ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (V4.0) Sample Questions:

1. You have been assigned to perform a review on code provided below:

Which type of defect should you report as part of the code review?

A) No defects should be reported, code is correct.
B) Endless loop
C) Unreachable code
D) Too many nested levels

2. Within the world of consumer electronics, the amount of embedded software is growing rapidly. The amount of software in high-end television sets has increased by a factor of about eight over the last six years. In addition, the market of consumer electronics has been faced with a 5 -10% price erosion per year. The price of a product is, among a number of other things, determined by the microcontroller used. Therefore, the use of ROM and RAM remains under high pressure in consumer electronic products, leading to severe restrictions on code size.
You are a Technical Test Analyst involved in the review of the architecture of this project.
Which of the following issues would be MOST important to focus on during the review and when verifying the correct implementation?

A) Lazy instantiation
B) Transaction concurrency
C) Caching
D) Connection pooling

3. There are multiple activities the Technical Test Analyst performs regarding test automation. Which of the following activities is a typical test automation activity that the Technical Test Analyst will perform?

A) Define the business process keywords and related actions.
B) Train the Test Analyst and Business Analyst to use and supply data for the test scripts.
C) Decide regarding a test automation project based on a business case.
D) Execute the test cases and analyze any failures that may occur.

4. Consider the following fault attack:
* Force all possible incoming errors from the software/operating system interfaces to the application.
Which of the following is the kind of failure you are looking for when using this attack?

A) Application crashes when unsupported characters are pasted into an input field.
B) Application miscalculates total monthly balance due on credit cards.
C) Application crashes due to a lack of portability.
D) Application crashes when the network is unavailable.

5. A medical company has performed a safety criticality analysis using the IEC61508 standard. The software components to be developed have been categorized by Safety Integrity Level (SIL). Most components have been rated at SIL 1 or 2, and a few components at SIL 4.
After some discussions with the QA manager, the project has decided to adhere to the recommendations for test coverage provided by the IEC61508 standard.
Which level and type of test coverage should at least be used for the components rated at Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2?

A) 100% statement coverage
B) 100% statement coverage and 100% decision coverage
C) 100% statement coverage, 100% decision coverage and 100% multiple condition coverage
D) 100% statement coverage, 100% decision coverage and 100% MC/DC coverage

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