ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Test objectives for systems testing of a safety critical system include completion
outstanding defect correction. Regression testing is required following defect correction at all
test levels. Which TWO of the following metrics would be MOST suitable for determining
whether the test objective has been met?
A. Regression tests run and passed in systems testing
B. Incidents closed in systems testing
C. Planned tests run and passed in system testing
D. Planned tests run and passed at all levels of testing
E. Incidents raised and closed at all levels of testing
F. A and e
G. B and c
H. D and e
I. A and b - (ANSWERS)A. Regression tests run and passed in systems testing
2.
Test script transval 3.1 tests transaction validation via screen TRN 003B. According to the
specification (PID ver 1.3 10b iv) the validation screen should not accept future dated
transactions. Test script transval 3.1 passes. Test script eod 1.4 tests end of day processing and
is run after the execution of transval 3.1 using data entered during that testwhich of the
following is the BEST detail on an incident report?
A. Title. End of Day failure.. Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1.4 fails when the first
transaction of the day is a future dated transaction.Screen shot of the failure attached.
B. Title. Transaction input screen validation..Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1..4
fails .Screen shot of the failure attached. Validation of transaction entryon screen TRN-003B
should not allow future dated transactions see PID ver 1.3 para 10b iv.
C. Title. Screen TRN-003B validation of transaction dat - (ANSWERS)D. Title. Screen TRN-003B
validation of transaction date. Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1.4 fails when the first
transaction of the day is a future dated transaction. Screen shot of the failure attached.
Validation of transaction entry on screen TRN-003B should not allow future dated transactions
see PID ver 1.3 para 10b iv.
3.
Which TWO of the following test tools would be classified as test execution tools?
A. Test data preparation tools
B. Test harness
C. Review tools
D. Test comparators
E. Configuration management tools
F. A and b
G. C and d
H. C and e
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
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I. B and d - (ANSWERS)D. Test comparators !@#$%%%%%
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4.
Which of the following is a consideration when deploying test execution tools?
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Which of the following is a consideration when deploying test execution tools?
A. Data-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools
B. Recorded manual tests may become unstable in use
C. Keyword-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools
D. Expected results for tests are not required because the tool generates expected results -
(ANSWERS)B. Recorded manual tests may become unstable in use
5.
Which of the following is a valid reason for writing test cases based on experience and intuition?
A. Use of formal techniques requires expensive training
B. Only experience can ensure all functionality is covered
C. Tests based on experience and intuition can supplement formal techniques
D. Formal techniques require the use of expensive tools - (ANSWERS)C. Tests based on
experience and intuition can supplement formal techniques
6.
Which of the following test design techniques is classified as a structure-based (white box)
technique?
A. Exploratory testing
B. Decision table testing
C. State transition testing
D. Statement testing - (ANSWERS)D. Statement testing
7.
Why is independent testing important?
A. Because independent testers make fewer assumptions than developers
B. Because independent testers are isolated from the development team
C. Because independent testers can verify assumptions made during specification and
implementation of the system
D. Because independent testers have a greater sense of responsibility for quality than
developers - (ANSWERS)C. Because independent testers can verify assumptions made during
specification and implementation of the system
8.
Which statement BEST describes when test planning should be performed?
A. Test planning is performed only once, at the beginning of the life cycle, and generates a
Master Test Plan
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
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B. Test planning is performed at the beginning of the life cycle and again at the beginning of test
execution %%%%%%
C. Test planning is performed at the beginning of the life cycle and again at every test level
D. Test planning is performed continuously in all life cycle processes and activities -
(ANSWERS)D. Test planning is performed continuously in all life cycle processes and activities
9.
Which of the following factors will MOST affect the testing effort required to test a software
product?
A. The number of staff available to execute tests
B. The level of detail in the test plan
C. The requirements for reliability and security in the product
D. The test estimation method used - (ANSWERS)C. The requirements for reliability and security
in the product
10.
Which of the following metrics could be used to monitor progress along with test preparation
and execution?
A. The total number of tests planned
B. The total number of requirements to be tested
C. The failure rate in testing already completed
D. The number of testers used for test execution so far - (ANSWERS)C. The failure rate in testing
already completed
11.
Which of the following would NOT be a typical target of testing support tools?
A. Automate activities that require significant resources when done manually
B. Automate activities that cannot be executed manually
C. Automate repetitive tasks
D. Automating repetitive inspections - (ANSWERS)D. Automating repetitive inspections
12.
