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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 1. How many test cases are required for minimum criterion classification tree coverage in the following scenario? (K3) A fabric manufacturer has decided to launch a new range of handkerchiefs. As well as the traditional white, they will also offer cream, brown and blue in the range. The standard border finishing will be the plain edge, with the option to order an embroidered edge. The size of the thread available is 12, 14, 16 or 18 stitch equivalent. a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 2. You are asked to determine impact for a defect in the disposition stage. Which information from the following list is the most appropriate to use? (K4) A. Anomaly description B. Suspect cause C. Organisation D. Priority E. Severity F. Actual cause G. Disposition a) A, E, F, G b) B, C, D, G c) A, D, E d) D, E, G
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 3. Determine the most appropriate severity for the incident to be raised for the following test case result. The system under test is the core system for a bank used for all customer transactions. The report under test is a summary for management of all transactions that day. (K4) Test Case ID Report_004 Priority High Test Case Check transaction summary report produced Objective Test Steps Step ID Step Action Expected Result Actual Result Step 1 Get list of todays List of all transactions Got list successfully transactions from from today database Step 2 Run batch Batch completes and No errors. Report summary report produced. produced Step 3 Check values on report Values should match Fail. Discrepancy list from database between database list and report. The database is correct. Test Conditions ID Name Priority 12 Transaction summary report produced by batch Medium run 62 Transaction summary report lists all transactions High
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The defect prevents the complete or majority part of the system from working. The defect prevents a major business function from working. The defect prevents a major function of the system but has an effective workaround. The defect prevents a mirror function of the system.
a) b) c) d)
4.
A
shot
of
rum
costs
$4.
A
shot
of
vodka
costs
$3.
A
midi
of
beer
with
a
dash
of
lemonade
will
cost
$2
for
the
beer
and
an
extra
20c
for
the
dash
of
lemonade.
For
half
lemonade
and
half
beer
in
a
midi
size
the
cost
will
be
$2
for
the
beer
and
an
extra
50c
for
the
lemonade.
The
cost
of
a
midi
of
beer
with
no
lemonade
is
$3.
For
schooners
of
the
same
drink,
the
price
of
the
beer
is
increased
by
$1
however
the
price
of
lemonade
remains
the
same.
Which
of
the
test
cases
has
been
created
incorrectly?
(K3)
Run
shot
Vodka
Beer
shot
Midi
Schooner
Dash
of
Half
No
Dash
of
Half
No
lemonade
lemonade
Lemonade
lemon
lemonade
lemonade
E
D
D
E
F
G
G
H
H
I
+50c +20c $4 $3 $2
a) b) c) d) D F G H
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 5. Which of the answers below is a valid set of test cases based on this L16 4 23 orthogonal array? (K3) Test A B C D 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 1 8 1 1 1 0 9 2 1 1 1 10 2 0 1 0 11 2 1 0 0 12 2 0 0 1 13 3 1 1 1 14 3 0 1 0 15 3 1 0 0 16 3 0 0 1 a) Test A B C D 1 High Data Female Yes 2 High Keyboard Female No 3 High Keyboard Male No 4 High Data Male Yes 5 Medium Data Female Yes 6 Medium Keyboard Male No 7 Medium Keyboard Male No 8 Medium Keyboard Male Yes 9 High Data Female No 10 High Data Male Yes 11 High Keyboard Male Yes 12 High Data Male No 13 Low Keyboard Female No 14 Low Data Female Yes 15 Low Keyboard Female Yes 16 Low Data Female No
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b) Test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 c) Test 1 2 5 6 7 14 15 16 d)
A High High High High Medium Medium Medium Medium High High High High Low Low Low Low A High High Medium Medium Medium Low Low Low Test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A High High High High Medium Medium Medium Medium High High High High Low Low Low Low
B Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data B Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Data Keyboard Data B Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data Keyboard Data
C Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female C Female Female Female Female Male Male Female Female C Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female
D No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No D Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 6. New functionality is being added to your companys website. There are very few requirements for this work. All that exists is a set of screen layouts and ranges of values for the different input fields. You are part of the System Test team, which has worked on all previous releases of the website. Test procedures, defects and results from the previous releases have been archived. What are the most appropriate test techniques to derive test cases to use in this situation? (K4) J Cause effect graphing K Defect taxonomies L Exploratory testing M Boundary value analysis a) J, K, L b) L, M c) J, K, M d) K, L
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 7. How many test cases are required to cover all paths through the following use case? (K3)
Operator
Supervisor
2. Enter amount
3. Enter item
5. File application a) b) c) d) 5 6 7 8
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ISTQB
Advanced
Test
Analyst
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Sample
Questions
8.
What
is
the
minimum
number
of
distinct
test
cases
needed
to
give
100%
boundary
value
analysis
in
the
following
scenario?
(K3)
A
theatre
ticketing
system
has
four
classes
of
concession
rates.
Tickets
for
ages
12
and
under
are
classed
as
Child.
Ages
13
to
16
inclusive
are
classed
as
Junior.
Tickets
for
17
and
18
year
olds
are
classed
as
Teen.
The
last
class
is
Young
Adult,
which
is
for
ages
19
to
25
inclusive.
a) 8
b) 13
c) 16
d) 24
9.
You
have
to
outline
a
set
of
usability
tests.
Which
combination
of
the
following
are
the
most
appropriate?
(K3)
W.
Evaluation
of
user
interface
from
user
perspective
X.
Conduct
standard
survey
with
end
users
Y.
Fonts
and
colours
meet
company
standards
Z.
Screens
can
be
accessed
by
users
with
correct
permissions
a) X
b) W,
Y
and
Z
c) W,
X
and
Y
d) Y
and
Z
10.
Which
set
of
test
completion
criteria
have
been
met
for
the
following
situation?
(K3)
A
defect
report
is
considered
Closed
if
status
=
Closed
or
Duplicate.
It
is
considered
Open
otherwise.
Severity
1
2
3
4
Status
Assigned
Fixed
Ready
for
Retest
Closed
Duplicate
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
8
4
3
4
0
16
2
5
0
0
2
0
a) No severity 1 or 2 defects open. Less than 50% of total defects open. b) No severity 1 defects open. No more than 40% of total defects open. c) No severity 1 defects open. No more than 10% of severity 2 defects open. No more than 60% of severity 3 defects open. d) No severity 1 defects open. Less than 20% of total defects open.
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 11. Which type of technical testing would highlight defects in the disaster recovery procedure? (K2) a) Maintainability testing b) Efficiency testing c) Portability testing d) Reliability testing 12. How many test cases are required for 0-switch and 1-switch coverage respectively from S4? (K3) S3 A S1 S2 C B C B A S4 S5 a) 2 and 4 b) 3 and 5 c) 7 and 9 d) 2 and 3
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 13. What is the most appropriate test technique to derive test cases to use in the following scenario? (K4) Company X has a successful computer strategy game on the market. Versions have been produced to work on Windows NT and Windows XP. The company has decided to greatly increase the number of operating environments that they want the game to work on. There is no change to the game functionality. A list of target operating environments, including hardware and operating system combinations, has been produced. a) Condition testing b) State transition testing c) Fault attacks d) Exploratory testing
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 14. Which is the best test procedure specification to verify the following test cases? (K4) Test case specification identifier TC 023 Test items BRD Main application Input specifications Valid username and invalid password Output specifications Error message Invalid username and/or password Environmental needs To be run in System Test environment Special procedural requirements Valid username needed Inter case dependencies None Test case specification identifier TC 024 Test items BRD Main application Input specifications Invalid username and invalid password Output specifications Error message Invalid username and/or password Environmental needs To be run in System Test environment Special procedural requirements Valid password needed Inter case dependencies None Test case specification identifier TC 025 Test items BRD Main application Input specifications Valid username and valid password Output specifications Main menu screen displayed Environmental needs To be run in System Test environment Special procedural requirements Valid username and password needed Inter case dependencies None
