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CTAL-TM_Syll2012 – ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager [Syllabus 2012]

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Question 1 (Defect Management)

Defect Management

During the system testing phase a tester from your test team observes a failure in the system under test and he/she decides to create an incident report. The incident report is currently in a “new” state, indicating it needs to be investigated.

Which THREE of the following information items can’t yet be present in the incident report?

Number of correct responses: 3

K3 2 credits (2 credits out of 3 credits correct, 1 credit point)

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    The type of defect that caused the failure
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    The actual and the expected result highlighting the failure
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    The lifecycle phase in which the defect has been introduced
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    What really caused the failure (actual cause)

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    Steps to reproduce the failure, including screenshots, database dumps and logs where applicable
Question 2 (People Skills – Team Composition)

People Skills – Team Composition

Which of the following would you expect to be most likely an example of a demotivating factor for testers?

Number of correct responses: 2

K2 1 credit

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    The management asks the testers to be kept informed about the intensity, quality and results of testing
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    The testers’ recommendations to improve the system or its testability are adopted by the development team
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    The same regressions tests are manually executed by the same testers, for every product release, without regression test tools
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    The testers are assessed on whether and how often they detect important and critical failures

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    Test quality is measured by counting the number of customer/user reported problems.
Question 3 (Test Tools and Automation)

Test Tools and Automation

Assume you are the Test Manager in charge of independent testing for avionics applications.

You are in charge of testing for a project to implement three different CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item):

- a BOOT-X CSCI that must be certified at level B of the DO-178B standard

- a DIAG-X CSCI that must be certified at level C of the DO-178B standard

- a DRIV-X CSCI that must be certified at level A of the DO-178B standard

These are three different software modules written in C language to run on a specific hardware platform.

You have been asked to select a single code coverage tool to perform the mandatory code coverage measurements, in order to meet the structural coverage criteria prescribed by the DO-178B standard. This tool must be qualified as a verification tool under DO-178B.

Since there are significant budget constraints to purchase this tool, you are evaluating an open-source tool that is able to provide different types of code coverage. This tool meets perfectly your technical needs in terms of the programming language and the specific hardware platform (it supports also the specific C-compiler).

The source code of the tool is available.

Your team could easily customize the tool to meet the project needs. This tool is not qualified as a verification tool under the DO-178B.

Which of the following are the three main concerns related to that open-source tool selection?

Number of correct responses: 3

K4 3 credits (2 credits out of 3 credits correct, 1 credit point)

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    Does the tool support all the types of code coverage required from the three levels A, B, C of the DO-178B standard?
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    Does the tool have a good general usability?
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    What are the costs to qualify the tool as a verification tool under the DO-178B?
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    Is the installation procedure of the tool easy?
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    Does the tool require a system with more than 4GB of RAM memory?
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    Is the licensing scheme of the tool compatible with the confidentiality needs of the avionics company?