ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
239. You have been asked to write a testing strategy for the company. Which statement best
explains how risk can be addressed within the testing strategy?
A. A test strategy should address identified generic product risks and present a process for
mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.
B. A test strategy identifies the specific product for a project risk and defines the approach for
the test project.
C. A test strategy is derived from the test policy and describes the way risk assessments are
performed in projects.
D. A test strategy is the result of a project risk analysis and defines the approach and resources
for testing. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A test strategy should address identified generic
product risks and present a process for mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.
238. Which of the following is a project risk mitigation step you might take as test manager?
A. Testing for performance problems
B. Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company
C. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing
D. Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails
during testing
237. Which of the following is least likely to be used as a technique to identify project and
product risks?
A. Brainstorming
B. Inspections
C. Expert interviews
D. Independent assessments - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Inspections
,236. Risks should be constantly reviewed. Given the current situation, which one of the
following factors is most likely to lead to a revised view of product risk?
A. The concerns over the user interface may lead to changes to the interface which cannot be
implemented by development in time for the second test iteration.
B. The concerns over the user interface raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases
the amount of test effort needed for the user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available
for other parts of the test management tool.
C. The delivery of the application without the interface changes may upset the user community.
D. The method used for test estimation is not accurate enough and hence the money spent on
testing exceeded its budget. - CORRECT ANSWER - B. The concerns over the user interface
raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases the amount of test effort needed for the
user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available for other parts of the test management
tool.
235. Which test management control option is most appropriate to adopt under these
circumstances?
A. Introduce mandatory evening and weekend working to retrieve the 3 week slippage.
B. Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context of the current situation.
C. Advise the user community regarding the reduced scope of requirements and the additional
incremental delivery.
D. Arrange a meeting with the user community representatives to discuss the user interface. -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context
of the current situation.
234. What would be a test approach regarding the test design techniques to be applied that would
fit an item with the highest risk?
A. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: exploratory testing
B. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing
C. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: equivalence partitioning
D. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: decision table partitioning - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing
233. What is the Risk Priority Number for risk item number 2?
,A. 16
B. 2
C. 1
D. 63 - CORRECT ANSWER - D. 63
232. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A. The entry and exit criteria for each test
phase &
C. The test design techniques to be used
231. Instead of having an independent test team within the company, the company is considering
to outsource testing. What are THREE key challenges that are typical for outsourcing?
A. Test environment more complex
B. Define expectation for tasks and deliverables
C. Clear channels of communications
D. Possibly different cultures
E. Testing of non-functional requirements
F. Audit trail from requirements to test cases
G. Applying test automation - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Define expectation for tasks and
deliverables,
C. Clear channels of communications &
D. Possibly different cultures
230. You have investigated different possibilities and selected four of them to present to IT
management. Which of the proposals will you most likely give your highest recommendations?
, A. Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from a local company ABC that has people
who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools and they also do regular
training courses in test automation methods and tools. They can then work closely with Vicki.
B. Outsourcing of test automation based on an offer from an Asian company, AsiaAutoTest,
which has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools. They also
offer training and besides they offer to run and maintain the regression tests in the future.
C. Internal offer from the development department of XYZ to create the regression package
using CppUnit as test automation tool. One of the development groups have very good
experience - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from
a local company ABC that has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay
automation tools and they also do regular training courses in test automation methods and tools.
They can then work closely with Vicki.
229. 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = OK
228. Which of the following is a benefit of independent testing?
A. Code cannot be released into production until independent testing is complete.
B. Testing is isolated from development.
C. Independent testers find different defects and are unbiased.
D. Developers do not have to take as much responsibility for quality. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Independent testers find different defects and are unbiased.
227. In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a
percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons.
A. The quality of the development estimate may be poor.
B. In general bottom-up estimation is always better than top-down estimation.
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
239. You have been asked to write a testing strategy for the company. Which statement best
explains how risk can be addressed within the testing strategy?
A. A test strategy should address identified generic product risks and present a process for
mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.
