ISEB-SWT2 Free Practice Test

- (Exam Topic 5)
Risks should be constantly reviewed. Given the current situation, which one of the following factors is most likely to lead to a revised view of product risk? 3 credits

1. A. The concerns over the user interface may lead to changes to the interface which cannot be implemented by development in time for the second test iteration.
2. B. The concerns over the user interface raises the likelihood of a risk in that area and increases the amount of test effort needed for the user interface, thereby limiting the test effort available for other parts of the test management tool.
3. C. The delivery of the application without the interface changes may upset the user community.
4. D. The method used for test estimation is not accurate enough and hence the money spent on testing exceeded its budget.

Correct Answer: B

- (Exam Topic 23)
A new testing tool has been selected for an organisation and a pilot project has successfully completed. The next step is to deploy the tool within the organization.
What is a key success factor in tool deployment?

1. A. Estimate a cost-benefit ratio based on a firm business case
2. B. Determine whether benefits will be achieved at reasonable cost
3. C. Provide support for the test team using the tool
4. D. Assessment of organisational maturity, strengths and weaknesses

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 23)
Which one of the following statements about testing techniques is TRUE?

1. A. Exploratory testing can replace black box techniques when testing time is very limited
2. B. Test execution scheduling should give priority to experienced based testing
3. C. Specification based techniques can be used as a substitute for a poorly defined test basis
4. D. Experienced based techniques are systematic and produce detailed test documentation

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 4)
Which of the following are valid reasons for adopting a different life cycle (from the V model), for increments after the first year? 2 credits

1. A. We do not have a clear understanding of the requirements from a customer perspective.i
2. B. We see the risk of delivering requested functionality late as being higher than the risk of delivering a lower quality product.ii
3. C. We do not have a budget for additional regression testing which is needed to ensure that existing functionality is not compromised by future iterations.i
4. D. The company test strategy does not fit well within the V life cycle model.
5. E. (i) and (ii)
6. F. (i) and (iv)
7. G. (ii) and (iii)
8. H. (ii) and (iv)

Correct Answer: A

- (Exam Topic 23)
You have been asked to improve the way test automation tools are being used in your company. Which one of the following is the BEST approach?

1. A. Selecting and automating scripts that test new functionality to find the most defects
2. B. Using a keyword-driven testing approach to separate the actions and data from the tool's script
3. C. Ensuring that all data, inputs and actions are stored in the tool's script for ease of maintenance
4. D. Keeping expected results separate from the automation tool to allow the testers to check the results

Correct Answer: A