ISTQB Exam ATM Topic 3 Question 35 Discussion

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Question #: 35
Topic #: 3

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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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Suggested Answer: B

by Fabiola at Oct 19, 2023, 07:06 AM

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Sabine

26 days ago

Testing? More like 'guessing' in this project. I bet the developers are already working on features for the last six iterations, and the requirements are still 'drafty'.

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Anjelica

27 days ago

Option A is a trap. Freezing requirements completely before testing? That's just asking for trouble in an agile world.

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Nicolette

28 days ago

Haha, option D is a classic 'do the opposite of what you should' kind of answer. Sequential life cycle and iterative are like night and day when it comes to testing.

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Ettie

14 days ago

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

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Vernice

29 days ago

I disagree with option C. Waiting until the last iteration to do all the system testing is a recipe for disaster in an iterative model.

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2 months ago

I think we should allocate a large effort for system testing during the first three iterations.

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