TA12 Exam Training Practice Tests (BCS ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level- Test Analyst (2012))]

Question 1

You are starting to review some of the incident reports that have been submitted as a result of test execution.

Which THREE of the comments would be your main findings when you have reviewed the following incident report?
[K4] 3 credits, 2 out of 3 correct 1 credit

A. Both severity and priority do not make sense B. Actual cause is missing C. Reproducibility is not indicated D. Defect type is missing E. Should have been two defect reports F. Ambiguous description G. Date to be fixed not defined

Correct Answer: C,E,F

Question 2

Analyzing the requirement, "The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros for all supported credit cards. The correct list of credit cards is American Express, Diners, VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard." There are arguments to be made for several test design techniques.
Which of the following test design techniques is LEAST likely to be used for identifying test cases for the requirement?
[K4] 3 credits

A. Boundary value analysis B. Equivalence Partitioning C. State Transition Testing D. Classification Tree Method

Correct Answer: C

Question 3

Consider the following description in a defect report "Nasty bug trashed contents of new file that I created by formatting some text in symbol font, wasting my time."
Which TWO of the following comments would you immediately make based on the defect description above?
[K4] 3 credits, 1 out of 2 correct 1 credit

A. Steps to reproduce are unclear B. Possible duplicate C. More than one defect in one report D. No attempt to isolate the defect E. Needs to be neutralized

Correct Answer: A,E

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to when the test analyst should become involved during different lifecycle models?
[K2] 1 credit

A. In a sequential model project the test analyst should start test analysis and design concurrently with software design B. In an embedded iterative model the test analyst should expect to be involved in the standard planning and design aspects C. In Agile projects the test analyst should start test analysis and design concurrently with coding D. In a sequential V-model project the test analyst should start test analysis and design concurrently with coding

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

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?
[K4] 3 credits

A. Since the standard deviation of most SUMI scales is much too large, a new SUMI test must be performed B. Since the SUMI results do not provide details, an additional focused heuristic evaluation on the lower scales is recommended 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 scores are largely above market average no further action on usability is needed

Correct Answer: B

Question 6

For an ATM banking project introduced earlier, "When the user first inserts a valid credit card type, the system considers the user to be in an unauthenticated state. When requesting a cash advance, the user must be in an authenticated state. The user authenticates by entering the proper PIN code. When authenticating the user, the system shall allow the user to enter their PIN code up to three times before failing the authentication and rejecting the card. On the first and second try, the system shall prompt the user to re-enter the PIN code."
Suppose you are concerned that, depending on the exact number of invalid PIN codes entered, the system might behave improperly. Which of the following test design techniques is specifically targeted at such failures?
[K4] 3 credits

A. Equivalence Partitioning extended by boundary value analysis B. State Transition Testing using 1-switch coverage C. Pairwise Testing with orthogonal arrays D. Classification Tree Method

Correct Answer: B

BCS ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Advanced Level- Test Analyst (2012) - TA12 Exam Practice Test