ASTQB CTAL Exam - Topic 3 Question 41 Discussion

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Question #: 41
Topic #: 3

Innovative software solutions have adopted a new way of testing their software. Testers set up the test environment, scan the software and look for problems for about 3 hours every week on Mondays and Wednesdays (in addition to their normal test activities). They create a session sheet and record testers name, date and time started, issues found, task breakdown and defects found at the end. Then the test manager holds a meeting with the testers and reviews the session sheet. Manager asks the testers for their outlook, results, what happened during the testing and their feelings about past 3 hours. What type of testing activity is described above?

ARisk based testing

BExploratory Testing

CState transition Testing

DDecision Testing

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Suggested Answer: B

by Samira at May 04, 2022, 10:10 PM

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Cecil

6 months ago

Not sure, but it seems a bit chaotic for structured testing.

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Ressie

6 months ago

Definitely exploratory testing, no doubt about it.

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Bettina

6 months ago

Wait, they actually discuss feelings? That's new!

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Bok

7 months ago

I think it's more like risk-based testing.

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Christene

7 months ago

Sounds like exploratory testing to me!

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Lorrine

7 months ago

Option B looks interesting to me - using a web identity provider and serving the app from an S3 bucket. That seems like it could be a simpler and more cost-effective approach than spinning up EC2 instances. I'll need to think through the security implications, but it's worth considering.

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Christoper

7 months ago

Ah, I see. The scenario highlights the positive results of the pilot project, but doesn't mention anything about how the organization plans to scale and sustain the review process going forward. I'd say the missing factor is likely around defining and using metrics to measure the long-term impact and justify the investment.

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Pearlene

7 months ago

Okay, let me walk through this step-by-step. I think I'm on the right track, but I want to double-check my work to make sure I'm not missing anything. This type of problem is tricky, but I feel confident I can figure it out.

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Ozell

7 months ago

I remember something about non-Wi-Fi frames being discarded at certain signal levels, so maybe it means the AP won't decode them?

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