Objective: Business Process Modeling for Acceptance Testing CT-ACT Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which BPMN element is used to represent a decision point where the flow can take different paths?

   • AActivity
   • BEvent
   • CGateway
   • DSequence flow
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2. 7application · medium

   A government agency is implementing a new permit application system. The business analyst has created a BPMN model of the permit process. The acceptance test team wants to ensure that the business stakeholders understand the acceptance test requirements and can provide sign-off. Which of the following is the most effective way to use the BPMN model to achieve this?

   • AUse the BPMN model only as a technical specification for the development team and not for the acceptance test stakeholders.
   • BProvide the stakeholders with a list of all possible test data values and expected results without referencing the process model.
   • CAsk the stakeholders to review the BPMN model and confirm that it accurately represents the business process, but do not include test details.
   • DCreate a traceability matrix that links each process step and decision point in the BPMN model to specific acceptance test cases.
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4. 8expert · hard

   A financial institution is implementing a new loan approval process. The BPMN model contains a complex structure with an exclusive gateway that checks credit score, a parallel gateway that splits into 'Verify Income' and 'Check Collateral', and an inclusive gateway that may trigger 'Additional Review' based on the results. The acceptance test team is planning coverage. Which of the following is the most comprehensive approach to ensure adequate coverage of this process?

   • ACreate test scenarios for each possible combination of gateway outcomes, including all branches of the exclusive, parallel, and inclusive gateways.
   • BCreate test scenarios only for the main flow, assuming that the alternative paths are unlikely to be used.
   • CCreate test scenarios based on the experience of the testers, without systematically analyzing the process model.
   • DCreate test scenarios only for the parallel branches, since they are the most complex part of the process.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   When deriving acceptance test scenarios from a business process model, what should the 'main flow' scenario primarily cover?

   • AOnly the start and end events of the process
   • BAll possible error conditions and exceptions
   • CEvery alternative branch in the process
   • DThe most common or 'happy path' through the process
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6. 10application · medium

   A telecom company is implementing a new customer service process. The BPMN model shows a 'Receive Call' event, followed by an activity 'Identify Customer', then a gateway that checks if the customer is a premium member. If yes, the flow goes to 'Priority Support'; if no, it goes to 'Standard Support'. After either support activity, the process ends with 'End Call'. The acceptance test team is deriving test scenarios. Which of the following is the minimum set of scenarios needed to cover the main flow and the alternative path?

   • AOne scenario that covers a premium member only, since that is the more complex case.
   • BOne scenario for a premium member and one scenario for a non-premium member, both covering the full flow from call receipt to end call.
   • COne scenario that covers a non-premium member only, since that is the most common case.
   • DOne scenario that covers both premium and non-premium members in a single test by using a test data set with both types.
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