ISTQB® CTFL 4.0 Sample Exam Questions

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Which of the following statements describe a valid test objective?

To prove that there are no unfixed defects in the system under test

To prove that there will be no failures after the implementation of the system into production

To verify that there are no untested combinations of inputs

To reduce the risk level of the test object and to build confidence in the quality level (correct)

Which of the following options shows an example of test activities that contribute to success?

Testers try not to disturb the developers while coding, so that the developers write better code

Having testers involved during various software development lifecycle (SDLC) activities will help to detect defects in work products (correct)

Certified testers will design much better test cases than non-certified testers

Testers collaborating with end users help to improve the quality of defect reports during component integration and system testing

You have been assigned as a tester to a team producing a new system incrementally. You have noticed that no changes have been made to the existing regression test cases for several iterations and no new regression defects were identified. Your manager is happy, but you are not. Which testing principle explains your skepticism?

Tests wear out

Defects cluster together

Exhaustive testing is impossible

Absence-of-errors fallacy (correct)

You work in a team that develops a mobile application for food ordering. In the current iteration the team decided to implement the payment functionality. Which of the following activities is a part of test analysis?

Using boundary value analysis (BVA) to derive the test data for the test cases that check the correct payment processing for the minimum allowed amount to be paid Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following factors have a SIGNIFICANT influence on the test approach?

i, iii, iv have significant influence Signup and view all the answers

Which TWO of the following tasks belong MAINLY to a testing role?

Configure test environments Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following skills (i-v) are the MOST important skills of a tester?

i, iii and v are important Signup and view all the answers

How is the whole team approach present in the interactions between testers and business representatives?

Testers help business representatives to create suitable acceptance tests Signup and view all the answers

Consider the following rule: “for every SDLC activity there is a corresponding test activity”. In which SDLC models does this rule hold?

In sequential, incremental, and iterative SDLC models Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements BEST describes the acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) approach?

In ATDD, tests are created, based on acceptance criteria to drive the development of the related software Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of the shift left approach?

Writing a test script before setting up the configuration management process Signup and view all the answers

Which of the arguments below would you use to convince your manager to organize retrospectives at the end of each release cycle?

Process weaknesses identified during the retrospective can be analyzed and serve as a to do list for the organization's continuous process improvement program Signup and view all the answers

Which types of failures (1-4) fit which test levels (A-D) BEST?

1D, 2B, 3A, 4C Signup and view all the answers

You are testing a user story with three acceptance criteria: AC1, AC2 and AC3. AC1 is covered by test case TC1, AC2 by TC2, and AC3 by TC3. The test execution history had three test runs on three consecutive versions of the software as follows:

Execution 1 Execution 2 Execution 3

TC1 (1) Failed (4) Passed

TC2 (2) Passed (5) Failed

TC3 (3) Failed (6) Failed

Tests are repeated once you are informed that all defects found in the test run are corrected and a new version of the software is available. Which of the above tests are executed as regression tests?

Execution 1	Execution 2	Execution 3
TC1	(1) Failed	(4) Passed
TC2	(2) Passed	(5) Failed
TC3	(3) Failed	(6) Failed

Only 4, 7, 8, 9 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of static testing?

Having less expensive defect management due to the ease of detecting defects later in the SDLC Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a benefit of early and frequent feedback?

It helps avoid requirements misunderstandings Signup and view all the answers

The reviews being used in your organization have the following attributes:

There is the role of a scribe

The main purpose is to evaluate quality

The meeting is led by the author of the work product

There is individual preparation

A review report is produced

Which of the following review types is MOST likely being used?

Technical review Signup and view all the answers

Which of these statements is NOT a factor that contributes to successful reviews?

Splitting large work products into small parts to make the required effort less intense Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of experience-based test techniques?

The techniques heavily rely on the tester's knowledge of the software and the business domain Signup and view all the answers

You are testing a simplified apartment search form which has only two search criteria:

floor (with three possible options: ground floor; first floor; second or higher floor)

garden type (with three possible options: no garden; small garden; large garden)

Only apartments on the ground floor have gardens. The form has a built-in validation mechanism that will not allow you to use the search criteria which violate this rule. Each test has two input values: floor and garden type. You want to apply equivalence partitioning (EP) to cover each floor and each garden type in your tests. What is the minimal number of test cases to achieve 100% EP coverage?

4 Signup and view all the answers

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