ISTQB CTAL-TTA - Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst Exam
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Total 88 questions
Question #1 (Topic: Exam A)
Within an embedded software project, the maintainability of the software is considered to be critical. It has been decided to use static analysis on each delivered software component.
Which of the following metrics is NOT a maintainability metric typically used with static analysis?
Which of the following metrics is NOT a maintainability metric typically used with static analysis?
A. Number of Lines of Code (LOC)
B. Number of Function Calls
C. Mean Time Between Failures
D. Comment Frequency
Answer: C
Question #2 (Topic: Exam A)
You are involved in testing a system in the medical domain. Testing needs to comply with the FDA requirements and is rated as being safety critical. A product risk assessment has been performed and various mitigation actions have been identified. Reliability testing is one of the test types that needs to be performed throughout the development lifecycle.
Based on the information provided, which of the following activities would need to be addressed in the test plan?
Based on the information provided, which of the following activities would need to be addressed in the test plan?
A. Perform a vulnerability scan.
B. Design and execution of specific tests that evaluate the software’s tolerance to faults in terms of handling unexpected input values.
C. Design and execution of test cases for scalability.
D. Testing whether the installation/de-installation can be completed.
Answer: B
Question #3 (Topic: Exam A)
The following characteristics were identified during an early product risk-assessment for a software system:
• the software system needs to manage synchronization between various processes
• microcontrollers will be used that will limit product performance
• the hardware that will be used will make use of timeslots
• the number of tasks supported in parallel by the software system is large and are often highly complex.
Based on the information provided, which of the following non-functional test types is MOST appropriate to be performed?
• the software system needs to manage synchronization between various processes
• microcontrollers will be used that will limit product performance
• the hardware that will be used will make use of timeslots
• the number of tasks supported in parallel by the software system is large and are often highly complex.
Based on the information provided, which of the following non-functional test types is MOST appropriate to be performed?
A. Maintainability testing
B. Security testing
C. Time-behaviour testing
D. Portability testing
Answer: C
Question #4 (Topic: Exam A)
Consider the pseudo code for the Price program:
Which of the following statements about the Price program describes a control flow anomaly to be found in the program?
Which of the following statements about the Price program describes a control flow anomaly to be found in the program?
A. The Price program contains no control flow anomalies.
B. The Price program contains unreachable code.
C. The Price program contains data flow defects.
D. The Price program contains an infinite loop.
Answer: D
Question #5 (Topic: Exam A)
A major Caribbean bank typically develops their own banking software using an Agile methodology. However, for some specific components COTS software is acquired and used. The bank does not want to create a dependency on any external COTS supplier.
As part of the test approach, portability testing will be performed. Which portability sub-characteristic is especially relevant for the Caribbean bank?
As part of the test approach, portability testing will be performed. Which portability sub-characteristic is especially relevant for the Caribbean bank?
A. Installability
B. Adaptability
C. Replaceability
D. Co-existence
Answer: C
