CTFL 1.4.3: Differentiate the testware that supports the test activities
K2Syllabus section 1.4.3
4 original PrepBench practice questions for learning objective 1.4.3 of the CTFL 4.0 syllabus. Try the examples below and check each answer against its syllabus reference.
Practice questions
Question 1
Which of the following work products is an output of test design?
- Prioritized test conditions
- Test cases and test charters
- Test execution schedule
- Defect reports
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- Prioritized test conditionsPrioritized test conditions are an output of test analysis, not test design.
- Correct answer: Test cases and test chartersTest design produces test cases and, in exploratory approaches, test charters.
- Test execution scheduleThe test execution schedule is produced during test implementation.
- Defect reportsDefect reports arise from test execution, not from test design.
Test design produces test cases (and high-level test charters in exploratory approaches) from the test conditions. Prioritized test conditions come from test analysis, the execution schedule from test implementation, and defect reports from test execution.
Syllabus section 1.4.3
Question 2
Which of the following is a typical test implementation work product?
- Test procedures and automated test scripts
- The test plan and the risk register
- Test progress reports and control directives
- Documented lessons learned at test completion
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- Correct answer: Test procedures and automated test scriptsTest procedures and automated test scripts are test implementation work products.
- The test plan and the risk registerThe test plan and risk register are test planning work products, not implementation ones.
- Test progress reports and control directivesTest progress reports and control directives are test monitoring and control work products.
- Documented lessons learned at test completionLessons learned are test completion work products, not test implementation ones.
Testware comprises the output work products of the test activities. Test implementation work products include test procedures, manual and automated test scripts, test suites, test data, the test execution schedule, and test environment items. The test plan and risk register are test planning work products.
Syllabus section 1.4.3
Question 3
A team has finished writing its test cases and the test charters it will use, and has listed the coverage items and the test data requirements. Which test activity produced this testware?
- Test planning, the activity that defines the test objectives and selects the test approach
- Test analysis, the activity that answers the question of what to test
- Test implementation, the activity that creates the testware needed for test execution
- Test design, the activity that answers the question of how to test
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- Test planning, the activity that defines the test objectives and selects the test approachTest planning work products are the test plan, test schedule, risk register, and entry and exit criteria.
- Test analysis, the activity that answers the question of what to testTest analysis work products are (prioritized) test conditions and defect reports about the test basis.
- Test implementation, the activity that creates the testware needed for test executionTest implementation produces test procedures, test scripts, test suites and the test data itself, not requirements for it.
- Correct answer: Test design, the activity that answers the question of how to testTest cases, test charters, coverage items and test data requirements are test design work products.
Test design work products include (prioritized) test cases, test charters, coverage items, test data requirements and test environment requirements. Test design elaborates the test conditions into test cases and other testware, often identifies coverage items, and defines the test data requirements; it answers the question “how to test?”.
Syllabus section 1.4.3
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