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Which is a benefit of independence in testing?
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It frees up valuable development time
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The tests are unbiased
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Developers do not need to learn how to design tests
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It reduces the need for communication between testers and developers
Pregunta 2
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Which is a potential drawback of independent testing?
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Over reliance on the independent test team
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Developers get less opportunity to gain testing experience
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Testers lose the chance to socialise with developers
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Developers may lose a sense of responsibility for quality
Pregunta 3
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Test leader tasks include:
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Creating test specifications
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Planning the tests
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Prepare and acquire test data
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Setting up the test environment
Pregunta 4
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The Test Leader role may be performed by:
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A Quality Manager
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Any manager
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Any tester
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A Business Unit manager
Pregunta 5
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Typical tester tasks include:
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Reviewing test policy
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Monitoring test results and checking exit criteria
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Introducing suitable metrics for progress monitoring
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Reviewing tests written by others
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following is a possible approach to independent testing?
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Project planning done independently from test planning
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Ensuring that each test level is tested separately
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The use of specialists for specific test types (e.g. certification testers
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The test management role is isolated from the project management role
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following is not a test planning task?
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Defining the test documentation
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Assessing the meeting of exit criteria
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Assigning resources for the different activities defined
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Selecting metrics for monitoring progress
Pregunta 8
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Which of the following is a test planning task?
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Defining the overall test approach
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Preparing test specifications
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Evaluating exit criteria and reporting
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Reviewing actual results against expected results
Pregunta 9
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Which of the following would you find listed in the IEEE standard 829 Test Plan Outline?
Pregunta 10
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The IEEE829 test plan outline applies to:
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Test planning is influenced by:
Pregunta 12
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What is the purpose of test exit criteria?
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To know when a specific test has finished its execution
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To ensure that the test case specification is complete
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To identify when testers should stop working
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To define when to stop testing
Pregunta 13
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The following are examples of typical entry criteria except:
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Test environment readiness
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Estimates of expected testing duration being available
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Test data available
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Tool readiness in the test environment
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following is not an example of exit criteria?
Pregunta 15
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Exit criteria may be defined in terms of:
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Lines of source code
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The number of testers available
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Lack of coverage in certain areas and defects not fixed
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Test environment availability
Pregunta 16
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Which of the following concerning test estimating is untrue?
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Estimates can be based on metrics of former or similar projects
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Estimates can be based on estimates made by the owner of the tasks or by experts
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Total testing effort depends on the outcome of testing
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Estimating is pointless as estimates are never correct
Pregunta 17
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One purpose of test progress monitoring is to:-
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Enable initial estimates of test effort to be made more accurately
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Give visibility to the test activities
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Evaluate tester ability for appraisal purposes
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Determine metric requirements
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Common test progress metrics include:
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Initial estimates of test effort
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Holiday days taken by testers
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Percentage of work done in test case preparation
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Developer hours to date
Pregunta 19
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The outline of a test summary report is given in:
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BS 7925-2
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IEEE 829
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ISO 9000
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BS 7925-1
Pregunta 20
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Metrics should be collected during and at the end of a test level in order to assess:
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The performance of the development team
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The quality of the test documentation
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The effectiveness of the testers
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The outstanding risk
Pregunta 21
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Which of the following is not true of test control?
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It collects metrics for monitoring purposes
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It can set entry criterion requiring fixes to have been retested by a developer before accepting them into a build
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Corrective actions taken may cover any test activity
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Corrective actions taken may affect any other software life cycle activity
Pregunta 22
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Which is not a function of configuration management?
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Tracking changes to testware
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Version control of testware
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Defining the format for test deliverables
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Identifying items of testware
Pregunta 23
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What is the difference between a project risk and a product risk?
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Project risks are used to prioritise tests and to determine the extent of testing; product risks are a development concern not a testing concern
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Project risks are potential failure areas in the software or system; product risks are risks that surround the project’s capability to deliver its objectives
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Project risks are the risks that surround the project’s capability to deliver its objectives; product risks are potential failure areas in the software or system
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Product risks are typically related to supplier issues, organizational factors and technical issues; Project risks are concerned with poor software characteristics, potential to cause harm, and poor data integrity
Pregunta 24
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Which of the following is determined by the level of product risk identified?
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Test priorities and the extent of testing
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The need for and amount of test automation
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The need for accurate incident reporting
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The contents of the regression test pack
Pregunta 25
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Which one of the following should be given in an incident report?
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Suggestions on how to fix it
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Identification of the test that failed
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The developer who wrote the defective code
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The cause of the incident
Pregunta 26
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Which is an objective of incident reporting?
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To provide ideas for test process improvement
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To provide ideas for developer improvement
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To provide ideas on how to fix the problem
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To measure individual tester defect discovery rates