B. A test strategy identifies the specific product for a project risk and defines the approach for
the test project.
C. A test strategy is derived from the test policy and describes the way risk assessments are
performed in projects.
D. A test strategy is the result of a project risk analysis and defines the approach and resources
for testing. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A test strategy should address identified generic
product risks and present a process for mitigating those risks in line with the testing policy.
238. Which of the following is a project risk mitigation step you might take as test manager?
A. Testing for performance problems
B. Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company
C. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing
D. Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment -
CORRECT ANSWER - C. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails
during testing
237. Which of the following is least likely to be used as a technique to identify project and
product risks?
A. Brainstorming
B. Inspections
C. Expert interviews
D. Independent assessments - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Inspections
,236. Risks should be constantly reviewed. Given the current situation, which one of the
following factors is most likely to lead to a revised view of product risk?
A. The concerns over the user interface may lead to changes to the interface which cannot be
implemented by development in time for the second test iteration.
B. The concerns over the user interface raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases
the amount of test effort needed for the user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available
for other parts of the test management tool.
C. The delivery of the application without the interface changes may upset the user community.
D. The method used for test estimation is not accurate enough and hence the money spent on
testing exceeded its budget. - CORRECT ANSWER - B. The concerns over the user interface
raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases the amount of test effort needed for the
user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available for other parts of the test management
tool.
235. Which test management control option is most appropriate to adopt under these
circumstances?
A. Introduce mandatory evening and weekend working to retrieve the 3 week slippage.
B. Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context of the current situation.
C. Advise the user community regarding the reduced scope of requirements and the additional
incremental delivery.
D. Arrange a meeting with the user community representatives to discuss the user interface. -
CORRECT ANSWER - B. Reconsider the exit criteria and review the test plan in the context
of the current situation.
234. What would be a test approach regarding the test design techniques to be applied that would
fit an item with the highest risk?
A. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: exploratory testing
B. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing
C. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: equivalence partitioning
D. Component testing: statement testing; System testing: decision table partitioning - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Component testing: decision testing; System testing: decision table testing
233. What is the Risk Priority Number for risk item number 2?
,A. 16
B. 2
C. 1
D. 63 - CORRECT ANSWER - D. 63
232. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A. The entry and exit criteria for each test
phase &
C. The test design techniques to be used
231. Instead of having an independent test team within the company, the company is considering
to outsource testing. What are THREE key challenges that are typical for outsourcing?
A. Test environment more complex
B. Define expectation for tasks and deliverables
C. Clear channels of communications
D. Possibly different cultures
E. Testing of non-functional requirements
F. Audit trail from requirements to test cases
G. Applying test automation - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Define expectation for tasks and
deliverables,
C. Clear channels of communications &
D. Possibly different cultures
230. You have investigated different possibilities and selected four of them to present to IT
management. Which of the proposals will you most likely give your highest recommendations?
, A. Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from a local company ABC that has people
who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools and they also do regular
training courses in test automation methods and tools. They can then work closely with Vicki.
B. Outsourcing of test automation based on an offer from an Asian company, AsiaAutoTest,
which has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay automation tools. They also
offer training and besides they offer to run and maintain the regression tests in the future.
C. Internal offer from the development department of XYZ to create the regression package
using CppUnit as test automation tool. One of the development groups have very good
experience - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Insourcing of test automation based on an offer from
a local company ABC that has people who are specialists in system level capture-replay
automation tools and they also do regular training courses in test automation methods and tools.
They can then work closely with Vicki.
229. 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Criteria A = NOT OK, criteria B = NOT OK, criteria C = OK
228. Which of the following is a benefit of independent testing?
A. Code cannot be released into production until independent testing is complete.
B. Testing is isolated from development.
C. Independent testers find different defects and are unbiased.
D. Developers do not have to take as much responsibility for quality. - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Independent testers find different defects and are unbiased.
227. In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a
percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons.
A. The quality of the development estimate may be poor.
B. In general bottom-up estimation is always better than top-down estimation.
