CTFL v4.0: Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 Credit Practice Questions

Since the system is in the medical domain and therefore in the safety critical area, testing needs to be rigorous and evidence is required that the system has been adequately tested. Identify THREE measures that would typically be part of the test approach in this domain and which are not always applicable in other domains! 1 credit

Select 3 answers.

• AA. High level of documentation
• BB. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) sessions
• CC. Traceability to requirements
• DD. Non-functional testing
• EE. Master test planning
• FF. Test design techniques
• GG. Reviews

Consider the typical objectives of testing. Which of the following metrics can be used to measure the effectiveness of the testing process in achieving one of those objectives? 1 credit

• AA. Average number of days between defect discovery and resolution
• BB. Percentage of requirements covered
• CC. Lines of code written per developer per day
• DD. Percentage of test effort spent on regression testing

You are about to release a test progress report to a senior manager, who is not a test specialist. Which of the following topics should NOT be included in the test progress report? 1 credit

• AA. Product risks which have been mitigated and those which are outstanding.
• BB. Recommendations for taking controlling actions
• CC. Status compared against the started exit criteria
• DD. Detailed overview of the risk-based test approach being used to ensure the exit criteria to be achieved

Explain how the above mentioned report may differ from a report that you produce for the project manager, who is a test specialist Select TWO items from the following options that can be used to report to the project manager and would not be included in a report to senior management. 1 credit

Select 2 answers.

• AA. Show details on effort spent
• BB. List of all outstanding defects with their priority and severity
• CC. Give product risk status
• DD. Show trend analysis
• EE. State recommendations for release

As part of the improvement program, the organization is also looking at tool support. Which type of tool could be used to ensure higher quality of the code to be reviewed? 1 credit

• AA. Review tool
• BB. Test execution tool
• CC. Static analysis tool
• DD. Test design tool

Which of the following would you least expect to form part of the analysis of initial tool costs? 1 credit

• AA. Integration with other tools
• BB. Learning time required to use the new tool
• CC. Tool portability
• DD. Evaluation of suitable tools

Select THREE issues from the options provided that should at least be raised. 1 credit

Select 3 answers.

• AA. Has there been sufficient comparison of tools?
• BB. What are the problems we are trying to address?
• CC. Do we have a set of tool requirements to validate the tool against?
• DD. How will the implementation be organized?
• EE. Which project will be selected to perform the tool pilot?
• FF. Is customized training available?
• GG. How will the change process be managed?

Which of the following is a project risk mitigation step you might take as test manager? 1 credit

• AA. Testing for performance problems
• BB. Hiring a contractor after a test analyst leaves the company
• CC. Arranging a back-up test environment in case the existing one fails during testing
• DD. Performing a project retrospective meeting using the test results after each increment