Which of the following is NOT associated with tester motivation?

• Recognition

• Management approval

• Adequate rewards

• Pairwise testing

IEEE 10440-1993 specifies a standard for defect reporting. Which of the following attributes should be in a defect report as per ISTQB Syllabus?

• Complete, concise, accurate and objective report

• Compete and accurate. Does not have to be concise or objective.

• Complete and objective. Does not have to be accurate.

• Accurate. Does not have to be complete, concise or objective.

Which of the following best describes a difference between a sequential development model and an iterative one?

• A sequential development model will always take longer than an iterative model, for a similar sized project.

• A sequential development model guarantees that the customer will like the product, while the iterative model does not.

• A sequential development model involves the users in testing mostly at the end of development, while the iterative model concentrates on the user perspective throughout development.

• A sequential development model requires significant regression testing, while an iterative model does not.

Which of the following are included in test plans?

I. A schedule of test activities
II. The set of test cases to be run.
III. The roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.
IV. The test data.
V. The test results and incidents raised.

• II and III

• II, IV and V

• I and III

Which of the following would give the best measure of progress against product quality?

• The number of tests run against those planned.

• The turnaround time for defects.

• The number of high priority defects outstanding.

• The time taken to run each test.

In which order should the following test management documentation be

created?

I. Project master test plan

II. Test strategy

III. Test policy

IV. Level test plan

• I, II, III, IV

• II, I, III, IV

• III, II, I, IV

• I, IV, III, II

Which of the following is a test policy statement?

• ToolX within the Efficient tool set will be required for this project.

• Projects across the company will make use of the Efficient toolset.

• Training will be required in ToolX for staff on this project.

• ToolX will be required for a period of one month.

The aircrew of a national air defence force has requested changes to the existing aviation software that provides on-board information about the combat environment. The air force is currently engaged in a peace-keeping mission in another country and has come under unexpected threats.

The development life cycle is the V model. The software house needs to change their test management process to ensure delivery at the right time and quality.

The software changes are coming in as the aircrew request them, as a result of their engagements with hostile forces.

The aircrew have requested that the changes are made as quickly as possible. The project manager has decided to revisit the test management process. The changes will come as small change requests. The team have worked on the project for over 25 years, with little staff turnover.

The project manager has asked for your advice on test estimation. Which of the following would you recommend?

• Conduct a test point analysis on each change request definition.

• Analyse data from previous projects to find changes similar to each change request, and use this to estimate the time required.

• Ask the developers how long the change will take to implement and allocate 50 per cent of this to testing.

• Ask the tester who will be doing the testing for a best guess.

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of testing for a safety critical system project?

• Traceability of test results to regulations

• Delivery date met through extensive bug deferral

• Project insurance used to reduce the need for testing

• Low complexity of the system

Which of the following statements captures a key difference between preventive and reactive test strategies?

• Test analysts are involved earlier in the lifecycle with preventive strategies

• Test analysts are involved earlier in the lifecycle with reactive strategies

• Test analysts invest more time in coverage analysis with reactive strategies

• Test analysts invest more time in exploratory testing with preventive strategies