ISTQB ISTQB-CTAL-TA - ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TACore)v3.1.2
You work for a company that is a pioneer in smart energy technology. The company is planning to launch a new application for smartphones and tablets that will allow customers to view their energy readings remotely. The application must support customers with disabilities.
The application is being delivered using a hybrid mix of agile and V-model methodologies over three iterations:
Iteration 1:Development of the application for the iOS operating system
Iteration 2:Enhancement to support the Android operating system
Iteration 3:Enhancement to provide daily budget usage
You have been asked to review the risk register and design test conditions for the highest priority product risks that fall into your area of responsibility, relating to Iterations 1 and 2 only.
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An energy monitor in-home display device has been designed to interact with the home's lighting system and automatically dim bedroom lights when the daily energy budget has reached 90%. A defect has been found causing lights to dim at 80%. What type of testing would MOST likely have uncovered this defect?
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When applying for health insurance fromHealth4You, applicants are categorized according to their age, the number of units of alcohol they consume in an average week, whether they are in full-time work, and whether they are a smoker.
Insurance is supplied, and the premium is calculated according to the following rules:
Insurance cover isNOTgiven to those aged70 or over
Insurance cover isNOTgiven to those agedunder 18
Those who consume on averagemore than 14 units of alcohola week have anadditional premium of £25per month
Smokers have anadditional premium of £20per month
Those infull-time employmenthave apremium reduction of £20per month
How many test cases are required to give full coverage for the above rules when applying collapsed decision table testing to exclude infeasible combinations and irrelevant conditions?
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When applying the State Transition test technique to the given State Transition diagram, and assuming that screen refreshes can be applied multiple times, how many 1-switch transitions are there starting from the state 'Screen 1'?
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During testing of a mobile banking application, traceability matrices are defined and maintained between test cases and user stories. This task is supported by a test management tool. Testing is expected to report on the coverage level of the implemented and tested user stories. Which of the following test types is most likely being performed?
You are testing software which is being ported from one platform to another. There are no documented requirements and there is no time budgeted for writing them.
Which type of test technique is most useful in this situation?
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 cards. The following credit cards are supported: American Express, Diners, Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard.
Which one of the findings described below is true regarding this requirement?
Sell-It-Cheap salesrooms organize general and specialist sales where items are sold to the highest bidder. There is asliding scale of commission charges, based on the price of items sold, with lower-priced items attracting a higher percentage. All items sold have a price in multiples of £1.
New commission bandings after customer feedback:
Items sold for£150 or lessattract a flat-rate fee of£7.00
Items otherwise sold forless than £500have a fee of6%
Items otherwise sold forless than £1000have a4.5%fee
Items otherwise sold forless than £5000have a3.5%fee
Items sold for£5000 or morehave a3%fee
Updated rule:Items sold between£500 and £749have a fee of5.5%
What tests would be appropriate to test this change in commission bandings, using the 2-point boundary value analysis technique?
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You are testing a significant enhancement to theuser interface designfor a mortgage approval program, used internally by mortgage lenders. There are many user roles involved in the process of reviewing and approving new mortgage applications. You have completed the testing that ensures the enhancements are functionally correct, and you must now ensure that the enhanced user interface meets the needs of all user roles in a way that will be considered acceptable by them.
Which test technique would be MOST suitable for this next stage of testing?
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Consider the following scenario for a metro fare system:
If you take the metro before 9:30 am or in the afternoon between 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, you must pay full fare A saver ticket is available for metro rides between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm [both inclusive], and after 7:00 pm.
Which off the following test sets will provide the best equivalence partitioning coverage?
