ISQI CTAL-TA_Syll2012 real exam prep : ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2012)

Ken, 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)
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Provide the customer with the ability to use secure credit card transactions
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Provide the customer to give general feedback
Ken 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.
Which of the following represents the best choice of testing techniques in this scenario?
[K4] 3 credits

• A. Exploratory testing to maximize the value of the team' experience
• B. State transition testing to test the web site's availability statuses
• C. Decision testing to ensure that there is no redundant code
• D. Equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis using the storyboard ideas as a basis to maximize functional coverage.

Which of the following comments would be the MOST important one you would make?
[K3] 2 credits

• A. User tasks not defined
• B. Specific characteristics of actor(s) are missing
• C. Description of flow is not detailed enough
• D. No usability acceptance criteria

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

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

Using the "Tax System" specification scenario as described above, using boundary value analysis, which would be the most interesting test set to explicitly test one single boundary value as defined in the "Tax System" specification?

[K3] 3 credits

• A. (i)
• B. (iv)
• C. (ii)
• D. (iii)

What is the MOST important reason why test conditions should be understandable by stakeholders?
[K2] 1 credit

• A. Test documentation should always be understandable by all stakeholders
• B. They should be able to use them as a basis for designing test cases
• C. They should be able to review the test conditions and provide feedback to the test analyst
• D. They should be able to use them to establish traceability to requirements