Why might a RAD approach be a better option for the test manager rather than a sequential development?

A. It will extend the development team's abilities and enhance future delivery capabilities.

B. It will allow the marketing, clerical and testing staff to validate and verify the early screen prototypes.

C. Time-box constraints will guarantee code releases are delivered on schedule.

D. More time can be spent on test execution as less formal documentation is required.

Within the projects, a master test plan and phase test plan will be used. Following is a list of characteristics applicable for test plans:

Which THREE mentioned characteristics relate to the master test plan?

A. Any deviation from the procedures described in the test strategy document

B. The overall estimated costs, timescales and resource requirements

C. A detailed schedule of testing activities

D. The development deliverables to be tested

E. Which test staff members (names) will be involved and when

F. Level of requirements coverage achieved

Which THREE activities would be valid steps during the development of the test strategy?

A. Identify test staff members that will be involved in the system test

B. Define test career paths

C. Understand the software development life cycle used by the software house

D. Assess the testing that needs to be done to minimize the risks

E. Issue the test strategy document for review

F. Define a master test plan template

G. Perform a project risk analysis

A test assessment has been carried out using the selected model as a reference framework. A number of recommendations have been identified and you are asked to prioritize them. Based on your knowledge of the project, you are expecting severe resistance to change.

Which of the following would be the most important selection criterion for defining the priority of the recommendations?

A. Synchronized with the overall long-term organizational strategy

B. Defined according to the maturity model used

C. Most visible to stakeholders

D. Low costs actions first

Identify THREE items that would be part of the work-breakdown structure showing the key testing activities for the acceptance test project.

A. Test planning, test case preparation and test execution for each of the four iterations

B. Work should be explicitly allocated to test completion, test management, installation and to training on using the system

C. Activities to deploy the system in the user environment

D. Regression testing in the second, third and fourth iterations

E. Development activities for unit and integration testing

F. Reviews on requirements documentation

G. Defining test environment requirements for system testing

Evaluate the status of the project against the defined exit criteria.

Which of the following options shows the correct status?

A. Criteria A = OK, criteria B = OK, criteria C = OK

B. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = OK

C. Criteria A = OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = NOT OK

D. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = NOT OK

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 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

Explain how the above mentioned report may differ from a report that you produce for the project manager, who is a test specialist Select TWO items from the following options that can be used to report to the project manager and would not be included in a report to senior management.

A. Show details on effort spent

B. List of all outstanding defects with their priority and severity

C. Give product risk status

D. Show trend analysis

E. State recommendations for release

Since the system is in the medical domain and therefore in the safety critical area, testing needs to be rigorous and evidence is required that the system has been adequately tested. Identify THREE measures that would typically be part of the test approach in this domain and which are not always applicable in other domains!

A. High level of documentation

B. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) sessions

C. Traceability to requirements

D. Non-functional testing

E. Master test planning

F. Test design techniques

G. Reviews