Remote version of Exam A4Q AI and Software Testing FL GASQ

    While the QA community debates of the ISTQB certification needness , the GASQ has made significant changes in the structure of test-related certifications.

    In 2018,  ISTQB syllabus has changed.

At the same time, there are more types of certification - you may get test analyst, automated testing, mobile testing certification etc.

    I have ISTQB Foundation certification.

The AI ​​and Software Testing exam is interesting for me in terms of its specifics.

    Click on the link to get acquainted with this direction of certification.

Covid constraints and remote exams

The pandemic has made adjustments - now the  GASQ exams can be taken remotely.

The remote exam procedure is well described in the following article (Russian version).

In a few words - you need to have a room that no one will enter during the exam, a computer, audio playback, and a microphone.

Do not use headphones while.

Additionally, you need a smartphone, on which you will install a special application and will record yourself during the exam.

Types of QA certification

Testing\QA exams are divided into Foundation, Advanced and Expert levels.

In addition, recently there have been branches in the areas of testing.

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Time, questions, points

The exam contains 40 questions for 1.5 hours.

To successfully pass the exam and obtain a certificate, you must have at least 65% of successful answers.

I scored only 52% - accordingly - I did not pass the exam.

Costs

Standard Foundation - 140 Euro.

I bought it at a discount - for 120 Euros.

Questions

Examples of exam questions can be found here.

The questions on the real exam are different from those presented in the examples.

If you are familiar with testing theory in general and have taken the ISTQB Foundation, you should be able to answer a third of the exam questions.

Materials

The best and most reliable source for preparing for GASQ exams is still the syllabus.

I found several videos on this topic on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1e0vDTA7Bc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjQ7mvyZk44

To prepare for an exam, you need to understand basic AI terms and tools.

News

Until recently, AI and Software testing was not part of the ISTQB family.

October 2021 - AI & Software testing has officially entered the ISTQB family of exams.