ISTQB Agile Public Sector Sample Questions:

1. Which of the following allows a developer to define accurate unit tests focused on business needs?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Design-Driven Development
B) Test-Driven Development
C) Acceptance Test-Driven Development
D) Behavior-Driven Development

2. You are developing the code that controls an industrial Espresso machine which will be operated by waiting staff in restaurants.
The machine is rather complicated and has lots of switches and buttons, so in the next iteration instructions will be provided to the operator on a small LCD screen.
A User Story for the Operator-Instructions module is as follows:
"As an operator of the Espresso machine, I would like to know how to steam milk, so I can add steamed milk to the coffee." The following is a list of risks identified for this story, with assigned probability and impact.
Which of these is most correct in the context of the given User Story?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) An untrained customer will attempt to use the coffee machine. Probability: High. Impact: High
B) Operators will not read the instructions and will try various switches and buttons until something works. Probability: Low. Impact: Low
C) A small child may try to steam milk. Probability: High. Impact: Low
D) The instructions may be incorrect or appear in the wrong order. Probability: Low. Impact: High

3. Which of the following is the BEST way for a test team to keep its independence when working in an Agile development environment?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Co-locate only some of the testers with the Agile development team, while the rest of the testers are in a different location.
B) Share the Test Strategy with the Agile development team, but not the details of the Test Cases.
C) Locate the team that develops the test automation framework in a different location to the Agile development team.
D) Assign testers to be members of the Agile team, but ensure the testers report to a different manager than the developers.

4. You are working in a software development company which, for many years, used a sequential development model and was organized into separate departments for each functional group (e.g. business analysts, developers, testers) located within their own office space. Your organization has recently changed to a SCRUM agile framework. Which of the following is an important organizational and behavioral best practice for a tester in the SCRUM team that should have also been practiced when using the sequential model?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Cross-functional teamwork means that all team members contribute to testing in various ways. For example, involving people with the test strategy, test planning and execution as well as test reporting.
B) Co located teamwork means that all team members, including developers and testers, must sit together in the same office, so they can quickly communicate face-to-face.
C) Resilient testing means that the testing process is capable of dealing with rapid changes throughout the development process with test plans being updated during each iteration.
D) ( ) Credibility means that the tester must share information with the stakeholders about the test process so that they find the selected test strategy and testing activities trustworthy.

5. Which of the following statements about the Planning poker test estimate technique are CORRECT?
i) Planning poker is a consensus based technique using a deck of cards.
ii) A low test estimate usually means the story should be broken down into multiple smaller stories.
iii) A high test estimate usually means the story should be broken down into multiple smaller stories.
iv) One poker round is played and then consensus has to be reached.
v) The risk level of each backlog item should be decided before the poker session.
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) ii, iii, iv
B) i, ii, iii
C) i, iii. v
D) ii. iv

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