You have just conducted a skills assessment for your team. You decided to rate everyone from 1 to 5 in the skill areas as follows:
5 = expert
4 = proficient
3 = can use this skill effectively but will need some assistance
2 = interested in learning this skill but has only minimal knowledge
1 = not interested in learning this skill
Given these values, you have rated your team as shown in the table below for the designated skill areas:
You will be starting to test a new product that is an upgrade from one of your existing end user products. Your testing will include white box,
performance, security, usability, and black box. You also have a goal to automate 100% of the smoke test and 50% of the regression tests by the end of the release.
Your team willingly shares knowledge and conducts regular lunch time cross-training sessions.
Your manager wants to know if you would like to bring in someone to help train your team in preparation for this project. In which area could
you best utilize this help? [3]
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]
As a Test Manager, which one of the following do you think is the MOST important reason for ensuring effective processes are in place for test monitoring and reporting?
SELECT ONE OPTION
SCENARIO 3
You are the Test Manager for a software house called "MakeMyApp" that specialise in mobile phone applications, agile techniques are used for all software development projects.
A new project is underway to develop enhancements to a 'photo sharing' application, known as 'PictureFriend'. There are two types of user account available -Premium Users and Guest Users. Guest users only have limited functionality available. The enhanced features to PictureFriend are:
• Feature 1: Guest Users can share photos with other Guest Users and Premium Users;
• Feature 2: Premium Users can edit pictures before posting to their account;
• Feature 3: Premium Users can create '3D-effect' photographs
The requirements for each feature will be broken down into a number of User Stories with acceptance criteria created for each of them. User Stories are planned and delivered in 2-week 'Sprints'. The project will have 3 sprints.
Refer to SCENARIO 3
You have been asked to select an appropriate review type and review remit for the project.
Which of the following is the BEST review type and remit for this project?
SELECT ONE OPTION
You are monitoring the test results for the first week of system test execution to ensure they conform to the test plan objectives. You are guided by the list of test conditions and traceability matrix produced following test design. Test Plan objectives
• Approach - Risk-based and depth first
• Status reporting - Execution statuses must be either "Passed*, "Failed", "Blocked" or "Not Run"
• Traceability - Test execution results must be traceable back to the test conditions
Test Conditions
Traceability matrix
Which one of the following is a correct statement regarding the current status of test plan objectives?
SELECT ONE OPTION
Which of the following statements define a test monitoring activity?
Which work experience is likely to develop the necessary skills to effectively test a software system? [3]
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
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
Refer to SCENARIO 2 - Which two of the following are test strategies that would need to be implemented to meet the objectives defined in the Safe as Houses' test
policy?
a. Analytical strategy
b. Reactive strategy
c Methodical strategy
d. Regression averse strategy
e. Process compliant strategy
