iSQI CTAL-TA_Syll2019 Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

You are assigned as a Senior Test Analyst to lead a project test team composed of business users. These users have extensive business knowledge, but no testing experience. There is another test team composed of in-sourced professional testers that will also be used for this project. Your business users will be assisting the project on a part-time basis. The development team is building an application using the "V-model" development lifecycle. Your company has automated testing tools and test management systems for use by dedicated test teams. What would be an effective method to employ your business users in your testing effort?

AProvide them with high-level test charters to execute checklists of items to be tested. You may also provide criteria to assist in verifying the application under test.

BUsing their knowledge of the system, have them construct detailed state transition diagrams, then translate the information into detailed step-by-step test procedures.

CHave your business testers create automated test scripts using available test tools to ensure that regression tests can be executed on a timely basis.

DWith their knowledge of business rules, have them create a detailed decision table, then enter the resulting information into the test management system as step-by-step test cases.

Answer : A

This is an effective method to employ business users in your testing effort because it allows them to leverage their domain knowledge and experience without requiring them to have technical skills or testing tools. Test charters are high-level descriptions of the test objectives, scope, and approach that guide the testers to explore the system and report any issues they find. Test charters are flexible and can be adapted to different test levels and types.They are also suitable for the V-model development lifecycle, which emphasizes verification and validation at each stage of the development process1

Reference=

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus 2019, Section 3.2.3.2, page 482

Exploratory Testing: An Agile Approach | Software Testing Help3

Exploratory Testing: What are Test Charters?| TestLodge Blog4

Question 2

While experience-based testing can be very effective, it does have some drawbacks. What is a drawback of experience-based testing?

AIt is too structured for some test situations

BIt is difficult to achieve specific test coverage levels

CIt can be time-consuming and create a large amount of test documentation

DIt requires an extensive amount of pre-planning by experienced testers

Answer : B

Experience-based testing is a technique that relies on the tester's intuition, skills, and past experiences to create test scenarios. However, this approach makes it challenging to measure and assess the test coverage, as there is no clear criteria or method to determine which areas of the software have been tested and which have not.This can lead to gaps in the testing process and potential risks of missing defects1

Reference=

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus 2019, Section 3.2.3.1, page 462

Experience Based Testing: What It Is and Why It Matters?3

Experience based testing technique - ToolsQA4

Question 3

In the initial release of an insurance risk assignment application, a variety of test techniques were employed, especially equivalence partitioning.

After a thorough root cause analysis of this release, it was determined that the developers tended to incorrectly use ">" and "<" rather than the ">=" and " <= " in the code at several decision points.

This caused several borderline cases to be handled incorrectly.

Based on this analysis, how would you modify your test strategy for the next version's release?

AUse the same approach, but schedule 50% more time for regression testing

BCreate test cases using boundary value analysis techniques

CRe-analyze the test basis and create a state transition diagram to ensure all transitions are properly tested

DEnsure that decision tables are used throughout the testing process

Answer : B

Boundary value analysis is a technique that focuses on testing the values at the boundaries of valid and invalid partitions. It is suitable for testing the errors caused by incorrect use of relational operators in the code, such as ''>'' and ''<'' instead of ''>='' and ''<=''. By creating test cases using boundary value analysis, the tester can verify that the system handles the borderline cases correctly and does not miss any edge cases.

Reference=

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus 2019, Section 3.2.2.2, page 411

Software Testing - Boundary Value Analysis - GeeksforGeeks2

State Transition Testing -- Diagram & Technique (Example) - Guru993

Question 4

You have been provided with the following decision table that was used for smoke testing the previous release of a set of hotel reservation software.

During discussions with the Test Manager you agreed that software behavior focused on the date of reservation, especially as midnight approaches, presented additonal risk.

You need to add more tests to provide more thorough coverage of the test conditions. Which of the following techniques should you use to design more tests?

AOrthogonal Arrays

BBoundary value analysis

CState transition

DPortability

Answer : C

State transition is a technique that analyzes the behavior of an application for different input conditions and how it changes from one state to another in response to events.It is useful for testing scenarios where the date of reservation is a critical factor that affects the system state and output1

Reference=

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus 2019, Section 3.2.2.3, page 432

State Transition Testing -- Diagram & Technique (Example) - Guru993

State Transition Testing - GeeksforGeeks4

Question 5

You have been working as a Test Analyst for a customer-facing application that is critical to the reputation of your company. You have worked with business users to create use

cases and captured a variety of scenarios, including both main and alternate paths. You have managed to create a suite of use cases that portrays a realistic usage model of the system.

Because of this, you will also be able to use these use cases for what other type of testing?

AExperience-based testing

BPerformance testing

CDefect-based testing

DFMEA

Answer : B

Use cases can be used for performance testing to measure the response time and throughput of the system under different workloads and scenarios. Use cases describe the process flows through the system based on its most likely use, which can help to simulate realistic user behavior and identify potential bottlenecks and performance issues.

Reference=

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst Syllabus 2019, Section 3.2.2.2, page 411

How to write a performance test case | MyLoadTest2

Performance Testing Types, Steps, Best Practices, and Metrics - Stackify3

Question 6

You are assigned to a test team to write test cases for their retail call center application. Your analysis estimates a need for approximately 2,000 test cases. Your test team consists of experienced business users, who have helped with testing on an on-going basis for several years. The application that you are assigned to test is continually being updated to meet market and customer requirements.

What is recommended in this situation?

AWriting low-level test cases with step by step instructions so your non-professional testers can execute the test cases without error

BFocusing on high-level test cases consisting mostly of guidelines of what should be tested

CCreating low-level test cases to minimize on-going maintenance efforts

DHaving business users create decision tables and state transition diagrams to assist in creating step-by-step test cases

Answer : B

Question 7

You are a test analyst assigned to a project to conduct System Integration Testing (SIT).

Who would need to understand your tests?

ACustomers who will need to execute the tests during beta test

BDevelopers, who will review the tests, and auditors, who may have to approve the tests

CProject management in a formal walkthrough and inspection

DBusiness users for use in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) when SIT is complete

Answer : B

System integration testing (SIT) is a type of testing that verifies the interactions and functionality of different components or systems within a larger system. The developers, who are responsible for developing and integrating the components or systems, need to understand the tests to review them for accuracy, completeness, and feasibility. The auditors, who are responsible for ensuring the compliance and quality of the system, need to understand the tests to approve them for execution and reporting.Reference=

ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Technical Test Analyst1, page 2

System Integration Testing: A Complete Guide2, section ''Who Performs System Integration Testing?''

System Testing vs Integration Testing: Key Differences3, section ''What is System Integration Testing?''

iSQI CTAL-TA_Syll2019 ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2019) Exam Practice Test