ISTQB (ISTQB CTAL-TA) ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2012) Sample Questions:

1. You are a Test Analyst in the banking domain. You have received 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.
Which one of the findings described below is true regarding this requirement?

A) The requirement indicates potential usability problems
B) The requirement is unclear in terms of advance limits.
C) The requirement indicates potential performance problems.
D) The requirement is ambiguous in terms of supported cards.

2. The following document has been produced as part of the replacement of an internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application. The replacement application should not differ from the current CRM application, and the documentation reflects this aspiration, with seven specific requirements listed.
Document:New CRM Overview-20nn-1 A
* CRM Replacement
* Author:Andrew Smith
* Date:26-01-20nn
* Version:0.04
The following are individual requirements:
* There are no new screens in the replacement CRM application
* The screen layouts match the existing CRM application
* Screen navigation conforms to the internal company standards
* Data will be displayed within 4 seconds
* Screen US002B layout is amended to introduce the ability to populate a new data item for Financial Conduct Authority registration number (optional field - to be reported from the start of the next tax year). This is a numeric item, unique to any company.
* Security access will be controlled by SSO (Single Sign-On) from the users' network logon
* Users without authorized access will not see any CRM screen
The requirements will be reviewed using a standard checklist:
a. Requirements should be testable
b. Each requirement should be consistent with other requirements
c. Each requirement should be unambiguous
d. Each requirement should have a unique identifier
e. Documents should be versioned, dated, and the author specified
Which checklist items would identify issues in this requirements document?
SELECT ONE OPTION:

A) b, d
B) a, c
C) b, e
D) d, e

3. Consider the following user story: As a student, I want to be able to buy a parking pass (priority: high) Acceptance criteria
- The student will not receive the parking pass if the payment is insufficient.
- Only registered students can buy a parking pass.
- The student can only buy one parking pass each month.
Which of the following checklist items would result in finding a defect for the user story?

A) Does the story follow the commonly used format "As a < >, I want < > so that < >"?
B) Is the story prioritized?
C) Is the story written from the view of the person who requested it?
D) Are the acceptance criteria defined and testable?

4. You work for a software testing consultancy firm, SOFTEST, specializing in the travel industry. A project has started for a new cruise sector client to develop a new user interface allowing customers to search for cruises using several drop-down fields. The project uses a SCRUM methodology with 2-week sprints.
Which option below describes the BEST test techniques to apply for each project?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Pairwise and exploratory testing
B) Pairwise and use case testing
C) Decision table testing and checklist-based testing
D) Classification Tree (class combination coverage) and exploratory testing

5. 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?

A) A large number of test cases should be designed for requirement R1, based on impact
B) The test cases associated with requirement R1 must be run towards the middle of the test execution period.
C) The test cases associated with requirement R1 shall be run first in the test execution period
D) The risk impact for requirement R1 should be categorized as high or very high

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