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

1. Which statement BEST describes the activities performed by the Test Analyst during the TEST ANALYSIS stage of the test process?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) Producing high-level test cases and defining the supporting test data
B) Ensuring that multiple product risks are covered by one test condition to reduce maintenance overheads
C) Defining the start and completion dates for the test analysis stage
D) Applying test techniques to reduce the likelihood of omitting important test conditions

2. 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

A) 2, 3, 5, 6
B) 1, 4, 5, 7
C) 2, 3, 4, 7
D) 1, 2, 4, 6

3. 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

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

4. A web-based system is being developed to support the administration of tennis tournaments.
The system provides advice on how much money to offer each player as their individual attendance fee.
The amount depends on a combination of the following factors:
* Overall attendance fund (divided into five numeric ranges)
* Player's current world ranking (divided into ten numeric ranges)
* Whether it is a local tournament for the player (YES or NO)
* Their relationship with the tournament sponsors (clothing, equipment, or endorsement)
* Their previous attendance history at this event (finalist, played, withdrew before event, or withdrew during event) It has been noted that the attendance fee calculation does not take account of 'last minute' invitations that are made to replace a player who withdraws close to the tournament start date. In this case, enhanced attendance fees are offered depending on whether the invitation is made within a week, a fortnight, or a month of the tournament start date.
Which of the following specification-based techniques would be the BEST choice for testing the 'last minute' scenario where players are replaced close to the tournament start, and what type of defect is being targeted by the testing?
SELECT ONE OPTION:

A) Boundary Value Analysis technique; Date comparison defects
B) Decision Table testing technique; Fee calculation defects
C) Use Case testing technique; Fee specification defects
D) Equivalence Partitioning technique; Date formatting defects

5. A tablet manufacturer offers the following options for its customers:
* Colour:Black, White, Silver, Gold
* Model:Standard, Mini, Pro
* Gigabytes:32, 64, 128, 256
* Connectivity:Wifi-only, Wifi+Cellular
When applying the pairwise test technique, how many TEST CASES would be needed to ensure that ALL pair combinations are tested?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A) 12
B) 16
C) 9
D) 14

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