ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst (Syllabus 2012) Sample Questions:

1. A company offering house insurance policies has several policy options. They depend on the following factors:
-Building type: house, semi-detached, apartment building, cottage Material: wood, concrete, brick, mixed Location: city, suburb, countryside, wilderness
It has been decided to use the pair wise test technique and apply 2-wise coverage. To design the
test case an appropriate orthogonal array needs to be located.
Which of the following orthogonal arrays is to be selected for testing the house insurance policies?
[K3] 3 credits
A)

B)

C)

D)

A) Exhibit A
B) Exhibit C
C) Exhibit D
D) Exhibit B

2. A new banking system has 2 customers' types, 2 account types and will operate in two different countries?
How many test cases will be needed using the pair wise testing technique and the appropriate 2wise orthogonal array?
[K3] 3 credits

A) 2
B) 5
C) 4
D) 8

3. Study the "Supercar" classification tree, which of the following statements is correct?

[K3] 2 credits

A) The classification tree is correct and complete
B) The options for "in stock" are missing
C) Order information is missing
D) The error message is missing

4. Analyzing the requirement, "The system shall allow cash advances of at least 200 Euros for all supported credit cards. The correct list of credit cards is American Express, Diners, VISA, Mastercard and Eurocard." There are arguments to be made for several test design techniques.
Which of the following test design techniques is LEAST likely to be used for identifying test cases for the requirement?
[K4] 3 credits

A) Equivalence Partitioning
B) Classification Tree Method
C) State Transition Testing
D) Boundary value analysis

5. 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 TWO of the following items may more frequently need to be explained in greater detail for non-functional defect reports than for a functional defect report?
[K2] 1 credit

A) Actual results
B) Test data used to identify the fault
C) Level of load on the system at the time of failure
D) Expected results
E) Steps to reproduce the defect

Solutions: