Get New 2026 Valid Practice ISTQB Test Manager Advanced CTAL-TM-001 Q&A – Testing Engine [Q89-Q104]

QUESTION 89
Given is the following defect removal chart reported at the end of system testing – showing total defects detected and closed defects (fixed and successfully retested). A number of open defects are classified as critical. All tests have been executed.
Based on the chart above, what is the most appropriate next test phase? 1 credit

QUESTION 90
You are a new Test Manager on a maintenance release for an existing mature product that is expected to be retired in the not too distant future. The previous release had utilized a performance regression test suite written in an in-house custom tool using the same programming language as the product itself. This suite will most likely require tweaking to ensure it works with the new version of the product. While there are several members in the performance testing team, the original author of the performance testing tool has moved on to another company, and none of the remaining staff have a great deal of familiarity with the performance test scripts used to test this product.
How would you recommend this scenario be addressed? [3]

QUESTION 91
Which of the following is NOT a typical key challenge for testing in a RAD based development approach? 1 credit

QUESTION 92
As part of the test strategy, entry and exit criteria will be defined for each test level. Which is NOT a valid reason for using entry and exit criteria? 1 credit

QUESTION 93
You are monitoring the test results for the first week of system test execution to ensure they conform to the test plan objectives. You are guided by the list of test conditions and traceability matrix produced following test design. Test Plan objectives
* Approach – Risk-based and depth first
* Status reporting – Execution statuses must be either “Passed*, “Failed”, “Blocked” or “Not Run”
* Traceability – Test execution results must be traceable back to the test conditions Test Conditions

Traceability matrix
Which one of the following is a correct statement regarding the current status of test plan objectives?
SELECT ONE OPTION

QUESTION 94
In general, why is it NOT a good idea to estimate the testing effort based only on a percentage of development effort? Identify THREE valid reasons. 1 credit

QUESTION 95
During test process improvement it is recommended to use standards where possible. Standards originate from various sources and they cover different subjects in relation to testing Pick TWO sources of software standards, useful to software testing from the ones mentioned below. 1 credit

QUESTION 96
What is the Risk Priority Number for risk item number 2? 2 credits

QUESTION 97
Which of the following statements is true regarding documentation standards?

QUESTION 98
You are testing a new product that will turn on the windshield wipers of a car when the sensors detect there is moisture on the windshield. Depending on the information returned from the sensors, the wipers will be turned on at one of the following speeds: slow intermittent, medium intermittent, fast intermittent, slow constant, medium constant, fast constant. Your team has identified the following test condition:
Test Condition 1.1.1 – Verify that the windshield wipers can go from slow constant to fast constant speed when the amount of moisture increases appropriately.
Your team has defined the following steps for a test case for this test condition:
1. Set the moisture sensor to request slow constant
2. Increase the moisture to set the sensor to request fast constant
3. Verify that the wipers respond with fast constant speed
Given this information, which of the following statements is correct? [2]

QUESTION 99
Which work experience is likely to develop the necessary skills to effectively test a software system? [3]

QUESTION 100
You are managing the testing for a bank card project. The testing was scheduled to take 10 weeks but by the time the software was developed only six weeks were available for testing Knowing there were a lot of risks with the software your team started testing activities early by overseeing code reviews, defining acceptance criteria by working with the users and by doing all lest creation prior to the code arriving You are now three days away from the go-live date Your testing has mitigated all the high and medium risk items leaving only the low-risk elements unmitigated by testing You estimate it will take two weeks to manually test the low-risk elements At this point what should you do?

QUESTION 101
Mary is an external IT auditor. She is conducting a review of the system-level testing done by Greg’s functional testing team.
Which of the following items from Mary’s assessment summary should concern Greg the most? [2]

QUESTION 102
Part of the testing strategy indicates that you are going to be using systematic test design techniques. Your manager has asked that you present the main advantages of using these techniques at the next board meeting. Identify THREE main benefits of using systematic test design techniques within this company. 2 credits (for 2 out of 3 correct 1 credit)

QUESTION 103
Refer to SCENARIO 2 – You have been tasked with recruiting testers for Project 3 to help design and run regression tests, you have been provided with a skills matrix for four prospective candidates. The matrix shows the skill level (High or Low) for each candidate:

Which candidate would be the MOST suitable for a test analyst role on Project 3?
SELECT ONE OPTION

QUESTION 104
You are working for an outsource testing company You have a client that will only consider candidates that are highly skilled with Salesforce. regardless of the number of years they have spent testing similar products You have looked through your skills matrix and you have no one with the right type of experience for this project.
What competence area is your team lacking?