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ISTQB CTAL-TM Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM) Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

Which work experience is likely to develop the necessary skills to effectively test a software system? [3]

Options:

A.

Being a member of the production group that supported the previous release of the system

B.

Being the developer of testing tools used for automation

C.

Being the current Project Manager for the system

D.

Being a former Test Manager

Question 2

When scheduling performance testing, which of the following approaches would be most advisable? [1]

Options:

A.

Starting the performance testing during unit and integration testing

B.

Deferring the start of performance testing until all functional defects have been resolved

C.

Leveraging end users to do unit-level performance testing and automated tools for system-level performance testing

D.

Requiring all performance tests to pass before starting functional testing

Question 3

You just handed over the Defect Accepted and Deferred report to your Maintenance team.

Which testing activity are you performing? [1]

Options:

A.

Defect Design

B.

Test Decommission

C.

Test Exit Criteria

D.

Test Closure

Question 4

What is the purpose of process improvement assessment models? [1]

Options:

A.

Ensure a consistent approach is used

B.

Assist in the hiring of new testers

C.

Model the failure modes of the product

D.

Identify the test tools needed for testing

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding Fault Tree Analysis? [1]

Options:

A.

It is used to determine the root cause of observed and potential failures.

B.

It is used to select the pairs of items to be used in pairwise testing.

C.

It is a formal technique used to identify the likely effects of risks.

D.

It is used to target defect-based testing.

Question 6

Which of the following organizational structures would be considered unorthodox? [1]

Options:

A.

Developers within the same team unit test each others' code prior to handing over to a separate testing team for system testing

B.

Developers and testers are integrated within the same project team, each role focusing on a different level of testing

C.

After developers are done unit testing, business analysts alpha test the system before handing over to a separate testing team for system testing

D.

DBAs confirm the referential integrity of the database and developers complete their unit testing before handing over to

external organization for system testing

Question 7

You have just conducted a skills assessment for your team. You decided to rate everyone from 1 to 5 in the skill areas as follows:

5 = expert

4 = proficient

3 = can use this skill effectively but will need some assistance

2 = interested in learning this skill but has only minimal knowledge

1 = not interested in learning this skill

Given these values, you have rated your team as shown in the table below for the designated skill areas:

You will be starting to test a new product that is an upgrade from one of your existing end user products. Your testing will include white box,

performance, security, usability, and black box. You also have a goal to automate 100% of the smoke test and 50% of the regression tests by the end of the release.

Your team willingly shares knowledge and conducts regular lunch time cross-training sessions.

Your manager wants to know if you would like to bring in someone to help train your team in preparation for this project. In which area could

you best utilize this help? [3]

Options:

A.

Training in automation

B.

Training in customer support

C.

Training in black box techniques

D.

Training in domain knowledge

Question 8

You are the manager of a test team. You inherited most of these people from a previous manager who promoted technical skills, particularly

programming skills. As a result, your people are very strong in test automation skills, white box testing and complex test design

techniques. You have just been told that you can hire five new people. You want the new people to complement the existing skill sets and

you want to be sure the team will have a strong mutual respect.

Given the following options, who should you hire? [3]

Options:

A.

Hire all black box testers because you are severely lacking in that skill set.

B.

Hire customer support people who have experience with the customer interface.

C.

Hire a mix of people with strong testing and domain skills.

D.

Hire college interns who can be trained by the existing people.

Question 9

Which of the following is an advantage of specifying test conditions at a detailed level? [1]

Options:

A.

Can be used to identify test coverage gaps

B.

Saves time

C.

Can be used to leverage use cases for acceptance testing

D.

Improves maintainability and reduces ownership costs for the testware

Question 10

The test team is using a distributed model for testing.

What is the primary factor you should consider with this model? [1]

Options:

A.

Alignment of methodologies

B.

Co-location of test team

C.

Provision of growth opportunities for the individual testers

D.

Planned vs. actual hours

Question 11

When, at a minimum, should project risks be re-evaluated? [1]

Options:

A.

Prior to test case creation

B.

At major project milestones

C.

During the creation of the test plan

D.

At the beginning of the test execution phase

Question 12

Consider the following scenario:

Your customer is closely involved in the development project. Requirements are communicated verbally and rarely written down. An iterative development model is being followed and time boxing is used to stay on schedule.

Which of the following statements is true? [3]

Options:

A.

A requirements traceability matrix will be created at the start of each iteration.

B.

Your developers are using a waterfall methodology.

C.

There is a risk that the system architecture may have to be changed during the development process.

D.

Testing will start when all coding is completed.

Question 13

You are the Test Manager of a risk-based testing effort. You develop the following graph to show residual risk. Assume that "Risks mitigated" represents passed tests and "Risks not mitigated"

represents failed tests and other discovered failures.

Which of the following answers best represents what the graph shows? [3]

Options:

A.

Project is behind schedule based on bug fix rate

B.

Project is on schedule based on total number of test cases executed

C.

Project is at risk due to the number of failed tests

D.

Project is ahead of schedule due to number of risks addressed

Question 14

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a management review? [1]

Options:

A.

Used to assess project risks

B.

Used to check consistency of and deviation from the system requirements

C.

Run by a moderator

D.

Conducted by an external group to assess process compliance

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