ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst - CTAL-TTA Exam Practice Test
You are defining the test approach for an Agile project developing a system to control traffic lights at busy road junctions. The system will use sensors to measure traffic density and flow rates, optimizing traffic flow.
While safety-critical, a risk assessment has deemed the project's risk level as low due to the team's expertise.
Which option below represents the BEST test approach for this project?
Key to symbols:
* + (highly recommended)
* (recommended)
* o (neutral/optional)
* * (not recommended)
* - (not to be used)
SELECT ONE OPTION
While safety-critical, a risk assessment has deemed the project's risk level as low due to the team's expertise.
Which option below represents the BEST test approach for this project?
Key to symbols:
* + (highly recommended)
* (recommended)
* o (neutral/optional)
* * (not recommended)
* - (not to be used)
SELECT ONE OPTION
Correct Answer: B
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The stakeholders in a new system want its mean time between failure to be three months or longer, with a mean time to repair the system of ten minutes or less when it does fail. When planning and specifying reliability tests to be performed before release, which ONE of the following is a factor that must be considered?
Correct Answer: A
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Which option below describes the BEST approach for testing a Medium risk mission- or safety-critical system?
SELECT ONE OPTION
SELECT ONE OPTION
Correct Answer: D
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You are working on a new product that will provide an online pizza ordering service. Not everyone wants to create a frequent-eater pizza account, so the user can either log in to their existing account, create an account or proceed as a "guest" user. People with existing accounts have the option to update their accounts including changing address, changing credit card information and changing phone number. New account creation requires the user to enter their address, credit card information and phone number. This information Is validated to be sure the address matches the credit card information.
Once the user logs in, they are able to order their pizza. They can request up to five different pizzas and can select different ingredients on each. A user is allowed to pick up to 10 different ingredients per pizza. They can also select from a pre-defined set of ingredients as follows: "meat lovers", "all veggie', "cheese please', and
"throw it all on".
The busiest day of the year for this product will be the day of the final football game of the professional season. In addition to the normal high load, the company will also be running a special on the "cheese please" pizza (buy 3 get 2 more free). The new product will need to handle a load that Is expected to be twice as high as the load on the old product last year. Given this information, what is an important item that should be addressed In the architectural specification?
Once the user logs in, they are able to order their pizza. They can request up to five different pizzas and can select different ingredients on each. A user is allowed to pick up to 10 different ingredients per pizza. They can also select from a pre-defined set of ingredients as follows: "meat lovers", "all veggie', "cheese please', and
"throw it all on".
The busiest day of the year for this product will be the day of the final football game of the professional season. In addition to the normal high load, the company will also be running a special on the "cheese please" pizza (buy 3 get 2 more free). The new product will need to handle a load that Is expected to be twice as high as the load on the old product last year. Given this information, what is an important item that should be addressed In the architectural specification?
Correct Answer: C
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A review of the following pseudo code is to be performed using a checklist:
Module Vowel Counter
Message: array of Characters
M, N: Integer
ACount, ECount, ICount, OCount, UCount: Integer
BEGIN
I=1
Read Nextchar
While Nextchar <> 'S'
DO
Message (I) = Nextchar
I = I+1
Read Nextchar
ENDWHILE
FOR M = 1 To I
DO
Print (Message(M))
IF Message (M) = 'E'
THEN
ECount = ECount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'A'
THEN
ACount = ACount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'I'
THEN
ICount = ICount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'O'
THEN
OCount = OCount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'U'
THEN
UCount = UCount + 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDFOR
Print ('Message contains ' ACount + ECount + ICount + OCount + UCount ' vowels') END Which of the following checklist items would find code errors in this scenario?
A) Are all variables properly declared?
B) Are all loops, branches, and logic constructs complete, correct, and properly nested?
C) Are all cases covered in an IF-ELSEIF, including ELSE or DEFAULT clauses?
D) Are loop termination conditions obvious and invariably achievable?
E) Are there any redundant or unused variables?
Module Vowel Counter
Message: array of Characters
M, N: Integer
ACount, ECount, ICount, OCount, UCount: Integer
BEGIN
I=1
Read Nextchar
While Nextchar <> 'S'
DO
Message (I) = Nextchar
I = I+1
Read Nextchar
ENDWHILE
FOR M = 1 To I
DO
Print (Message(M))
IF Message (M) = 'E'
THEN
ECount = ECount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'A'
THEN
ACount = ACount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'I'
THEN
ICount = ICount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'O'
THEN
OCount = OCount + 1
ELSE
IF Message (M) = 'U'
THEN
UCount = UCount + 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDFOR
Print ('Message contains ' ACount + ECount + ICount + OCount + UCount ' vowels') END Which of the following checklist items would find code errors in this scenario?
A) Are all variables properly declared?
B) Are all loops, branches, and logic constructs complete, correct, and properly nested?
