ISTQB Test Management and Planning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which document defines the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of planned testing activities?
- Test summary report
- Test plan (Correct answer)
- Test log
- Incident report
Correct answer: Test plan
The test plan outlines scope, approach, resources, and schedule for all testing activities.
Question 2: What is the PRIMARY purpose of a test progress report?
- To document all defects found during testing
- To communicate testing status to stakeholders during the test cycle (Correct answer)
- To summarize the overall quality of the software at release
- To list all test cases that have been executed
Correct answer: To communicate testing status to stakeholders during the test cycle
Test progress reports provide ongoing communication of testing status to stakeholders during execution.
Question 3: During test planning, a test manager identifies that integration testing requires a specific hardware simulator unavailable until week 6. This is an example of:
- A test risk
- A product risk
- A resource constraint (Correct answer)
- A schedule milestone
Correct answer: A resource constraint
Unavailable hardware until a future date is a resource constraint that affects test planning.
Question 4: Which metric is MOST useful for tracking whether testing is progressing according to plan?
- Number of defects found per tester
- Percentage of planned test cases executed vs. actual (Correct answer)
- Total lines of code tested
- Number of test environments configured
Correct answer: Percentage of planned test cases executed vs. actual
Comparing planned vs. actual test case execution gives a direct measure of testing progress against the plan.
Question 5: What does 'risk-based testing' prioritize?
- Testing features that are easiest to automate first
- Allocating more testing effort to areas with higher likelihood and impact of failure (Correct answer)
- Testing all requirements equally regardless of importance
- Focusing only on security and performance risks
Correct answer: Allocating more testing effort to areas with higher likelihood and impact of failure
Risk-based testing prioritizes testing effort based on the likelihood and impact of potential failures.
Question 6: A test manager is asked to provide an estimate for testing a new module. Which estimation technique involves comparing the new module to similar previously tested modules?
- Wide-band Delphi
- Analogy-based estimation (Correct answer)
- Three-point estimation
- Function point analysis
Correct answer: Analogy-based estimation
Analogy-based estimation uses historical data from similar past projects or components to estimate effort.
Question 7: Which factor is LEAST likely to be considered when determining the entry criteria for system testing?
- Completion of unit and integration testing
- Availability of a stable test environment
- The programming language used to develop the software (Correct answer)
- Sign-off on system test plans and test cases
Correct answer: The programming language used to develop the software
The programming language is a development concern and does not typically affect system test entry criteria.
ISTQB Test Management and Planning 2
Which document defines the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of planned testing activities?