ISTQB Agile Public Sector Sample Questions:

1. Which statement about an Agile task board is CORRECT?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) It is updated once at the end of each iteration.
B) Only "in progress' tasks are shown on the task board.
C) It provides detailed visual representation of the whole team's status.
D) It is a detailed visual representation of the status of testing.

2. Iteration planning for Sprint 5 of your current project is complete. The plan for the sprint is to increase performance of the system, which of the following acceptance criteria would you expect for Sprint 5?
i) User access for all roles has been validated.
ii) A static analysis tool has been executed for all code.
iii) 100% of the existing regression test suite has passed.
Iv) System is responding In less than 3 seconds, 90% of the time.
v) A new version of Internet Explorer has been included.
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) ii, v
B) iv, v
C) iii, iv
D) i, iii

3. Which of the following sentences about the integration of development and testing activities in Agile projects is INCORRECT?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Testers replace developers in writing unit test automation scripts.
B) Developers write acceptance criteria and test cases, together with testers.
C) While developers develop automated unit test scripts, testers write automated system level tests.
D) Developers and testers may work as a pair to develop and test a feature.

4. You are working in a software development company which, for many years, used a sequential development model and was organized into separate departments for each functional group (e.g. business analysts, developers, testers) located within their own office space. Your organization has recently changed to a SCRUM agile framework. Which of the following is an important organizational and behavioral best practice for a tester in the SCRUM team that should have also been practiced when using the sequential model?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Co located teamwork means that all team members, including developers and testers, must sit together in the same office, so they can quickly communicate face-to-face.
B) Resilient testing means that the testing process is capable of dealing with rapid changes throughout the development process with test plans being updated during each iteration.
C) Cross-functional teamwork means that all team members contribute to testing in various ways. For example, involving people with the test strategy, test planning and execution as well as test reporting.
D) ( ) Credibility means that the tester must share information with the stakeholders about the test process so that they find the selected test strategy and testing activities trustworthy.

5. A calculator application is being developed. The third sprint has been planned to add functionality to the calculator to allow scientific calculations. Which TWO examples below represent activities that would likely be managed on an agile task board for the third sprint?
I) A task to design the features planned for the next sprint.
ii) A task to run an acceptance test for a user story.
iii) A task to automate regression tests.
iv) A task to participate in training in preparation for the fourth sprint.
v) A task to produce a daily progress report for the agile team members.
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) ii, iii
B) iv, v
C) i. v
D) i. iv

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