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions a) Test procedure specification identifier TP 034 Purpose To test the user login screen Covers test cases 023, 024, and 025 Special requirements Valid username and password needed Procedure Steps Step Action Expected result 1 Start up application Login screen displayed 2 Attempt to login with valid Error message Invalid username and invalid username and/or password password Remain in login screen 3 Attempt to login with invalid Error message Invalid username and valid username and/or password password Remain in login screen 4 Login with valid username Main menu screen displayed and password b) Test procedure specification identifier TP 034 Purpose To test the user login screen Covers test cases 023, 024 and 025 Special requirements Valid username and password needed Procedure Steps Step Action Expected result 1 Start up application Login screen displayed 2 Enter valid username and Values entered successfully invalid password 3 Click on OK Error message Invalid username and/or password 4 Click on OK on error message Message closes Remain in login screen 5 Enter valid username and Values entered successfully password 6 Click on OK Main menu screen displayed
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Action Start up application Enter valid username and invalid password Click on OK
9 d) Test procedure specification identifier Purpose Special requirements Procedure Steps Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Error message Invalid username and/or password Click on OK on error message Message closes Remain in login screen Enter invalid username and Values entered successfully valid password Click on OK Error message Invalid username and/or password Click on OK on error message Message closes Remain in login screen Enter valid username and Values entered successfully password Click on OK Main menu screen displayed
TP 034 To test the user login screen Covers test cases 023, 024 and 025 Valid username and password needed Expected result Login screen displayed Values entered successfully
Action Start up application Enter valid username and invalid password Click on OK
Error message Not an authorised password Click on OK on error message Message closes Remain in login screen Enter invalid username and Values entered successfully valid password Click on OK Error message Not an authorised password Click on OK on error message Message closes Remain in login screen Enter valid username and Values entered successfully password Click on OK Main menu screen displayed
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 15. Review the partial requirements below using the checklist. Which of the checklist points indicates a defect in the item under review? (K3) Checklist: W. Feasible X. Unique ID Y. Consistent Z. Prioritised For review: Reference Description Risk REQ-023 The sale amount stored in the system will be subject to GST High REQ-024 The sale amount will be stored as to cent level (e.g. $9.99) Medium REQ-025 GST on sale total will be calculated at time of sale Medium REQ-026 GST rate is variable (initially 10%) Medium REQ-027 GST amount = sale amount * GST rate High REQ-028 Sale amount and GST amount will be included on receipt Medium REQ-029 A daily report of sale amount and GST amount will be produced Low a) Y b) Z c) W and Y d) X and W
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Advanced
Test
Analyst
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Sample
Questions
16.
A
university
sends
out
a
warning
letter
if
attendance
is
less
than
50%
of
all
classes
in
a
term.
Also,
a
warning
letter
is
sent
if
attendance
is
not
less
than
50%,
but
course
work
has
not
been
submitted.
A
student
is
flagged
if
the
workshop
was
attended
but
the
course
work
has
not
been
submitted.
Similarly,
they
are
flagged
for
submitting
course
work
but
not
attending
the
workshop.
Students
who
attend
the
workshop
and
50%
or
more
classes
are
given
a
star
award.
If
the
following
four
test
cases
have
been
produced,
what
percentage
decision
table
coverage
has
been
achieved?
(K3)
Test
Case
1
2
3
4
Attend
42%
16%
23%
26%
Workshop
Y
N
Y
N
C/W
N
Y
Y
N
Letter
X
X
X
X
Flag
X
X
Star
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100%
17.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
principle
behind
defect-based
techniques?
(K2)
a) The
primary
aim
of
the
tests
is
to
find
defects
b) All
defects
found
by
tests
need
to
be
assessed
for
risk
c) Tests
are
based
on
what
is
known
about
a
type
of
defect
d) Failure
Mode
and
Effect
Analysis
are
used
to
determine
defects
18.
What
is
the
most
appropriate
mapping
between
the
test
tool
types
and
test
levels
given
below?
(K2)
r.
Keyword
driven
testing
i.
Component
testing
s.
Fault
seeding
ii.
Feature
interaction
testing
t.
Unit
test
framework
iii.
