ISTQB Certified Tester Sample Exam A

Which of the following statements describe a valid test objective?

• To verify that there are no untested combinations of inputs

• To prove that there will be no failures after the implementation of the system into production

• To prove that there are no unfixed defects in the system under test

• To reduce the risk level of the test object and to build confidence in the quality level

Which of the following options shows an example of test activities that contribute to success?

• Testers collaborating with end users help to improve the quality of defect reports during component integration and system testing

• Having testers involved during various software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities will help to detect defects in work products

• Testers try not to disturb the developers while coding, so that the developers write better code

• Certified testers will design much better test cases than non-certified testers

You have been assigned as a tester to a team producing a new system incrementally. You have noticed that no changes have been made to the existing regression test cases for several iterations and no new regression defects were identified. Your manager is happy, but you are not. Which testing principle explains your skepticism?

• Tests wear out

• Absence-of-errors fallacy

• Defects cluster together

• Exhaustive testing is impossible

You work in a team that develops a mobile application for food ordering. In the current iteration the team decided to implement the payment functionality. Which of the following activities is a part of test analysis?

• Estimating that testing the integration with the payment service will take 8 person-days

• Analyzing the discrepancy between the actual result and expected result after executing a test case that checks the process of payment with a credit card, and reporting a defect

• Using boundary value analysis (BVA) to derive the test data for the test cases that check the correct payment processing for the minimum allowed amount to be paid

• Deciding that the team should test if it is possible to properly share payment between many users

Which of the following factors (i-v) have SIGNIFICANT influence on the test process?

• The test environment setup

• New regulatory requirements forcing formal white-box testing

• The identified product risks

• The number of defects detected in previous projects

• The SDLC

Which TWO of the following tasks belong MAINLY to a testing role?

• Configure test environments

• Create the test plan

• Maintain the product backlog

• Report on achieved coverage

• Design solutions to new requirements

Which of the following skills (i-v) are the MOST important skills of a tester?

• Creating a product vision

• Having domain knowledge

• Planning and organizing the work of the team

• Being a good team player

• Critical thinking

How is the whole team approach present in the interactions between testers and business representatives?

• Testers help business representatives to create suitable acceptance tests

• Business representatives decide on test automation approaches

• Testers help business representatives to define test strategy

• Business representatives are not part of the whole team approach

Consider the following rule: “for every SDLC activity there is a corresponding test activity”. In which SDLC models does this rule hold?

• In sequential, incremental, and iterative SDLC models

• Only in iterative SDLC models

• Only in sequential SDLC models

• Only in iterative and incremental SDLC models

Which of the following statements BEST describes the acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) approach?

• in ATDD, tests are based on the desired behavior of the software, which makes it easier for team members to understand them

• In ATDD, tests are created, based on acceptance criteria to drive the development of the related software

• In ATDD, test cases are mainly created at component testing and are code-oriented

• In ATDD, acceptance criteria are typically created based on the given/when/then format