Free iSQI CTAL-TM_Syll2012DACH Exam Questions

Question 1

Test Management

You are managing the system testing for a SOA based system. The integrated system

consists of several subsystems:

- a SOA middleware

- a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system

- a BRM (Billing and Revenue Management) system

- a SMS (Subscriber Management System) system

and you performed a risk analysis based on these subsystems.

At the end of the scheduled period for test execution you produce a first classical report

based on the traditional metrics of testing. Test pass/fail status and bug status

(open/resolved) That table provides you a distorted picture of the quality risk, because

there is no indication of the risk level of the failed tests, the tests not run, or the open bugs.

Thus, you produce the following table to solve this distortion issue:

In the table above, where you have introduced the concept of risk weighting, the highest

risk test or bug report has a score of 1, while the lowest risk test or bug report has a score

of 0.04.

Which of the following subsystems, based on the risk scores of the table, is most risky?

Number of correct responses: 1

K4 3 credits

A :

B : M

C : M

Answer: B

Question 2

Test Management

In the next two months some new features will be constantly added to new releases of a

project you are working on as Test Manager.

You have identified as one of the main project risks, that the requirements specification will

still be incomplete when your team starts the test design and implementation phase.

Some requirements will most likely be completed too late to allow a proper test preparation.

You and your test team have already worked on several similar past projects in the same

organization.

Which one of the following options would you expect to be the most effective at mitigating

this risk?

Number of correct responses: 1

K4 3 credits

A : n’t prepare any test and just run the regression test suite to check that the new features don’t introduce regression

B : ke reasonable assumptions about the missing details and design lightweight tests that can be easily updated during test execution

C : n’t design any test until the test execution starts, then communicate that test execution is blocked due to incomplete requirements

D : en if there are only few details missing, escalate the risk to the project manager without preparing any tests

Answer: B

Question 3

Test Tools and Automation

In your organization the following tools of the same vendor are currently in use: a

requirements management tool, a test management tool and a bug tracking tool.

You are the Test Manager.

You are currently evaluating a test automation tool of the same vendor (to complete the

vendor's tool suite) against an interesting open-source test automation tool under the GNU

GPL (General Public License).

There are no initial costs associated to that open-source tool.

Which of the following statements associated to the selection of the open-source tool is

correct in this scenario?

Number of correct responses: 1

K2 1 credit

A : open-source tool can be modified but only if the community of developers of that tool gives you the formal permission to modify it

B : ere are no initial costs for the open-source tool but you should carefully consider the costs associated to the integration with the existing tools and also evaluate the recurring costs

C : ere are no initial costs for the open-source tool because open-source tools are usually low-quality, while vendor tools have always a better quality than the corresponding opensource tools

D : open-source tool can be modified but it can’t be distributed further in any way

Answer: B

Question 4

Topic 4, Defect Management

Defect Management

Consider a defect report and assume that a part of its lifecycle includes the following

states:

New: Is the initial state

Working: Means that the developers are addressing the defect in order to produce a fix for

the defect

Clarification: Means that the developers need more information from the tester to address

the defect and produce a fix for the defect and the tester is working to provide this

information to the developers

Verification: Means that a fix for the defect has been produced and the tester is running the

adequate tests to verify whether the fix solves the defect

Closed: is the final state

Which of the following answers represents an invalid sequence of states that can’t lead the

bug report to the “Closed” state?

Number of correct responses: 1

K2 1 credit

A : w, Working, Verification, Working, Clarification, Working, Verification, Closed

B : w, Working, Clarification, Working, Verification, Closed

C : w, Working, Verification, Working, Clarification, Working, Closed

D : New, Working, Verification, Closed

Answer: C

Question 5

Test Management

You are the Test Manager of a new project aimed at developing a software system that

must be certified at level B of the DO-178B standard. The project will follow a V-Model

software development life cycle and it will have four formal levels of testing: component,

integration, system and acceptance testing.

You must produce the test plan documentation for this project by providing an adequate

coordination across the four levels of testing in order to assure auditability.

Which of the following answers would you expect to best describe how to organize the test

plan?

Number of correct responses: 1

K3 2 credits

A : oduce a single master test plan that covers in detail all four levels, describing the particular activities for all test levels

B : oduce a master test plan that covers three levels (component, integration, system test) and a separate acceptance test plan

C : oduce a master test plan describing the relationship between the four levels, and four separate detailed level test plans, one for each level

D : oduce four separate detailed level test plans, one for each level, without a master test plan

Answer: C