TM3 Exam Questions & Answers

When reading books and watching recorded videos are used as a way to acquire skills and knowledge, which approach to competence development is typically being used?

You are a test consultant involved in setting up and implementing retrospectives in an organisation that is developing software based on an

Agile lifecycle. The Agile teams are experiencing problems on product quality, so the retrospectives will be specifically focused on the testing

practices and processes.

Which of the following is an example of a good practice for a test retrospective?

Assume you are a test manager of a project that develops software in the medical domain. You are responsible for analysing the organisational

test strategy and the project context to choose the appropriate test approach.

You consider the following factors:

Detailed requirements of high quality are available

Parts of the software to be developed are expected to be safety critical

Internal audits and an external audit by a government agency are expected to take place, as such traceability and evidence are important elements for the test approach

A release date has been defined, and a marketing campaign has already been scheduled

The project works according to the sequential V-model lifecycle

The independent test team has a lot of domain knowledge but has also been trained and has experience in using test design techniques

Which of the following test approaches would be most appropriate for this project?

Assume that you have calculated the following costs of quality:

Average cost of detection: 350

Average cost of internal failure: 250

Average cost of external failure: 4,500

The average costs of detection and internal failure are calculated using the number of defects found prior to release, while the average cost of external failure is calculated using the number of defects found after release.

What is the saving in cost of quality for each defect found in testing?

You are a test manager in charge of integration, system, and acceptance testing for a bank. You are working on a project to upgrade an existing

ATM to allow customers to obtain cash advances from supported credit cards. The system should allow cash advances from 20 to 500 (both

inclusive) for all supported credit cards. The supported credit cards are American Express, VISA, Eurocard, and Mastercard. The system

should be easy to use for all users, including new users.

In the master test plan, the following items are listed in the section named "items and/or features to be tested":

I . All supported credit cards

II . Language localisation

III . Valid and invalid advances

IV . Usability

Assume that the project has now been completed, and the ATM system has been in use for just over two months. You are planning a

retrospective meeting for the testing work performed.

Which of the following areas is most likely to be considered in this retrospective?