Acceptance
testing
a) r=ii,
s=i,
t=iii
b) r=iii,
s=i,
t=ii
c) r=iii,
s=ii,
t=i
d) r=i,
s=iii,
t=ii
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 19. Which of the following technique is the least appropriate to test accessibility characteristics? (K4) a) Branch testing b) Classification tree method c) Defect taxonomies d) Checklist-based testing 20. For the given scenario, which set of tests would provide the minimum level of coverage? (K3) A credit card company Points R Us are offering a special interest of 0% for the first 6 months on balance transfers for new customers with the following credit cards: Banks United, Easy Way Banking and Big Bank. Customers who hold a credit card with Airline Credit Cards would receive a 0% interest on balance transfer until the balanced transfer was paid in full. Current customers with Points R Us were unable to receive this special offer. a) Points R Us, Airline Credit Cards b) Points R Us, Banks United, Easy Way Banking and Big Bank, Airline Credit Cards c) Banks United, Easy Way Banking, Airline Credit Cards d) Points R Us, Banks United, Airline Credit Cards 21. Which of the following is not a risk that arises from the test team providing poor quality feedback when reviewing a functional specification? (K2) a) Lack of time to perform review b) Decrease in respect for test team c) Problems creating test material from the specification d) Defects in specification result in more defects in code 22. Which of the following would be used to calculate (n-1) switch coverage for state transition testing? (K2) a) Percentage of all valid sequences of n transactions exercised during testing b) Percentage of all valid sequences of n-1 transactions exercised during testing c) Percentage of all valid sequences of (n-1)/n transactions exercised during testing d) Percentage of all valid sequences of n+1 transactions exercised during testing
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Advanced
Test
Analyst
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Sample
Questions
23.
You
are
on
a
project
where
risk
identification
and
analysis
have
been
completed.
Which
of
the
following
actions
is
most
likely
to
take
place
next?
(K2)
a) Discuss
with
the
developers
how
the
system
may
go
wrong
b) Hire
a
usability
consultant
to
check
the
system
c) Assign
a
likelihood
for
risks
occurring
d) Calculate
the
revenue
that
could
be
lost
if
the
system
failed
24.
What
is
the
most
appropriate
mapping
for
the
relative
strengths
of
walkthroughs
and
management
reviews?
(K2)
A.
Able
to
find
defects
without
large
expense
B.
Decisions
can
be
made
about
appropriate
actions
to
be
taken
C.
Stakeholders
can
get
feedback
on
progress
D.
Can
benefit
developers
if
they
do
no
have
knowledge
of
the
business
E.
Involves
looking
into
the
detail
of
the
item
under
review
F.
Review
session
run
by
the
author
a) Walkthrough
=
B,
D
Management
reviews
=
A,
E
b) Walkthrough
=
A,
E
Management
reviews
=
C,
F
c) Walkthrough
=
B,
F
Management
reviews
=
A,
C
d) Walkthrough
=
A,
F
Management
reviews
=
B,
C
25.
You
are
acceptance
testing
an
upgrade
to
an
existing
traffic
monitoring
system.
The
change
is
to
add
a
new
set
of
reports
on
where
peak
hour
delays
occur.
The
requirements
for
the
new
reports
came
from
a
business
workshop
and
are
at
a
high
level.
A
business
person
has
been
made
available
to
assist
the
test
team.
What
would
be
the
most
appropriate
test
oracles
to
use
for
this
scenario?
(K2)
a) Business
user
b) New
requirements
c) Existing
system
d) Existing
requirements
26.
How
many
ambiguities
are
there
in
the
following
statement?
To
compete
in
the
games
participants
must
arrive
between
8
&
9
and
be
over
18
unless
notification
has
been
given
previously
to
the
organisers.
(K3)
a) 4
b) 7
c) 10
d) 15
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ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst - Sample Questions 27. In which of the following situations would functional security testing be least likely to be included? (K4) a) Customer details updated by teller in bank branch b) Overnight transfer of cheque deposits to a central server c) Health insurance policy added over telephone call to call centre d) Buying tickets by credit card through online ticketing agency 28. A local health club has installed a new membership system. The system covers all interactions with the customer from initial contact until they leave. It also manages fee payments. You will be system testing this system. Which of the following defects are you most likely to find using cause-effect graphing? (K2) a) Cannot order marketing brochures for pending accounts b) User has to go through five screen while enrolling a new customer c) Suspended account are not returned to status of active after balance is paid d) Account can be closed without supervisor override when funds still outstanding End of Questions
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