A release manager asks the test team to provide an estimate for testing a new release and to indicate when the release is ready for production. The test team has completed most testing but found a few unresolved defects. What should the test team provide to support the release decision?

A test estimate for the remaining work and an assessment of whether exit criteria are met.

A detailed test plan for the next release.

A recommendation to release immediately because testing is almost complete.

A list of all test cases executed and their pass/fail status.

A test team is working on a project where the exit criteria include 100% statement coverage and zero open critical defects. The team has achieved 100% statement coverage, but there are two open critical defects. What should the test team do?

Recommend release because coverage is high.

Continue testing and report the open defects as a risk to the release.

Change the exit criteria to allow open critical defects.

Stop testing because coverage is complete.

During iteration planning, what is a key contribution of testers?

Selecting the development tools for the team

Defining the project's overall release date

Writing the product backlog for the entire project

Estimating the testing effort for the user stories in the iteration

Which of the following is a common test estimation technique?

Using the number of developers as the estimate

Copying estimates from a previous project without adjustment

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Domain 5Objective 1

Test Planning and Estimation CTFL Practice Questions (Page 7)

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A release manager asks the test team to provide an estimate for testing a new release and to indicate when the release is ready for production. The test team has completed most testing but found a few unresolved defects. What should the test team provide to support the release decision?
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32application · medium
A test team is working on a project where the exit criteria include 100% statement coverage and zero open critical defects. The team has achieved 100% statement coverage, but there are two open critical defects. What should the test team do?
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During iteration planning, what is a key contribution of testers?
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34foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common test estimation technique?
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