ISTQB atta practice test

Advanced Technical Test Analyst Exam


Question 1

Identify the most significant risk introduced by this approach to incident management. 3 credits [K4]

  • A. Excel list may not be insynchronizationwith Word documents
  • B. Low level of usability
  • C. Spreadsheet/text files may not be complete
  • D. Does not map to IEEE 1044
Answer:

A

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Question 2

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

The development manager asks you to identify suitable test coverage entry criteria for a component
test. Which TWO of the following would you recommend as appropriate for entry criteria to a
component testing phase? 2 credits [K3]

  • A. 100% statement coverage
  • B. No critical outstanding defects
  • C. Test log available
  • D. Code review completed
  • E. Static analysis shows no major violations
Answer:

D,E

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Question 3

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

Defects are discovered through test analysis and design because 1 credit [K2]

  • A. the tasks involve extracting information from the test basis
  • B. developers are involved in writing test cases
  • C. the cost of fixing a defect will increase if found later on
  • D. the author of the test basis will have made errors
Answer:

A

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Question 4

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

In which of the following test documents would you expect to find the preconditions to start
executing a set of test cases? 1 credit [K2]

  • A. Level test plan
  • B. Test procedure specification
  • C. Test design specification
  • D. Master test plan
Answer:

B

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Question 5

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

As a technical test analyst, you are involved in a risk analysis session using the Failure Mode and
Effect Analysis technique. You are calculating risk priorities. Which of the following are the major
factors in this exercise? 1 credit [K2]

  • A. Severity and priority
  • B. Functionality, reliability, usability, maintainability, efficiency and portability
  • C. Likelihood and impact
  • D. Financial damage, frequency of use and external visibility
Answer:

C

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Question 6

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

As a technical test analyst, you have found out during test case design that the design document is
incomplete. Which is an example of a good way to communicate that problem in an email? 1 credit
[K2]

  • A. E-mail: “Until I have received an updated version of the design document, I will not do any work on the test design.”
  • B. E-mail: “When will it be possible to receive the missing information? Test design is impeded by a lack of clarity here.”
  • C. E-mail: “Here we go again. The developer gave us incomplete and ambiguous design specifications. Typical.”
  • D. Do not communicate the problem, just log the delaying effect of the information problem and be ready to explain the delays to the test manager later.
Answer:

B

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Question 7

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

As a technical test analyst, which documents would you typically create? 1 credit [K2]

  • A. Test plan, test design, test cases and test log
  • B. Test plan, test log, test design and test summary report
  • C. Test script, test log, incident report and test design
  • D. Incident report, test item transmittal report, test cases and test procedure
Answer:

C

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Question 8

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

Which of the following is an example of testing as part of the software design phase? 1 credit [K2]

  • A. A design review meeting
  • B. An architect translating requirements into design
  • C. Performing unit tests against design
  • D. A test log showing code coverage achieved
Answer:

A

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Question 9

Part 7 "Test Process & Incident Management"

Which TWO of the following artefacts can be useful as a test oracle the first time a test case is run? 1
credit [K2]

  • A. Incident report
  • B. Requirements Specification
  • C. Test summary report
  • D. Legacy system
  • E. Test plan
Answer:

B,D

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Question 10

Part 6 "Specification Based Test Techniques" You are testing a set of signal changes at a railway
station. The system is newly build using a traditional V-model approach. A full set of documentation
is available that can be used as a test basis. Furthermore the system is identified as being safety
critical. Which technique would you most likely use? 2 credits [K4]

  • A. Equivalence Partitioning
  • B. Exploratory Testing
  • C. State transition Testing
  • D. Boundary Value Analysis
Answer:

C

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