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Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager • 5 questions • Answers & explanations included

Question 6

You are working as a test manager in the medical domain leading a team of system testers. You are currently working on a major release of the product which gives customers many new features and resolves a number of problem reports from previous releases. A test log is one of the documents that need to be produced in this domain in order to provide evidence of testing. However, the level of detail of test logs can vary. Which of the following is NOT an influencing factor for the level of detail of the test logs being produced? 1 credit

A. Level of test execution automation
B. Test level
C. Regulatory requirements
D. Experience level of testers
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Correct Answer: D. Experience level of testers

The level of detail in test logs is influenced by the level of automation (A) — automated tools log more detail automatically. The test level (B) affects how formal and detailed logs need to be. Regulatory requirements (C) directly dictate documentation standards in regulated domains. The experience level of testers (D) does not influence what must be documented — documentation requirements are set by process, standards, and regulations, not by who is executing. Regardless of tester experience, the required log content remains the same. Therefore, D is NOT an influencing factor.

Question 7

You are working as a test manager in the medical domain leading a team of system testers. You are currently working on a major release of the product which gives customers many new features and resolves a number of problem reports from previous releases. Considerable attention will be given in this project to defining exit criteria and on reporting back on their status. Which combination of TWO exit criteria from the list would be best to use? 1 credit I: Total number of defects found II: Percentage of test cases executed III: Total test effort planned versus total actual test effort spent IV: Defect trend (number of defects found per test run over time

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iv)
C. (ii) and (iii)
D. (ii) and (iv)
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Correct Answer: D. (ii) and (iv)

Exit criteria should be measurable, meaningful, and reflect quality trends. Percentage of test cases executed (II) is a progress indicator showing execution completeness. Defect trend over time (IV) shows whether defects are increasing or decreasing, indicating stability. Together, II and IV give both coverage and quality trend information. Option I (total defects found) is a raw count without context. Option III (planned vs. actual effort) is a project management metric, not a quality exit criterion. The combination of II and IV is the most informative pair for determining readiness to exit testing.

Question 8

A test log is one of the documents that need to be produced in this domain in order to provide evidence of testing. However, the level of detail of test logs can vary. Which of the following is NOT an influencing factor for the level of detail of the test logs being produced? 1 credit

A. Level of test execution automation
B. Test level
C. Regulatory requirements
D. Experience level of testers
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Correct Answer: D. Experience level of testers

This is identical to Question 6. The experience level of testers (D) does not determine what must be logged. Test log detail is shaped by automation level (A), test level (B), and regulatory requirements (C). These are external standards and technical factors. A novice tester and an expert tester must both produce the same required log content. Tester experience may affect quality of logs, but not the required level of detail as defined by process or regulation.

Question 9

When scheduling performance testing, which of the following approaches would be most advisable? [1]

A. Starting the performance testing during unit and integration testing
B. Deferring the start of performance testing until all functional defects have been resolved
C. Leveraging end users to do unit-level performance testing and automated tools for system-level performance testing
D. Requiring all performance tests to pass before starting functional testing
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Correct Answer: A. Starting the performance testing during unit and integration testing

Performance testing should begin as early as possible, ideally during unit and integration testing, to detect performance problems early when they are cheaper to fix. Deferring until all functional defects are resolved (B) delays performance feedback unnecessarily. Using end users for unit-level performance testing (C) is impractical and inappropriate. Requiring all performance tests to pass before functional testing (D) creates unrealistic sequencing. Early performance testing reduces risk and cost of late-stage performance failures, aligning with the shift-left testing principle.

Question 10

Comparing TMMi and TPI, which is not a valid reason for choosing either TPI or TMMi? 2 credits

A. If the scope of test performance improvement covers all test levels, TMMi is preferred since TPI focusses mainly on black-box testing.
B. If the organization is already applying CMMI, TMMi may be preferred since it has the same structure and uses the same terminology. TMMi addresses management commitment very strongly and is therefore more suitable to support a top-down improvement process.
C. TPI is much more a bottom-up model that is suitable for addressing test topics for a specific (test) project.
D. TMMi can only be used with the traditional V model,whereas TPI can be used with all types of software life cycles.
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Correct Answer: D. TMMi can only be used with the traditional V model,whereas TPI can be used with all types of software life cycles.

Option D states that TMMi can only be used with the V-model — this is false. TMMi is lifecycle-independent and can be applied to any software development model. This makes D an invalid reason for choosing TPI over TMMi. Options A, B, and C are all valid distinguishing factors: TPI is more focused on black-box and project-level testing (A, C), while TMMi aligns with CMMI structure and supports top-down improvement (B). The question asks for the NOT valid reason, so D is the correct answer.

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