What is the primary purpose of functional testing in a financial system?

To evaluate the user interface's visual appeal

To assess the system's ability to recover from hardware failures

To measure system performance under peak load conditions

To verify that the system behaves according to specified functional requirements

What is the main focus of workflow testing in a financial system?

Checking the system's response time under load

Verifying that business processes are executed in the correct sequence

Evaluating the visual design of the user interface

Testing the system's ability to recover from crashes

A bank's core system stores customer account balances. A tester is verifying that the system correctly handles a transfer of $100 from account A to account B. The test involves checking the balance of both accounts before and after the transfer. Which assertion is most important for data integrity?

After the transfer, the system logs the transaction with a timestamp and user ID.

After the transfer, the system displays a confirmation message to the user.

After the transfer, the total of account A and account B balances is the same as before the transfer.

After the transfer, account A's balance is reduced by $100 and account B's balance is increased by $100.

Which of the following is an example of an integration point in a financial system?

The login screen of the application

The database schema of a single table

The interface between the trading system and the settlement system

The algorithm used to calculate interest

A financial application has a dashboard that displays account balances and recent transactions. The test team is evaluating the usability of the dashboard. Which usability issue is most likely to lead to user errors?

The dashboard does not have a help button for users to learn how to use it.

The dashboard takes 5 seconds to load, which is slower than expected.

The dashboard is not compatible with all web browsers.

The dashboard displays account balances in a small font that is difficult to read.

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Functional Testing of Financial Systems CT-FT Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of functional testing in a financial system?
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What is the main focus of workflow testing in a financial system?
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3application · medium
A bank's core system stores customer account balances. A tester is verifying that the system correctly handles a transfer of $100 from account A to account B. The test involves checking the balance of both accounts before and after the transfer. Which assertion is most important for data integrity?
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Which of the following is an example of an integration point in a financial system?
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5application · medium
A financial application has a dashboard that displays account balances and recent transactions. The test team is evaluating the usability of the dashboard. Which usability issue is most likely to lead to user errors?
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