What type of test design technique is the most effective in testing screen-dialog flows?
A. Use case testing
B. Boundary value testing
C. Statement testing and coverage
D. State transition testing - (ANSWERS)D. State transition testing
13.
What content would be in an incident report if that incident report was based on the IEEE 829
Standard for Software Test Documentation?
, ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
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(i)Identification of configuration items of the software or system.(ii)Software or!@#$%%%%%
system lifecycle
process in which the incident was observed. %%%%%%
(iii)Description of the anomaly to enable reproduction of the incident.(iv)Number of
occurrences of the incident.
(v)Classification of the cause of the incident for metrics and for reporting purposes.
A. I, ii, iii
B. Ii, iii
C. I, iii, iv
D. I, ii, iii, v - (ANSWERS)A. I, ii, iii
14.
"Experience based" test design techniques, typically...
A. Use decision tables to generate the Boolean test conditions to be executed.
B. Identify the structure of the system or software at the component, integration or system level.
C. Use the skill, intuition and experience of the tester to derive the test cases, using error
guessing and exploratory testing.
D. Establish trace ability from test conditions back to the specifications and requirements. -
(ANSWERS)C. Use the skill, intuition and experience of the tester to derive the test cases, using
error guessing and exploratory testing.
15.
Testers are often seen as the bearer of unwanted news regarding defects. What are effective
ways to improve the communication and relationship between testers and others?
A. Communicate factual information in a constructive way.
B. Try to understand how the other person feels and why they react the way they do.
C. Always outsource testing activities.
D. Never record information that could be used to apportion blame to an individual or team.
A. A and b
B. A, b and c
C. A, b and d
D. A and c - (ANSWERS)A. A and b
16.
Which of these groups of numbers fall into three DIFFERENT equivalence classes?
A system calculates the amount of customs duty to be paid:
_ No duty is paid on goods value up to, and including, $2,000.
_ The next $8,000 is taxed at 10%.
_ The next $20,000 after that is taxed at 12%.
_ Any further amount after that is taxed at 17%.To the nearest $, which of these groups of
numbers fall into three DIFFERENT equivalence classes?
A. $20,000 $20,001 $30,001
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. !@#$%%%%%
%%%%%%of all
Test objectives for systems testing of a safety critical system include completion
outstanding defect correction. Regression testing is required following defect correction at all
test levels. Which TWO of the following metrics would be MOST suitable for determining
whether the test objective has been met?
A. Regression tests run and passed in systems testing
B. Incidents closed in systems testing
C. Planned tests run and passed in system testing
D. Planned tests run and passed at all levels of testing
E. Incidents raised and closed at all levels of testing
F. A and e
G. B and c
H. D and e
I. A and b - (ANSWERS)A. Regression tests run and passed in systems testing
2.
Test script transval 3.1 tests transaction validation via screen TRN 003B. According to the
specification (PID ver 1.3 10b iv) the validation screen should not accept future dated
transactions. Test script transval 3.1 passes. Test script eod 1.4 tests end of day processing and
is run after the execution of transval 3.1 using data entered during that testwhich of the
following is the BEST detail on an incident report?
A. Title. End of Day failure.. Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1.4 fails when the first
transaction of the day is a future dated transaction.Screen shot of the failure attached.
B. Title. Transaction input screen validation..Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1..4
fails .Screen shot of the failure attached. Validation of transaction entryon screen TRN-003B
should not allow future dated transactions see PID ver 1.3 para 10b iv.
C. Title. Screen TRN-003B validation of transaction dat - (ANSWERS)D. Title. Screen TRN-003B
validation of transaction date. Reproducible. Yes. Description. Script eod 1.4 fails when the first
transaction of the day is a future dated transaction. Screen shot of the failure attached.
Validation of transaction entry on screen TRN-003B should not allow future dated transactions
see PID ver 1.3 para 10b iv.
3.
Which TWO of the following test tools would be classified as test execution tools?
A. Test data preparation tools
B. Test harness
C. Review tools
D. Test comparators
E. Configuration management tools
F. A and b
G. C and d
H. C and e
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
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I. B and d - (ANSWERS)D. Test comparators !@#$%%%%%
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4.
Which of the following is a consideration when deploying test execution tools?
07/26/2017 - by Mod_guidek0
Which of the following is a consideration when deploying test execution tools?
A. Data-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools
B. Recorded manual tests may become unstable in use
C. Keyword-driven testing cannot be used with test execution tools
D. Expected results for tests are not required because the tool generates expected results -
(ANSWERS)B. Recorded manual tests may become unstable in use
5.
