ISTQB Agile Tester Extension Exam Crash Course Part 2

Out of the following which items should NOT be raised during a retrospective meeting?

• There should be more emphasis on unit testing in the future, to improve overall quality.
• The build process is manual and takes too long. Research and implementation of an automated build framework should be done.
• Tester XYZ is struggling to find defects. Test design training is required for this resource.
• Automated regression test suites are taking too long to run. A review of the tests, to eliminate redundant or unnecessary tests, is required.

Answer explanation

It is too late to suggest inadequacy of training related to a resource being the bottleneck.

Which out of the following TWO are reasons why automation is essential to agile projects?

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i. So that teams maintain or increase their velocity

ii. To prevent the test team from becoming bored with manual, repetitive tasks

iii. To retest all test cases from previous iterations

iv. To eliminate regression in the product due to high code churn

v. To ensure that code changes do not break the software build

• i and iv
• i and v
• iii and iv
• ii and v

Answer explanation

What is the correct sequence of activities for the Continuous Integration process?

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i. Compile

ii. Static code analysis

iii. Deploy

iv. Unit test

V. Integration test

vi. Report

• i, ii, iii, iv, vi, v
• ii, i, iv, iii, v, vi
• ii, i, iv, v, iii, v
• v, ii, iii, iv, vi, i

Answer explanation

Which out of the following TWO are the benefits of Continuous Integration?

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1. It allows earlier detection and easier root cause analysis of integration problems and conflicting changes.

2. It gives the development team regular feedback on whether the code is working.

3. Eliminate the need for a System test after the new changes are introduced.

4. The code check-in process is fast with continuous integration.

• 1 and 4
• 1 and 2
• 2 and 4
• 1 and 3

Answer explanation

Which out of the following TWO are risks to the Continuous Integration process?

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1. Continuous Integration increases the manual testing activities.

2. It increases the regression risk associated with developer code refactoring.

3. Continuous integration tools have to be introduced and maintained.

4. Test automation requires additional resources and can be complex to establish.

• 1 and 4
• 1 and 2
• 2 and 3
• 3 and 4

Answer explanation

The tester collaborates with the team on which of the two following activities during release planning?

• Specify the definition of “done”.
• Creating testing tasks for user stories.
• Testing of user stories.
• Test strategy for all test levels, addressing test scope and technical risks.

Answer explanation

Out of the following which TWO activities will the tester be involved in during iteration planning?

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1. Discuss the Test approach and test plan with the Team.

2. Help break down user stories into smaller and more detailed tasks.

3. Estimate testing tasks generated by new features planned for this iteration.

4. Support the clarification of the user stories and ensure that they are testable.

• 1 and 4
• 2 and 3
• 2 and 4
• 1 and 3

Answer explanation

Which one of the following activities will a tester be involved with during iteration planning?

• Discuss the Test approach and test plan with the Team.
• Determining the testability of the user stories.
• Estimate testing tasks generated by new features planned for this iteration.
• Support the clarification of the user stories and ensure that they are testable.

Answer explanation

The business advises during iteration 5 planning that they require changes to the system delivered in iteration 3. Of the following activities, which would need to be done first to minimize the introduction of regression risk when this feature is changed?

• Review and update all manual and automated tests impacted by this change to meet the new acceptance criteria.
• Write new manual and automated tests for the feature and add them to the regression test suite.
• Automate all test cases from the previous iteration and add them to the automated regression test suite.
• Increase the amount of test automation around the system to include more detailed test conditions.

Answer explanation

When a feature is changed, a revised acceptance criterion is formulated, and all tests are revised to meet the new requirements.

In one of the Agile projects there is heavy use of test automation, Which out of the following TWO techniques should testers use more for their manual testing?

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i. Exploratory testing techniques.

ii. Static testing techniques.

iii. Structure-based techniques.

iv. Error guessing techniques.

• i and iv
• i and iii
• ii and iv
• ii and iii

Answer explanation