ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Analyst (CTAL-TA) - ISQI

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Question #1 Verified Q&A
Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical pre-condition for test execution?
A Defined level of requirements coverage achieved
B A properly configured test environment
C Thoroughly specified test procedures
D A process for managing identified defects
Correct Answer: Defined level of requirements coverage achieved
Question #2 Verified Q&A
Defects are discovered through test analysis and design because…
A the author of the test basis will have made errors
B the testers’ mindset is focused on finding defects
C developers are involved in writing test cases
D the cost of fixing a defect will increase if found later on
Correct Answer: the author of the test basis will have made errors
Question #3 Verified Q&A
Scenario "Incident management" A test team is keeping logs of the incidents that they observe. They use a commonly-available word processor to write the incident reports in individual files, which are held in shared storage. They track the incidents, along with some incident details, in a spreadsheet. You have now also been given the task to identify the key fields for logging the incident reports. So far the following fields have been in use in the Excel sheet:<br />
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- Incident description<br />
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- Date<br />
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- Author<br />
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- Version of the software under test<br />
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Which of the following would you recommend as the most important field to add?
A Date to be fixed
B Priority
C Incident identification
D Developer assigned to the fix
Correct Answer: Priority
Question #4 Verified Q&A
Scenario "Incident management" A test team is keeping logs of the incidents that they observe. They use a commonly-available word processor to write the incident reports in individual files, which are held in shared storage. They track the incidents, along with some incident details, in a spreadsheet. You are starting to review some of the incident reports that have been submitted as a result of test execution. Which THREE major comments would you make having reviewed the following incident report?<br />
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A Actual cause is missing
B Reproducibility is not indicated
C Defect type is missing<br /> G. Date to be fixed not defined
D Ambiguous description
E Should have been two defect reports
F Both severity and priority do not make sense
Correct Answer: Reproducibility is not indicated, Ambiguous description, Should have been two defect reports
Question #5 Verified Q&A
Scenario "Incident management"<br />
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A test team is keeping logs of the incidents that they observe. They use a commonly-available word processor to write the incident reports in individual files, which are held in shared storage. They track the incidents, along with some incident details, in a spreadsheet. Identify THREE main advantages of this approach to incident management.
A Can be easily integrated with other tools, such as configuration management tools and test execution tools
B Large files are not a problem
C High level of usability<br /> G. Easy to document screen shots and have attachments to the spreadsheet
D Electronic rather than manual
E Quick to set up and cheap
F Allows co-operation of various locations
Correct Answer: High level of usability<br /> G. Easy to document screen shots and have attachments to the spreadsheet, Electronic rather than manual, Quick to set up and cheap

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