Which of the following is a valid reason for writing test cases based on experience and intuition?
A. Use of formal techniques requires expensive training
B. Only experience can ensure all functionality is covered
C. Tests based on experience and intuition can supplement formal techniques
D. Formal techniques require the use of expensive tools - (ANSWERS)C. Tests based on
experience and intuition can supplement formal techniques
6.
Which of the following test design techniques is classified as a structure-based (white box)
technique?
A. Exploratory testing
B. Decision table testing
C. State transition testing
D. Statement testing - (ANSWERS)D. Statement testing
7.
Why is independent testing important?
A. Because independent testers make fewer assumptions than developers
B. Because independent testers are isolated from the development team
C. Because independent testers can verify assumptions made during specification and
implementation of the system
D. Because independent testers have a greater sense of responsibility for quality than
developers - (ANSWERS)C. Because independent testers can verify assumptions made during
specification and implementation of the system
8.
Which statement BEST describes when test planning should be performed?
A. Test planning is performed only once, at the beginning of the life cycle, and generates a
Master Test Plan
,ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
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B. Test planning is performed at the beginning of the life cycle and again at the beginning of test
execution %%%%%%
C. Test planning is performed at the beginning of the life cycle and again at every test level
D. Test planning is performed continuously in all life cycle processes and activities -
(ANSWERS)D. Test planning is performed continuously in all life cycle processes and activities
9.
Which of the following factors will MOST affect the testing effort required to test a software
product?
A. The number of staff available to execute tests
B. The level of detail in the test plan
C. The requirements for reliability and security in the product
D. The test estimation method used - (ANSWERS)C. The requirements for reliability and security
in the product
10.
Which of the following metrics could be used to monitor progress along with test preparation
and execution?
A. The total number of tests planned
B. The total number of requirements to be tested
C. The failure rate in testing already completed
D. The number of testers used for test execution so far - (ANSWERS)C. The failure rate in testing
already completed
11.
Which of the following would NOT be a typical target of testing support tools?
A. Automate activities that require significant resources when done manually
B. Automate activities that cannot be executed manually
C. Automate repetitive tasks
D. Automating repetitive inspections - (ANSWERS)D. Automating repetitive inspections
12.
What type of test design technique is the most effective in testing screen-dialog flows?
A. Use case testing
B. Boundary value testing
C. Statement testing and coverage
D. State transition testing - (ANSWERS)D. State transition testing
13.
What content would be in an incident report if that incident report was based on the IEEE 829
Standard for Software Test Documentation?
, ISTQB Foundation Level CTFL_001 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
(i)Identification of configuration items of the software or system.(ii)Software or!@#$%%%%%
system lifecycle
process in which the incident was observed. %%%%%%
(iii)Description of the anomaly to enable reproduction of the incident.(iv)Number of
occurrences of the incident.
(v)Classification of the cause of the incident for metrics and for reporting purposes.
A. I, ii, iii
B. Ii, iii
C. I, iii, iv
D. I, ii, iii, v - (ANSWERS)A. I, ii, iii
14.
"Experience based" test design techniques, typically...
A. Use decision tables to generate the Boolean test conditions to be executed.
B. Identify the structure of the system or software at the component, integration or system level.
C. Use the skill, intuition and experience of the tester to derive the test cases, using error
guessing and exploratory testing.
D. Establish trace ability from test conditions back to the specifications and requirements. -
(ANSWERS)C. Use the skill, intuition and experience of the tester to derive the test cases, using
error guessing and exploratory testing.
15.
Testers are often seen as the bearer of unwanted news regarding defects. What are effective
ways to improve the communication and relationship between testers and others?
A. Communicate factual information in a constructive way.
B. Try to understand how the other person feels and why they react the way they do.
C. Always outsource testing activities.
D. Never record information that could be used to apportion blame to an individual or team.
A. A and b
B. A, b and c
C. A, b and d
D. A and c - (ANSWERS)A. A and b
16.
Which of these groups of numbers fall into three DIFFERENT equivalence classes?
A system calculates the amount of customs duty to be paid:
_ No duty is paid on goods value up to, and including, $2,000.
_ The next $8,000 is taxed at 10%.
_ The next $20,000 after that is taxed at 12%.
_ Any further amount after that is taxed at 17%.To the nearest $, which of these groups of
numbers fall into three DIFFERENT equivalence classes?
A. $20,000 $20,001 $30,001
