ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 – 250+ Practice Questions
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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. - (ANSWERS)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 -
(ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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. - (ANSWERS)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.
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 – 250+ Practice Questions
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!@#$%%%%%
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. -
(ANSWERS)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 -
(ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)B. Define expectation for tasks and deliverables,
C. Clear channels of communications &
D. Possibly different cultures
, ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 – 250+ Practice Questions
& Expert Answers for Exam Readiness.
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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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. - (ANSWERS)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.
C. The percentage based technique only applies to the V life cycle model.
D. Using the same percentage every time does not address the level of risk of the application to
be tested.
E. The maturity of the organization, e.g. The quality of the test basis, quality of development
testing, configuration management, availability of test tools, also influence the effort needed
for testing.
F. It builds on large set of historical data
& Expert Answers for Exam Readiness.
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. - (ANSWERS)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 -
(ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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. - (ANSWERS)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.
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 – 250+ Practice Questions
& Expert Answers for Exam Readiness.
!@#$%%%%%
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. -
(ANSWERS)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 -
(ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)B. Define expectation for tasks and deliverables,
C. Clear channels of communications &
D. Possibly different cultures
, ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 – 250+ Practice Questions
& Expert Answers for Exam Readiness.
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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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. - (ANSWERS)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.
C. The percentage based technique only applies to the V life cycle model.
D. Using the same percentage every time does not address the level of risk of the application to
be tested.
E. The maturity of the organization, e.g. The quality of the test basis, quality of development
testing, configuration management, availability of test tools, also influence the effort needed
for testing.
F. It builds on large set of historical data
