- (Exam Topic 9)
Within the projects, a master test plan and phase test plan will be used. Following is a list of characteristics applicable for test plans:
* a. Any deviation from the procedures described in the test
* b. strategy document
* c. The overall estimated costs, timescales and resource
* d. requirements
* e. A detailed schedule of testing activities
* f. The development deliverables to be tested
* g. Which test staff members (names) will be involved and when
* h. Level of requirements coverage achieved
Which TWO of the above mentioned characteristics relate to the phase test plan? 1 credit

1. A. a
2. B. b
3. C. c
4. D. d
5. E. e
6. F. f

Correct Answer: CE

- (Exam Topic 13)
Important consequences of the impossibility of complete testing are:

1. A. We can never be certain that the program is bug free.
2. B. We have no definite stopping point for testing, which makes it easier for some managers to argue for very little testing.
3. C. We have no easy answer for what testing tasks should always be required, because every task takes time that could be spent on other high importance tasks.
4. D. All of the above

Correct Answer: D

- (Exam Topic 13)
A top-down development strategy affects which level of testing most?

1. A. Component testing
2. B. Integration testing
3. C. System testing
4. D. User acceptance testing

Correct Answer: B
The development strategy will affect the component testing (option (A)), in so far as it cannot be tested unless it has been built. Options (C) and (D) require the system to have been delivered; at these points the development strategy followed is not important to the tester. Option (B) needs knowledge of the development strategy in order to determine the order in which components will be integrated and tested.

- (Exam Topic 7)
In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons. 1 credit

1. A. The quality of the development estimate may be poor.
2. B. In general bottom-up estimation is always better than top-down estimation.
3. C. The percentage based technique only applies to the V life cycle model.
4. D. Using the same percentage every time does not address the level of risk of the application to be tested.
5. E. The maturity of the organization, e.
6. F. the quality of the test basis, quality of development testing, configuration management, availability of test tools, also influence the effort needed for testing.
7. G. It builds on large set of historical data
8. H. The result is almost always a too low estimate for the required test effort

Correct Answer: ADE

- (Exam Topic 10)
The business has asked for a weekly progress report. Which of the following would be appropriate as a measure of test coverage? 2 credits

1. A. Percentage of business requirements exercised
2. B. Percentage of planned hours worked this week
3. C. Percentage of countries that have test scenarios
4. D. Percentage of test iterations completed

Correct Answer: A