Cost of Quality CTAL-TM Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   How can Cost of Quality data be used in decision making?

   • ATo justify investments in prevention and appraisal activities by comparing them to potential failure costs.
   • BTo determine the exact number of test cases needed.
   • CTo replace the need for risk analysis.
   • DTo guarantee that all defects are found before release.
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2. 17application · medium

   A test manager is reviewing the project's financial records to categorize quality-related costs. Which of the following costs should be classified as an appraisal cost?

   • AThe cost of training developers on the new requirements specification
   • BThe cost of reworking a module that failed integration testing
   • CThe cost of providing customer support for a defect found after release
   • DThe cost of the test environment and test data management for the system test phase
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4. 18foundation · easy

   In the Cost of Quality model, what typically happens to failure costs as conformance costs increase?

   • AFailure costs increase proportionally.
   • BFailure costs become negative.
   • CFailure costs decrease, but not to zero.
   • DFailure costs remain constant.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which of the following cost pairs correctly represents the cost of conformance and the cost of non-conformance, respectively?

   • APrevention and external failure; appraisal and internal failure
   • BInternal and external failure; prevention and appraisal
   • CPrevention and appraisal; internal and external failure
   • DAppraisal and internal failure; prevention and external failure
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an example of a cost of non-conformance?

   • ACost of test tool licenses
   • BCost of rework to fix a defect found during system testing
   • CCost of test environment setup
   • DCost of quality training for testers
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