CTAL-ATT Real Exam Questions and Verified Answers

Question 1 Single choice

Which option below describes the BEST approach for testing a Medium risk mission-or safety-critical system?

SELECT ONE OPTION

A
Automated tests recommended. Exploratory tests recommended, manual Black-box tests
recommended
B
Automated tests recommended. Exploratory tests highly recommended, manual Black box tests
recommended.
C
Automated tests optional (neutral). Exploratory tests highly recommended, manual Black-box tests
optional (neutral).
D
Automated tests optional. Exploratory tests highly recommended, manual Black-box tests
recommended

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Correct answer: B

Question 2 Single choice

Which option correctly slates a recommended guideline for formulating 8DD scenarios?

SELECT ONE OPTION

A
The When steps should describe the specific technical actions that a user performs
B
The scenario should use the third person to describe the initial slate and the interactions from the
perspective of the user.
C
The scenario should describe a general behavior that the system supports from the perspective of a specific user
D
Dependencies between scenarios should be documented.

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Correct answer: C

Question 3 Single choice

Why could test cases need to be refactored in an Agile project?

SELECT ONE OPTION

A
To maintain bi-directional traceability with the user stories
B
To increase the breadth of black box coverage
C
To make them easier to understand and cheaper to modify
D
To ensure that the tests and code remained aligned

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Correct answer: C

Question 4 Single choice

According to the syllabus, which of the following is a correct statement about automation in a mission-critical system versus a non-critical system?

A
Automation is more important with the mission-critical system as the risk increases
B
Automation is less important with the non-critical system as the risk increases
C
Automation is at the same level for both systems as the risk increases
D
Automation is not recommended for the non-critical system at any risk level, but is recommended for the mission-critical system

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Correct answer: A

Question 5 Single choice

You have been working to define acceptance tests for a story. You think this will help tailor your testing.
You have asked the product owner to be involved as well. You are currently looking at this story:

As a pet owner

I want to purchase food online

So that it can be delivered to my house when I need it

Which of the following is the preferred way to solicit information from the product owner to better understand what will be "acceptable?

A
Propose the following acceptance criteria Purchase below the limit for free delivery Purchase above the limit for free delivery Request store pickup
B
Explain boundary value analysis to the product owner and have them indicate the appropriate boundaries to test
C
Work with the product owner to elicit examples of how they would use the software Combine their examples with testing techniques to flesh out the set of acceptance criteria
D
Create the following acceptance criteria and review them with the product owner Login Verify password reset Verify account details Update account details Browse and select food
Add to cart
Remove from cart
Add more items to cart Select delivery Remove items from can until delivery is no longer free Checkout and verify the deliver charge is added Browse again and select food Select delivery and verify it is free Checkout and verify no delivery charge is added

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Correct answer: C

Question 6 Single choice

Your team is developing an e-shop application (the SUT) that will use a third-party service to process payments via an API. This third-party payment gateway is itself still under development

Which statement contains a pair of benefits that can BOTH be expected from service virtualization in this circumstance'

SELECT ONE OPTION

A
Earlier discovery of defects in the SUT; the ability to share code between the SUT and the payment
gateway.
B
Parallel compilation, continuous integration, and test automation; more effective configuration
management.
C
Realistic testing of the SUT before the actual payment gateway is available, simplification of the test environment
D
Earlier testing of the API, reduction in the amount of test data needed

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Correct answer: C

Question 7 Single choice

What is the primary purpose of the debriefing meeting when exploratory testing is used in an Agile setting?

A
To identify defects
B
To define the charter for the test
C
To provide a status of the progress and coverage of the session
D
To review the actions of the tester and determine if there were any errors made during the testing

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Correct answer: C

Question 8 Single choice

When using a process-compliant approach to testing a safety-critical project, what is an important aspect of test automation?

A
It must provide exhaustive regression testing
B
It must provide traceability back to the requirements and results documentation
C
It must implement automated checklists
D
It must incorporate model-based testing

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Correct answer: B

Question 9 Single choice

Which of the following correctly describes positive characteristic of unit tests?

A
Unit tests should be independent from system components other than the one to be tested
B
Unit test can be derived from the given epics and existing code of the test object
C
While refactoring, the redesign of the unit test to adapt to the changed code is crucial
D
A unit test should be written against large and complex code structures to get fast and feedback of the code quality

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Correct answer: A

Question 10 Single choice

What is the characteristic of a unit test that makes it "deterministic"?

A
If it is run with the same conditions, it will get the same result each time
B
It tests the details of the code, including verifying all the possible areas of data handling
C
It tests only the targeted piece of functionality
D
It runs very fast, allowing many tests to be run quickly

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Correct answer: A