The Contribution of the Test Analyst to Product Risk Analysis CTAL-TA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–22

1. 21application · medium

   A test analyst is preparing for a risk assessment workshop for a new mobile banking app. The product owner has identified 'transaction processing' as the top functional risk. During the workshop, the test analyst is asked to contribute test-related insights. Which contribution is most valuable for the risk assessment?

   • AProvide data on the frequency and business criticality of transaction failures from the previous release, and suggest that the risk likelihood be rated higher if failures were common.
   • BPropose that transaction processing be tested on the oldest supported device model to maximize coverage of legacy hardware.
   • CState that transaction processing is a standard feature and therefore the risk level should be low, freeing resources for other areas.
   • DRecommend that the team adopt a test automation framework for all regression tests before the workshop concludes.
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2. 22application · medium

   A test analyst is analyzing product risks for an e-commerce website. The team has identified 'payment gateway integration' as a risk. The payment gateway is used for 95% of all transactions, and a failure would halt all sales. However, the gateway is a mature, third-party service that has been stable for years. How should the test analyst rate the likelihood and impact of this risk?

   • AHigh likelihood and high impact, because the feature is critical to revenue.
   • BLow likelihood and low impact, because the service is mature and the business has other revenue streams.
   • CHigh likelihood and low impact, because third-party services are always unreliable but the business can recover quickly.
   • DLow likelihood and high impact, because the service is stable but a failure would be catastrophic to business operations.
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