their testing tasks, other tasks unrelated to their testing responsibilities
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 50
Test Management
In the next two months some new features will be constantly added to new releases of a project you are working on as Test Manager.
You have identified as one of the main project risks, that the requirements specification will still be incomplete when your team starts the test design and implementation phase.
Some requirements will most likely be completed too late to allow a proper test preparation.
You and your test team have already worked on several similar past projects in the same organization.
Which one of the following options would you expect to be the most effective at mitigating this risk?
- A. Even if there are only few details missing, escalate the risk to the project manager without preparing any tests
- B. Make reasonable assumptions about the missing details and design lightweight tests that can be easily updated during test execution
- C. Don't design any test until the test execution starts, then communicate that test execution is blocked due to incomplete requirements
- D. Don't prepare any test and just run the regression test suite to check that the new features don't introduce regression
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 51
Testing Process
Which of the following statements describing the consequences of specifying test conditions at a detailed level is NOT true?
Number of correct responses: 1
K2 1 credit
- A. 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
- 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. 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
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 52
The following is the unique "critical" quality risk item that has been identified:
CR-RSK-1. The GUI of the application might accept non-integer values for the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user Test analysis for system testing has just begun and the following test conditions have been identified:
TC-SEL-2. Test the selection of the package sizes
TC-SEL-4. Test wrong numbers of bottles for an order
TC-CR-RSK-1. Test the accepted values from the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user 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 and correct, and covers the REQ-SEL-4 requirement?
- A. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that the "Invalid number of bottles" message is displayed
- B. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed
- C. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 5 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed
- D. Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles
Answer: A
Explanation:
Section: Testing Process
NEW QUESTION 53
Test Management
Which of the following statements describing how identified product quality risks should be mitigated and managed, is true?
- A. The priority of the development and execution of tests should not be based on the risk level but only on the likelihood
- B. Risk mitigation of product quality risks can be effective only after starting test execution
- C. The 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
- D. The extent of re-testing and regression testing activities should be based on the risk level
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 54
Reviews
Which of the following factors could negatively influence a review?
- A. Include people who are detail-oriented and scrupulous at finding issues
- B. Include as many people as possible in order to have more viewpoints about possible problems on the item under review
- C. Include people with the adequate level of knowledge, both technical and procedural
- D. Include people able to contribute to a clear, thoughtful, constructive and objective discussion
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 55
Test Management
You are performing a quality risk analysis for a CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) used to implement a CBIT (Continuous Built-In Test) module of a safety-critical system.
During the quality risk analysis you are trying to identify the ways in which failures of the CBIT module can occur, for each of them trying to determine the potential causes and likely effects, and the risk level (calculated as the product of three factors: severity, occurrence and detection).
Which of the following risk analysis techniques are you working with?
- A. A lightweight product risk analysis technique
- B. Cost of Exposure
- C. Wide Band Delphi
- D. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 56
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?
Number of correct responses: 1
K4 3 credits
- A. Automate all functional and non-functional system tests
- B. 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
- C. Apply systematic and exploratory testing for integration and system test
- D. Perform exploratory testing sessions with adequate charters covering security aspects
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 57
Test Management
Assume you have some data related to confirmation testing during system testing of a past project.
In that project 240 bug reports have been opened once, 80 were opened twice, 10 were opened three times and no bug reports have been opened more than three times.
You estimate that a bug report, which has failed its confirmation test, costs, on average, 3 person-hours.
Which of the following statements correctly describe the value of these confirmatory testing activities based on cost of quality?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 2 credits
- A. 300 person-hours have been spent on the project during the system testing phase, because of the failed confirmation tests and this cost belongs to the costs of internal failure
- B. 340 person-hours have been spent on the project during the system testing phase, because of the failed confirmation tests and this cost belongs to the costs of internal failure
- C. 340 person-hours have been spent on the project during the system testing phase, because of the failed confirmation tests and this cost belongs to the costs of external failure
- D. 300 person-hours have been spent on the project during the system testing phase, because of the failed confirmation tests and this cost belongs to the costs of detection
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 58
Defect Management
Assume you are working on a defect management process to be used by a software organization to track the current status of the defects reports for several projects.
When a defect is found for investigation a defect report is created in "Opened" state that is the unique initial state. The defect report status has also a unique finale state that is the "Closed" state.
The following state transition diagram describes the states of this defect management process:
where only the initial ("Opened") and final ("Closed") states are indicated while the remaining states (V, W, X, Y, Z) have yet to be named.
Which of the following assignments would you expect to best complete the defect management process?
Number of correct responses: 1
K3 2 credits
- A. V=Rejected , W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Assigned
- B. V=Assigned, W=Validated , X=Corrected, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected
- C. V=Assigned, W=Corrected , X=Validated, Y=Re-Opened, Z=Rejected
- D. V= Corrected, W=Assigned, X=Validated, Y=Corrected, Z=Rejected
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 59
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