ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions

for practice Testing process

This is A demo on Sample Questions practice during the course
for ;
Chapter-Testing Process
Focus on: Test Analysis, design and Test progress monitoring
processes.

In ATA exam, most of the questions you will have scenario based.
Hence deep understanding on processes with examples is required for more practice.
You also need to revise the foundation syllabus before getting started for TA exam preparation. If
you have grip on that syllabus it will be easy for you.

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ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions for
Testing process
 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions
Testing process
1. When you run the test 1st time, identify from the following which is useful for test
oracle?
A. Requirements specification
B. Developers source code
C. Legacy Application
D. Defect reports from previous test execution
Answer: A & C.
Explanation:
The testing team considers the Requirements specification as the base for test
specifications identification. To identify the system behavior the legacy application
walkthrough is also required to know the real functionality for regression testing.
Hence A & C are the answers.

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 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions
Testing process
2. Assume as Test Analyst, you are testing an online Savings bank application. It has the
modules of Fund transfer also. To transfer the money you need to have sufficient balance
in the savings account. During test design, you have identified a discrepancy between the
Savings account and the money transfer validation procedures in the requirements
specification and the design specification. This activity is an example of what ?
A. Defect for requirements specification
B. Defect for code specification
C. Under Test design a static test technique
D. Starting test design too early in the project
Answer: C.
Explanation:
During Test design activity, we need to consider the requirements specifications and also
design specifications to understand the system functionality or behavior to write the test
specifications. During this stage a review need to happen between the documents. The
review comes under static testing technique. Hence C is the right answer.
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 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions Testing
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3. Assume you have been asked to work as a test analyst on a banking project to upgrade an existing ATM system. The
requirement is to allow customers to obtain cash advances from supported credit cards. During test planning, an exit
criterion was approved which requires successful cash advances during testing of at least 500 Indian Rupees [INR].
The list of supported credit cards is American Express, Visa and MasterCard.

After test execution, the complete list of cash advance test results shows the following:
American Express allowed advances of up to 1,000 INR.
Visa allowed advances of up to 500 INR.
MasterCard allowed advances of up to 300 INR.

Find out from the following statements which is true?

A. The exit criterion passes due to excessive advances for American Express.
B. The exit criterion fails due to a discrepancy between American Express and MasterCard.
C. The exit criterion passes because all the supported cards allow cash advances of at least the minimum
required amount.
D. The exit criterion fails for all the three cards.
Answer: B.

Explanation:
American Express and MasterCard are having defects. During test results analysis they are the failed items. Hence
answer is B.

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 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions Testing
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4. When you are doing risk based testing, main test basis is the quality risk catalog. During test progress
monitoring we need to consider some dimensions in view of identifying the risks. Some of the following
given points comes under these categories. Select from the following which is not the correct answer.

A. Using traceability, you can track progress in terms of addressing these risks.

B. During test design and implementation, you need to monitor which risks are covered with tests and
which are not covered.

C. During test execution, you need to monitor which risks are fully mitigated and which risks are not fully
mitigated.

D. The development team identifies risks and they pass on to the Test Analyst. And they are only
the risks need to be considered by the Test Analyst.
Answer: D.

Explanation:
The risks predicted or identified by the development team can be considered for risk analysis, but they are
not only the risks. With the other channels or process steps also the Test Analyst need to identify the risks.
Hence this is not the correct answer.

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5. In the Foundation syllabus, the fundamental test process is defined as: Planning and control, Analysis
and design, Implementation and execution, Evaluating exit criteria and reporting, and Test closure
activities.

As per the Advanced Test Analyst [ATA] syllabus the refined process will have one of the following. Which
one is that:
A. Planning, monitoring, and control, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Execution, Evaluating
exit criteria and reporting, Test closure activities.
B. Analysis and Design, Planning, monitoring, and control , Implementation, Execution, Evaluating exit
criteria and reporting, Test closure activities.
C. Planning and monitoring, Control, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Execution, Evaluating exit criteria
and reporting, Test closure activities.
D. Planning and monitoring, Control, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Execution, reporting, and Test
closure activities.

Answer: A.

Explanation:
Option A has the refined process steps correctly in the same sequence as per ATA Test process.

