ISTQB CTAL-TA Exam Actual Questions

When would the Test Analyst’s involvement in an Agile project normally start?

Correct Answer: B 🗳️

Which statement BEST describes the activities performed by the Test Analyst during the TEST ANALYSIS stage of the test process?

Correct Answer: C 🗳️

Which TWO of the following BEST explain why stakeholders should review and understand test conditions and test cases?
To make sure that the requirements have been understood by the testers.
To ensure that adequate coverage of the test basis has been achieved by the tests.
To ensure that the project remains on schedule, as testing is a key activity.
To assess the skills and talent of the test analysts.
To enable the test manager to select the best test approaches in the project test plan.

Correct Answer: B 🗳️

You work for an insurance company that is running several parallel projects. You have been asked to advise on the best approach for test case design for each project.
Project A has recently been delivered into production and is planning for its first maintenance release of several minor changes to the user interface. The testers in the maintenance team were involved throughout the development project and will design and manually execute the test cases.
Project B is the development of a new algorithm to improve risk assessment. The testers are experienced in algorithm testing. Test automation is critical as the risk of regression is perceived as high. An audit of the project will be undertaken by an external auditor after the first release into production.
What level of test case design would you recommend for these projects?

Correct Answer: C 🗳️