ATA Online Practice Questions and Answers

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. Which TWO of the following items may more frequently need to be explained in greater

detail for non-functional defect reports than for a functional defect report? [K2] 1 credit

A. Expected results

B. Steps to reproduce the defect

C. Test data used to identify the fault

D. Level of load on the system at the time of failure

E. Actual results

Which of the following criteria on test progress would enable the business to determine a likely `go live' date?

(i) Number of tests planned versus number of tests executed (ii) Number of high priority defects outstanding

(iii) The test team's timesheets in order to show how much effort has been devoted to testing (iv) Number of tests passed and number failed (v) Number of defects found in each development area

(vi) The rate at which defects are being found

[K2] 1 credit

A. (ii), (iii), (iv)

B. (i), (iii), (v)

C. (i), (ii), (vi)

D. (iv), (v), (vi)

To enhance both the effectiveness and efficiency of the test design phase the purchase of a test design tool is being considered. Which one of the statements hereafter best characterizes a test design tool? [K2] 1 credit

A. It validates models of the software

B. It enables tests to be executed automatically

C. It enables individual tests to be traced to requirements

D. It generates test inputs or executable tests from requirements

While identifying scenario's for the use case "copy A4 ?A4" for a new copier, the following scenario's were identified: Basic scenario: single side to single side Deviations: single side to double side, copy of a set, copy using the automatic document feeder Failures: no paper in paper tray, paper jam, out of staples How many test cases will be needed to achieve minimum coverage? [K3] 2 credits

A. 1

B. 4

C. 5

D. 7

As part of defining an approach the usability, acceptance criteria need to be defined. Which of the following acceptance criteria would be appropriate for operability? [K4] 3 credits

A. Percentage of participants who completed each task correctly

B. Mean extent to which each task was completely and correctly achieved, scored as a percentage

C. Mean time taken to complete each task (for correctly completed tasks)

D. SUMI user satisfaction score

Based on the classification tree show below, how many test cases are required using the classification tree method?

[K3] 2 credits

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

Which of the following statements fits the principles of experience-based testing? [K2] 1 credit

A. Coverage calculations can be used to determine the amount of testing required

B. Different people will have a different experience level regarding usability testing

C. Models can be used to derive the required test cases

D. Experience in test execution is more important than experience in test design

Using the state diagram (based on the "Route Calculation"), how many test cases are needed to achieve 1-switch coverage?

[K3] 3 credits

A. 9

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

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,

For a tax system the earnings 4.000 are tax free, the following 1.500 are charged at 10%, the following

28.000 at 20% and the remainder above 40%. All values are rounded to 1.

What test case could result from a boundary value analysis? [K3] 2 credits

A. 1500

B. 33501

C. 4499

D. 28001