ISQI ISQI Certifications CTAL-TA_SYLL2012_UK Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  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?

  A. The test analyst should be able to use the reporting tools

  B. The test analyst is responsible for supplying accurate information

  C. The test analyst will contribute to the final report at the end of the testing

  D. The test analyst should write final test reports objectively

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 2:

  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 appropriate approach for usability testing?

  A. Since the SUMI scores are largely above market average no further action on usability is needed

  B. Since the standard deviation of most SUMI scales is much too large, a new SUMI test must be performed

  C. Since the scores are not really showing a high level of user-satisfaction additional usability testing based on use case is needed

  D. Since the SUMI results do not provide details, an additional focused heuristic evaluation on the lower scales is recommended

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 3:

  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 has therefore to be done as efficient as possible. Which THREE techniques would you recommend?

  A. SUMI

  B. Usability laboratory

  C. Use case testing

  D. Heuristic evaluation

  E. Equivalence partitioning

  F. Pairwise testing

  G. Exploratory testing

  Correct Answer: ACD

• Question 4:

  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?

  A. The arrival of a more reliable competing product on the market

  B. Delivery of an incomplete test release to the first cycle of system test

  C. An excessively high number of defect fixes fail during re-testing

  D. Failure to accept allowed credit cards

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 5:

  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 time zones?

  A. Accurate recording of defect information in the defect tracking system

  B. Accepting frequent builds from the developers to keep all testers working on the same version at the same time

  C. Skype meetings for personal interaction

  D. Weekly, mandatory meeting with all personnel present

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 6:

  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: single side to double side, copy of a set, copy using the automatic document feeder Failures: no paper in paper tray, paper jam, out of staples How many test cases will be needed to achieve minimum coverage?

  A. 1

  B. 4

  C. 5

  D. 7

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 7:

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

  A. User stories provide the flow of events which are to be used by the tester to define test cases.

  B. User stories provide the user requirement and acceptance criteria being two important inputs for the tester.

  C. The tester will typically gather and document the user stories, and use them for testing.

  D. User stories drive the regression test.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 8:

  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 cases. An early version of the system is also already available. It is a known fact that on the implementation level many things will change (including the user-interface). The tests will be carried by end-users with much domain knowledge who have also been involved in the project defining the user requirements and reviewing documentation.

  What is the BEST option regarding the level of detail and documentation required for test cases in the project?

  A. Detailed concrete test cases since many re-runs of the tests are expected

  B. Logical test cases supported by concrete test cases to allow for traceability and enable future changes

  C. Concrete test cases only since the end-users have extensive domain knowledge

  D. Logical test cases only since the end-user have extensive domain knowledge and many changes are expected thus reducing testware maintenance effort

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 9:

  Ken, an entrepreneur in Leeds finds the quality of the tea locally available so low, that he decides to research superior teas around the world. He decides to market, sell and distribute these superior teas via the web. His market strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website with graphics that are fast to load, has high availability, superior usability and fast response times.

  The website will offer the following:

  - An innovative interactive catalogue of teas, which not only enables customers to buy the product, but also enables them to provide feedback by rating the teas (which will influence his stock purchasing levels)

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  Provide the customer with the ability to use secure credit card transactions

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  Provide the customer to give general feedback

  Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers that are experienced in web development. Ken, although he doesn't have technical skillset, is concerned with quality. He doesn't

  believe a lot of documentation is necessary and he wants the website to be completed quickly.

  The test basis contains the following:

  -Story boards that show the information flow and page links through the site

  -HTML pages developed to date.

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  A statement of non-functional requirements.

  With the strategy taking shape, Ken asks your advice on the specific testing techniques that should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken's overall objectives.

  We now make the assumption that in the scenario described as above, exploratory testing was selected as being the main test technique. You have now been given the task of specifying, executing and recording the exploratory test sessions.

  Select TWO of the options below to define what you will typically use for specifying, executing and recording the sessions?

  A.

  Record the results in email and send the email to the test manager.

  B.

  Use external testers on the team to provide a new approach and fresh view to the testing effort.

  C.

  Create test charters for planned test session.

  D.

  Use debriefing sessions with stakeholders and other testers to discuss the findings and new risks identified.

  E.

  Define concrete test cases to be executed by the developers.

  Correct Answer: CD

• Question 10:

  Apart from state transition testing, which other specification-based technique would you additionally choose to test the interfaces between components of "Route Calculation" and thus typically find different types of defects? Identify the MOST likely technique from the following list.

  A. Equivalence Partitioning

  B. Use Case Testing

  C. Orthogonal Arrays

  D. Decision Testing

  Correct Answer: A