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

Assume you are managing the system testing phase of a project.

The system test execution period is scheduled to twenty weeks.

All tests are manual tests. You are following a risk-driven test approach.

During the last staff meeting the project manager tells you new deadlines that will not allow completion of all the system tests.

Which of the following would you expect to be the best way to respond to this situation?

Number of correct responses: 1

APrioritize executing the tests for the highest product risks and track these risks

BRemove testers from your test team, so that they can be assigned to other projects

CAutomate all remaining tests

DNo action is needed, test as much as possible in the remaining time period

Answer : A

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes an appropriate approach for managing exploratory testing?

Number of correct responses: 1

ADefine very detailed mission statements, which allow testing work to be broken into sessions of up to 10 minutes duration in which testing is guided by these mission statements

BBreak the testing work in 30 to 120 minutes sessions and use properly defined mission statements consisting of two or three sentences to guide testing during these sessions

CDefine very generic charters to drive exploratory testing sessions of 2 days where testers are completely free to decide what to test

DExploratory testing should not be managed because such testing is inherently unmanageable and not measurable

Answer : B

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