CTAL-TA Exam Questions

Which ONE of the following test tools would MOST likely be used as part of test design?

Which test technique is MOST closely associated with classification tree diagrams?

Which of the following criteria on test progress would enable the business to determine a likely go live date? (i) Number of tests planned versus number of tests executed (ii) Numb...

As a test analyst you are involved in the early stages of an acceptance test for a Product Data Management system. You are asked to write test designs and test cases based on use c...

As a test analyst you are gathering data to support accurate metrics. Which of the following metrics would be MOST appropriate to use to monitor product quality?

Which of the following tasks and responsibilities do NOT belong to that of a test analyst in the context of evaluating exit criteria and reporting?

What is the MOST important reason why test conditions should be understandable by stakeholders?

Working together with the test manager during test planning, which of the following activities is NOT expected to be performed by the test analyst?

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to when the test analyst should become involved during different lifecycle models?

Which of the following is a type of testing that someone in the role of a test analyst, working with the test manager, should typically consider and plan for?

Which of the following is a typical work product that the Test Analyst would deliver as part of the test closure activities?

You are working as a tester on a project to develop a point-of-sales system for grocery stores. Which of the following is a product risk that could be identified for such a system?

Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate action to mitigate product risks for a web application?

According to the ISTQB Advanced syllabus, which of the following would be the MOST effective method of communication between test team members who are distributed across several ti...

Based on the classification tree show below, how many test cases are required using the classification tree method?

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

How do user stories and testing relate in an agile project?

A new banking system has 2 customers types, 2 account types and will operate in two different countries? How many test cases will be needed using the pair wise testing technique an...

You are applying pairwise testing and using orthogonal arrays. The following steps are all part of the process to be followed.

While identifying scenario's for the use case "copy A4 - A4" for a new copier, the following scenario's were identified: Basic scenario: single side to single side Deviations: sing...

While identifying scenario's for the use case "copy A4 - A4" for a new copier, the following scenario's were identified: Basic scenario: single side to single side Deviations: sing...

You are testing an ATM based on the following use case; ATM start screen is showing: 1. The user inserts card 2. The user types in PIN 3. The user selects cash with receipt 4. The...

Supercar Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in single manufacturers Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons. A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and...

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 per...

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 per...

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 per...

Consider the following decision table, How many cases are left when this decision table is collapsed?

A temperature unit holds the temperature between 10 degrees Celcius and 10 degrees Celcius. If the temperature drops below 10 or rises above 10 then an alarm rings. Boundary Value...

For a tax system the earnings 4.000 are tax free, the following 1.500 are charged at 10%, the following 28.000 at 20% and the remainder above 40%. All values are rounded to 1. What...

A specification states: "If the fossil is Jurassic in origin then it must be catalogued under Mesozoic post Triassic and cross referred to politic limestone. If it is a tooth, then...

A route calculation for a car navigation system has been developed using the following state table: How many test cases are needed to achieve 0-switch coverage?

How many invalid test cases can be identified from the "Route Calculation" state table provided? You may assume all actions are different and independent.

Apart from state transition testing, which other specification-based technique would you additionally choose to test the interfaces between components of "Route Calculation" and th...

A diamond retailer is introducing a new stock taking system. Each diamond is assigned a character that represents the colour. The valid domain for the character ranges from D to Z....

Analyzing the requirement, "The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros for all supported credit cards. The correct list of credit cards is American Express, Diners,...

For an ATM banking project introduced earlier, "When the user first inserts a valid credit card type, the system considers the user to be in an unauthenticated state. When requesti...

Study the "Supercar" classification tree, which of the following statements is correct?

Using the state diagram (based on the "Route Calculation"), how many test cases are needed to achieve 1-switch coverage?

Using the "Tax System" specification scenario as described above, using boundary value analysis, which would be the most interesting test set to explicitly test one single boundary...

You are testing the processing of a critical traffic control system to which various regulations apply. The processing of the input variables is dependent of defined ranges within...

Which of the following descriptions is an example of the use of defect taxonomies? Number of correct answers: 1

Which of the following statements fits the principles of experience-based testing?

A new web site must operate correctly with different browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Netscape, Mozilla), using different plug-ins (Realplayer, Mediaplayer), wi...

A car navigation system needs to be integrated in the overall car software. Interoperability testing is thus considered to be important. Which of the following techniques is most l...

A company wants to develop a web site to implement an on-line sales channel. The company has decided to do some usability testing, but resources are limited. The usability testing...

A SUMI test was performed at an early stage within the system test. Hereafter you find the results of the SUMI test. Based on these results, what would you recommend as the most ap...

As part of defining an approach the usability, acceptance criteria need to be defined. Which of the following acceptance criteria would be appropriate for operability?

During the test execution defects are found on non-compliancy to requirements, calculations that produce incorrect results, and improper handling of data or situations. Which of th...

Which of the following comments would be the MOST important one you would make?

You are a test analyst in the banking domain. You have received the following requirement: "The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros for all supported credit card...