Product Quality Metrics CTEL-ITP-ATP Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A testing team notices that the number of defects found in the 'checkout' module is significantly higher than in other modules. What is the most appropriate next step?

   • AInvestigate the root cause of the high defect concentration in the checkout module
   • BIgnore the anomaly because the overall defect count is within acceptable limits
   • CIncrease testing effort in other modules to balance the defect count
   • DRemove the checkout module from the test scope
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2. 12application · medium

   A testing team wants to measure the number of defects found per test case. They have access to a test management tool that records test execution results and a defect tracking system. What is the most appropriate method to collect this data?

   • AManually count defects from the defect tracking system
   • BAsk testers to estimate the number of defects per test case
   • CUse the test management tool's reporting feature to link test cases to defects
   • DReview the source code to count defects
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4. 13expert · hard

   A testing team tracks the number of defects found per test hour. The metric has been steadily increasing for three months. The team lead wants to understand if this is a positive trend. What additional analysis is needed to make this determination?

   • ACheck if the defects are all low severity
   • BCompare the defect find rate to the defect escape rate
   • CReview the test cases to ensure they are not too easy
   • DIncrease the number of test hours to see if the rate continues to rise
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5. 14expert · hard

   A testing manager observes that the defect detection percentage (DDP) has increased from 80% to 90% over the last quarter. However, the number of customer-reported defects has also increased. What is the most likely explanation for this apparent contradiction?

   • AThe customer-reported defects are all low severity and not captured in the DDP calculation.
   • BThe DDP calculation is being skewed by an increase in the total number of defects found.
   • CThe testing team is reporting defects more accurately, leading to a higher DDP.
   • DThe testing team is finding more defects, but the product is becoming less stable.
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6. 15expert · hard

   A testing manager is reviewing the defect detection percentage (DDP) for two projects. Project A has a DDP of 92%, and Project B has a DDP of 85%. However, Project B has a much lower defect escape rate in production. What is the most likely explanation?

   • AProject B has fewer total defects, making its DDP lower
   • BProject A's DDP is inflated by a large number of low-severity defects
   • CProject A has a more effective testing process
   • DProject B's testing process is less effective but the product is simpler
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