CTAL-TA_Syll2019 Leak Questions

In a keyword-driven test automation approach, the Test Analyst is responsible for defining the keywords that represent the actions and expected outcomes of the test cases. The keywords are then implemented by a developer or a tool as reusable functions or scripts that can be executed by the test automation framework. For example, the Test Analyst can define keywords such as “transfer”, “check balance”, “verify balance”, etc. for the account transfer user story. These keywords can then be used to design test cases in a data-driven or table-driven format, such as:

Table

Keyword

Parameter 1

Parameter 2

Parameter 3

transfer

Lars

Ann

150

check balance

Ann

-

150

verify balance

Ann

-

150

transfer

Tim

Ann

300

check balance

Ann

-

450

verify balance

Ann

-

450

References = Keyword Driven Testing Framework with Example (Section 1 and 2), What is Keyword Driven Testing: A Detailed Tutorial With Examples (Section 1 and 2), ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Technical Test Analyst (Section 4.2.1 and 4.2.2)

A system architecture document is a document that describes the structure and behavior of a system, including its components, interfaces, communication protocols, and dependencies. It is typically used by a Test Analyst as the test basis for interoperability testing, as it provides the necessary information to design test cases that cover the interactions between different systems or components. A system architecture document can also help to identify potential risks and challenges related to interoperability testing, such as compatibility issues, performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and data integrity problems. References = Interoperability Testing in Software Testing (Section 2.2), A Simple Guide to Interoperability Testing (with Examples) (Section 2.3), ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Technical Test Analyst (Section 3.3.1)

The correct answer isA.Create test data for the keywords that includes error data and verifies the proper error is returned.

Create test data for the keywords that includes error data and verifies the proper error is returned

This is the best way to test the error conditions and still use the keyword-driven tests because it allows the reuse of the existing keywords and functions, while providing different inputs and expected outputs for the test cases.It also ensures that the error checking is automated and consistent, and that the test coverage is adequate1.

References=

• Keyword Driven Testing Framework with Example2, Section How to create Keyword Driven Framework
• What is Keyword Driven Testing: A Detailed Tutorial With Examples3, Section How to perform Keyword Driven Testing
• KEYWORD DRIVEN TESTING4, Section How to do Keyword Driven Testing

Testing pairs of combinations is a technique that reduces the number of test cases by testing only two factors at a time, instead of testing all possible combinations. Testing pairs of combinations is based on the assumption that most defects are caused by interactions of at most two factors. Testing pairs of combinations can be applied to this problem using the installation environments, which are the browsers, the operating systems, and the languages. By using testing pairs of combinations, the number of test cases will be lower than exhaustive testing, which would require testing every combination of factors. The formula for calculating the number of test cases for testing pairs of combinations is:

N = P * (P - 1) / 2

where N is the number of test cases, and P is the number of values for each factor. In this problem, P is 4, as there are four browsers, four operating systems, and four languages. Therefore, the number of test cases for testing pairs of combinations is:

N = 4 * (4 - 1) / 2 N = 4 * 3 / 2 N = 12 References =

• ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Technical Test Analyst1, page 2
• Pairwise Software Testing - GeeksforGeeks2, section “Introduction”
• Pairwise Testing: A Best Practice That Isn’t3, section “Pairwise Testing”