Which THREE activities would be valid steps during the development of the test strategy?2 credits (2 out of 3 correct 1 credit)

• A.Identify test staff members that will be involved in the system test
• B.Define test career paths
• C.Assess the testing that needs to be done to minimize the risks
• D.Define a master test plan template
• E.Perform a project risk analysis
• F.Issue the test strategy document for review
• G.Understand the software development life cycle used by the software house

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How does software testing contribute to the quality of delivered software?

• A.By measuring reliability of the software and ensuring that it is always above 99.99%
• B.By detecting all deviations from coding good practice and ensuring that these are corrected
• C.By identifying root causes of defects from past projects and using the lessons learned to improve processes and thus help to reduce the defect count
• D.By detecting and removing all the defects in the delivered code and ensuring that all tests adhere to the quality standards set for the project

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During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible.
Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below. 1 credit

• A.ISO 9126-1 'Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:
  Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.
• B.ISA 4126-1 'Software engineering- Product quality Part 1:
  Quality model' is an international standard, that provides a basis on which to define quality assurance solutions.
• C.BS-7925-2 'Software testing. Software component testing is a national standard used internationally. It covers a number of testing techniques that may be useful both on component testing level and on system testing level.
• D.SY-395-01 'Standard for East Coast Hospital software' is a regional standard adapted from a national one. Besides hospital software, this standard ought to be used also by other types of software system in the region.
• E.IEEE 829 'standard for software test documentation' is an international standard to be following mandatory by all testing origination regardless of lifecycle models.

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A test assessment has been carried out using the selected model as a reference framework. A number of recommendations have been identified and you are asked to prioritize them. Based on your knowledge of the project, you are expecting severe resistance to change. Which of the following would be the most important selection criterion for defining the priority of the recommendations? 2 credits

• A.Synchronized with the overall long-term organizational strategy
• B.Defined according to the maturity model used
• C.Most visible to stakeholders
• D.Low costs actions first

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A deviation from the specified or expected behavior that is visible to end-users is called:

• A.a failure
• B.an error
• C.a defect
• D.a fault

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