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ISTQB ISTQB-CTAL-TA Exam Syllabus Topics:

Section	Weight	Objectives
Topic 1: Risk Management	10%	- Risk Identification and Assessment 1. Identify product risks and project risks 2. Assess likelihood and impact of risks - Risk-Based Testing 1. Apply risk-based testing throughout the test process 2. Plan risk-based testing activities
Topic 2: Process Tasks Related to Test Analysis and Design	45%	- Requirements Specifications and Models 1. Use case-based testing 2. Requirements types (functional, non-functional, legacy, regulations) 3. Testable requirements (completeness, consistency, correctness) 4. State-based testing 5. Data pool testing - Work Products for Test Analysis and Design 1. Identify test conditions and test cases from requirements 2. Analyze requirements specifications for testability 3. Assess quality of requirements specifications 4. Prioritize tests using risk-based techniques - Test Coverage and Traceability 1. Coverage types (requirements coverage, risk coverage) 2. Maintain traceability between test basis and testware - Test Techniques 1. State Transition Testing 2. Error Guessing 3. Equivalence Partitioning 4. Pairwise Testing 5. Cause-Effect Graphing 6. Decision Table Testing 7. Boundary Value Analysis
Topic 3: Process Tasks Related to Evaluating Exit Criteria and Reporting	10%	- Evaluating Exit Criteria 1. Determine whether more tests are needed 2. Assess test completion against exit criteria - Test Reporting 1. Prepare and present test summary reports 2. Report test progress and product quality status
Topic 4: Software Quality Characteristics	10%	- Quality Models 1. ISO 25010 quality model (functional suitability, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, portability, security) - Test Types and Quality Characteristics 1. Regression testing 2. Functional testing 3. Non-functional testing (performance, load, stress)
Topic 5: Process Tasks Related to Test Implementation and Execution	25%	- Test Logging and Incident Management 1. Log test activities and test results 2. Report and classify incidents 3. Track incidents through resolution - Test Implementation 1. Identify and organize test data required for test execution 2. Implement test cases and test suites 3. Set up test environment requirements 4. Verify environmental readiness - Test Execution 1. Analyze test execution failures and identify root causes 2. Execute test cases and record results 3. Conduct peer reviews of testware

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

Question #1

You work for an insurance company with parallel projects. You need to recommend the best approach for test case design for each project.
* Project A:Maintenance release with minor UI changes, experienced testers, manual execution.
* Project B:Development of a new algorithm for risk assessment, high risk of regression, automation needed, audit required.
SELECT ONE OPTION

A. Project A - High level test cases. Project B - High level test cases
B. Project A - Low level test cases. Project B - High level test cases
C. Project A - Low level test cases. Project B - Low level test cases
D. Project A - High level test cases. Project B - Low level test cases

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Correct Answer: D 🗳️

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Question #2

For an ATM banking project the following applies: "When the user first inserts a valid credit card, the system considers the user to be in an unauthenticated state. When requesting a cash advance, the user must be in an authenticated state. The user authenticates by entering the correct PIN code for the card they have used.
During the user authentication, the system shall allow the user to enter their PIN code up to three times before failing the authentication and rejecting the card. On the first and second try, the system shall prompt the user to re-enter the PIN code " Suppose you are concerned that, depending on the number of invalid PIN codes entered, the system may behave incorrectly. Which of the following test design techniques is specifically targeted at finding such failures?

A. State transition testing using 1-switch coverage
B. Equivalence partitioning
C. Pairwise testing
D. Classification tree technique

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Correct Answer: A 🗳️

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Question #3

As a Test Analyst, you have been given a set of requirements that have been defined for the payment module of a new public transport system The set includes the following requirements:
P101 The product shall calculate the lowest fare for the destination considering day of week and time, (priority: medium) P102 The product shall compare the traveler's payment with the calculated payment (priority: high) P103 The product shall provide feedback if the payment is not sufficient (priority: high) P104 The product will process payments within 20 seconds at all priority 1 stations during peak hours (priority high) Which set of requirements will typically be tested by a Test Analyst?

A. P102, P103, P104
B. P101, P103, P104
C. P101,P102, P103
D. P101, P102, P104

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Correct Answer: C 🗳️

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Question #4

You are testing an ATM based on the following use
ATM start screen is showing
1. The user inserts card
2. The user types in PIN
3 The user selects cash with receipt'
4. The user selects €50
5. The user selects no further service' Expected results
- The ATM provides €50 to the user
- The ATM returns the card and balance slip
- The ATM clears the screen
- The ATM returns to start menu
You are asked to review this use case.
You are asked to review this use case.
What is the most important information that is missing from this use case?

A. Nothing has been defined for expected response times.
B. More test cases are needed to achieve the minimum acceptable level of coverage.
C. The use case should also include alternative behaviour.
D. Expected results not clearly defined

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Correct Answer: C 🗳️

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Question #5

Based on the system state transition diagram of an ATM system shown below, using the state transition test technique which of the following is an example of a test case required to achieve 1-switch coverage?