ATA Online Practice Questions and Answers

The use case will be used as a basis for the design of usability test scenario's. As a tester you are asked to review the ATM use case from the perspective of usability testing. As a tester you are asked to review the ATM use case provided below. The use case will be used as a basis for functionality testing to be performed later.

Which one of the comments, described hereafter, would be the MOST important one you would make? [K3] 2 credits

A. Acceptance criteria not defined

B. Business priority is missing

C. Post condition not defined

D. Alternative flows are missing

In an organization using keyword-driven automation, which of the following activities typically is the responsibility of the test analyst? [K2] 1 credit

A. Write the code to automate the key processes

B. Work with the users to define the key usability aspects of the software

C. Identify the key business processes that must be tested

D. Write manual tests for the key business processes that can then be automated

You are starting to review some of the incident reports that have been submitted as a result of test execution.

Which THREE of the comments would be your main findings when you have reviewed the following incident report? [K4] 3 credits, 2 out of 3 correct 1 credit

A. Should have been two defect reports

B. Ambiguous description

C. Both severity and priority do not make sense

D. Actual cause is missing

E. Reproducibility is not indicated

F. Defect type is missing

G. Date to be fixed not defined

Consider the following description in a defect report "Nasty bug trashed contents of new file that I created by formatting some text in symbol font, wasting my time."

Which TWO of the following comments would you immediately make based on the defect description above? [K4] 3 credits, 1 out of 2 correct 1 credit

A. Needs to be neutralized

B. Steps to reproduce are unclear

C. No attempt to isolate the defect

D. More than one defect in one report

E. Possible duplicate

During the test execution defects are found on non-compliancy to requirements, calculations that produce incorrect results, and improper handling of data or situations. Which of the following test types is most likely being performed? [K2] 1 credit

A. Usability testing

B. Interoperability testing

C. Accuracy testing

D. Suitability testing

Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in a single manufacturer's Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons. A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and body style.

The manufacturer offers three choices of power unit: petrol, diesel and hybrid. There are 3 main body styles: Saloon, Hatchback and SUV. SUVs only come as petrol and diesel options. Hybrid is available for Hatchback only. The site will allow an order to be processed if at least one of the chosen vehicle configuration is in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to try again later. As a tester you are asked to review the "Supercar" specification before starting to design the corresponding test cases. Which of the comments below would you make? [K3] 2 credits

A. I have no comments, specification looks ok

B. Boundaries for stock levels are ambiguous

C. Dependencies power unit and body styles are ambiguous

D. It is not clear which message will be displayed when "out of stock"

A diamond retailer is introducing a new stock taking system. Each diamond is assigned a character that represents the colour. The valid domain for the character ranges from D to Z. The colour is then graded using the following scale:

Which of the following test sets will provide the best equivalence partitioning coverage? [K3] 2 credits

A. D, F, G, H, K, M, N, P, T, Z

B. D, G, K, N, S

C. A, E, H, L, P, T, ?

D. E, H, L, M, U,

As a test analyst you are gathering data to support accurate metrics. Which of the following metrics would be MOST appropriate to use to monitor product quality? [K2] 1 credit

A. Defects found versus defects expected

B. Tests run and tests passed

C. Test resources spent versus budget

D. Compliance to entry criteria

E. Product risks outstanding and new risks introduced

Supercar Supercar is an online vehicle sales website specializing in single manufacturer's Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and saloons. A vehicle has two key elements, power unit and body style. The manufacturer offers three choices of power unit: petrol, diesel and hybrid. There are 3 main body styles: Saloon, Hatchback and SUV. SUVs only come as petrol and diesel options. Hybrid is available for Hatchback only. The site will allow an order to be processed if the chosen vehicle configurations are in stock, otherwise a message will be displayed asking the user to try again later. Based on the specification the following classification tree has been developed:

Based on the "Supercar" classification tree the following positive test cases have been created:

Which test case is needed to complete the set? [K3] 2 credits

A. Power Unit: Hybrid, Body Style: Saloon

B. Power Unit: Diesel, Body Style: Hatchback

C. Power Unit: Petrol, Body Style: Saloon

D. Power Unit: Hybrid, Body Style: Hatchback

Ken, an entrepreneur in Leeds finds the quality of the tea locally available so low, that he decides to

research superior teas around the world. He decides to market, sell and distribute these superior teas via

the web. His market strategy is to offer superior products on a well-designed website with graphics that are

fast to load, has high availability, superior usability and fast response times.

The website will offer the following:

-An innovative interactive catalogue of teas, which not only enables customers to buy the product, but also

enables them to provide feedback by rating the teas (which will influence his stock purchasing levels)

Provide the customer with the ability to use secure credit card transactions Provide the customer to give

general feedback

Ken selects an iterative model for the development of the prototypes. The team consists of three

developers that are experienced in web development. Ken, although he doesn't have technical skillset, is

concerned with quality. He doesn't believe a lot of documentation is necessary and he wants the website

to be completed quickly.

The test basis contains the following:

-Story boards that show the information flow and page links through the site -HTML pages developed to

date.

-A statement of non-functional requirements.

With the strategy taking shape, Ken asks your advice on the specific testing techniques that should be

used to complete the required testing, bearing in mind the nature of the application and the nature of Ken's

overall objectives.

How does phase containment contribute to reducing the cost of development? [K2] 1 credit

A. By eliminating defects as early as possible to minimize defect propagation

B. By ensuring that the deliverables from any life cycle phase are tested only in that phase

C. By using specific test techniques at each level and only at that level

D. By concentrating the testing effort on the phases where failures occur