EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Which of the following is an example of a direct benefit for a test improvement program?

Question2: The TMMi process area Test Monitoring and Control has a number of specific goals. Which of the following is a specific goal of the Test Monitoring and Control process area?

Question3: Which of the following is a TMMi level 5 process area?

Question4: Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Question5: Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding TMMi improving the different aspects of testing?

Question6: To which TMMi level do the process areas Test Organization and Test Training Program belong?

Question7: What is an example of an indirect benefit for a test improvement program?

Question8: Which of the following statements about informal assessments is FALSE?

Question9: Which of the following is NOT a TMMi level 2 Process Area?

Question10: Map the following TMMi level 5 specific goals to the appropriate TMMi level 5 process area:
Specific Goals
I . New Testing Technologies are Evaluated to Determine their Impact on the Testing Process Ii . Determine Common Causes of Defects Iii . Establish a Statistically Controlled Test Process Process Areas A . Defect Prevention B . Quality Control C . Test Process Optimization

Question11: During a TMMi assessment the percentage of process achievement for the Test Planning process area has been determined at 40%.
Which of the following compliance ratings would you assign to Test Planning?

Question12: The TMMi level 2 process area Test Design and Execution has four specific goals, among others SG 2 Perform Test Implementation and SG 3 Perform Test Execution.
Identify from the list of specific practices, a specific practice for each of the two specific goals mentioned:
I . Maintain horizontal traceabllity with requirements
II . Write test log
III . Create specific test data
IV . Track status of test incidents

Question13: Which of the following is a typical business reason for starting a test improvement program?

Question14: Which of the following are NOT specific goals of the TMMi level 5 process area Test Process Optimization?
1. Select test process improvements
2. Determine, plan and implement test process improvements
3. Evaluate New Testing Technologies to Determine their Impact on the Testing Process
4. Deploy test process improvements
5. Monitor product quality against plan and expectations

Question15: Which of the following statements best describes the difference between a Specific Goal and a Generic Goal in the TMMi model?

Question16: How do TMMi based organizations benefit from the Agile way of thinking?

Question17: Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Question18: Your organization performs code reviews and architectural reviews on a regular basis, in order to measure product quality early in the lifecycle.
This is an example of implementation of a specific practice from which TMMi level 4 process area?

Question19: A test process assessment has been performed at a small local bank. The assessment revealed that testing is performed by business analysists on an ad-hoc basis, in addition to their regular work. There are no defined test functions and testing is not considered to be a career path within the bank Which of the following process areas would need specific attention to address the above mentioned shortcoming?

Question20: Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to TMMi Levels 4 and 5 in an Agile context?

Question21: A test process assessment against TMMi levels 2 and 3 has been performed on an international outsourcing software organization. Although many practices, as required by the TMMi model, are already in place, projects suffer from poor test estimations.
Which of the following process areas would need specific attention to address the above mentioned shortcoming?

Question22: Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding relevance of the CMMI model version 2 for testing?

Question23: Consider the following specific goal "Project Goals for Product Quality and their Priorities are Established".
To which of the following process areas does this specific goal belong?

Question24: Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Question25: An organization is trying to achieve TMMi level 4 compliance. Which of the following process areas is NOT in the scope of the test improvement program

Question26: Which of the following is NOT a specific goal for the process area Test Organization?

Question27: Which process area are you be targeting when implementing the specific practice Define product risk categories and parameters?

Question28: The Learning phase completes the improvement cycle. One of the goals of the IDEAL model is to continuously improve the ability to implement change. Which of the following activities is part of the Learning phase?

Question29: Given the following assessment phases:
1. Interview phase
2. Planning phase
3. Preparation phase
4. Reporting phase
Which of following orderings matches the generic assessment process?

Question30: What is the relevance of CMMI for test organizations?

Question31: In many cases the achievement of a given TMMi level needs specific support from CMMI practice areas. Which of the following CMMI version 2 practice areas provides support for TMMi level 3?

Question32: Which of the following process areas is a TMMi level 3 process area?

