Free iSQI CTAL-TM_Syll2012 Sample Questions

Question 1

People Skills – Team CompositionAssume you are managing the system testing execution phase of a project.The system test execution period for that project is scheduled for eighteen weeks and therelease date is scheduled at the end of system testing.During the sixth week of system test execution, at the staff meeting, the project managerinforms you that the project deadlines are changed and the release date that is only threeweeks ahead.This new release will not allow the completion of the system tests. Suppose also that youhave followed a risk-driven test approach for this project.Which of the following statements represents the worst way to lead your test team in thenext three weeks?Number of correct responses: 1K2 1 credit

A. Neglect your management activities and work side-by-side with your test team executing tests 
B. Considering the executed tests, you should reduce the test coverage back on the risk analysis and adjust downward the priority of the associated risk items 

Answer: A

Question 2

People Skills – Team CompositionAn agile development team decides to hire a tester who has always worked:- in independent test teams, reporting the problems found in a defect tracking system- in safety-critical projects, with a stronger focus on the quality of the product than on timeand budget.This agile team is focused on short-term goals to get the product released on time andwithin budget.Which of the following answers would you expect to be most likely true in this scenario?Number of correct responses: 1K2 1 credit

A. Agile teams like the presence of a tester in their teams and the tester will be able to adapt to the new context without any issue
B. The developers will immediately follow the guidelines described by the tester  
C. The tester can continue to report the problems found in a defect tracking system and be  more focused on the quality than on time and budget constraints
D. The tester’s mission could be to verify adherence to requirements, instead of reporting formally the problems in a defect tracking system 

Answer: D

Question 3

People Skills – Team Composition Consider the following analysis of testing skills performed on four people: Alex, Robert, John and Mark (all the skills have been rated on an ascending scale: The higher the score, the better the skill)Which of these people, based on this analysis, would you expect to be most suitable to work specifically as test designer? Number of correct responses: 1 K4 3 credits

A. Alex  
A. Alex  

Answer: B

Question 4

People Skills – Team Composition Which of the following would you expect to be most likely an example of a demotivating factor for testers? Number of correct responses: 2 K2 1 credit

A. The management asks the testers to be kept informed about the intensity, quality and results of testing
B. The testers’ recommendations to improve the system or its testability are adopted by the development team 
C. The same regressions tests are manually executed by the same testers, for every product release, without regression test tools 
D. The testers are assessed on whether and how often they detect important and critical failures 
E. Test quality is measured by counting the number of customer/user reported problems.  

Answer: C,E

Question 5

People Skills – Team Composition Which of the following would you expect to be most likely an example of a motivating factor for testers? Number of correct responses: 1 K2 1 credit 

A. The resources allocated for the testing activities are not sufficient and don’t allow the testers to contribute to the quality of the product
B. The testers contribution to the quality of the software products developed from an organization is recognized with increased responsibilities 

Answer: B