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Exam 5 - 75 minutes

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1. Which of the following is NOT a valid purpose for a test report?

Select ONE options.

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2. What does the test pyramid model show?

Select ONE option.

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3. Which of the following test activities are MOST likely to involve the application of boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning?

Select TWO options.

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4. Which of the following BEST describe the collaborative approach to user story writing?

Select ONE option.

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5. A phone ringing in a neighboring cubicle distracts a programmer causing him to improperly program the logic that checks the upper boundary of an input variable. Later, during system testing, a tester notices that this input field accepts invalid input values.

Which of the following correctly describes an incorrectly coded upper bound?

Select ONE option.

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6. Which of the following BEST describes the way acceptance criteria can be documented?

Select ONE option.

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7. Consider the following list:

• Correct input not accepted
• Incorrect input accepted
• Wrong output format
• Division by zero

What test technique is MOST PROBABLY used by the tester who uses this list when performing testing?

Select ONE option.

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8. Which of these statements is NOT a factor that contributes to successful reviews?

Select ONE option.

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9. Which of the following activities in the test process makes the MOST use of test progress reports?

Select ONE option.

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10. Which of the following is an example of how product risk analysis may influence the thoroughness and scope of testing?

Select ONE option.

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11. Which of the following provides the BEST description of the shift-left approach?

Select ONE option.

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12. Consider the following test categories (1-4) and agile testing quadrants (A-D):

1. Usability testing
2. Component testing
3. Functional testing
4. Reliability testing

A. Agile testing quadrant Q1: technology facing, supporting the development team
B. Agile testing quadrant Q2: business facing, supporting the development team
C. Agile testing quadrant Q3: business facing, critique the product
D. Agile testing quadrant Q4: technology facing, critique the product

How do the following test categories map onto the agile testing quadrants?

Select ONE option.

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13. Decide which of the following statements (i-v) are true for static testing.

i. Abnormal external behaviors are easier to identify with this testing
ii. Discrepancies from a coding standard are easier to find with this testing
iii. It identifies failures caused by defects when the software is run
iv. Its test objective is to identify defects as early as possible
v. Missing coverage for critical security requirements is easier to find and fix

Select ONE option.

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14. Consider the following part of a test plan.

Testing will be performed using component testing and component integration testing. The regulations require to demonstrate that 100% branch coverage is achieved for each component classified as critical.

Which part of the test plan does this part belong to?

Select ONE option.

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15. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of static testing?

Select ONE option.

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16. Which test activity involves working with test data requirements, test conditions, test environment requirements and test cases?

Select ONE option.

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17. Which of the following is MOST likely to be a challenge encountered when implementing DevOps?

Select ONE option.

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18. Your test suite achieved 100% statement coverage. What is the consequence of this fact?

Select ONE option.

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19. Why does white-box testing facilitate defect detection even when the software specification is vague, outdated or incomplete?

Select ONE option.

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20. The team wants to estimate the time needed for one tester to execute four test cases for a software component. The team has gathered the following measures of the effort used to execute a single test case:

• Best-case scenario: 1 hour
• Worst-case scenario: 8 hours
• Most likely scenario: 3 hours

Given that the three-point estimation technique is being used, what is the final estimate of the time needed to execute all four test cases?

Select ONE option.

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21. Which of the following is NOT anticipated by the tester while applying error guessing?

Select ONE option.

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22. Which participant in the review process is responsible for ensuring that the review meetings run effectively and that everyone at the meetings can voice their opinions freely?

Select ONE option.

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23. Tools from which of the following categories help with the organization of test cases, detected defects and configuration management?

 

Select ONE option.

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24. Given the following risks:

1. Ineffective loop implementation causes long system responses
2. Consumers change their preferences
3. Flooding of the server room
4. Patients above a certain age receive inaccurate reports

And the following mitigation activities:

A. Risk acceptance
B. Performance testing
C. Using boundary value analysis as the test technique
D. Risk transfer

Which of the following BEST matches the risks with the mitigation activities?

Select ONE option.

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25. Which types of failures (1-4) fit which test levels (A-D) BEST?

1. Failures in system behavior as it deviates from the user’s business needs
2. Failures in communication between components
3. Failures in logic in a module
4. Failures in not correctly implemented business rules

A. Component testing
B. Component integration testing
C. System testing
D. Acceptance testing

Select ONE option.

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26. Given the following descriptions:

1. Support workflow tracking
2. Facilitate communication
3. Virtual machines
4. Support reviews

And the following test tool categories:

A. Static testing tools
B. Tools supporting scalability and deployment standardization
C. DevOps tools
D. Collaboration tools

Which of the following BEST matches the descriptions and categories?

Explanation / Rationale

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27. Which of the following statements about DevOps is CORRECT?

Select ONE option.

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28. You need to update one of the automated test scripts to be in line with a new requirement. Which process indicates that you create a new version of the test script in the test repository?

Select ONE option.

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29. Which of the following is LEAST likely to occur as a result of a retrospective?

Select ONE option.

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30. Which of the following is MOST likely to impact how testing is performed for a given test object?

Select ONE option.

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31. Given the following test tasks:

1. Derive test cases from test conditions
2. Identify reusable testware
3. Organize test cases into test procedures
4. Evaluate test basis and test object

And the following test activities:

A. Test analysis
B. Test design
C. Test implementation
D. Test completion

Which of the following BEST matches the tasks with the activities?

Select ONE option.

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32. Consider the following defect report for a web-based shopping application:

What is the MOST important information that is missing from this report?

Select ONE option.

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33. Given the following descriptions of review activities:

1. Detected anomalies are deliberated upon, and determinations are reached regarding their status, ownership, and any further steps needed
2. Issues are recorded, and any needed updates are addressed prior to the acceptance of the work product
3. Reviewers employ techniques to come up with suggestions and questions about the work product and to spot anomalies
4. The objective of the review and its schedule are established to ensure a focused and efficient review
5. Participants are provided with access to the item being reviewed

Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence in the review process of the activities that correspond to the descriptions?

Select ONE option.

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34. You are working on a project to develop a system to analyze driving test results. You have been asked to design test cases based on the following decision table.

What test data will show that there are contradictory rules in the decision table?

Select ONE option.

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35. You are designing test cases based on the following state transition diagram:

What is the MINIMUM number of test cases required to achieve 100% valid transitions coverage?

Select ONE option.

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36. You are testing a user story with three acceptance criteria: AC1, AC2 and AC3. AC1 is covered by test case TC1, AC2 by TC2, and AC3 by TC3. The test execution history had three test runs on three consecutive versions of the software as follows:

Tests are repeated once you are informed that all defects found in the test run are corrected and a new version of the software is available.
Which of the above tests are executed as regression tests?

Select ONE option.

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37. Which of the following CANNOT be examined by static testing?

Select ONE option.

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38. Which of the following is an example of a defect that can be found by static testing but NOT by dynamic testing?

Select ONE option.

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39. Which of the following statements is a CORRECT example of the value of traceability?

Select ONE option.

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40. High-level test conditions are being used by testers to generate test cases and execute tests. Even though the test conditions remain the same, the test cases are varied each time. Which of the following ‘principles of testing’ is being addressed through the variation of test cases?

Select ONE option.

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