BCS TTA-19 Actual Tests : ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst 2019

Which ONE of the following statements best describes the role of taxonomies in defect-based testing?

• A. Taxonomies are used to describe categories of web site topics to be tested
• B. Taxonomies hold the details of all the faults found on the project
• C. Taxonomies list the variety of techniques available in defect-based testing
• D. Taxonomies are used to list types of fault to search for

Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical pre-condition for test execution?

• A. Defined level of requirements coverage achieved
• B. A process for managing identified defects
• C. A properly configured test environment
• D. Thoroughly specified test procedures

Scenario "Tax system"
The tax system needs to be updated due to new legislation, For a person with a salary of less than f20.000 and who is married, the tax needs to be re-calculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.
How many input classes can be distinguished when applying equivalence partitioning to the Tax System specification?

• A. 7
• B. 6
• C. 8
• D. 5

Scenario "Incident management"
A test team is keeping logs of the incidents that they observe. They use a commonly-available word processor to write the incident reports in individual files, which are held in shared storage.
They track the incidents, along with some incident details, in a spreadsheet.
Identify THREE main advantages of this approach to incident management.

• A. Can be easily integrated with other tools, such as configuration management tools and test execution tools
• B. High level of usability
• C. Large files are not a problem
• D. Quick to set up and cheap
• E. Easy to document screen shots and have attachments to the spreadsheet
• F. Allows co-operation of various locations
• G. Electronic rather than manual

Scenario "Tax system"
The 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 re-calculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.
How many output classes can be distinguished when applying equivalence partitioning to the Tax System specification?

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 4
• D. 5