ISTQB CTFL-AT Certification Practice Questions & Answers

Question 6 of 40

Which of the following would provide the MOST independence for testers working with agile teams?

A.

Testers are fully embedded in each Agile team to perform many of the testing tasks.

B.

Testers from an independent test team who do not get involved with the Agile team, but are assigned to do System Testing once all sprints are completed.

C.

Testers from an independent test team are assigned on-demand for the final days of each sprint.

D.

Testers from an independent test team are assigned to the Agile team at the beginning of the project, returning for re-assignment to a new agile team.

Question 7 of 40

Which of the following is a risk that continuous integration introduces?

A.

Teams sometimes over-rely on unit tests and exclude some important system and acceptance tests.

B.

Testers sometimes have too many builds to test, which reduces the quality of testing.

C.

Teams no longer have the ability to run manual tests, as all tests must be automated.

D.

Developer's workload is increased, which can result in a reduction of output.

Question 8 of 40

You are developing the code that controls an industrial Espresso machine which will be operated by waiting staff in restaurants.

The machine is rather complicated and has lots of switches and buttons, so in the next iteration instructions will be provided to the operator on a small LCD screen.

A User Story for the Operator-Instructions module is as follows:

“As an operator of the Espresso machine, I would like to know how to steam milk, so I can add steamed milk to the coffee.”

The following is a list of risks identified for this story, with assigned probability and impact.

A.

Operators will not read the instructions and will try various switches and buttons until something works. Probability: Low. Impact: Low

B.

The instructions may be incorrect or appear in the wrong order. Probability: Low. Impact: High

C.

An untrained customer will attempt to use the coffee machine. Probability: High. Impact: High

D.

A small child may try to steam milk. Probability: High. Impact: Low

Question 9 of 40

Which of the following statements about the benefits of the Agile processes promoting early and frequent feedback is NOT true?

A.

In Agile projects where feedback is provided early and frequently, defects and incorrect requirements are caught earlier and those problems can be fixed faster.

B.

Feedback from well-conducted Agile retrospectives can be used to positively affect the development process over the course of the next iteration.

C.

Early and frequent feedback enables the team to deliver the features that represent the highest business value to the customer first.

D.

Increasing the frequency of feedback and communication between all the stakeholders involved in Agile projects eliminates all communication problems.

Question 10 of 40

Which of the following statements about a test charter are CORRECT? i) It is used mainly in exploratory tests. ii) It is used to monitor a test process. iii) It may make reference to user stories. iv) It contains notes taken during a test session. v) It is used to outline the company test policy.

A.

i, ii, v

B.

ii, iii, iv

C.

ii, iv, v

D.

i, iii, iv