ISTQB ATM Quiz 1 Topic 3 Questions 1-5

Question: 1

The following chart plots the cumulative number of defects opened against the cumulative number of defects closed during system testing of a software product.

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Which of the following statements is true? K2 1 credit

AThe chart indicates that you have plenty of problems left to find

BThe chart can be used to reveal test progress problems

CThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is not working well

DThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is working well

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Question: 2

Which of the following statements about the TMMi test process improvement model is true? K2 1 credit

AIn 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

BTMMi provides an approach for test process improvement such as the IDEAL (Initiating, Diagnosing, Establishing, Acting and Learning) model

CTMMi has a staged architecture for process improvement with seven maturity levels

DAt TMMi level 1 testing is chaotic without a defined process, and it is often seen as the same as debugging

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Question: 3

Assume that you are the Test Manager for a small insurance application development project. You have decided to adopt a risk-based testing strategy: 5 product risks (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5)

have been identified and their levels of risk have been assessed. 10 test cases (T1, ..., T10) have been designed to cover all the product risks.

The following table shows the risk level and the test cases associated to the identified product risks (higher risk level means higher risk):

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.

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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? K3 2 credits

AT1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10

BT1, T3, T5, T7, T9, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10

CT10, T9, T8, T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

DT10, T8, T6, T4, T2, T9, T7, T5, T3, T1

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Question: 4

Which of the following statements describing how identified product quality risks should be mitigated and managed, is true?

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

BThe 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

CRisk mitigation of product quality risks can be effective only after starting test execution

DThe priority of the development and execution of tests should not be based on the risk level but only on the likelihood

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Question: 5

Consider the following skills assessment spreadsheet for your test team (consisting of four team members):

This spreadsheet has three sections: technical expertise, testing skills and professionalism.

The skill levels for each skill area for both the ''technical expertise'' and ''testing skills'' sections have been rated on a four-point scale:

- E (Expert): indicates that a person has expert knowledge and experience in the skill area

- B (Beginner): indicates that a person has some knowledge and experience in the skill area but he/she is not autonomous

- W (Wants to learn): indicates that a person has no knowledge or experience in the skill area but he/she wants to learn that skill

- NI (Not Interested): indicates that a person has no knowledge or experience in the skill area and he/she is not interested to learn that skill

The skill levels for each skill area of the ''professionalism'' section have been rated on a three point scale (H=High, M=Medium, L=Low).

You are using this skills assessment spreadsheet in order to define a training development plan for your test team.

Your objective is to fill the skill gaps by having at least a team member rated as an expert for each skill identified for the ''technical expertise'' and ''testing skills'' sections, and with the ability to train the other team members.

Considering the budget constraints you can send only one person to a training course.

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Based only on the given information, which of the following answers would you expect to be the best option to achieve your objective?

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ASend Robert to a performance testing training course

BSend Alex to a performance testing training course

CSend John to a performance testing training course

DSend Mark to a test automation training course

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ISTQB ATM Quiz:1 Topic:3 Questions:1-5