ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst - CTAL-TA FREE EXAM DUMPS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]

Question 1

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 re-calculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.
How many cases are required to test the "Tax system" specification using a decision table which is not collapsed?

A. 6 B. 8 C. 2 D. 4

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question 2

Consider the following fault attack:
"Force all possible incoming errors from the software/OS interfaces to
the application".
Which of the following is the kind of failure you are looking for when using this attack?

A. Application fails to display financial numbers in the correct currency format in reports B. Application crashes when unsupported characters are pasted into an input field using the windows clipboard C. Application miscalculates total monthly balance due on credit cards D. Front page of an application has incorrect spelling for the company name

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question 3

Consider the following description in a defect report "Nasty bug trashed contents of new file that I created by formatting some text in symbol font, wasting my time." Which TWO of the following comments would you immediately make based on the defect description above?

A. No attempt to isolate the defect B. More than one defect in one report C. Steps to reproduce are unclear D. Needs to be neutralized E. Possible duplicate

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Correct Answer: C,D Vote an answer

Question 4

Apart from state transition testing, which other specification-based technique would you additionally choose to test the interfaces between components of "Route Calculation" and thus typically find different types of defects?

Identify the MOST likely technique from the following list.

A. Decision Testing B. Use Case Testing C. Orthogonal Arrays D. Equivalence Partitioning

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question 5

Which of the following BEST explains the use of cause-effect graphing?

A. Used as a clear method to verify testing of all pertinent combinations of conditions and to verify that all possible combinations are handled by the software B. Used with the purpose that with a limited set of test cases a reasonable level of coverage can be achieved. C. Useful to gain a graphical overview of a program's logical structure and are typically used as the basis for creating decision tables. D. Used to test the ability of the software to enter into and exit from defined states via valid and invalid transitions.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question 6

Which pair of statements correctly describes when functional completeness, functional correctness and/or functional appropriateness are undertaken?

A. Functional appropriateness testing is usually undertaken during system testing (but also during the later stages of integration testing); functional correctness testing can be conducted at any test level. B. Functional correctness testing is only performed at the system test level; functional completeness is performed at the system integration testing stage. C. Functional completeness is performed as the last stage of testing; Functional correctness can be undertaken at any test level and often uses the specification or legacy system as a test oracle. D. Functional completeness for system integration may focus on high level business cases; functional appropriateness is usually performed prior to system testing.

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question 7

Which of the following is a TYPICAL defect found in functional completeness testing?

A. There is no facility to cancel multiple customer orders as detailed in the requirements / user story. B. Screen design does not follow the internal company guidelines for field tabbing. C. The system will not be able to meet the needs of users in a way which is acceptable to them. D. Detecting the incorrect handling of data, data combinations or situations and displaying an appropriate message.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer