ISTQB

Certified Tester Automotive Software Tester

CT-AUT

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Automotive Software Tester (CT-AuT) certification validates your ability to test E/E systems in the automotive domain, applying established standards like Automotive SPICE®, ISO 26262, and AUTOSAR®. It covers testing in virtual environments (XiL) and automotive-specific static and dynamic test techniques. This certification is for testers and developers working on automotive software who need to ensure safety, reliability, and compliance in increasingly complex vehicle systems.

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4Domains

25Objectives

130Practice pages

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CT-AUT free practice questions

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Project aspects influenced by standards

22 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–22

The six generic phases in the system lifecycle

16 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–16

The contribution/participation of the tester in the release process

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

Automotive SPICE (ASPICE)

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Requirements of the standard

28 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–28

ISO 26262

35 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35

Functional safety and safety culture

17 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–17

Integration of the tester in the safety lifecycle

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

The influence of criticality on the extent of the test

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

AUTOSAR

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

Objectives of ASPICE and ISO 26262

33 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–33

Comparison of the test levels

35 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35

Test environment in general

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Differences between Closed-Loop and Open-Loop

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Testing in XiL test environments

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

Model in the Loop (MiL)

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Software in the Loop (SiL)

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

Hardware in the Loop (HiL)

34 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–34

Comparison of the XiL test environments

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

The MISRA-C: 2012 Guidelines

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Quality characteristics for reviews of requirements

15 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15

Back-to-Back-Testing

18 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–18

Fault injection testing

12 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–12

Requirements-based testing

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

Context-dependent selection of test techniques

23 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–23

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Percentages reflect share of the current practice bank, not official exam weightings. Every page above is a live, crawlable practice page (25 objectives · 130 pages).

Certified Tester Automotive Software Tester

CT-AUT free practice questions

Domain 1 · Introduction8% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 50 questions8%

Domain 2 · Standards for the testing of E/E systems44% of practice bank · 9 objectives · 267 questions44%

Domain 3 · Testing in a virtual environment27% of practice bank · 7 objectives · 166 questions27%

Domain 4 · Automotive-specific static and dynamic test techniques20% of practice bank · 6 objectives · 123 questions20%