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Questions 4

Consider the following decision table:

This decision table has been created to test the following specification: Persons that study at a university (C1) and have parents whose total annual income is less than € 30.000 (C2), receive a scholarship In in addition to these qualifications, if they also live away from home (C3), they receive an addition to their scholarship (A2) How many cases are left when this decision table is collapsed?

Options:

A.

1

B.

2

C.

4

D.

5

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Questions 5

Supercar.

Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in a single manufacturer's Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and body style The manufacturer offers three choices of power unit: petrol, electric and hybrid There are 3 main body styles Saloon, Hatchback and SUV. SUVs are available only as petrol and electric options. Hybrid is available for Hatchback only The website will allow an order to be processed if the chosen vehicle configuration is in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to Cry again later. Based on the specification, the following classification tree has been developed:

Which test case is needed to complete the test set and achieve minimum class coverage?

Options:

A.

Power Unit: Hybrid Body Style: Saloon

B.

Power Unit: Electric Body Style: Hatchback

C.

Power Unit: Petrol Body Style: Saloon

D.

Power Unit Hybrid Body Style: Hatchback

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Questions 6

Consider the following user story: As a student, I want to be able to buy a parking pass (priority: high) Acceptance criteria

- The student will not receive the parking pass if the payment is insufficient.

- Only registered students can buy a parking pass.

- The student can only buy one parking pass each month.

Which of the following checklist items would result in finding a defect for the user story?

Options:

A.

Are the acceptance criteria defined and testable?

B.

Does the story follow the commonly used format "As a < >, I want < > so that < >"?

C.

Is the story prioritized?

D.

Is the story written from the view of the person who requested it?

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Questions 7

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?

Options:

A.

The requirement is ambiguous in terms of supported cards.

B.

The requirement indicates potential performance problems.

C.

The requirement is unclear in terms of advance limits.

D.

The requirement indicates potential usability problems

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Questions 8

Which TWO of the following BEST explain why stakeholders should review and understand test conditions and test cases?

a) To make sure that the requirements have been understood by the testers

b) To ensure that adequate coverage of the test basis has been achieved by the tests

c) To ensure that the project remains on schedule, as testing is a key activity

d) To assess the skills and talent of the test analysts

e) To enable the test manager to select the best test approaches in the project test plan

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

c and d

B.

a and b

C.

c and e

D.

b and e

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Questions 9

Based on the classification tree shown below, using the pairwise testing technique how many test cases are required to test all pairs?

Options:

A.

3

B.

8

C.

9

D.

12

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Questions 10

A web-based system is being developed to support the administration of tennis tournaments. Testing schedules are severely challenged.

Which specification-based technique would be the BEST choice in the circumstances?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

State Transition testing

B.

Pairwise testing

C.

Equivalence partitioning

D.

Use Case testing

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Questions 11

Based on the tax system specification as described below, using boundary value analysis, which would be the best test set to explicitly test on single boundary value fully?

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 recalculated.

If a person has at least three and less than six children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.

Options:

A.

Test set (i)

B.

Test set (ii)

C.

Test set (iii)

D.

Test set (iv)

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Questions 12

The following document has been produced as part of the replacement of an internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application. The replacement application should not differ from the current CRM application, and the documentation reflects this aspiration, with seven specific requirements listed.

Document:New CRM Overview-20nn-1 A

    CRM Replacement

    Author:Andrew Smith

    Date:26-01-20nn

    Version:0.04

The following are individual requirements:

    There are no new screens in the replacement CRM application

    The screen layouts match the existing CRM application

    Screen navigation conforms to the internal company standards

    Data will be displayed within 4 seconds

    Screen US002B layout is amended to introduce the ability to populate a new data item for Financial Conduct Authority registration number (optional field - to be reported from the start of the next tax year). This is a numeric item, unique to any company.

    Security access will be controlled by SSO (Single Sign-On) from the users' network logon

    Users without authorized access will not see any CRM screen

The requirements will be reviewed using a standard checklist:

a. Requirements should be testable

b. Each requirement should be consistent with other requirements

c. Each requirement should be unambiguous

d. Each requirement should have a unique identifier

e. Documents should be versioned, dated, and the author specified

Which checklist items would identify issues in this requirements document?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

b, d

B.

d, e

C.

b, e

D.

a, c

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Questions 13

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?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

£500, £749, £999, £1000

B.

£748, £749, £750, £751

C.

No additional tests required; existing BVA tests can be used

D.

£499, £500, £749, £750, £999, £1000

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Questions 14

Which TWO of the following are MOST likely to be defects found as part of portability testing?

a) Insufficient, unclear installation or de-installation instructions

b) Clumsy screen navigation and input screen labeling

c) Inability to log on as an administrator

d) Time out errors when entering incorrect login details

e) The stock control barcodes cannot be read by the replaced barcode scanner

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

a, e

B.

a, d

C.

c, e

D.

b, d

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Questions 15

Rather than developing an e-commerce product, management has decided to acquire a COTS package The e-commerce product needs to interface.

with backend applications such a finance, stock control and order delivery. You are asked to define a test plan for this project.

Given just the information in the scenario, which of the following software quality characteristics must be included in your test plan?

Options:

A.

Interoperability

B.

Reliability

C.

Maintainability

D.

Portability

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Questions 16

The following depicts a main path through the use case "Return Item":

USE CASE: Return Item

    Use case ID:UC14

    Purpose:Customer selects an item for return and prints return label

    Actors:Customer, System

    Pre-conditions:Customer has opened shopping site home page

Exceptions:

    E1:Customer is already logged-in (Main Menu displayed) - Step M2

    E2:Invalid log-in details entered (Prompt to retry) - Step M4

    E3:Third invalid log-in attempt (Account frozen for 24 hours) - Step M4

    E4:Go-Back requested - Steps M7 (to Main Menu) and M9 (to Order History)

You are to apply the Use Case test technique with the following rules:

    One test case for the basic behavior

    Multiple alternate behaviors may be combined if compatible

    Nested alternate behaviors (like retry) should be amalgamated

How many test cases should be designed?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

3

B.

