A change to the database schema is planned. The team wants to determine which test cases need to be executed to ensure the change does not break existing functionality. What should the team do first?

Run all regression tests to ensure no functionality is broken.

Perform impact analysis to identify the affected areas and determine the necessary test scope.

Execute confirmation testing on the database schema change.

Update the test plan to include new test cases for the schema change.

A defect was reported in the report generation module. The developer fixed the code and provided a new build. The tester re-ran the report generation tests and they passed. What should the tester do next?

Run confirmation tests on all modules.

Run regression tests on related modules, such as data export and chart rendering.

Perform impact analysis to determine the scope of the fix.

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Domain 2Objective 4

Confirmation, Regression, and Maintenance Testing CTFL Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Domain 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle domain, which makes up ~16% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~4–6 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 27 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
A company is migrating its application from an on-premises server to a cloud environment. The test team plans to test the application in the new environment. What type of testing is this?
Select an answer first
17foundation · easy
Before planning tests for a maintenance release, a test lead analyzes the proposed change to determine which parts of the system might be affected. What is this activity called?
Select an answer first
18application · medium
A change to the database schema is planned. The team wants to determine which test cases need to be executed to ensure the change does not break existing functionality. What should the team do first?
Select an answer first
19application · medium
A defect was reported in the report generation module. The developer fixed the code and provided a new build. The tester re-ran the report generation tests and they passed. What should the tester do next?
Select an answer first
20foundation · easy
After a developer modifies a module to add a new feature, the test team runs a set of tests to ensure that existing functionality still works as expected. What type of testing is this?
Select an answer first

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Questions 16–20

A company is migrating its application from an on-premises server to a cloud environment. The test team plans to test the application in the new environment. What type of testing is this?

Before planning tests for a maintenance release, a test lead analyzes the proposed change to determine which parts of the system might be affected. What is this activity called?

A change to the database schema is planned. The team wants to determine which test cases need to be executed to ensure the change does not break existing functionality. What should the team do first?

A defect was reported in the report generation module. The developer fixed the code and provided a new build. The tester re-ran the report generation tests and they passed. What should the tester do next?

After a developer modifies a module to add a new feature, the test team runs a set of tests to ensure that existing functionality still works as expected. What type of testing is this?

Keep studying — Domain 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle