What is the main reason why reviews are especially beneficial in the above-mentioned
scenario? 2 credits

A.

They ensure a common understanding of the product.

B.

They find defects early.

C.

They enhance project communication.

D.

They can be performed without exercising the code

The introduction of reviews and inspections has often failed as a process improvement
action. Identify the THREE most important measures that should be taken to reduce the
risk that this test process improvement will fail. 2 Credits (for 2 out of 3 correct 1 credit)

A.

Process ownership and experienced moderators who drive the inspection process.

B.

Management support

C.

Training of those involved

D.

The availability of stands and processes

E.

Usage of a more traditional software development lifecycle

F.

Alignment with software process improvement

G.

Using a reference model, e.g. TMMi

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? 1 credit

A.

 Review tool

B.

Test execution tool

C.

Static analysis tool

D.

Test design tool

Which of the following would you least expect to form part of the analysis of initial tool
costs? 1 credit

A.

Integration with other tools

B.

Learning time required to use the new tool

C.

Tool portability

D.

Evaluation of suitable tools

Select THREE issues from the options provided that should at least be raised. 1 credit

A.

Has there been sufficient comparison of tools?

B.

What are the problems we are trying to address?

C.

Do we have a set of tool requirements to validate the tool against?

D.

How will the implementation be organized?

E.

Which project will be selected to perform the tool pilot?

F.

Is customized training available?

G.

How will the change process be managed?

Which of the following would you expect to see in the master test plan? 1 credit

A.

A description of how the test cases are cross-referenced to requirements in the test
management tool.

B.

A detailed identification of the resources that will carry out structural testing in the first
iteration.

C.

The test approach that will be applied at system integration testing.

D.

A list of the names of the testers who will carry out the performance testing for the final
iteration.

Which of the following is a characteristic of good testing in any life cycle model? 1 credit

A.

Analysis and design of tests begins as soon as development is completed.

B.

Some, but not all, development activities have corresponding test activities.

C.

Each test level has test objectives specific to that level.

D.

All document reviews involve the development team.

Which of the following are valid reasons for adopting a different life cycle (from the V
model), for increments after the first year? 2 credits
i. We do not have a clear understanding of the requirements from a customer perspective.
ii. We see the risk of delivering requested functionality late as being higher than the risk of
delivering a lower quality product.
iii. We do not have a budget for additional regression testing which is needed to ensure that
existing functionality is not compromised by future iterations.
iv. The company test strategy does not fit well within the V life cycle model.

A.

(i) and (ii)

B.

(i) and (iv)

C.

(ii) and (iii)

D.

(ii) and (iv)

Which of the following would be the most significant input to estimating the time to carry out
the specified testing tasks? 3 credits

A.

The skills and experience of developers to correct the failures.

B.

The standards used for the requirements specification.

C.

The metrics recorded from testing the capture-replay tool.

D.

The number of testers in the company and their grade.

Which of the following would be the TWO most appropriate examples of entry criteria
documented in the system integration test plan? 2 credits

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.