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ISTQB-CTAL-TA ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TACore)v3.1.2 Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which TWO of the following are MOST likely to be defects found as part of portability testing?

a) Insufficient, unclear installation or de-installation instructions

b) Clumsy screen navigation and input screen labeling

c) Inability to log on as an administrator

d) Time out errors when entering incorrect login details

e) The stock control barcodes cannot be read by the replaced barcode scanner

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

a, e

B.

a, d

C.

c, e

D.

b, d

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Questions 5

Applying the State Transition test technique to the given State Transition diagram, how many invalid transitions are there to test?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

15

B.

5

C.

20

D.

10

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Questions 6

What is main difference between user experience and usability?

Options:

A.

Usability relates to people's perceptions and responses; user experience relates to characteristics of the software product.

B.

Usability is evaluated via reviews; the user experience is evaluated via surveys

C.

User experience relates to people's perceptions and responses; usability relates to characteristics of the software product.

D.

There is no difference between user experience and usability, they are the same.

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Questions 7

Sell-It-Cheap salesrooms organize general and specialist sales with commission charges based on the item price. Following customer feedback, the commission bandings have been changed:

    £500 - £749:5.5% fee

    £750 - £999:4.5% fee

What tests would be appropriate to test this change in commission bandings using the 2-point boundary value analysis technique?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

No additional tests required; existing BVA tests can be used

B.

£500, £749, £999, £1000

C.

£748, £749, £750, £751

D.

£499, £500, £749, £750, £999, £1000

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Questions 8

Ken finds the quality of the tea locally available to be so low, that he decides to research superior teas around the world. He decides to market, sell and distribute these superior teas via the web. His marketing strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website that has fast loading graphics, high availability, superior usability and fast response times. The website will offer the following:

- An innovative interactive catalogue of teas, which not only enables customers to buy the product, but also enables them to provide feedback by rating the teas (which will influence his stock purchasing levels).

- Provide the customer with the ability to use secure credit card transactions.

- Provide the customer with the ability to give general feedback.

Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers who are experienced in web development Ken, although he doesn't have a technical skillset, is concerned with quality. He doesn't believe a lot of documentation is necessary and he wants the website to be completed quickly. The test basis contains the following:

- Story boards that show the information flow and page links through the site.

- HTML pages developed to date

- A set of non-functional requirements.

With the strategy taking shape, it is decided that exploratory testing should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken's overall objectives. You have now been given the task of identifying the exploratory tests, which will be executed as test sessions.

Which of the options below state what you will typically use for identifying the exploratory tests?

Options:

A.

Apply equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis using the storyboard ideas as a basis to maximise functional coverage

B.

Use external testers on the team to provide a new approach and fresh view to the testing effort

C.

Create test chatters to be used to guide the testing

D.

Define low-level test cases to be executed by the end users.

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Questions 9

How many cases are required to test the tax system specification as described below, using a decision table which is not collapsed?

Tax system

A tax system needs to be updated due to new legislation. For a person with a salary of less than € 20.000 and who is married, the tax needs to be recalculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.

Options:

A.

2

B.

4

C.

6

D.

8

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Questions 10

An airline provides self-service check-in kiosks for its passengers. The user is asked to present the passport for reading, enter the flight booking number, the seats requested, the number of bags to check-in, and acknowledge that security requirements have been met. The machine then prints the boarding passes.

The following use case has been created:

USE CASE: SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN

    Use case ID:UC23

    Purpose:Passenger checks-in using the self-service kiosk application.

    Actors:Passenger, System

    Pre-conditions:User selects to start self-service check-in at the kiosk and the system asks the user to place the passport on the reader.

You are to apply the Use Case test technique, where the following coverage rules have been defined in the test plan:

    One test case should be designed for the basic behavior.

    One test case should be designed for each alternate and error-handling behavior.

Applying these rules to the Self-Service Check-In Use Case, how many test cases should be designed?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

7

B.

8

C.

2

D.

11

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Questions 11

Which of the following statements BEST describes checklist-based and black-box test techniques?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

The checklist-based technique is most effective when applied by experienced testers; black-box techniques are most effective applied against a well-specified test basis

B.

Checklist-based testing derives tests from lists which focus on defects; black-box techniques find defects through systematic test case design

C.

Checklists should only be used as a source of test design for inexperienced testers; requirement specifications are often used as the basis for applying black-box techniques

D.

