Maintenance Projects CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A test manager is conducting a lessons-learned session after a maintenance release. The release had a high number of defects that escaped to production, causing customer complaints. The team identifies that the regression suite did not cover some critical areas. What is the most effective way to apply this lesson?

   • ADocument the lessons learned and move on, since the release is already done.
   • BIncrease the amount of testing for the next release to compensate for the missed defects.
   • CBlame the testers who missed the defects and require them to be more careful in the future.
   • DAdd test cases to the regression suite for the uncovered areas and review the impact analysis process to ensure better coverage in future releases.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of applying lessons learned in a maintenance project?

   • ATo document who was responsible for each defect
   • BTo improve testing practices and processes for future work
   • CTo justify the need for more testers
   • DTo create a complete record of all test cases
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the test completion report in a maintenance project?

   • ATo replace the need for any further testing
   • BTo assign blame for defects
   • CTo list all the test cases that were executed
   • DTo communicate the quality status and residual risks to stakeholders
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which of the following best describes a defining characteristic of a maintenance project?

   • AIt focuses exclusively on new feature development
   • BIt starts from a clean slate with no existing codebase
   • CIt has a fixed, one-time delivery with no further updates
   • DIt involves incremental changes to an existing system
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6. 5application · medium

   A small team maintains a financial reporting application. The original developer who built the reporting engine has left the company, and documentation is sparse. A new developer is assigned to fix a defect in the report generation logic. During testing, the test manager notices that the new developer is making assumptions about how the reporting engine works. What is the most important risk the test manager should address?

   • AThe risk of the test environment being unstable due to frequent changes.
   • BThe risk of introducing new defects due to incorrect assumptions about the system's behavior.
   • CThe risk of the reporting engine being incompatible with the new developer's tools.
   • DThe risk of the defect fix being delayed due to lack of test automation.
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