BCS TM12 Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

Assume you are a Test Manager involved in system testing of a CRM application for a Pay-TV company. Currently the application is able to support a proper number of users assuring the required responsiveness. Since the business is expected to grow, you have been asked to evaluate the ability of the application to grow to support more users while maintaining the same responsiveness.

Which of the following tools would you expect to be the most useful at performing this evaluation?

Number of correct responses: 1

ACoverage tools

BTest management tools

CStatic analysis tools

DPerformance tools

Answer : D

Question 2

Which one of the following metrics to be produced needs traceability between the test cases and each item in a proper test basis?

Number of correct responses: 1

ARequirements coverage

BTrends in the lag time from defect reporting to resolution

CMean time between failures for the system

DCumulative number of reported defects versus cumulative number of resolved defects

Answer : A

Question 3

The following chart plots the cumulative number of defects opened against the cumulative number of defects closed during system testing of a software product.

Which of the following statements is true?

Number of correct responses: 1

AThe chart indicates that you have plenty of problems left to find

BThe chart can be used to reveal test progress problems

CThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is not working well

DThe chart seems to indicate that the defect management process is working well

Answer : D

Question 4

You are estimating the effort for the integration testing activities of a new project. Consider the following factors, which can affect that estimation:

Availability of re-usable test systems and documentation from previous, similar projects

Unexpected timing of components arrival

Stability of the integration test team (no turnover)

Many and geographically distributed sub-teams

Which of the following statements is true?

Number of correct responses: 1

AI. and II. can negatively affect the estimation
III. and IV. usually favor the accuracy of the estimation effort

BII. and III. can negatively affect the estimationI.
and IV. usually favor the accuracy of the estimation effort

CII. and IV. can negatively affect the estimationI.
and III. usually favor the accuracy of the estimation effort

DIII. and IV. can negatively affect the estimationI.
and II. usually favor the accuracy of the estimation effort

Answer : C

Question 5

Based on the historical data of 5 past and similar projects, you have calculated these average numbers of defects detected in system testing:

- for each 10000 LOC (lines of code), 200 defects

- for each person-month of development team effort, 49 defects

You want to use this information to perform estimation for a new project.

The project manager tells you that he/she has estimated 20000 new LOC for this new project.

Four developers work for four months on this project before system testing.

During system testing, 797 defects are discovered.

Assume that the system test of this new project is using the same amount of work as spent in the past projects.

Based on this information only, which of the following statement is certainly true about this project?

Number of correct responses: 1

AThe code for the new project contains a higher defect density than the code of the past projects

BThe number of defects found during the system test phase on the new project is approximately proportional to the development team effort

C40000 LOC have been delivered to system testing (against the 20000 LOC planned by the project manager)

DMore LOC than planned have been delivered to system testing with a higher defect density than the past projects

Answer : B

Question 6

Which of the following statements represents the most effective contribution of the stakeholders to the completion of the failure mode analysis table?

Number of correct responses: 1

AThe aircraft pilot and the customer representative should contribute to assess the detection. The chief software engineer, the system architect and the expert tester should contribute to assess the priority.

BThe aircraft pilot and the customer representative should contribute to assess the priority. The chief software engineer, the system architect and the expert tester should contribute to assess the detection.

CThe system architect and the chief software engineer should contribute to assess the priority. The expert tester is the only one who should contribute to assess the detection.

DThe aircraft pilot is the only one qualified to contribute to assess the priority and thus should be assigned this task. The customer representative should contribute to assess the detection.

Answer : B

Question 7

You are performing a quality risk analysis for a CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) used to implement a CBIT (Continuous Built-In Test) module of a safety-critical system.

During the quality risk analysis you are trying to identify the ways in which failures of the CBIT module can occur, for each of them trying to determine the potential causes and likely effects, and the risk level (calculated as the product of three factors: severity, occurrence and detection).

Which of the following risk analysis techniques are you working with?

Number of correct responses: 1

AA lightweight product risk analysis technique

BFailure Mode and Effect Analysis

CWide Band Delphi

DCost of Exposure

Answer : B

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