The checklist-based technique produces consistent, reproducible test cases; test cases produced by black-box techniques are less systematic

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Questions 12

A tablet manufacturer offers the following options for its customers:

    Colour:Black, White, Silver, Gold (4 options)

    Model:Standard, Mini, Pro (3 options)

    Gigabytes:32, 64, 128, 256 (4 options)

    Connectivity:Wifi-only, Wifi+Cellular (2 options)

Using the pairwise technique, what is the MINIMUM number of test cases needed to achieve a full 2-wise coverage?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

96

B.

12

C.

4

D.

16

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Questions 13

Return Item Use Case: The following depicts a main path through the use case, 'Return Item'.

Coverage Rules:

    One test case for basic behavior

    Multiple alternate behaviors may be incorporated into one test case if mutually compatible

    Nested alternate behaviors (like retry attempts) should be amalgamated into a single test case

How many test cases should be designed?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

2

B.

3

C.

5

D.

1

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Questions 14

You work for a company that is a pioneer in smart energy technology. One of their core products is their energy monitor in-home display device, used to display current and historic energy consumption data to many thousands of customers. It has been designed to integrate with their other smart-home products, including domestic lighting control systems via their HomeHub.

The company is to launch a new application for smartphones and tablets that will allow its customers to view their energy readings remotely and to view their daily budget usage based on seasonal historic data. The application must also support customers with disabilities.

The following requirement specification has been written and you are reviewing it:

Description:

    The customer's daily gas, electricity, and usage figures must be accurately displayed

    The customer’s weekly gas, electricity, and usage figures must be accurately displayed

    The monthly gas, electricity, and usage figures must be accurately displayed

    The customer's annual gas, electricity, and usage figures must be accurately displayed

    The customer should be able to change between displaying gas only, electricity only, or both energy types

    The retrieval time for the customer's energy data must be less than 2 seconds from the opening of the application

    The screen design must be visually attractive and easy to operate for the customer

You are using the following review checklist:

    Is each requirement testable?

    Does each requirement have acceptance criteria listed?

    Is a use case calling structure available (if applicable)?

    Are the requirements uniquely identified?

    Is the specification versioned?

    Is there traceability visible from each requirement to the business/marketing requirements?

    Is there traceability between the requirements and the use cases (if applicable)?

Based on this checklist, which items are NOT met and will fail review?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

1, 2, 4, 6

B.

1, 4, 5, 7

C.

2, 3, 5, 6

D.

2, 3, 4, 7

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Questions 15

Which of the following software development lifecycle models requires the earliest involvement from the Test Analyst?

Options:

A.

V-model

B.

Embedded iterative model

C.

Agile development model

D.

Maintenance lifecycle

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Questions 16

You are testing software which is being ported from one platform to another. There are no documented requirements and there is no time budgeted for writing them.

Which type of test technique is most useful in this situation?

Options:

A.

Black-box test technique

B.

White-box test technique

C.

Defect-based test technique

D.

Experience-based test technique

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Questions 17

You work for an insurance company that is running several parallel projects. You need to recommend the best approach for test case design for each project.

    Project C:Previous releases hadvague and inconsistent requirements. More formal reviews have been introduced to improve quality.

    Project D:Emphasis onregression testing, with most test cases forming part of the regression pack, initially manual but planned for automation.

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

Project C - Low level test cases. Project D - Low level test cases

B.

Project C - Low level test cases. Project D - High level test cases

C.

Project C - High level test cases. Project D - High level test cases

D.

Project C - High level test cases. Project D - Low level test cases

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Questions 18

When would the Test Analyst’s involvement in an Agile project normally start?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

At the beginning of the first iteration

B.

As soon as the user stories have been signed-off

C.

In parallel with coding for the first iteration

D.

At the beginning of the project

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Questions 19

When applying for health insurance from Health4You, applicants are categorized based on age, alcohol consumption, employment, and smoking status. How many test cases are required to give full coverage for the above rules when applying collapsed decision table testing to exclude infeasible combinations and irrelevant conditions?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

12

B.

8

C.

32

D.

10

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Questions 20

You are running a regression test suite using a keyword-driven test approach for automation. The test suite has been enhanced for the current release to include:

    Three new test cases covering new business functionality

    Several new keywords, as project schedule constraints mean that more effective maintenance of the automated test cases is required

However, the automated suite failed unexpectedly when executing one of the new test cases, which was also utilizing a new keyword.

