ISTQB-CTAL-TA ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (CTAL-TACore)v3.1.2 Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)
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Which of the following is an appropriate task for the Test Analyst to perform during the test execution phase?
How many cases are required to test the tax system specification as described below, using a decision table which is not collapsed?
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 the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.
You are testing a hospital patient management system that has undergone a release including an improved user interface and changes to meet new regulatory requirements. You are a Test Analyst working with a Technical Test Analyst.
Which of the following requirements MOST align with your responsibilities as a Test Analyst?
R01:New and amended patient data can be successfully read and processed by receiving hospital department systems
R02:Patient data will be transmitted and received by hospital department systems within ten seconds of entry
R03:Patient data transmitted to other hospital department systems will remain secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorized third parties
R04:High volumes of data can be successfully received and processed while the user interface is being used
R05:The new user interface is appropriate for the needs of all hospital administrator roles
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When preparing test cases for an interoperability test, not all interactions may be clearly specified in the requirements documents. Which type of document is typically also used by a Test Analyst as the test basis for interoperability testing?
Consider 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.
The requirement has been identified as business critical.
The following test conditions have been derived:
1. The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros
2. It shall support American Express, Diners, VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard.
Assume you are following a risk-based testing strategy, where likelihood and impact are both assessed on a five-point scale ranging from very low to
very high The requirement R1 was identified as a risk item during the quality risk analysis process. In total 20 risk items were identified during this process
Assume that technical project stakeholders have assessed the likelihood of the requirement R1 risk item at a medium level Given only the information above, which of the following statements is true?
Your company is developing a new website that will be accessed by many user roles, including adults, seniors, and children. Testing must ensure that the website is appropriate for all these users.
Which of the following is the earliest test level where this requirement should start to be tested?
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You work for an insurance company with parallel projects. You need to recommend the best approach for test case design for each project.
Project A:Maintenance release with minor UI changes, experienced testers, manual execution.
Project B:Development of a new algorithm for risk assessment, high risk of regression, automation needed, audit required.
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You work for a company that is a pioneer in smart energy technology. The company is planning to launch a new application for smartphones and tablets that will allow customers to view their energy readings remotely. The application must support customers with disabilities.
The application is being delivered using a hybrid mix of agile and V-model methodologies over three iterations:
Iteration 1:Development of the application for the iOS operating system
Iteration 2:Enhancement to support the Android operating system
Iteration 3:Enhancement to provide daily budget usage
You have been asked to review the risk register and design test conditions for the highest priority product risks that fall into your area of responsibility, relating to Iterations 1 and 2 only.
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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 earlyversion of the system is already available. It is expected that many things will change (including the user interface) during implementation of the new version.
The tests will be conducted by end-users with much domain knowledge who have also been involved in the project defining the user requirements (in the format of use cases) and reviewing other documentation.
What Is the BEST option regarding the level of detail and documentation required for test cases in the project?
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?
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?
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Which test technique is MOST closely associated with classification tree diagrams?
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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?
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Which of the following statements BEST describes checklist-based and black-box test techniques?
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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.
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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?
A new online application is being introduced for the start of the next tax year to handle tax liabilities. This web-based system is especially aimed at those with visual disabilities and several innovative features are being introduced for the user interface. The design of these features is ongoing.
Which of the following represents the BEST approach for accessibility testing?
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A tablet manufacturer offers the following options for its customers:
Colour:Black, White, Silver, Gold
Model:Standard, Mini, Pro
Gigabytes:32, 64, 128, 256
Connectivity:Wifi-only, Wifi+Cellular
When applying the pairwise test technique, how many TEST CASES would be needed to ensure that ALL pair combinations are tested?
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During which test stage is functional appropriateness typically tested?
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?
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