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ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2019) Question and Answers

ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2019)

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Questions 1

REQ1 a sun cancer warning system shall produce a daily score sheet based on the number of hours expose to the sun and the intensity of sun radiation.

REQ2 The number of hours exposed to the sun shall be categorized in A (below 2), B (2 to 4 hours) or C (more than 4 hours)

REQ3 The intensity of sun radiation shall be labelled as low, medium, high, or extreme.

Based on the requirements stated above a Test Analyst has defined the following three test cases:

How many test conditions to be identified from requirements REQ2 and REQ3, are NOT covered by the three test cases:

Options:

A.  

3

B.  

4

C.  

6

D.  

8

Discussion 0
Questions 2

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

Discussion 0
Questions 3

What are ways in which classification trees support the application of pairwise testing?

a. They help to identify inputs to be used by the pairwise test technique

b. They show the combinations needed to cover all-pairs

c. They help to identify particular combinations of interest

d. They show both typical and atypical behavior

e. They show the expected results for the various test cases

Options:

A.  

b and c

B.  

b, d and e

C.  

a, b and c

D.  

c and e

Discussion 0
Questions 4

You've created a checklist for an upcoming requirements/use case review. You have included validating the testability of each requirement, and establishing acceptance criteria for each requirement.

You've ensured that each requirement and use case has a unique identifier that complies with company policy. What else should you add to the checklist?

Options:

A.  

Decision tables

B.  

State transition diagrams

C.  

Orthagonal arrays for all specified variables

D.  

Traceability documentation

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Based on the tax system specification as described below, using boundary value analysis, which would be the best test set to explicitly test on single boundary value fully?

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 a person has at least three and less than six children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.

Options:

A.  

Test set (i)

B.  

Test set (ii)

C.  

Test set (iii)

D.  

Test set (iv)

Discussion 0
Questions 6

You are testing the processing of a critical traffic control system to which various regulations apply The processing of the input variables is dependent

on defined ranges within which the actual retrieved data values can lie.

Which of the following black-box test techniques should you use to test the processing functionality of this system?

Options:

A.  

Use case testing

B.  

Pairwise testing

C.  

Equivalence partitioning enhanced with boundary value analysis

D.  

State transition testing

Discussion 0
Questions 7

A car navigation system needs to be integrated in the overall car software It is important to verify that the car navigation is functioning correctly once integrated. Thus functional correctness is considered to be important.

Which of the following techniques is most likely to support the required functional correctness testing?

Options:

A.  

State transition testing

B.  

Multiple condition testing

C.  

Vulnerability scan

D.  

Heuristic evaluation

Discussion 0
Questions 8

Based on the classification tree shown below, using the pairwise testing technique how many test cases are required to test all pairs?

Options:

A.  

3

B.  

8

C.  

9

D.  

12

Discussion 0
Questions 9

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.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

Consider the following use case for a "pick your dog" application called "Shelter Search".

1. The user enters his zip code

2. The user enters his breed choice

3. The system displays the list of shelters within a 30 mile radius of the user's zip code which have the selected breed

4. The user selects a shelter

5. The system displays the available appointment times for the next seven days

6. The user selects an appointment time

7. The system records the user's appointment

8. The system displays the address and phone number for the selected shelter

9. The system confirms the user's appointment

Alternate Paths:

1a. The user cancels out

2a. The user doesn't find their choice

2b. The user enters their breed choice in the "other" text field

3a. No shelters are found with the selected breed

3b The user is prompted to enter a larger search radius

4a. The user cancels out

5a. There are no appointments available in the next seven days

5b. The user is asked if they want to search the next 30 days

6a. The user cancels out

7a. The system cannot record the appointment

7b. The system displays an error

8a. The system cannot display the address

8b. The system displays an error

How many test cases will be needed to achieve minimum coverage of this use case?

Options:

A.  

1

B.  

7

C.  

9

D.  

14

Discussion 0
Questions 11

Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specialising in a 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 mam 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 at least one of the chosen vehicle configurations is in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to try again later As a Test Analyst you are asked to review the Supercar specification before starting to design the corresponding usability test cases. Which of the comments below should you make?

Options:

A.  

I have no comments, specification looks OK

B.  

Boundaries for stock levels are ambiguous.

C.  

Dependencies between power unit and body style are ambiguous

D.  

It is not clear which message will be displayed when the car is "out of stock"

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Based on the system state transition diagram of an ATM system shown below, using the state transition test technique which of the following is an example of a test case required to achieve 1-switch coverage?

Options:

A.  

1 st try-> 2nd try

B.  

1 st try -> 2nd try -> 3rd try

C.  

1st try -> 2nd try -> eat card

D.  

1 st try -> 2nd try -> 3rd try -> access to act

Discussion 0
Questions 13

What type of testing would focus on completeness, appropriateness, and correctness characteristics of the application under test?

Options:

A.  

Functional testing

B.  

Reliability testing

C.  

Usability testing

D.  

Efficiency testing

Discussion 0
Questions 14

You are working on a hand held product that will be used by carpet salespeople to create estimates while the salesperson is at the customer's location. The carpet installation prices are different based on how much carpet the customer will be buying. If the customer is buying enough only for a small room (less than 20 square yards) the cost to install is $5 a square yard. For a medium room (less than 40 square yards) the cost to install is $4 a square yard. For a large room (40 square yards or more) the cost to install is $2 a square yard. Two small rooms or one small room plus a set of stairs is priced at the medium room price. Two medium rooms or one medium room plus a set of stairs is priced at the large room price.

