ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 Sample Questions:

1. A company runs a pilot project for evaluation of a test automation tool. Which of the following is NOT a valid object of this pilot project?

A) Decide upon standards for tool implementation
B) Check haw the tool fits to the existing test processes
C) Get familiar with the functionality and options of the tool
D) Train all testers on using the tool

2. Which of the following is a good testing practice which is applicable INDEPENDENT of the software development lifecycle followed?

A) Large amount of redundancy between test levels is good because it prevents bug leakage
B) Each test level should have an appropriate test objective
C) Not all development activities should have corresponding test activities
D) Reviews should be done after the work products have been finalized

3. A test manager decided to skip static testing since he believes bugs can be found easily by doing dynamic testing. Was this decision right or wrong?

A) The decision was wrong. Static testing can find defects early in the development process, reducing the overall cost of testing and development
B) The decision was right. Most of the bugs are easier to identify during the dynamic testing.
C) The decision was wrong. Ensuring quality mandates that static testing is performed after performing the dynamic testing.
D) The decision was right. Static testing is usually redundant if a product is planned to go through a full- cycle of dynamic testing.

4. Consider the following examples of risks identified in different software development projects:
[I]. It may not be possible to generate the expected workloads to run performance tests, due to the poor hardware equipment of the machines (load injectors) that should generate these workloads
[II]. A user's session on a web application is not invalidated after a certain period of inactivity (configured by the system administrator) of the user
[III]. The test team will not have an adequate requirements specification (since many requirements will still be missing) by the time test design and analysis activities should begin according to the test plan
[IV]. Following a failure, the system is unable to continue to maintain its pre-failure operation and some data becomes corrupted Which of the following statements is true?

A) [II] and [IV] are product risks: [I] and [III] are project risks
B) [I], [II] and [III] are product risks; [IV] is a project risk
C) [I], and [IV] are product risks: [II] and [III] are project risks
D) [II] and [III] are product risks, [I] and [IV] are project risks

5. Which of the following is an advantage of the whole team approach?

A) It helps the whole team be more effective in test case design by requiring all team members to master all types of test techniques
B) It helps avoid the risk of tasks associated with a user story not moving through the Agile task board at an acceptable rate during an iteration
C) It helps team members understand the current status of an iteration by visualizing the amount of work left to do compared to the time allotted for the iteration
D) It helps team members develop better relationships with each other and make their collaboration more effective for the benefit of the project

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