TM3 Practice Questions

Which of the following tools help to understand which part of the test object has been exercised by testing?

In an Agile context, defects are often fixed without writing a formal defect report. However, there are some conditions where it is good practice to write a defect report, even in an Agile context.

When is a defect report typically not written in an Agile context?

You are a process improver and have decided to use the data from the defect management system to identify and drive improvement actions… Which of the following options could have been identified as missing from the defect reports to be used for process improvement?

Management is sceptical regarding the budget request (€25,000) for the next testing project. You are asked for a cost-benefit calculation. Based on historical data from several projects, you have come up with the following numbers:

Average prevention cost per defect: €200

Average cost of detection per defect: €400

Average cost of internal failure: €150

Average cost of external failure: €2,500

Expected number of defects to be found in this project during testing: 50

What is the result for the expected cost-benefit calculation for the upcoming project?

The stakeholders matrix is a strategic tool to be used by test managers and is composed of four quadrants.

Which quadrant is described by the following statements?

Typically do not have a strong interest in day-to-day tasks

Their decisions are critical for resource allocation and high-level project direction

You are a test manager developing a master test plan. As part of the master test plan, you are defining exit criteria for the various test levels.

Which of the following exit criteria would be most appropriate and SMART for component testing, and which one would be most appropriate and SMART for system testing?

i. 95% of the tests prepared are executed successfully

ii. All test cases have been run

iii. 80% decision coverage for all tests run

iv. At least 30 defects have been found

v. At least two weeks of test execution

vi. No more open defects

The following defect management process is in use at a company… What is the most important recommendation you would make for the defect report template in this process?

Which one of the following metrics is primarily used to measure the achievement of a test objective and reported in a test completion report?

You are a test manager managing a test team and working at a government agency. The test team is responsible for performing the system test. Senior management has been provided with the following test objective for a new project:

“The system should be of high quality.”

Using the SMART goal methodology, which of the following statements would be appropriate as a revision to the defined test objective by management?

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?