C) Are all cases covered in an IF-ELSEIF, including ELSE or DEFAULT clauses?
D) Are loop termination conditions obvious and invariably achievable?
E) Are there any redundant or unused variables?
Correct Answer: B
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An enhancement to a Social Media application allows for the creation of new Groups. Any number of existing application members can be added to a Group. An attempt to add a non-existing member of the application to a Group will result in an error. Members can also be removed from an existing Group. Existing Groups can also be deleted but only if there are no current members attached to it.
Which keyword-driven input table provides an adequate test of this enhancement?
Which keyword-driven input table provides an adequate test of this enhancement?
Correct Answer: B
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A project to replace your company's sales and merchandising system has begun. The old system is still in production but is poorly documented and expensive to maintain: changing it has often produced a large quantity of defects. The new version will be developed using modern techniques and technology.
Requirements include:
* Loading sales data, sent electronically from the stores each evening, into a central database where it is then available for other applications.
* Producing sales reports for the merchandisers, whose job is to manage stock levels in stores.
* Predictions of future demand for each product, based on a combination of sales history and forecasting parameters.
Requirements 1 and 2 are satisfied by the existing system and will be rewritten with no significant changes.
Requirement 3 is new: these forecasting reports will be run overnight, and users will request them by entering simple parameters online during the day.
The sales data are loaded in an overnight batch run. There have been problems at peak periods when this run has taken longer than scheduled, so that dependent jobs could not finish before the start of the working day.
As a Technical Test Analyst, you have been asked to contribute to the project's Master Test Plan. The key stakeholders are:
* The Merchandising Manager, who wants parameter entry to be quick and easy.
* The Data Centre Manager, who requires the new batch jobs to take less time than the old ones.
No specific performance requirements have been given, either for the batch jobs or for online parameter entry.
Which TWO of the following will BEST meet the objectives of the stakeholders?
Requirements include:
* Loading sales data, sent electronically from the stores each evening, into a central database where it is then available for other applications.
* Producing sales reports for the merchandisers, whose job is to manage stock levels in stores.
* Predictions of future demand for each product, based on a combination of sales history and forecasting parameters.
Requirements 1 and 2 are satisfied by the existing system and will be rewritten with no significant changes.
Requirement 3 is new: these forecasting reports will be run overnight, and users will request them by entering simple parameters online during the day.
The sales data are loaded in an overnight batch run. There have been problems at peak periods when this run has taken longer than scheduled, so that dependent jobs could not finish before the start of the working day.
As a Technical Test Analyst, you have been asked to contribute to the project's Master Test Plan. The key stakeholders are:
* The Merchandising Manager, who wants parameter entry to be quick and easy.
* The Data Centre Manager, who requires the new batch jobs to take less time than the old ones.
No specific performance requirements have been given, either for the batch jobs or for online parameter entry.
Which TWO of the following will BEST meet the objectives of the stakeholders?
Correct Answer: A,D
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Which TWO of the following describe a function of some common web-based testing tools?
A) To generate HTML and XML that is compliant with industry standards such as W3C B) To provide information on the size of the web pages and on the time necessary to download them C) To scan and check that no broken or missing hyperlinks are present on a web site D) To allow applications to be tested by simulating a mobile platform's runtime environment E) To provide an engine that allows a user to execute a model describing a system's intended run-time behavior
A) To generate HTML and XML that is compliant with industry standards such as W3C B) To provide information on the size of the web pages and on the time necessary to download them C) To scan and check that no broken or missing hyperlinks are present on a web site D) To allow applications to be tested by simulating a mobile platform's runtime environment E) To provide an engine that allows a user to execute a model describing a system's intended run-time behavior
Correct Answer: B
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Given the following decision: IF X < 5 OR Y > 10 THEN
Which of the following sets of test inputs will achieve full MC/DC coverage?
Which of the following sets of test inputs will achieve full MC/DC coverage?
Correct Answer: C
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A software company based in Spain that develops mobile applications expects many small updates in the future, e.g., due to changing configurations and customer feedback. The company also wants to focus on being able to change the software effectively and efficiently during initial development without introducing new defects.
Which maintainability sub-characteristic should be covered by the test approach during the initial development?
Which maintainability sub-characteristic should be covered by the test approach during the initial development?
Correct Answer: A
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Which of the following can be executed by model-based testing tools?
Correct Answer: A
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The following User story is being developed using the 8DD approach:
As a Purchasing Manager
i want to see a list of all Purchase Orders placed so far this month with their total value So that I can control the amount of money being spent Which scenario is BOTH written in correct Gherkin format AND is appropriate for this User Story9 SEI ECT ONE OPTION
As a Purchasing Manager
i want to see a list of all Purchase Orders placed so far this month with their total value So that I can control the amount of money being spent Which scenario is BOTH written in correct Gherkin format AND is appropriate for this User Story9 SEI ECT ONE OPTION
Correct Answer: A
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