ISTQB CTAL-TM-001 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Mary is an external IT auditor. She is conducting a review of the system-level testing done by Greg's functional testing team.
Which of the following items from Mary's assessment summary should concern Greg the most? [2]

Which of the following is the MOST relevant factor to consider when selecting an open source tool? SELECT ONE OPTION

Assuming that 'In progress' means that somebody is working on a fix and that 'Resolved' means that the fix passed the confirmation test; which option provides a defect workflow that flows in a sensible way from an initial state to a terminal state?

You are reviewing the project's traceability matrix after the first cycle of testing. You have discovered that new requirements have been introduced and others have changed.
What should you do? [2]

An old stock control system is being decommissioned and replaced with a new system that has been running successfully in the live environment for the last few months. The stakeholders would like to -
* retain historical information held in the database to comply with their data retention policy (which requires order information to be retained for 7 years)
* query the historical information by running pre-written SQL queries.
* all commands must be invoked by keyboard as one of the end users is unable to use a mouse The pre-written SQL queries will be designed, developed and tested by the developers who are decommissioning the system and writing the data migration routine.
As the system to be decommissioned is integrated to other systems that will remain operational, the stakeholders have requested that testing incorporates all systems that are part of the stock control suite.
The stakeholders and project manager have identified the following risks, in priority order -
* 1st - Data has not been successfully migrated to an archived data store, resulting in the inability to query past stock levels and re-order details.
* 2nd - Historical data for the last 7 years is unavailable, resulting in the failure to meet the data retention policy.
* 3rd - Failure of existing systems within the stock control suite, adversely affecting the operational running of the business The risks are to form the basis of the test objectives. Which three of the following test activities, work products and/or resources achieves the test objectives?
a. Use of the live database to test the data migration does not corrupt or lose data b. A test plan detailing the test approach for ST. SIT & OT test levels c. Accessibility testing of the pre-defined SQL queries d. Security and Penetration testing of the archived database e Performance testing of the data migration exercise to ensure it completes in the time specified by the stakeholders f. Functional testing of the pre-defined SQL queries g. Regression testing of the end to end process for maintaining specified stock levels.

What is a "depth-first" risk-based testing technique?

Refer to SCENARIO 2 Project 2 is to be delivered using a RAD software development model. There will be two increments, the first will deliver a simple prototype user interface to facilitatetesting of the sound system delivered by 'Silver Sound Ltd', the second will deliver the full user interface required for the production system.
Development of the business requirements and project plan are underway, detailed system analysis will follow for each increment.
You have studied the test policy and risk register and must plan the next set of test activities. Which one of the following is the MOST effective approach for this project?
SELECT ONE OPTION

Test results are reported as "Requirements tested, passed, and failed".
What test strategy are you using? [1]

Your manager has decided that your team of manual testers should all become test automation engineers Your team is much stronger in analysis than In technical testing so you are concerned about their ability to adapt.
What tool capabilities could help with this transition?

When, at a minimum, should project risks be re-evaluated?

An in-house stock management application has been in production for 6 months. 90 defects were found in pre- release testing and 10 were reported from live use. The costs of quality have been determined to be as follows:
* Prevention - <€1,000
* Appraisal (average / defect) - €200
* Internal failure (average / defect) - €300
* External failure (average / defect) - €2,000
Which statement is TRUE?

Refer to SCENARIO 2 - You are the test manager for Project 3 and have performed a skills assessment of your Safe as Houses' test team. You must now decide what training or skills development is required.

The matrix shows the skill level (5 being highest, 1 lowest) for each team member. Which two of the above skills need the closest attention for potential training or development on this project?
SELECT ONE OPTION

Which of the following metrics would be most beneficial to collect to determine the effectiveness of a review process?

System testing on your current project is coming to an end and it is time to write the test completion report.
The product is an in-house development to support the Sales & Marketing department. Test design was based on requirements analysis.
Which of the following metrics is MOST likely to be useful to help the business stakeholders decide if testing has met its objectives?

Which technique will assist you in determining targeted improvement areas to reduce the number of defects?
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