ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager [Syllabus 2012]

Question 1

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?
Number of correct responses: 1
K32 credits

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: A

Question 2

When closing out a defect report, which of the following developer commentaries is most likely to motivate a tester? [1]

A. Fixed - minor usability issue, wasn't worth the time to fix it

B. Fixed - error in build caused compatibility issues

C. Rejected - system is functioning as designed

D. Rejected - would take too long to fix

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3

Test Tools and Automation
Assume you are a Test Manager involved in system testing of a CRM application for a Pay-TV company.
Currently the application is able to support a proper number of users assuring the required responsiveness.
Since the business is expected to grow, you have been asked to evaluate the ability of the application to grow to support more users while maintaining the same responsiveness.
Which of the following tools would you expect to be the most useful at performing this evaluation?
Number of correct responses: 1
K21 credit

A. Coverage tools

B. Performance tools

C. Static analysis tools

D. Test management tools

Correct Answer: B

Question 4

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
K43 credits

A. Make reasonable assumptions about the missing details and design lightweight tests that can be easily updated during test execution

B. Don't design any test until the test execution starts, then communicate that test execution is blocked due to incomplete requirements

C. Even if there are only few details missing, escalate the risk to the project manager without preparing any tests

D. Don't prepare any test and just run the regression test suite to check that the new features don't introduce regression

Correct Answer: A

Question 5

Test Management
Which of the following statements describing how identified product quality risks should be mitigated and managed, is true?
Number of correct responses: 1
K21 credit

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 extent of re-testing and regression testing activities should be based on the risk level

D. 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

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

What is a "depth-first" risk-based testing technique? [1]

A. Non-functional test cases are executed first

B. Highest risk test cases are executed first

C. All risk items are tested at least once

D. Lowest risk test cases are executed first

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

Which classification information would be most useful to capture for newly identified defects? [2]

A. The name of the configuration manager who built the system

B. The priority that the business assigned to the project that the defect was found in

C. The number of test steps in the test script that found the defect

D. The system build that the defect was found in

Correct Answer: D

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