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1) ISTQB Foundation Certificate (Certified Tester Foundation Level) is an entry qualification for the Beating the Systematic Software Testing in
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2) The ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus has been updated in 2010. Following quick
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3) The breakup of questions as per K-Levels is as under: Checklists for Testers & Developers
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Above proportions of questions is approximate and the exact breakdown is not mandatory, but exams
are by & large structured as per these & are quite close to these proportions as far as possible.

G) Relation between K-Levels & Different Topics in Testing:

1) Level K4: It deals with statement and decision coverage. You can expect maximum two K4 questions and
more likely only one, and the topic will be assessing statement and/or decision coverage for completeness with
respect to meeting the specified exit criteria.

2) Level K3: Majority of K3 questions are likely to be based on Section 4 of the syllabus, hence most K3
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H) Tips for better performance in the exam:

1) Read the syllabus carefully & you should be quite familiar with it. Generally the questions come
directly from the syllabus and usually even the wording too is similar to that used in the syllabus.

2) Solve as many example questions as you can so that you become familiar with the wording of
questions as well as types of questions.

3) It is a short duration exam, hence you will not be able to study the entire paper in depth. Hence to
begin with, study the entire paper answering those questions that are straightforward and for which you
know the answer.

After finishing this simple task you will have a smaller task to complete and you will probably have taken
less than a minute for each question that you have already answered, giving you more time to
concentrate on those that you will need more time to answer.

4) If you have prepared well, you can answer 40 questions in less than 45 minutes.

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