ISTQB Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Your organization has been making animal food dispensers for free-range chickens and has been using a combination of test automation, exploratory testing, and some black-box testing on all products. The company has been using the following approach to the testing of the high-risk items:
* Exploratory testing = 85%
* Black-box testing = 15%
* Test automation = coverage goal is 25% but time is only allocated to automation if no other testing is needed, so the coverage is currently about 5% and the automation suite is run only infrequently.
The company has decided to modify their product and use it for pill dispensing for pharmacies. Regardless of the mechanical challenges of this modification, you now have to determine how testing should be adjusted for this safety-critical application. Which of the following would follow the guidelines in the syllabus for the testing approach for the high-risk items?

A. Exploratory testing = 50%
Black-box testing = 50%
Test automation = 50% coverage, executed before every production release

B. Exploratory testing = 25%
Black-box testing = 75%
Test automation = 75% coverage, executed for every code release

C. Exploratory testing = 15%
Black-box testing = 85%
Test automation = 25%, executed for every code release

D. Exploratory testing = 85%
Black-box testing = 15%
Test automation = 25% coverage, executed infrequently

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2

A unit test should be isolated Which option correctly describes the meaning of 'isolated' as a characteristic of a unit test?
SELECT ONE OPTION
Whenever it is run under the same conditions, it should produce the same results.

A. It should test only the code for which it was originally written

B. It should only test the functionality related to it.

C. it should provide immediate feedback.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 3

Why might static analysis be used on an Agile project'
SELECT ONE OPTION

A. To identify the causes of technical debt through the use of tools

B. To implement a test-driven approach at the component level

C. To clarify and simplify code design without changing its behavior

D. To manually identify potential defects and thus avoid technical debt

Correct Answer: A

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Question 4

Which of the following statements about performing exploratory testing with test charters is correct?

A. In contrast to black-box testing, the expected result is documented after a defect is found and not as part of test design

B. Exploratory testing and black-box testing use the same metrics for measuring test coverage

C. The result of performing exploratory testing by using test charters is finding defects and specification defects

D. Test charters are a useful tool to be used for testing when a detailed specification for the system under test is available

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

**You have received this BDD test:
Given that a customer enters the correct PIN
When they request to make a withdrawal
And they have enough money in their account
Then they will receive the money
And a receipt
Which of the following is the user story that best fits this BDD test?**

A. As a customer
I want to deposit money into my account
So that I can collect interest

B. As a customer
I want to withdraw money from my account
So that I can buy a present

C. As a bank teller
I want customers to use the ATM
So that I don't have to deal with them

D. As an ATM
I want to provide services to my customer
So they will be happy

Correct Answer: B

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Question 6

You have been asked to supply the list of keywords for a keyword-driven test automation script that will be used to test the following story:
As a customer, I want to be able to add and delete items from my shopping cart, so that I can buy the right number of items and still get free shipping on some of the items.
The automation will add and delete items from a customer's shopping cart and will then verify that the total shipping cost is correct. The test automation library has a large set of keywords that have been coded to support this e-commerce site. Which of the following is the smallest set of keywords that contains the ones needed to support testing this story?

A. Login, Add Item, Checkout, Compute Cart Total, Compute Shipping, Complete Order

B. Login, Add Item, Delete Item, View Cart, Compute Shipping

C. Login, Add Item, Delete Item, Checkout, Compute Cart Total, Compute Shipping, Complete Order

D. Add Item, View Cart, Compute Shipping

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

What are the characteristics of a unit test that are defined with the acronym FIRST?

A. Fast, Immediate, Relevant, Standardized, Transparent

B. Fast, Isolated, Repeatable, Self-validating, Thorough

C. Fast, Implemented, Recorded, Source-controlled, Tactical

D. Fast, Iterative, Replaceable, Stable, Tolerant

Correct Answer: B

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Question 8

An increased proportion of automated test coverage often leads to a greater degree of manual testing that follows reactive strategies, because:

A. Many of the tests that can be prepared upfront, will be automated which enables the testers to spend more time for execution of manual tests

B. If the proportion of automated tests increases, manual tests focus on the riskiest areas which are identified reactively

C. Reactive strategies consider the current context and status of the project and the system under test. To be able to adopt to this status most flexible a greater degree of manual testing is necessary

D. An increase of the proportion of automated test increases test coverage, and the uncovered areas are to be tested reactively

Correct Answer: C

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Question 9

Refactoring of test cases is needed in agile projects for many reasons.
Which of the following statements about the refactoring of test cases is correct?

A. Refactoring of test cases is done to match and evolve the test cases due to changing functionality. The main benefits include improving the regression test cases and the continued alignment of the tests with the code base and product functionality

B. Refactoring of test cases is done as a process with the following steps: Identification, Refactor, Re-run, and Identify again. The main benefits include improving the regression test cases and maintaining the alignment of tests with the code base and product functionality

C. Refactoring of test cases is needed because we cannot write and maintain detailed test cases in the short iterations associated with agile. The main benefits include aligning the pace of testing with development and the ability to quickly create new test cases

D. In general, in the agile world refactoring is a way to clean up test cases by making them shorter. The main benefits include the ability to write test cases quickly, being able to test faster using short test cases, and being able to automate them quickly

Correct Answer: A

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Question 10

The following user story has been developed:
As a customer of Alpha Airways who has booked a flight
I want to access the flight reservation
So that I can update the booking details
Which BDD scenario written in Gherkin format correctly applies to this user story?
SELECT ONE OPTION

A. Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
When that customer enters the correct surname and flight number for this reservation Then the booking details for that flight are displayed ELSE an appropriate error message is presented

B. Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
When that customer enters their surname AND enters the flight number for this reservation Then the booking details for that flight are displayed

C. Given that the logged-on user is a customer of Alpha Airways
When that user enters their surname correctly
Then they are able to see all flights currently booked so that they can select which flight they want to update

D. Given that a customer has booked a flight with Alpha Airways
When that customer enters their surname and the flight number OR enters their customer ID and the flight number for this reservation Then they are taken to the booking details for that flight so that they can update the booking details

Correct Answer: A

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