ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA_001) (CTAL-TTA_001) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Exhibit:

You have now also been given the task to identify the key fields for logging the incident reports. So far the following fields have been in use in the Excel sheet:
-Incident description -Date -Author -State
Which of the following would you recommend as the best combination of fields to add? 1 credit [K2]
Number of correct answers: 1

A. Developer assigned to the fix, version of software under test, incident identification

B. Priority, version of software under test, date to be fixed

C. Date to be fixed, priority, incident identification

D. Priority, version of software under test, incident identification

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

An organisation has already implemented a static analysis tool and is considering whether code reviews would have any added value. Which of the following defect types can only be found by means of code reviews?1 credit [K2]
Number of correct answers: 1

A. Endless loop

B. Cyclomatic complexity too high

C. Conformance to design

D. Conformance to coding standards

Correct Answer: C

Question 3

It has been suggested to organise a performance test to find out more regarding the third risk. Which of the following would you use to quantify the situation and as a basis for defining a performance exit criteria? 2 credits [K3]
Number of correct answers: 1

A. Number of errors made by the user

B. Change parameter success ratio

C. Defect analysis time

D. Time to perform the function

Correct Answer: D

Question 4

It has been decided by management to ask an external consultant to perform a reliability assessment. The external consultant will use a checklist to support the assessment. Select TWO checklist items that are most likely to be part of a reliability checklist. 2 credits [K3]
Number of correct answers: 2

A. Is all code supported by a reviewed design document?

B. Is a dual set of hardware available?

C. Are features available for a periodic check of the database consistency?

D. Are traceability matrices provided to the requirements?

E. Is the comment frequency at the correct level?

Correct Answer: B,C

Question 5

Exhibit: Identify TWO main advantages of this approach to incident management. (3 credits, for 1 out of 2 correct 1 credit) 3 credits [K4]

Number of correct answers: 2

A. Allows attachments (e.g. screen prints) to be linked to the incident reports

B. Quick to set up and cheap

C. Electronic rather than manual

D. Large files are not a problem

E. Can easily be integrated with open source tools

Correct Answer: B,C

Question 6

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? 1 credit [K2]
Number of correct answers: 1

A. Application fails to display financial numbers in the correct currency format in reports

B. Application miscalculates total monthly balance due on credit cards

C. Application crashes when unsupported characters are pasted into an input field using the windows clipboard

D. Front page of the application has incorrect spelling of the company name

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7

Which specification-based technique could be used to enhance coverage for this code fragment?1 credit [K2]
Number of correct answers: 1

A. Boundary value analysis

B. Exploratory testing

C. State transition testing

D. Use case testing

Correct Answer: A

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