A software development team is building a new mobile banking application. During a retrospective, the team notes that a significant number of defects are being found during system testing that relate to fundamental misunderstandings of the user requirements. Which of the following practices, if implemented, would be the MOST effective way to address the root cause of this issue in future sprints?
A project manager is concerned about the quality of a safety-critical avionics system. To minimize cognitive bias and ensure the most rigorous level of scrutiny, which level of test independence is MOST appropriate for system and acceptance testing?
A tester is using a checklist-based approach to evaluate a new e-commerce website. One of the items on the checklist is: 'Is the user interface responsive on mobile devices?' After finding several layout issues on a smartphone, the tester starts exploring other related but undocumented responsive design behaviors, such as how the site performs in landscape mode and on tablets. This evolution of testing approach is a natural transition from checklist-based testing to what other technique?
A test manager is creating a test plan for a project with a fixed deadline and a limited budget. The project involves integrating a new third-party payment gateway, which is identified as a high-risk component. Which test management activity is MOST influenced by this risk assessment?
A testing team has just completed a full regression test cycle for a large enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Which of the following work products would be created during the 'Test Completion' phase? (Select TWO).
A medical records system incorrectly calculates a patient's age, causing it to display as 25 instead of 52. This leads a doctor to prescribe an incorrect dosage of a medication. In this scenario, what does the incorrect dosage represent?
You are testing an online shopping cart's discount functionality. The rule is: 'A 10% discount is applied for orders over $100. A 15% discount is applied for orders over $200. A 20% discount is applied for VIP members on any order over $50.' Which test technique is most suitable for systematically testing these overlapping business rules?
True or False: In a DevOps environment utilizing a CI/CD pipeline, manual testing is completely eliminated in favor of fully automated testing.
An agile team is using the test pyramid model to guide their test automation strategy. Where in the pyramid would tests that verify the interaction and data transfer between two microservices typically reside? ```mermaid graph TD A[UI Tests] --> B[Service/API Tests]; B --> C[Unit Tests]; style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px ```
A tester logs the following defect: 'The application crashes when I click the Save button.' The developer rejects the defect, stating it is not reproducible. Upon review, the tester realizes they omitted key information. Which of the following pieces of information are MOST critical to add to the defect report to ensure reproducibility?