Question33: Which of the following are specific goals of maturity level 4 process area Advanced Reviews?
1. Coordinate the peer review approach with the dynamic test approach
2. Perform peer reviews
3. Adjust the test approach based on review results early in the life cycle
4. Establish test performance indicators
5. Testing is performed using statistical methods

Question34: A test organization is at the initial TMMi level and is trying to implement the TMMi level 2 process areas. One of the improvement goals for the current year is to improve management and control of test environments.
Which of the following specific practices needs to be addressed as part of SG 3 "Manage and Control Test Environments" of the Test Environment process area?

Question35: Which aspect of testing is LEAST likely to be improved using the TMMi model?

Question36: Which of the following are valid reasons to perform a TMMi assessment?
1) Evaluate the performance of testers
2) Find areas to need to be improved
3) Determine which accomplishments have been made
4) As a basis to become formally TMMi certified

Question37: Which of the following specific goals would you be targeting during the implementation of the Test Planning process area?

Question38: Which of the following activities are part of the Acting phase of a test improvement cycle?
1) Set Priorities
2) Create Solutions
3) Plan Actions
4) Pilot Solutions

Question39: The evolutionary testing model (Gelperin and Hetzel) has served as a foundation for historical level differentiation in the TMMi. The evolutionary testing model describes a number of test phases.
Which of the following phases of the evolutionary testing model is closely aligned with TMMi model level 1 Initial?

Question40: Which of the following is an Agile technique that can be applied as a way to establish test estimates (SG3) in the context of the Test Planning process area?

Question41: Improvement models can have a staged and/or continuous representation. The TMMi has been developed as a staged model. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding a staged model?

Question42: Which of the following is a typical element of a test policy?

Question43: In a TMMi assessment, one of the shortcomings stated was the lack of professional testers. "Test functions and accompanying test career paths to be defined" is an improvement action recommended by the assessors.
Which TMMi process area addresses specific goals and specific practices for defining test functions and establishing test career paths?

Question44: The three TMMi level 5 process areas, Defect Prevention, Quality Control and Test Process Optimization, all provide support for continuous process improvement.
Which of these process areas is specifically aimed at identifying new testing technologies that may be appropriate and to transition them into the organization?

Question45: TMMi has various types of components. Match the component types with the appropriate description.
Component types:
A . Required component
B . Expected component
C . Informative component
Descriptions:
I) Supports the understanding
II) Must be achieved
III) Will typically be implemented

Question46: Consider the following five statements about TMMi level 2 process areas in an Agile context. Which of these statements are true, and which ones are false?
a. Test performance indicators in an Agile context at TMMi level 2 are always more related to team performance (for example, Velocity) than to the end-results of iterations (such as escaped defects).
b. The product risk assessment process for Agile projects will normally take a more lightweight approach than with a sequential lifecycle model.
c. The process area Test Monitoring and Control in an Agile context is not as important as in a traditional methodology, since sticking to a rigid plan is not one of the tenets of the Agile manifesto nor one of the principles of Agile.
d. For TMMi in an Agile project, it is not necessary to have traceability between requirements, test conditions and tests, because test conditions are not part of an Agile methodology.
e. Following the principles of Agile development, the specification of test environments is normally performed closer to test execution than in a sequential methodology, to provide the opportunity for late changes to be implemented.

Question47: How does TMMi support test process improvement in an Agile context?

Question48: Which type(s) of evidence collection is required with a formal TMMi assessment?

Question49: To which TMMi level 4 process area does the specific practice "Define a co approach is defined that co-ordinates both static and dynamic testing?

Question50: Which of the statements about the Learning Phase of the IDEAL improvement framework is the TRUE?

Question51: Within the Generic Goals, TMMi distinguishes between two levels of institutionalization: a managed process (Generic Goal 2) and a defined process (Generic Goal 3).
Which of the following statements is NOT related to a managed process (Generic Goal 2|?

Question52: Which of the following process areas is a TMMi level 4 process area?

Question53: Consider the following specific goal "Coordinate the Peer Review Approach with the Dynamic Test Approach". To which of the following process areas does this specific goal belong?

Question54: Which of the following statements regarding testing related aspects of the CMMI is FALSE?