ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager [Syllabus 2012]

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Question 1 of 64

Testing Process -
Consider an information system of a Pay-Tv company based on a SOA architecture.
The integrated system currently consists of three core systems:
- a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system
- a BRM (Billing and Revenue Management) system
- a CAS (Conditional Access System) system
all of them communicating with SOA Middleware.
You have been asked to manage the testing activities for the integration of two additional off-the-shelf systems from two different vendors: a SMS (Short Message Service) server and an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system.
Assume that there is a high likelihood that the two off-the-shelf systems will be low-quality and that you have a clear proof that the testing performed by the two vendors on their systems has been unsystematic and unprofessional. This obviously leads to higher quality risk for the overall integrated system.
You are the Test Manager of this project. Your main goal is to plan for testing activities to mitigate this risk.
Which of the following answers best describes the test activities (assuming it is possible to perform all of them) you should plan for?

You should plan for an informal and minimal acceptance test of the two off-the-shelf systems and then a single end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

You should directly plan for a single end-to-end test focused on end-to-end tests of the overall integrated system without an acceptance test of the two off-the-shelf systems

You should plan for two levels: a system integration test and an end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

You should plan for adequate re-testing of both the systems followed by a system integration test and an end-to-end test of the overall integrated system

Correct Answer: D

Question 2 of 64

Testing Process -
Which of the following statements describing the consequences of specifying test conditions at a detailed level is NOT true?

In an environment where the test basis is continuously changing, it is recommended to specify test conditions at a detailed level in order to achieve a better maintainability

The specification of test conditions at a detailed level can be effective when no formal requirements or other development work products are available

The specification of test conditions at a detailed level can require the implementation of an adequate level of formality across the team

For system testing, the specification of test conditions at a detailed level, carried out early in the project as soon as the test basis is established, can contribute to defect prevention

Correct Answer: A

Question 3 of 64

The following is the unique “critical” quality risk item that has been identified:
CR-RSK-1. The GUI of the application might accept non-integer values for the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user
Test analysis for system testing has just begun and the following test conditions have been identified:
TC-SEL-2. Test the selection of the package sizes
TC-SEL-4. Test wrong numbers of bottles for an order
TC-CR-RSK-1. Test the accepted values from the input field designed to get the number of bottles from the user
Assume that you have used traceability to determine the logical test cases that cover all the requirements and the single risk item identified in that scenario.

Which of the following is a positive logical test that is complete and correct, and covers the REQ-SEL-4 requirement?

Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 5 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed

Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that no error messages are displayed

Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles; verify that the "Invalid number of bottles" message is displayed

Select a 6-bottles package, then try to insert 7 bottles

Correct Answer: C

Question 4 of 64

The following are the requirements identified as “critical”:
REQ-SEL-001. The user shall be able to combine all the three products with all the four durations to define an item to purchase
REQ-SEL-002. The user shall be able to add a maximum of six different items to the shopping cart
REQ-PUR-001. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using a credit voucher
REQ-PUR-002. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using the available credit already charged on the smartcard
REQ-PUR-003. The user shall be able to purchase all the items in the shopping cart using all the accepted credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and Great Wall Card)
REG-LOGO-001. The user shall be able to logout (by clicking the logout button) from both the “select” and “purchase” pages going back to the “browse” page (anonymous navigation)
Moreover the following quality risk item has been identified as “critical”:
QR-P1. The web customer portal might not be able to provide the expected response time (less than 10 sec) for the purchase transactions under a load of up-to 1000 concurrent users
Test analysis for system testing has just begun and the following test conditions have been identified:
TC-SEL-01. Test the combinations of products and durations to define an item to purchase
TC-SEL-02. Test the maximum number of items, which can be added to the shopping cart
TC-PUR-01. Test the purchase of an item
TC-PUR-02. Test the purchase of an item with the credit charged on the smartcard
Assume that you have used traceability to determine the logical test cases that cover all the requirements and the single risk item identified in that scenario.

Which of the following is a positive logical test that is complete, is correct, and covers the REG-LOGO-001 requirement?

On the purchase page (“purchase state”), click the logout button; verify that the browse page (“browse state”) is displayed

On the select page (“select state”), click the logout button

On the purchase page (“purchase state”), click the logout button; verify that the “Impossible to logout – complete or cancel the current transaction” message is displayed

On the browse page (“browse state”), click the logout button

Correct Answer: A

Question 5 of 64

You are not confident with the assessment of the risk level and you suspect that it will be possible to find high-priority bugs in low-risk areas.
Furthermore the period for test execution is very short. Your goal is to test all the product risks in a risk-based way, while assuring that each product risk gets at least some amount of testing.
Exam CTAL-TM_Syll2012: Question 5 - Image 1

Exam CTAL-TM_Syll2012: Question 5 - Image 1

Which of the following answers describes the best test execution schedule in this scenario?

T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10

T1, T3, T5, T7, T9, T2, T4, T6, T8, T10

T10, T9, T8, T7, T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T1

T10, T8, T6, T4, T2, T9, T7, T5, T3, T1

Correct Answer: B