Which of the following statements about traceability is FALSE?
Options:
A.
Traceability between test basis items and the test cases designed to cover them, makes it possible to determine which test basis items have been covered by the executed test cases.
B.
Traceability between test basis items and the test cases designed to cover them, enables experience-based test techniques to be applied
C.
Traceability between test basis items and the test cases designed to cover them, enables identification of which test cases will be affected by changes to the test basis items.
D.
Traceability can be established and maintained through all the test documentation for a given test level, such as from test conditions through test cases to test scripts.
Traceability primarily refers to the ability to link test cases back to their sources in the test basis, such as requirements or design documents. This linkage allows for the determination of coverage, impact analysis, and maintaining consistency across test documentation. However, traceability does not directly enable the application of experience-based test techniques, which are more about using the tester's intuition and experience. The ISTQB CTFL Syllabus v4.0 does not state that traceability enables experience-based techniques, making option B the false statement.
Question 2
Exploratory testing is an experience-based test technique
Options:
A.
Where a developer and a tester work together on the same workstation while the developer actively writes code, the tester explores the code to find defects.
B.
That can be organised into sessions guided by test charters outlining test objectives that will guide the testers' exploration
C.
Where a team of testers explores all possible test techniques in order to determine the most suitable combination of these techniques to apply for a test project.
D.
That aims at finding defects by designing tests that exercise all possible combinations of input values and preconditions
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Exploratory testing is an experience-based test technique where testers actively engage with the software, learning about its behavior while simultaneously designing and executing tests. According to the ISTQB CTFL syllabus, exploratory testing can be structured into sessions guided by test charters, which outline the test objectives and provide direction for the testers' exploration. This method is particularly useful in situations where test documentation is limited or where rapid feedback is needed. Thus, option B correctly describes how exploratory testing can be organized.
Question 3
Test automation allows you to:
Options:
A.
demonstrate the absence of defects
B.
produce tests that are less subject to human errors
C.
avoid performing exploratory testing
D.
increase test process efficiency by facilitating management of defects
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Test automation allows you to produce tests that are less subject to human errors, as they can execute predefined test scripts or test cases with consistent inputs, outputs, and expected results. Test automation can also reduce the manual effort and time required to execute repetitive or tedious tests, such as regression tests, performance tests, or data-driven tests. Test automation does not demonstrate the absence of defects, as it can only verify the expected behavior of the system under test, not the unexpected or unknown behavior. Test automation does not avoid performing exploratory testing, as exploratory testing is a valuable technique to discover new information, risks, or defects that are not covered by automated tests. Test automation does not increase test process efficiency by facilitating management of defects, as defect management is a separate activity that involves reporting, tracking, analyzing, and resolving defects, which may or may not be related to automated tests. References: ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 sources and documents:
ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus v4.0, Chapter 3.3.1, Test Automation1
ISTQB® Glossary of Testing Terms v4.0, Test Automation2