Which of the following would you expect to see in the master test plan? 1 credit

A. A description of how the test cases are cross-referenced to requirements in the test management tool.

B. A detailed identification of the resources that will carry out structural testing in the first iteration.

C. The test approach that will be applied at system integration testing.

D. A list of the names of the testers who will carry out the performance testing for the final iteration.

Which of the following is least likely to be used as a technique to identify project and product risks? 1 credit

A. Brainstorming

B. Inspections

C. Expert interviews

D. Independent assessments

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? 1 credit

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.

In addition to risk, identify TWO other components of a testing strategy. 1 credit

A. The entry and exit criteria for each test phase

B. Test training needs for the project resources

C. The test design techniques to be used

D. Test performance indicators

E. The test schedule

Which of the following is a valid drawback of independent testing? 1 credit

A. Developer and independent testing will overlap and waste resources.

B. Developers loose the sense of responsibility and independent testers may become a bottleneck.

C. Independent testers need extra education and always cost more.

D. Independent testers will become a bottleneck and introduce problems in incident management.

You are considering involving users during test execution. In general, what is the main reason for involving users during test execution? 1 credit

A. They are a cheap resource

B. They have good testing skills

C. This can serve as a way to build their confidence in the system

D. They have the ability to also focus on invalid test cases

Which of the following phases in the fundamental test process is considered to deliver a document which can be used as a major input for test process improvement? 1 credit

A. Test planning and control

B. Test implementation and execution

C. Evaluating exit criteria and reporting

D. Test project closure

Regarding the process described above, what is the most important recommendation you would make using IEEE 1044 as a guide? 2 credits

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

Given the following figures for the testing on a project, and assuming the failure rate for initial tests remains constant and that all retests pass, what number of tests remain to be run? 3 credits

A. 700

B. 720

C. 784

D. 570

Given is the following defect removal chart reported at the end of system testing - showing total defects detected and closed defects (fixed and successfully retested). A number of open defects are classified as critical. All tests have been executed.

Based on the chart above, what is the most appropriate next test phase? 1 credit

A. Acceptance testing to verify the business process

B. Acceptance testing to verify operational requirements

C. Requirements testing as part of testing regulatory compliance

D. Another system test cycle to verify defect resolution