CTAL-TM_001 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Regarding the process described above, what is the most important recommendation you would make using IEEE 1044 as a guide?

A. No priority or severity assigned

B. Incident numbering is manual rather than automated

C. No mentioning of reproduceability

D. No classification on type of incident

Which of the following is NOT a typical key challenge for testing in a RAD based development approach?

A. Re-usable test scripts for (automated) regression testing

B. Project management and control

C. No complete requirements specification

D. Time-boxing

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

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

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.

You have been asked to write a testing strategy for the company.

Which statement best explains how risk can be addressed within the testing strategy?

A. A test strategy should address identified generic product risks and present a process for mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.

B. A test strategy identifies the specific product for a project risk and defines the approach for the test project.

C. A test strategy is derived from the test policy and describes the way risk assessments are performed in projects.

D. A test strategy is the result of a project risk analysis and defines the approach and resources for testing.

Which test management control option is most appropriate to adopt under these circumstances?

A. Introduce mandatory evening and weekend working to retrieve the 3 week slippage.

B. Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context of the current situation.

C. Advise the user community regarding the reduced scope of requirements and the additional incremental delivery.

D. Arrange a meeting with the user community representatives to discuss the user interface.

Which of the following are valid reasons for adopting a different life cycle (from the V model), for increments after the first year?

i. We do not have a clear understanding of the requirements from a customer perspective.

ii. We see the risk of delivering requested functionality late as being higher than the risk of delivering a lower quality product.

iii. We do not have a budget for additional regression testing which is needed to ensure that existing functionality is not compromised by future iterations.

iv.

The company test strategy does not fit well within the V life cycle model.

A.

(i) and (ii)

B.

(i) and (iv)

C.

(ii) and (iii)

D.

(ii) and (iv)

Which of the following would you least expect to form part of the analysis of initial tool costs?

A. Integration with other tools

B. Learning time required to use the new tool

C. Tool portability

D. Evaluation of suitable tools

You are about to release a test progress report to a senior manager, who is not a test specialist. Which of the following topics should NOT be included in the test progress report?

A. Product risks which have been mitigated and those which are outstanding.

B. Recommendations for taking controlling actions

C. Status compared against the started exit criteria

D. Detailed overview of the risk-based test approach being used to ensure the exit criteria to be achieved