ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Management v3.0 (TM3) Free Practice Test

Question 1

The following defect management process is in use at a company... What is the most important recommendation you would make for the defect report template in this process?

A. Automate the incident numbering

B. Add a lifecycle phase field to document when the defect is found

C. Add a priority field to show how quickly it needs fixing

D. Add a classification field for the type of incident

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

You are a process improver and have decided to use the data from the defect management system to identify and drive improvement actions... Which of the following options could have been identified as missing from the defect reports to be used for process improvement?

A. The status of the defect

B. The priority to fix the problem

C. The software lifecycle phase in which the defect was detected

D. Steps to reproduce the failure, along with the actual and expected results

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

You have recently been employed as a test manager for a software company producing Human Resource (HR) systems... You have been asked to write a test strategy for the project and have chosen to implement a flexible and change-relatedreactive test strategy.
Which of the following would be an essential part of your test approach?

A. Using decision table testing, equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis

B. Using defect-based attacks and exploratory testing

C. Implementing ISO/IEC 29119 as a testing framework

D. Performing a detailed product risk analysis

Correct Answer: B

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Question 4

To which category of cost of quality does "fixing a defect found during testing" belong?

A. Appraisal costs

B. Defect prevention costs

C. Internal failure costs

D. External failure costs

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

Which of the following activities in the test process is considered to deliver a document which can be used as a major input for test process improvement?

A. Test Planning

B. Test Execution

C. Test Monitoring

D. Test Completion

Correct Answer: D

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Question 6

You are a tester working in an Agile team in the finance domain. The team consists of 6 members, and you are the only tester. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of a mobile front-end application. The application is considered to be critical with respect to customer impact and market branding.
You have been asked to identify which test management activity needs to be performed within the team to enhance test maturity and achieve a higher level of product quality.
Which test management activity would you recommend the team should adopt?

A. Increase coverage by automating more tests

B. Define quality criteria for user stories and acceptance criteria

C. Perform product risk identification and analysis

D. Provide detailed estimations early for each test level

Correct Answer: C

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