Exam ISTQB-CTAL-TA Topic 1 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's ISTQB-CTAL-TA exam
Question #: 19
Topic #: 1
You are testing a hospital patient management system after a change to the patient capture application.
You are running interoperability tests. Which TWO of the following are NOT interoperability defects?
a) The patient name field is truncated on one of the receiving department systems b) Hospital administrators find the new patient-capture application screens difficult to navigate c) Two department systems are unable to recognise the format of international telephone numbers for foreign patients d) Existing patient data takes too long to retrieve by the patient-capture application e) There are spelling errors in the field names on some screens SELECT ONE OPTION

Suggested Answer: D Vote an answer

Comprehensive and Detailed in Depth Explanation:
Interoperability testingverifies that different systems can work together and correctly exchange data.
* a) Truncated patient name:An interoperability defect as it indicates incorrect data handling between systems.
* b) Difficult navigation:Ausability defect, not related to system interoperability.
* c) Incorrect phone number format recognition:An interoperability defect because it affects data exchange.
* d) Slow data retrieval:Aperformance defect, not related to system interaction.
* e) Spelling errors in field names:Ausability or user interface defect, not interoperability.
Therefore, the correct answer isD (b, d).

by Gladys at Jul 09, 2026, 11:15 PM

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