Free Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst Exam CTAL-TTA Exam Practice Test

Your team is now accountable for the support and enhancement of a payroll system that has been in production for many years and modified by many different developers. It has been noticed by management that small functional enhancements take much longer than equivalent changes on more recently developed systems. You have been tasked with implementing improved testing approaches that will help to identify the root cause of this problem.Which of the following is the best technique to apply in this scenario?

• Orthogonal arrays
• Exploratory analysis
• Static analysis
• Data flow analysis

You have been given this piece of pseudocode to review Assume that the variables have been declared set and validated in code that precedes this piece that you are reviewing Looking only at this part of the code what requires further discussion?If a < b then If a > 12 then seta = 21 elseset a = 23 endifIf b < 17 then set a = 24 endiflfb> 14 set a = 25 set b = 10 elseset a = 5 endif elseset a = 7 endif

• Embedded if statements should not be used
• A variable should not be set to multiple values within one code segment
• A loop should have been used rather than the embedded if statements
• An else statement may be missing

You are an experienced tester on an Agile team that is producing a new application. The product backlog has been refined sufficiently to begin development for the first release. This stories in this backlog contain a mixture of functional and non-functional requirements, as well as some technical stories that will provide elements of the application's infrastructure The developers have decided to use TDD as a deveiopment approach but automation of the acceptance tests is not yet planned.You have been asked to recommend whether or not the team should take an atdd approach as well as TDD. what would be the BEST recommendation in these circumstances?SELECT ONE OPTION

• YES. use attd, but for the functional requirements only because it cannot be applied to non- functional or technical requirements.
• YES. use ATTD for all requirements including non-functional and technical stories.
• NO. do not use ATDD, because it will not work when the acceptance tests are not automated
• NO. do not use atdd. because it is not compatible with the developers' TDD approach.

A product risk assessment has revealed the following product risks:lack of usability requirementssecurity during on-line transactionsperceived performance of the system and response time from the user interfacea required availability of almost 100%To address the 4th risk, which of the following quality characteristics for technical testing should be part of the test approach?

• Adaptability
• Reliability
• Portability
• Compatibility

You are testing software that requires you to enter defined order numbers and either add, delete or update the information associated with that order number, which of the following is the minimum set of columns you should see in your keyword-driven input table?

• Action, Expected Result, Error Message
• Action, Order ID
• Action, Order ID, Expected Result
• Order ID. Expected Result

You are working on project where re-use of software is an objective. You are involved in the project as a Technical Test Analyst and have been given the task to develop a checklist for code reviews.Which question from the list below should you implement as part of the code review checklist?

• Are all modules, data, and interfaces uniquely identified?
• Can each item be implemented with the techniques, tools, and resources available?
• Is it possible during acceptance testing to verity whether the item has been satisfied?
• Are all variables defined with meaningful, consistent and clear names?

A major Caribbean bank typically develops their own banking software using an Agile methodology. However, for some specific components COTS software is acquired and used. The bank does not want to create a dependency on any external COTS supplier.As part of the test approach, portability testing will be performed. Which portability sub- characteristic is especially relevant for the Caribbean bank?

• In stall ability
• Adaptability
• Replaceability
• Co-existence

The following user story has been developed:As a customer of Alpha Airways who has booked a flight I want to access the flight reservationSo that I can update the booking detailsWhich BDD scenario written in Gherkin format correctly applies to this user story? SELECT ONE OPTION

• Given that the logged-on user is a customer of Alpha Airways When that user enters their surname correctly
• Then they are able to see all flights currently booked so that they can select which flight they want to update
• Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
• When that customer enters their surname AND enters the flight number for this reservation Then the booking details for that flight are displayed
• Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
• When that customer enters the correct surname and flight number for this reservation Then the booking details for that flight are displayed
• ELSE an appropriate error message is presented
• Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
• When that customer enters their surname and the flight number OR enters their customer ID and the flight number for this reservation Then they are taken to the booking details for that flight so that they can update the booking details

Which of the following is a generic risk factor that the Technical Test Analyst must consider?

• Integration of a new technology into the product
• Compliance requirements for local disability laws
• Errors in the business rules in the specifications
• Lack of an oracle for interest calculations

You are working for a video game manufacturer You have a new title being released Market interestin the product is at an all time high and everyone in the company has been promised huge bonuses if the launch is successful You are responsible for portability testing Which area, m particular should you emphasize in your testing?

• Installability
• Replaceability
• Analyzability
• Learnability