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iSQI CTAL-TA_Syll2012 ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2012) Exam Practice Test

ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2012) Questions and Answers

Question 1

Ken, an entrepreneur in Leeds finds the quality of the tea locally available 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 market strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website with graphics that are fast to load, has 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 to give general feedback

Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers that are experienced in web development. Ken, although he doesn't have 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 statement of non-functional requirements.

With the strategy taking shape, Ken asks your advice on the specific testing techniques that should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken’s overall objectives.

Which TWO of the following items may more frequently need to be explained in greater detail for non-functional defect reports than for a functional defect report?

[K2] 1 credit

Options:

A.

Expected results

B.

Steps to reproduce the defect

C.

Test data used to identify the fault

D.

Level of load on the system at the time of failure

E.

Actual results

Question 2

Ken, an entrepreneur in Leeds finds the quality of the tea locally available 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 market strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website with graphics that are fast to load, has 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 to give general feedback

Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers that are experienced in web development. Ken, although he doesn't have 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 statement of non-functional requirements.

With the strategy taking shape, Ken asks your advice on the specific testing techniques that should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken’s overall objectives.

Which of the following represents the best choice of testing techniques in this scenario?

[K4] 3 credits

Options:

A.

Equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis using the storyboard ideas as a basis to maximize functional coverage.

B.

Decision testing to ensure that there is no redundant code

C.

Exploratory testing to maximize the value of the team’ experience

D.

State transition testing to test the web site’s availability statuses

Question 3

During the test execution defects are found on non-compliancy to requirements, calculations that produce incorrect results, and improper handling of data or situations.

Which of the following test types is most likely being performed?

[K2] 1 credit

Options:

A.

Usability testing

B.

Interoperability testing

C.

Accuracy testing

D.

Suitability testing

Question 4

As part of defining an approach the usability, acceptance criteria need to be defined. Which of the following acceptance criteria would be appropriate for operability?

[K4] 3 credits

Options:

A.

Percentage of participants who completed each task correctly

B.

Mean extent to which each task was completely and correctly achieved, scored as a percentage

C.

Mean time taken to complete each task (for correctly completed tasks)

D.

SUMI user satisfaction score

Question 5

Supercar

Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in single manufacturer’s Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons. A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and body style. The manufacturer offers three choices of power unit: petrol, diesel and hybrid. There are 3 main body styles: Saloon, Hatchback and SUV. SUVs only come as petrol and diesel options. Hybrid is available for Hatchback only. The site will allow an order to be processed if the chosen vehicle configurations are in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to try again later.

Based on the specification the following classification tree has been developed:

Based on the “Supercar” classification tree the following positive test cases have been created:

Which test case is needed to complete the set?

[K3] 2 credits

Options:

A.

Power Unit: Hybrid, Body Style: Saloon

B.

Power Unit: Diesel, Body Style: Hatchback

C.

Power Unit: Petrol, Body Style: Saloon

D.

Power Unit: Hybrid, Body Style: Hatchback

Question 6

A company offering house insurance policies has several policy options. They depend on the following factors:

- Building type: house, semi-detached, apartment building, cottage

Material: wood, concrete, brick, mixed

Location: city, suburb, countryside, wilderness

It has been decided to use the pair wise test technique and apply 2-wise coverage. To design the test case an appropriate orthogonal array needs to be located.

Which of the following orthogonal arrays is to be selected for testing the house insurance policies?

[K3] 3 credits

A)

B)

C)

D)

Options:

A.

Exhibit A

B.

Exhibit B

C.

Exhibit C

D.

Exhibit D

Question 7

According to the ISTQB Advanced syllabus, which of the following would be the MOST effective method of communication between test team members who are distributed across several time zones?

[K2] 1 credit

Options:

A.

Accurate recording of defect information in the defect tracking system

B.

Accepting frequent builds from the developers to keep all testers working on the same version at the same time

C.

Skype meetings for personal interaction

D.

Weekly, mandatory meeting with all personnel present

Question 8

You are working as a tester on a project to develop a point-of-sales system for grocery stores. Which of the following is a product risk that could be identified for such a system?

[K3] 2 credits

Options:

A.

The arrival of a more reliable competing product on the market

B.

Delivery of an incomplete test release to the first cycle of system test

C.

An excessively high number of defect fixes fail during re-testing

D.

Failure to accept allowed credit cards

Question 9

Which of the following comments would be the MOST important one you would make?

[K3] 2 credits

Options:

A.

Description of flow is not detailed enough

B.

Specific characteristics of actor(s) are missing

C.

No usability acceptance criteria

D.

User tasks not defined