1

C.

5

D.

2

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Questions 17

An airline provides self-service check-in kiosks for its passengers. The user is asked to present the passport for reading, enter the flight booking number, the seats requested, the number of bags to check-in, and acknowledge that security requirements have been met. The machine then prints the boarding passes.

The following use case has been created:

USE CASE: SELF-SERVICE CHECK-IN

    Use case ID:UC23

    Purpose:Passenger checks-in using the self-service kiosk application.

    Actors:Passenger, System

    Pre-conditions:User selects to start self-service check-in at the kiosk and the system asks the user to place the passport on the reader.

You are to apply the Use Case test technique, where the following coverage rules have been defined in the test plan:

    One test case should be designed for the basic behavior.

    One test case should be designed for each alternate and error-handling behavior.

Applying these rules to the Self-Service Check-In Use Case, how many test cases should be designed?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

7

B.

8

C.

2

D.

11

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Questions 18

In the recent past, you have learned that test automation just using capture & playback tooling, possibly enhanced with some test programming, has limitations. For the next banking project, that will be run using Agile methods, you want to implement a keyword-driven test automation approach. You have already started to define some high-level test cases for the account transfer user story:

TC 1 transfer € 150 from Lars to Ann, verify Ann's balance to be € 150

TC 2 transfer € 300 from Tim to Ann, verify Ann's balance to be € 450

In the context of implementing the keyword-driven test automation approach, which of the following activities should now be conducted by the Test Analyst?

Options:

A.

Define keywords to be implemented, eg, check balance.

B Design test navigation scripts.

B.

Select a tool to support keyword-driven testing

C.

Work together with a developer to define a test automaton architecture

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Questions 19

What is main difference between user experience and usability?

Options:

A.

Usability relates to people's perceptions and responses; user experience relates to characteristics of the software product.

B.

Usability is evaluated via reviews; the user experience is evaluated via surveys

C.

User experience relates to people's perceptions and responses; usability relates to characteristics of the software product.

D.

There is no difference between user experience and usability, they are the same.

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Questions 20

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?

Options:

A.

9:29 am, 5 01 pm, 7:30 pm, 7:31 pm, 8:00 pm

B.

9:30 am, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 8 00 pm, 8:30 pm

C.

8:00 am, 10:00 am, 5:15 pm, 7:01 pm, 11:00 pm

D.

9:30 am, 9:31 am, 4:59 pm, 5:00 pm, 8:00 pm

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Questions 21

A PIN entry component of an ATM system has been developed using the following state table:

Using the state transition test technique, how many 0-switch test cases are needed to achieve 100% 0-switch coverage?

Options:

A.

4

B.

7

C.

8

D.

28

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Questions 22

You work for a software testing consultancy firm,SOFTEST, that specializes in the travel industry. It has built up a portfolio of clients across two main travel sectors: thecruiseandrailsectors. SOFTEST has an established test process, an experienced team of testers, and maintains comprehensive organizational defect taxonomies for both sectors.

A project has started for a new cruise sector client. It will deliver a newuser interfaceallowing customers to search for cruises using several drop-down fields, each with many values, providing a much greater range of combinations than customers previously had. The project is using aSCRUM methodologywith 2-week sprints and well-specified user stories.

Which option below describes the BEST test techniques to apply for each project?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

Pairwise and use case testing

B.

Pairwise and exploratory testing

C.

Decision table testing and checklist-based testing

D.

Classification Tree (class combination coverage) and exploratory testing

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Questions 23

Which of the following descriptions is an example of the use of defect taxonomies?

Options:

A.

Grouping defects found during execution by functional area

B.

Following a defect management process throughout testing

C.

Running tests with the aim of finding as many defects as possible

D.

Using a list of known defect types to penetrate the security of computer systems

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Questions 24

You are testing an enhanced user interface for a mortgage approval program involving multiple user roles. Which test technique would be MOST suitable for this next stage of testing?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

Exploratory testing

B.

Boundary Value Analysis

C.

Use Case testing

D.

Pairwise

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Questions 25

You are asked to select the test conditions that address functional suitability, portability, usability, and accessibility for Iteration 1 (iOS only) of a new energy monitor application.

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

a, e

B.

a, b

C.

b, d

D.

e, e

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Questions 26

You are testing an ATM based on the following use

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 user selects €50

5. The user selects no further service' Expected results

- The ATM provides €50 to the user

- The ATM returns the card and balance slip

- The ATM clears the screen

- The ATM returns to start menu

You are asked to review this use case.

You are asked to review this use case.

What is the most important information that is missing from this use case?

Options:

A.

Nothing has been defined for expected response times.

B.

The use case should also include alternative behaviour.

C.

More test cases are needed to achieve the minimum acceptable level of coverage.

D.

Expected results not clearly defined

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Questions 27

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?

SELECT ONE OPTION:

Options:

A.

Exploratory testing

B.

Use Case testing

C.

Pairwise testing

D.

Boundary Value Analysis

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Questions 28

Applying the State Transition test technique to the given State Transition diagram, how many invalid transitions are there to test?

SELECT ONE OPTION

Options:

A.

15

B.

5

C.

20

D.

10

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Exam Code: ISTQB-CTAL-TA
Exam Name: ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TACore)v3.1.2
Last Update: Jun 15, 2025
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