Which of the following is the smallest set of test conditions to provide minimum coverage of the boundary values?

Options:

A.  

0 sq yds, 1 sq yd, 19 sq yds, 20 sq yds, 39 sq yds, 40 sq yds, max sq yds, max sq yds + 1

B.  

20 sq yds, 40 sq yds

C.  

No purchase, 1 sq yd, 20 sq yds, 40 sq yds, max sq yds

D.  

O One small room, one medium room, one large room, one set of stairs, one large room + 1 set of stairs

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Which of the following activities should normally occur during test analysis?

Options:

A.  

Determining the execution order of test cases

B.  

Reporting test cases executed versus test cases planned

C.  

Developing test procedures

D.  

Identifying test conditions

Discussion 0
Questions 16

Consider the following requirement:

The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros for all supported credit cards The following credit cards are supported- American Express, Diners, VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard.

The requirement has been identified as business critical.

The following test conditions have been derived:

1. The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros

2. It shall support American Express, Diners, VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard.

Assume you are following a risk-based testing strategy, where likelihood and impact are both assessed on a five-point scale ranging from very low to

very high The requirement R1 was identified as a risk item during the quality risk analysis process. In total 20 risk items were identified during this process

Assume that technical project stakeholders have assessed the likelihood of the requirement R1 risk item at a medium level Given only the information above, which of the following statements is true?

Options:

A.  

The test cases associated with requirement R1 shall be run first in the test execution period

B.  

The test cases associated with requirement R1 must be run towards the middle of the test execution period.

C.  

A large number of test cases should be designed for requirement R1, based on impact

D.  

The risk impact for requirement R1 should be categorized as high or very high

Discussion 0
Questions 17

You are assigned as a Senior Test Analyst to lead a project test team composed of business users. These users have extensive business knowledge, but no testing experience. There is another test team composed of in-sourced professional testers that will also be used for this project. Your business users will be assisting the project on a part-time basis. The development team is building an application using the "V-model" development lifecycle. Your company has automated testing tools and test management systems for use by dedicated test teams. What would be an effective method to employ your business users in your testing effort?

Options:

A.  

Provide them with high-level test charters to execute checklists of items to be tested. You may also provide criteria to assist in verifying the application under test.

B.  

Using their knowledge of the system, have them construct detailed state transition diagrams, then translate the information into detailed step-by-step test procedures.

C.  

Have your business testers create automated test scripts using available test tools to ensure that regression tests can be executed on a timely basis.

D.  

With their knowledge of business rules, have them create a detailed decision table, then enter the resulting information into the test management system as step-by-step test cases.

Discussion 0
Questions 18

The following decision table shows the conditions/actions that are handled by the current system regarding taking credit cards for reservations.

The customer has decided that credit cards are too high risk and wants to change to accepting only debit cards. Debit cards have to be valid and also require a valid PIN in order to be accepted. Debit cards require purchase amount approval in order to be accepted. Given these changes, how many test cases will be needed to provide 100% coverage of the decision table?

Options:

A.  

5

B.  

6

C.  

7

D.  

8

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Consider the following state diagram for a simple ATM.

The decision has been made to add the following capabilities:

Allow the customer to go from Get Balance to Deposit, Withdrawal or Menu.

Allow the customer to go from Deposit to Withdrawal, Get Balance or Menu

From Withdrawal the customer still will be able to go only to Menu.

How many test cases are required to achieve 100% 0-switch coverage of the new and existing capabilities?

Options:

A.  

6

B.  

9

C.  

13

D.  

16

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Consider the following decision table:

This decision table has been created to test the following specification: Persons that study at a university (C1) and have parents whose total annual income is less than € 30.000 (C2), receive a scholarship In in addition to these qualifications, if they also live away from home (C3), they receive an addition to their scholarship (A2) How many cases are left when this decision table is collapsed?

Options:

A.  

1

B.  

2

C.  

4

D.  

5

Discussion 0
Questions 21

You are a test analyst assigned to a project to conduct System Integration Testing (SIT).

Who would need to understand your tests?

Options:

A.  

Customers who will need to execute the tests during beta test

B.  

Developers, who will review the tests, and auditors, who may have to approve the tests

C.  

Project management in a formal walkthrough and inspection

D.  

Business users for use in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) when SIT is complete

Discussion 0
Questions 22

In the software development lifecycle, when should you usually conduct functional completeness testing that focuses on high-level business cases?

Options:

A.  

Unit testing

B.  

Performance testing

C.  

System integration testing

D.  

O User acceptance testing

Discussion 0
Questions 23

You have been working as a Test Analyst for a customer-facing application that is critical to the reputation of your company. You have worked with business users to create use

cases and captured a variety of scenarios, including both main and alternate paths. You have managed to create a suite of use cases that portrays a realistic usage model of the system.

Because of this, you will also be able to use these use cases for what other type of testing?

Options:

A.  

Experience-based testing

B.  

Performance testing

C.  

Defect-based testing

D.  

FMEA

Discussion 0
Questions 24

While experience-based testing can be very effective, it does have some drawbacks. What is a drawback of experience-based testing?

Options:

A.  

It is too structured for some test situations

B.  

It is difficult to achieve specific test coverage levels

C.  

It can be time-consuming and create a large amount of test documentation

D.  

It requires an extensive amount of pre-planning by experienced testers

Discussion 0