Test Design and Prioritization CTFL Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A product owner has just defined a new acceptance criterion for a user story: 'The system must display a confirmation message within two seconds of the user clicking Submit.' The team is deciding where to place the test for this criterion in their test strategy. According to the testing quadrants, which quadrant is the most appropriate for this test?

   • AQuadrant Q1, because it is a technology-facing test that supports the team by verifying the code logic.
   • BQuadrant Q4, because it is a technology-facing test that critiques the product by verifying performance and reliability.
   • CQuadrant Q2, because it is a business-facing test that supports the team by verifying the acceptance criterion.
   • DQuadrant Q3, because it is a business-facing test that critiques the product by checking usability and user experience.
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2. 7expert · hard

   A team is working on a legacy system with a large, poorly structured test suite. The test pyramid for this project is inverted: there are many end-to-end tests and very few unit tests. The team has a release deadline in three weeks and a limited budget. They want to improve the test suite's maintainability and speed. Which approach is the most pragmatic?

   • ARewrite the entire test suite to follow the test pyramid, starting with a large number of unit tests.
   • BRemove all end-to-end tests and replace them with integration tests to speed up the suite.
   • CGradually add unit tests for the most critical modules while reducing the number of end-to-end tests over time.
   • DKeep the existing end-to-end tests but run them in parallel to reduce the execution time.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   In the testing quadrants model, which quadrant contains tests that are business-facing and support the team?

   • AQuadrant 4 (technology-facing, critiquing the product)
   • BQuadrant 3 (business-facing, critiquing the product)
   • CQuadrant 1 (technology-facing, supporting the team)
   • DQuadrant 2 (business-facing, supporting the team)
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5. 9expert · hard

   A team is testing a new feature that has a high risk of regression in the payment module. They have a limited time window and must decide which tests to run first. The team has the following test cases: (1) a unit test for the payment calculation logic, (2) an integration test for the payment gateway, (3) an end-to-end test for the complete checkout process, and (4) a usability test for the payment page. Which test should be prioritized first?

   • AThe usability test for the payment page, because it ensures the user can complete the payment.
   • BThe unit test for the payment calculation logic, because it is fast and catches the most defects.
   • CThe integration test for the payment gateway, because it verifies the interaction between components.
   • DThe end-to-end test for the complete checkout process, because it covers the most critical user journey and the highest risk.
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6. 10application · medium

   A team is using the testing quadrants to plan their test activities. They have identified the need for tests that verify the system's behavior from the user's perspective and support the team in developing the product. Which quadrant should they focus on?

   • AQ4, because it is technology-facing and critiques the product.
   • BQ1, because it is technology-facing and supports the team.
   • CQ2, because it is business-facing and supports the team.
   • DQ3, because it is business-facing and critiques the product.
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