ISTQB ISTQB Certifications CTFL-FOUNDATION Questions & Answers

• Question 491:

  In addition to introducing the new team member, you have decided to raise motivation. Which of the measures listed below would be the best measure to take in order to increase the motivation of the team?

  A. Provide more time for testing in the schedule

  B. Allow people to take some time off

  C. Introduce entry criteria to the testing phase

  D. Organize a meeting with senior management in which they address the importance of good testing for this project

  Correct Answer: D

  Testlet 1

  Topic 6, Scenario 6, V3 "Independent Test Team"

  Three exit criteria have been defined for the project:

  -A: Test cases passed more than 70%

  -B: Number of outstanding defects lest than 5

  -C: Number of defects per test case less than 0.5

  The first week of the testing has shown the following results:

  

• Question 492:

  You are considering involving users during test execution. In general, what is the main reason for involving users during test execution?

  A. They are a cheap resource

  B. They have good testing skills

  C. This can serve as a way to build their confidence in the system

  D. They have the ability to also focus on invalid test cases

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 493:

  Which of the following team roles would be most appropriate to enhance the team and why?

  A. A person with the ability to complete tasks

  B. A quality assurance officer

  C. A person with in-depth technical skills

  D. A person who brings new ideas to the team

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 494:

  Based on the information given in the scenario, identify how the team could be improved most effectively?

  A. By providing training in the payroll domain

  B. By providing a workshop on test design techniques

  C. By providing specific training on the systems being tested

  D. By providing training on reviewing requirements

  Correct Answer: B

  Testlet 1

  Topic 6, Scenario 6, V2 "Independent Test Team"

  The project has been running for a few months and the team seems not to be progressing in their test approach. The team also lacks drive and enthusiasm and is sometimes seen to be performing their tasks too slowly. You have been asked to recruit an extra person into the team.

• Question 495:

  Which of the following is a valid drawback of independent testing?

  A. Developer and independent testing will overlap and waste resources.

  B. Developers loose the sense of responsibility and independent testers may become a bottleneck.

  C. Independent testers need extra education and always cost more.

  D. Independent testers will become a bottleneck and introduce problems in incident management.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 496:

  A number of options have been suggested for the level of independence to be employed for the testing on the next project, and are shown below.

  i. External test specialists perform non-functional testing.

  ii. Testing is outsourced.

  iii. Testing is carried out by the developer.

  iv.

  A separate test team carries out the testing.

  v.

  Testing is performed by the business.

  vi. Testing is performed by a different developer.

  Which of the following orders the above in a correct order of independence?

  A. i, ii, iv, vi

  B. ii, i, v, vi

  C. ii, v, i, iii

  D. i, iv, v, vi

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 497:

  Which of the following is a benefit of independent testing?

  A. Code cannot be released into production until independent testing is complete.

  B. Testing is isolated from development.

  C. Independent testers find different defects and are unbiased.

  D. Developers do not have to take as much responsibility for quality.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 498:

  What would be a test approach regarding the test design techniques to be applied that would fit an item with the highest risk?

  A. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: exploratory testing

  B. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing

  C. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: equivalence partitioning

  D. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: decision table partitioning

  Correct Answer: B

  Testlet 1

  Topic 6, Scenario 6, V1 "Independent Test Team"

  XYZ is a Swedish company and the company language is local and all system development

  documentation is done in the local language.

  As a test manager you are currently leading an independent test team of 4 people to system test the

  payroll functionality. The 4 members of staff of described below:

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  John is one of the senior testers. He has been working for the company the longest and has a good network of contacts. He is confident and tries to bring other team members together to promote team discussions. He is sometimes considered to be manipulative and is often seen to delegate personal work.

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  Sue is a senior tester. She always seems to be busy and often seems to have too much work to do. However, she gets her work done, regardless of what it takes. She is often inclined to worry unduly and sometimes considered to be argumentative and blunt. She is conscientious and searches out errors and omissions. She always delivers on time.

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  Steve is a tester. He is serious minded and often looks ahead. When he is given problems to solve he often looks at all options before deciding. He needs to be a little bit more diplomatic though in his approach to other people because his attitude often has a negative affect when trying to inspire others. He is good person discuss ideas with. Steve used to work as a business analyst on the payroll department.

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  Vicki is a test analyst. She is the newest member of the team and has been employed for her automation skills. Vicki is shown to be dedicated to automation, having spent the past 5 years developing the necessary skills in automation tools. Her view on testing seems too limited; she believes automation is the only way forward. Both John and Sue are highly experienced at finding defects based on their experience with the system and domain knowledge.

• Question 499:

  What is the Risk Priority Number for risk item number 2?

  A. 16

  B. 2

  C. 1

  D. 63

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 500:

  Part of the testing strategy indicates that you are going to be using systematic test design techniques. Your manager has asked that you present the main advantages of using these techniques at the next board meeting. Identify THREE main benefits of using systematic test design techniques within this company.

  A. Easier to quickly adapt testing to changing requirements compared to experienced-based testing

  B. Targets certain types of faults

  C. Will guide experienced testers to find defects

  D. Provides a way to differentiate depth of testing based on product risks by using different techniques

  E. More enhanced documentation and therefore higher repeatability and reproducibility

  F. Will make non-systematic testing redundant

  G. Will reduce the need for early reviews

  Correct Answer: BDE

  Testlet 1

  Topic 5, Scenario 5, V2 "Human Resource System"

  For the first increment of the new enterprise HR product you have performed a product risk analysis using the FMEA method. Five risk items have been identified and the likelihood and impact have been scored using scoring tables. This has resulted in the following scores: