ASTQB Exam - Topic 9 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for ASTQB's ASTQB exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 9

You are testing an application for a smart phone. You have determined that you only need to test one device from the target family of devices because the behavior of all devices in that family will be the same for this application.

This is an example of what test design technique?

ABoundary value analysis

BCombinatorial

CDecision tables

DEquivalence Partitioning

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by Cristal at Oct 07, 2023, 01:15 PM

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Lashawn

5 months ago

Yep, just one device is enough for this case!

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Emelda

5 months ago

Sounds too good to be true, I have my doubts.

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Yun

6 months ago

Wait, are we sure all devices behave the same?

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Jannette

6 months ago

I agree, makes sense to test one device.

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Krissy

6 months ago

That's definitely Equivalence Partitioning!

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Cherri

6 months ago

I feel like equivalence partitioning is the best fit here, since we're assuming similar behavior across devices.

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Sherly

7 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question we did on combinatorial testing, but I don't think that's the right answer for this scenario.

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Crista

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about boundary value analysis focusing on the edges of input ranges, which doesn't seem to fit here.

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Gayla

7 months ago

I think this might be related to equivalence partitioning since we're treating all devices in the family as one group.

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Gail

7 months ago

I'm feeling pretty confident about this one. The key is recognizing that we can test a single representative device from the family, which is the essence of equivalence partitioning. I'll mark that as my answer.

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Brock

7 months ago

Okay, let me walk through this step-by-step. We have a set of devices, and we only need to test one of them because the behavior is the same across the family. That sounds like the definition of equivalence partitioning to me.

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Chantay

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. Is it really equivalence partitioning, or could it be something else like boundary value analysis? I'll need to think it through carefully.

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Bulah

7 months ago

This seems like a straightforward equivalence partitioning question. Since the application behavior is the same across all devices in the target family, we only need to test one representative device.

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Augustine

7 months ago

Ah, I've seen questions like this before. Definitely equivalence partitioning - we're grouping the devices into one partition since they all have the same behavior for this application.

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Gladys

7 months ago

I'd be cautious about asking the stakeholder to descope the compliance - that could create bigger issues down the line.

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Dulce

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I'm debating between B and C. I know we need to develop estimates, but I'm not sure if that's the very next step after getting the program charter accepted.

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Tayna

7 months ago

Wait, but it's also used for all transactions in the Customer application. That makes me think it could be an Internal Logical File (ILF).

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Madalyn

7 months ago

This seems like a straightforward Agile question. I'll focus on the key elements of a retrospective - what went well, what could have gone better, and what we should try next.

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Torie

7 months ago

I think I've got it. The private key is used to generate the public key, and the public key is used to verify transactions. The private key should never be shared.

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Pansy

11 months ago

Equivalence Partitioning for sure. I just hope the exam doesn't throw any curveballs at us!

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Barrett

11 months ago

I'm going with D) Equivalence Partitioning. Seems like the most straightforward answer to me.

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Sang

11 months ago

I would go with D) Equivalence Partitioning as well. It just makes sense in this scenario.

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Louvenia

11 months ago

I've always found Equivalence Partitioning to be the most efficient method.

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Whitney

11 months ago

I think it's C) Decision tables, but I see your point with D) Equivalence Partitioning.

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Benedict

11 months ago

I agree, D) Equivalence Partitioning is the way to go.

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Carman

12 months ago

Haha, I bet the exam writer is laughing at us for overthinking this. It's obviously Equivalence Partitioning, no doubt about it!

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King

10 months ago

Exactly, the behavior of all devices in the same family will be the same for this application.

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Teresita

10 months ago

Yeah, no need to overthink it. Equivalence Partitioning is the way to go.

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Krystal

10 months ago

I agree, it's definitely Equivalence Partitioning.

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Johana

10 months ago

D) Equivalence Partitioning

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Salley

10 months ago

C) Decision tables

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Elli

11 months ago

B) Combinatorial

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Lashawn

11 months ago

A) Boundary value analysis

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Omer

1 year ago

Wait, isn't this also a form of Boundary Value Analysis? I'm not sure...

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Joni

11 months ago

I think it's a mix of both Boundary Value Analysis and Equivalence Partitioning.

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Rebbeca

11 months ago

Exactly, it falls under the category of Equivalence Partitioning.

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Mabel

11 months ago

Yes, it is also a form of Boundary Value Analysis.

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Elden

11 months ago

D) Equivalence Partitioning

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Gerald

11 months ago

C) Decision tables

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Juan

11 months ago

B) Combinatorial

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Fredric

12 months ago

A) Boundary value analysis

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Nana

1 year ago

Definitely D) Equivalence Partitioning. Testing one device from the target family is a classic example of this technique.

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Derick

12 months ago

Exactly, it's an efficient testing technique for sure.

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Arlyne

12 months ago

That makes sense, it's a smart way to save time and effort.

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Wai

12 months ago

I agree, testing one device covers all devices in the family.

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Cyndy

12 months ago

I think it's D) Equivalence Partitioning.

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Olene

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be C) Decision tables. It's about grouping similar behaviors together.

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Elfrieda

1 year ago

I agree with Antione. Testing one device from the target family makes sense for this technique.

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Antione

1 year ago

I think the answer is D) Equivalence Partitioning.

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