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

QUESTION NO: 1
As a Test Analyst you are involved in the early stages of an acceptance test for a Product Data Management system. You are asked to write test designs and test cases based on use cases. An earlyversion of the system is already available. It is expected that many things will change (including the user interface) during implementation of the new version.
The tests will be conducted by end-users with much domain knowledge who have also been involved in the project defining the user requirements (in the format of use cases) and reviewing other documentation.
What Is the BEST option regarding the level of detail and documentation required for test cases in the project?

QUESTION NO: 2
Return Item Use Case: The following depicts a main path through the use case, 'Return Item'.
Coverage Rules:
* One test case for basic behavior
* Multiple alternate behaviors may be incorporated into one test case if mutually compatible
* Nested alternate behaviors (like retry attempts) should be amalgamated into a single test case How many test cases should be designed?
SELECT ONE OPTION

QUESTION NO: 3
Which statement BEST describes the activities performed by the Test Analyst during the TEST ANALYSIS stage of the test process?
SELECT ONE OPTION

QUESTION NO: 4
How many cases are required to test the tax system specification as described below, using a decision table which is not collapsed?
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 the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.

QUESTION NO: 5
Which of the following appropriate tasks for the Test Analyst is performed during the test analysis phase?

QUESTION NO: 6
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?

QUESTION NO: 7
company in the medical domain has adopted methodical testing as its preferred test strategy Before being able to release to the market an external audit on the test process is mandatory. The test team consists of a mix of highly experienced domain-based testers and junior testers who only recently joined the company.
What is the BEST option regarding the level of detail and documentation required for test cases in the project?

QUESTION NO: 8
A PIN entry component of an ATM system has been developed using the following state table:

Using the state transition test technique, how many 0-switch test cases are needed to achieve 100% 0-switch coverage?

QUESTION NO: 9
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?

QUESTION NO: 10
Ken finds the quality of the tea locally available to be 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 marketing strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website that has fast loading graphics, 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 with the ability to give general feedback.
Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers who are experienced in web development Ken, although he doesn't have a 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 set of non-functional requirements.
With the strategy taking shape, it is decided that exploratory testing should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken's overall objectives. You have now been given the task of identifying the exploratory tests, which will be executed as test sessions.
Which of the options below state what you will typically use for identifying the exploratory tests?