Free ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst ATA Exam Practice Test

A specification states: "If the fossil is Jurassic in origin then it must be catalogued under Mesozoic post Triassic and cross referred to politic limestone.If it is a tooth, then it must be catalogued under Dental remains. If the fossil is both Jurassic in origin and a tooth it will be catalogued under Mesozoic post Triassic and cross referred to politic limestone only. ”The tester analyses this for decision table testing and finds the following conditions and actions:C1: Jurassic C2: tooth A1: Catalogue as Mesozoic post Triassic A2: Cross refer to politic limestone A3: Catalogue asDental remainsHow many test cases will a collapsed decision table have? [K3] 2 credits

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 6

During the test execution defects are found on non-compliancy to requirements, calculations that produce incorrect results, and improper handling of data or situations.Which of the following test types is most likely being performed? [K2] 1 credit

• Usability testing
• Interoperability testing
• Accuracy testing
• Suitability testing

For a tax system the earnings € 4.000 are tax free, the following € 1.500 are charged at 10%, the following € 28.000 at 20% and the remainder above 40%. All values are rounded to € 1.What test case could result from a boundary value analysis? [K3] 2 credits

• 1500
• 33501
• 4499
• 28001

Which of the following statements fits the principles of experience-based testing? [K2] 1 credit

• Coverage calculations can be used to determine the amount of testing required
• Different people will have a different experience level regarding usability testing
• Models can be used to derive the required test cases
• Experience in test execution is more important than experience in test design

CORRECT TEXTKen, an entrepreneur in Leeds finds the quality of the tea locally available so low, that he decides to research superior teas around the world. He decides to market, sell and distribute these superior teas via the web. His market strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website with graphics that are fast to load, has high availability, superior usability and fast response times.The website will offer the following:-An innovative interactive catalogue of teas, which not only enables customers to buy the product, but also enables them to provide feedback by rating the teas (which will influence his stock purchasing levels)Provide the customer with the ability to use secure credit card transactions Provide the customer to give general feedbackKen selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three developers that are experienced in web development. Ken, although he doesn't have technical skillset, is concerned with quality. He doesn't believe a lot of documentation is necessary and he wants the website to be completed quickly.The test basis contains the following:-Story boards that show the information flow and page links through the site-HTML pages developed to date.-A statement of non-functional requirements.With the strategy taking shape, Ken asks your advice on the specific testing techniques that should be used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken’s overall objectives.

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

• Equivalence Partitioning extended by boundary value analysis
• Pairwise Testing with orthogonal arrays
• State Transition Testing using 1-switch coverage
• Classification Tree Method

As part of defining an approach the usability, acceptance criteria need to be defined. Which of the following acceptance criteria would be appropriate for operability?[K4] 3 credits

• Percentage of participants who completed each task correctly
• Mean extent to which each task was completely and correctly achieved, scored as a percentage
• Mean time taken to complete each task (for correctly completed tasks)
• SUMI user satisfaction score

Which of the following descriptions is an example of the use of defect taxonomies? Number of correct answers: 1 [K2] 1 credit

• Grouping defects found in execution by functional areas
• Following a defect management process through testing
• Running tests with the aim of finding as many defects as possible
• Using a list of known defect types to penetrate the security of computer systems

Tax systemA 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 re-calculated. If the person also has more than twoand less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.Applying equivalence partitioning to the “Tax System” specification, which of the following set of equivalence classes is most effective in testing the processing the number of children?[K3] 2 credits

• 2, 4 and 6 children
• 2, 4 and 5 children
• 1, 3 and 6 children
• 3, 4 and 6 children

Working together with the test manager during test planning, which of the following activities is NOT expected to be performed by the test analyst?[K2] 1 credit

• Review the test estimates of the test manager
• Review the test plan for non-functional testing
• Organize adequate test resources
• Being involved in risk management sessions