CTAL-TM Online Practice Questions and Answers

Given the following figures for the testing on a project, and assuming the failure rate for initial tests remains constant and that all retests pass, what number of tests remain to be run?

A. 700

B. 720

C. 784

D. 570

The development manager is managing the review of the responses received from bidders, and has asked the in-house test manager to provide a review checklist for the test management aspects of the responses.

Which of the following checkpoints would be appropriate?

A. The bidder's test policy should enforce that incident management fully conforms to IEEE 1044.

B. The bidder's project strategy shows that the data content of all the test environments conforms to EU standards.

C. The bidder's test plan shows that the application will be delivered for acceptance in six months time.

D. The bidder's project test plan depicts a phased implementation with later delivery dates to be confirmed and states that test deliverables will be developed using IEEE 829 as a guide.

During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible. Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing.

Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below.

A. ISO 9126-1 `Software engineering- Product quality Part 1: Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.

B. ISA 4126-1 `Software engineering- Product quality Part 1: Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.

C. BS-7925-2 `Software testing. Software component testing is a national standard used internationally. It covers a number of testing techniques that may be useful both on component testing level and on system testing level.

D. SY-395-01 `Standard for East Coast Hospital software' is a regional standard adapted from a national one. Besides hospital software, this standard ought to be used also by other types of software system in the region.

E. IEEE 829 `standard for software test documentation' is an international standard to be following mandatory by all testing origination regardless of lifecycle models.

Which aspect in the test estimate is the main risk in this project?

A. Quality of the specification

B. Availability of end-users

C. The costs of hardware and tools

D. Unknown input quality due to third party development

Evaluate the status of the project against the defined exit criteria.

Which of the following options shows the correct status?

A. Criteria A = OK, criteria B = OK, criteria C = OK

B. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = OK

C. Criteria A = OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = NOT OK

D. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = NOT OK

In addition to introducing the new team member, you have decided to raise motivation.

Which of the measures listed below would be the best measure to take in order to increase the motivation of the team?

A. Provide more time for testing in the schedule

B. Allow people to take some time off

C. Introduce entry criteria to the testing phase

D. Organize a meeting with senior management in which they address the importance of good testing for this project

You are considering involving users during test execution. In general, what is the main reason for involving users during test execution?

A. They are a cheap resource

B. They have good testing skills

C. This can serve as a way to build their confidence in the system

D. They have the ability to also focus on invalid test cases

In addition to risk, identify TWO other components of a testing strategy.

A. The entry and exit criteria for each test phase

B. Test training needs for the project resources

C. The test design techniques to be used

D. Test performance indicators

E. The test schedule

As part of the improvement program, the organization is also looking at tool support.

Which type of tool could be used to ensure higher quality of the code to be reviewed?

A. Review tool

B. Test execution tool

C. Static analysis tool

D. Test design tool

IEEE 1028 also defines "management review" as a type of review.

What is the main purpose of a management review?

A. Align technical concepts during the design phase

B. Establish a common understanding of requirements

C. Provide independent evaluation of compliance to processes, regulations, standards etc.

D. To monitor progress, assess the status of a project, and make decisions about future actions