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6. In a Telecom project of one ISP provider, need to have some changes required by the business in the
billing system. They follow V-Model. Let us assume, now they have completed the SRS phase. The design
phase is started. As a Test Analyst you have been asked by your Test Manager to start working on the
project activities after SRS stage. Assume you have adopted one of the following as per the Advanced
Test Analyst [ATA] refined Testing process. Which option is the correct one.

A. Started Planning, monitoring, and control, Analysis simultaneously.

B. Started only Analysis, Design, Implementation simultaneously.
C. Started Execution, Evaluating exit criteria and reporting, Test closure activities simultaneously.
D. Started with monitoring, and control, Analysis simultaneously.

Answer: A.

Explanation:
As the Test Manager has given to you this project after requirement phase completion, you need to identify
the feasible activities to start with design phase as per the ATA Test process. This project is at the initial
stage of the design phase. We will have Planning, monitoring and control, Analysis, and Design activities
only at this stage of your work. Implementation can happen once the design is completed. Option A has
the refined process steps correctly in the same sequence as per ATA Test process and they have been
adopted simultaneously to execute. Hence A is the right answer.

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 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions Testing process
7. In a Testing organization of one of the IT Services companies have lot of Test professionals worked on different
development models. The Testing practices head has got an urgent requirement. The requirement is; The
customer has the Agile development model under practice since 3 years. They have well established with several
improvements of these practices. During the customer call, the practice head mentioned that he has Test
Analysts who worked on Agile projects. The customer felt they do not have time to do orientation of their Agile
practices for a new comer. The Head says in the call; they can start the testing activities without any orientation.
There is a gap in between them. The following options denote one of them. Select the right one:

A. In reality; always there is a significant difference between how the lifecycle is described in the
books and what it is actually doing or being practiced by the teams. The Customers will have
tailoring on the practices. In this case the orientation is mandatory to any Test Analyst even he/she
has the work experience on that model.
B. The Agile practices followed by IT industry globally; it is same sequence without tailoring.
C. The Customer need not conduct any orientation due to they will not have budget defined for the contract
Testing professional orientation duration.
D. None of them are correct.

Answer: A.

Explanation:
With reference to the Development model process of ATA Test process, the tailoring is allowed for any model by
the IT organization. Without tailoring the models can not be adopted or implemented. Hence in this case the
customer will have a tailored process and the newly hired Test Analyst need to have orientation on their process.
In most of the organizations they allocate the schedule for contractors orientation. Here the customer has not
planned in their activities for the new comers orientation. Hence the right answer is A.

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 ISTQB Test Analyst exam sample questions Testing process
8. A Test Manager has been heavily loaded by the test organization. He has Test Analysts. As per his current work
status, he has to do lot of Test planning, Projects monitoring and control activities. He has one Test Analyst who has
several years of Software testing experience and also he is well aware of one of the existing projects. The Test Manager
felt to utilize him for Test planning purpose on that project. The Test Analyst raised objection as he has to complete the
Role based activities. The Manager advised him to handover those activities to a junior resource. It was followed the
same way by the Test Analyst. Now the junior resource has neither exposure nor experience for the Test Analyst
activities. He has done the below mistakes; He has not done properly the Test Analysis, design. Instead of that he wrote
the test cases as per his application knowledge and executed them for integration test phase. During System test entry
criteria, some of the integration bugs were identified and the build was rejected. What are the right processes they are
suppose to follow as per the ATA guidelines:

A. As per Test Analyst role; Determining the Right tests and test cases, Designing them and executing them
are the primary areas of concentration for the Test Analyst. The junior resource is not educated or not
trained or not monitored by the Test Analyst in these areas to perform well.
B. The Junior Resource has done well in place of Test Analyst. role, as per his background even though the proper
orientation was not given by the Test Analyst.
C. In most of the cases the Integration defects can be flowed to System Test areas.
D. None of them.
Answer: A.

Explanation:
As per the ATA guidelines, the role is very critical to follow the steps as mentioned in Option A. Even though due to
resource constraints or workload or time is very limited, the Test Analyst need to plan for giving training to the junior
resource to execute his activities correctly and need to monitor always. He has just handed over to the resource and not
trained and not monitored. Hence failure happened. Hence Option A is the correct answer.

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