Question 1

You have assembled the following cost of quality numbers 200 defects were found prior to release and 100 were found after. Given this information what is the total cost of quality for this project?

Options :

A : $300,000

B : $200,000

C : $100,000

D : $10 000

Answer: A

Question 2

You are the Test Manager for a new product that is being developed according to an iterative lifecycle. At this point, you have 100% of your smoke tests automated, 20% of your functional tests and 50% of your regression tests. Your iterations are four weeks long. You are finding that with each iteration significant maintenance is required for your automated tests and you are not able to complete the testing within the planned timeframe. The test plan you created at the beginning of the project indicates that all automated tests should be run before any manual tests. Which of the following is a reasonable change to this plan based on how the project is going?

Options :

A :

Continue to run all the automation first, performing whatever maintenance is needed and then transfer testing resources from manual testing to increase the automation coverage.

B :

Run the manual tests first and maintain the automation as time allows.

C :

Continue to run the automated smoke tests first, execute the automated regression test and new manual functional tests in parallel, and discontinue automating any new functional test cases.

D :

Run the automated regression tests first then proceed with the manual and automated functional tests, discontinuing the automated smoke.

Answer: D

Question 3

Which of the following would be the TWO most appropriate examples of entry criteria

documented in the system integration test plan? 2 credits

Options :

A : The percentage of decision coverage achieved during unit testing.

B :

The availability of the latest version of the capture-replay tool (for testing the interface

with the newly developed test management tool).

C :

The sign-off of a performance test software release note (test item transmittal report) by

both development and testing showing that system performance meets the specified

acceptance criteria.

D : The percentage of acceptance test procedures scheduled for execution.

E : The percentage of requirements coverage achieved during system integration test.

Answer: A,B

Question 4

Identify the THREE types of formal peer reviews that can be recognized. 1 credit

Options :

A : Inspection

B : Management review

C : Walkthrough

D : Audit

E : Technical review

F : Informal review

G : Assessment

Answer: A,C

Question 5

Which three of the following would be considered a good mix of technical and interpersonal skills (hard and

soft), for a test team leader?

a. Ability to compliment a developer.

b. Presenting information regarding a test project progress to stakeholders.

c. Using a configuration management tool.

d. Ability to read a development coding language.

e. Assessing a failure and documenting it correctly.

Options :

A : a, b and e.

B : c, d and e.

C : a, c and d.

D : b, d and e.

Answer: D

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