ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst (CTAL-TA v4.0) Sample Questions:

1. In which of the following circumstances is the transition from a high-level test case to a low-level test case MOST LIKELY to be deferred from test design to test implementation?

A) When product risk analysis has not been completed
B) When the details required depend on the test execution schedule
C) When the person who runs the test will not be its author
D) When specific test data are needed for the test case

2. Your company, which specializes in medical software, has designed an application for use on smartphones and tablets that calculates a person's BMI, Body Mass Index.
How can a Test Analyst BEST contribute to interoperability testing for this application?

A) Verifying that the application co-exists with other health applications on the target device without affecting their performance
B) Verifying that the application integrates with the national health service system, receiving and processing the correct BMI data file
C) Verifying that users with disabilities can access their BMI effectively and efficiently using the application
D) Verifying that the application works on all intended target smartphones and tablet devices and their operating systems

3. As an experienced Test Analyst, you have been asked to collaborate in usability test sessions for a new shopping cart application. In which way would you BEST contribute to this activity?

A) Filling out a WAMMI questionnaire after completion of the usability test sessions
B) Assisting users in verifying that the correct prices have been displayed for items selected
C) Executing purchasing scenarios during the sessions to ensure that accessibility has been addressed
D) Designing various purchasing scenarios for use during the usability test sessions

4. A system will be developed to support the administration of table-tennis tournaments. The following requirements for the enrolment of entrants have been provided:
R1. High. The administrator shall be able to enter the entrant's name, address, phone number/s (mobile and/or home), email and social media handles. Validation rules for these data items are provided separately.
R2. High. The administrator shall be able to enter the entrant's current world ranking (up to 250) and their relationship with the tournament sponsors (i.e. clothing / equipment / endorsement).
R3. High. The administrator shall be able to enter the entrant's attendance history at previous events (i.e.
finalist / played / withdrew during event / withdrew before event).
R4. Medium. From the entrant's address the system shall derive whether or not the entrant lives locally and, on the basis of that combined with other rules that are provided separately, shall suggest how much of the tournament's overall prize fund should be offered to the entrant as their individual attendance fee.
R5. Low. The administrator should be able to change the suggested attendance fee and the system should then deduct this from the remaining prize fund balance accordingly.
You have been asked to review the requirements using perspective-based reading, from your viewpoint as the TA who will be writing functional correctness system test cases. Assume that the other rules referred to by requirements R1 and R4 have been reviewed and are satisfactorily testable. Which conclusion would you reach?

A) Two of the requirements are not fully testable
B) One of the requirements is not fully testable
C) All of the requirements are fully testable
D) Three of the requirements are not fully testable

5. You are working on a project to build a purchasing system. The main requirements for the system are that it shall:
* Allow users to enter details of items that they wish to have purchased and, from these details, create a purchase request.
* Take each purchase request through a workflow that will allow the requestor's line manager to approve the request, reject it or return it for clarification / modification.
* Forward approved requests to the Purchasing Department.
* Allow purchasers to find the best available supplier for each approved request and place the request on that supplier as a purchase order.
The solution is being developed according to the company's traditional V-model methodology. The requirements are clearly documented and include a business process model.
The main release has now been live for three months and you are working on the first maintenance release.
The test manager has asked you, the senior TA, to identify those parts of the test process which were most and least effective at finding defects in the main release.
You have collected statistics for the independent test activities, i.e. excluding developers' testing, including only the 178 defects in the three highest of your five defect severity levels. The results are presented in the table below:

Assume that all defects not found at the first opportunity could have been, e.g. that all defects that escaped into acceptance testing were within the scope and objectives of system testing. By applying Defect detection percentage (DDP) analysis, which test activity was LEAST effective?

A) System testing
B) Acceptance testing
C) Test design, including solution design review
D) Test analysis, including requirements review

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