ISTQB CTAL-TM_001 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Which ONE of the following is considered to be the LEAST independent form of testing for anorganisation?
SELECT ONE OPTION

Which of the following are Test Closure activities?
a All results lodged in configuration management system - for example test plans, results, logs, reports.
b. Plans in place for lessons to be learnt to ensure that good practices are repeated and poor practices are not.
c. Checks undertaken to ensure that all test work is completed - all tests executed or skipped, all defects managed to appropriate conclusion.
d. All project closure activities completed - for example customer training completed, and analysis of vendor performance undertaken.
e. AM testing work products delivered to those that need them - for example environments/ regression test sets passed to maintenance.
f. Checks undertaken to ensure that all tests have been executed, with all defects confirmed as fixed by retesting.
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Test results are reported as "Requirements tested, passed, and failed".
What test strategy are you using? [1]

You are a new Test Manager on a maintenance release for an existing mature product that is expected to be retired in the not too distant future. The previous release had utilized a performance regression test suite written in an in-house custom tool using the same programming language as the product itself. This suite will most likely require tweaking to ensure it works with the new version of the product. While there are several members in the performance testing team, the original author of the performance testing tool has moved on to another company, and none of the remaining staff have a great deal of familiarity with the performance test scripts used to test this product.
How would you recommend this scenario be addressed? [3]

You have recently implemented a new defect management process which now includes a defect triage committee whose job is to review all new defects. The process is shown in the following diagram:

b. The total number of defects rejected as not a problem following investigation by the product author c. The number of defects returned to the defect author, expressed as a percentage of all defects raised d. The total number of defects that failed re-test more than once e. The total number of defects closed by the defect triage committee SELECT ONE OPTION

You have replaced informal code reviews with technical reviews for the most complex and critical components, in an attempt to reduce the high number of defects being found during component and integration test levels. The project manager is concerned about the costs of implementing formal reviews and has asked you to measure whether they actually provide a return on investment.
Which three of the following metrics would be MOST effective in helping you to achieve this?
a. Identification of defect clusters across components
b. Number of lines of code reviewed
c. Number of defects found during reviews d Root cause for each defect detected e Post-review cost of detection and internal failure per defect f. Type of review g. Effort to conduct the review including rework

You are the manager of a test team. You inherited most of these people from a previous manager who promoted technical skills, particularly programming skills. As a result, your people are very strong in test automation skills, white box testing and complex test design techniques. You have just been told that you can hire five new people. You want the new people to complement the existing skill sets and you want to be sure the team will have a strong mutual respect.
Given the following options, who should you hire? [3]

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

How does a risk based testing approach address risks in a software product? SELECT ONE OPTION

Which two of the following activities would normally occur in the Acquisition stage of a tool's lifecycle?
a) Assign a tool administrator to decide on best use of the tool
b) Establish a backup and restore strategy for the tool
c) Review other tools provided by the same vendor
d) Determine how the tool may be impacted by a change to the operating environment e) Develop and implement a training plan for new users of the tool SELECT ONE OPTION

Test Analysts are doing test design for a change request to an insurance comparison system. The system provides car insurance quotations, using data input by the user.
The change request states:-
Drivers must be aged between 17 to 85 years inclusive to qualify for insurance comparison.
The following Test Conditions have been identified:
1 Driver's age is less than the minimum
2. Driver's age is within the valid range
3. Driver's age is more than the maximum
The Test Strategy states the test techniques to be used include Equivalence Partitioning and Boundary Value Analysis. Using the Test Conditions and techniques stated in the Test Strategy, the following Test Cases have been created.

As the Test Manager you are reviewing these Test Cases for traceability to the Test Conditions and to ensure that the change request will be adequately tested in accordance with the Test Strategy.
Which of the following statements is FALSE? SELECT ONE OPTION

You are a Test Manager on a new project. The software that is being created will be used to control the projectors in movie theaters. This is a time critical project because the software must be released before the Christmas holiday season which has the highest movie attendance of the year.
You have decided to implement a review process for the work products that are a part of this release to save both time and money. In order to expedite the training, you brought in a consultant to train the participants and moderators in proper review processes. Your team is enthusiastic about participating in the reviews.
The project is in the early planning stages. As the review leader, what is an appropriate activity for you to be doing at this point in the project? [3]