iSQI CTAL-TM_Syll2012 Exam - Topic 3 Question 32 Discussion

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You are the Test Manager on a project following an iterative life-cycle model. The project should consist of nine iterations of one month duration each. It is planned to develop the most important features to have a stable core of the application in the first three iterations and to add the additional features in the last six iterations.

At the beginning of the first iteration, only a draft version of the requirements specification document for the core features is available. Assume that during each of the first three iterations, the chosen features are fully completed and unit tested.

Which of the following statements is true in this context?

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AThe system test phase should start when all the requirements are frozen

BYou should allocate a large effort for system testing during the first three iterations

CYou should allocate all the effort for the system test phase only in the last iteration

DYou should apply the same test strategy as used in a sequential life cycle model

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Loise

7 months ago

Applying the same test strategy as a sequential model seems risky.

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Fidelia

7 months ago

Wait, are we really supposed to test everything only in the last iteration?

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Mary

7 months ago

Allocating effort for system testing in the first three iterations makes sense!

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Reena

7 months ago

I disagree, system testing should happen throughout the iterations.

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Kasandra

7 months ago

The system test phase should start when all requirements are frozen.

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Lewis

8 months ago

I recall that applying a sequential strategy in an iterative model might not be the best approach, but I can't remember the exact reasons we discussed.

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Art

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused about whether we should allocate a lot of effort for system testing early on. I thought we usually wait until features are more stable.

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Jenifer

8 months ago

I think we practiced a question similar to this where we had to decide on testing efforts in an iterative model. I feel like we should focus on testing throughout the iterations, not just at the end.

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Leslee

8 months ago

I remember we discussed that system testing typically starts after requirements are finalized, but I'm not sure if that applies here since it's iterative.

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Karan

8 months ago

Ah, I've got this! The 'keep teams stable' target is all about maintaining consistent team composition to protect quality. Option A sounds right to me.

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Christiane

8 months ago

I remember practicing questions about how takt relates to production flow, but I can't quite connect it to the specific options here.

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Kip

8 months ago

Alright, I've got a strategy here. I'll start by looking at the ssldump output to see if there are any obvious mismatches between the client and server SSL/TLS versions or cipher suites. That should give me a good clue as to where the problem is.

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Shannon

8 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of this question. Is it asking about the main advantage of using ICT, or just one of the benefits? I'll need to re-read the options and try to determine the most important or central benefit.

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Detra

1 year ago

Applying the same test strategy as used in a sequential life cycle model is not appropriate here. Iterative models require a more agile and continuous testing approach.

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Tequila

12 months ago

C) You should allocate all the effort for the system test phase only in the last iteration

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Kristine

1 year ago

B) You should allocate a large effort for system testing during the first three iterations

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Dona

1 year ago

A) The system test phase should start when all the requirements are frozen

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Polly

1 year ago

Allocating all the effort for the system test phase only in the last iteration is not a good idea. We should be testing the features as we build them, not waiting until the end.

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Heidy

12 months ago

Allocating all the effort for the system test phase only in the last iteration is not a good idea. We should be testing the features as we build them, not waiting until the end.

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