As Test Analyst, what should be your first step?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

Examine the sequence of tests that led up to the failure to determine if the problem occurred in a previous step

B.

Remove the test case from the regression suite and convert it to a manual test, to reduce further impact on project schedules

C.

Run the test case manually to see if the failure lies in the System Under Test (SUT). If the test failsmanually, raise a defect report

D.

Ask the technical test analyst to review the keyword script(s), as this is a new keyword and is the most likely cause of failure

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Questions 21

Which TWO of the following BEST explain why stakeholders should review and understand test conditions and test cases?

a) To make sure that the requirements have been understood by the testers

b) To ensure that adequate coverage of the test basis has been achieved by the tests

c) To ensure that the project remains on schedule, as testing is a key activity

d) To assess the skills and talent of the test analysts

e) To enable the test manager to select the best test approaches in the project test plan

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

c and d

B.

a and b

C.

c and e

D.

b and e

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Questions 22

A major software upgrade includes many new facilities and presents very different screens based on user roles. Computational accuracy is the greatest business risk. Which quality characteristic would you focus on the MOST when testing the system?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

Functional completeness

B.

Functional correctness

C.

Functional appropriateness

D.

Installability

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Questions 23

Which task is considered the responsibility of the Test Analyst and ONLY performed as part of the test implementation activities?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

Identifying test data to support test conditions and test cases

B.

Creating a test execution schedule, including resource allocation

C.

Capturing bi-directional traceability between the test basis, test conditions, and test cases

D.

Designing the test environment and identifying any required infrastructure, including tools

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Questions 24

You are testing a hospital patient management system after a change to the patient capture application. You are running interoperability tests. Which TWO of the following are NOT interoperability defects?

a) The patient name field is truncated on one of the receiving department systems

b) Hospital administrators find the new patient-capture application screens difficult to navigate

c) Two department systems are unable to recognise the format of international telephone numbers for foreign patients

d) Existing patient data takes too long to retrieve by the patient-capture application

e) There are spelling errors in the field names on some screens

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

c, e

B.

a, b

C.

a, c

D.

b, d

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Questions 25

When applying the State Transition test technique to the given State Transition diagram, and assuming that screen refreshes can be applied multiple times, how many 1-switch transitions are there starting from the state 'Screen 1'?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

7

B.

10

C.

5

D.

3

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Questions 26

Ticket machines are to be installed at the train station of a major European airport to enable newly arriving passengers to quickly purchase their tram tickets.

You are testing this new application and the following Use Case has been provided:

USE CASE: Credit Card Purchase

    Use Case ID: UC-001401

    Purpose: To purchase a single ticket to the city center

    Actors: User

    Preconditions: Ticket machine is at the "select language" screen, user has a valid credit card

You have been asked to review this Use Case. Which ONE of the following checklist items are TRUE and will pass?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

All alternate paths are identified

B.

All error messages are defined

C.

Each path is testable

D.

The main path is clearly defined

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Questions 27

Which pair of statements correctly describes when functional completeness, functional correctness, and/or functional appropriateness are undertaken?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

Functional appropriateness testing is usually undertaken during system testing (but also during the later stages of integration testing); functional correctness testing can be conducted at any test level

B.

Functional completeness is performed as the last stage of testing; Functional correctness can be undertaken at any test level and often uses the specification or legacy system as a test oracle

C.

Functional completeness for system integration may focus on high-level business cases; functional appropriateness is usually performed prior to system testing

D.

Functional correctness testing is only performed at the system test level; functional completeness is performed at the system integration testing stage

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Questions 28

You work for a company that is a pioneer in smart energy technology. The company is planning to launch a new application for smartphones and tablets that will allow customers to view their energy readings remotely. The application must support customers with disabilities.

The application is being delivered using a hybrid mix of agile and V-model methodologies over three iterations:

    Iteration 1:Development of the application for the iOS operating system

    Iteration 2:Enhancement to support the Android operating system

    Iteration 3:Enhancement to provide daily budget usage

You have been asked to review the risk register and design test conditions for the highest priority product risks that fall into your area of responsibility, relating to Iterations 1 and 2 only.

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

R02

B.

R03

C.

R04

D.

R01

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Exam Code: ISTQB-CTAL-TA
Exam Name: ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TACore)v3.1.2
Last Update: Apr 19, 2025
Questions: 95

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