Analytical Strategies CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A test manager is creating a test strategy for a new financial application. The organization has limited test resources and the product owner has identified three critical risk areas: data integrity, transaction processing, and user access control. The test manager needs to allocate testing effort proportionally to these risks. Which approach best aligns with the analytical strategy principle?

   • ATest only the transaction processing area since it is the most complex and likely to contain defects.
   • BFocus testing on the three identified risk areas, allocating more test cases and deeper analysis to the highest-risk functions.
   • CDistribute test effort evenly across all functional areas to ensure comprehensive coverage.
   • DUse a purely exploratory testing approach without predefined risk analysis to allow testers to discover issues organically.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of cause-effect analysis in test design?

   • ATo model system states and transitions
   • BTo trace system failures back to root causes
   • CTo derive test conditions and cases from system inputs and outputs
   • DTo reduce test combinations by testing pairs of parameters
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4. 8foundation · easy

   In risk-based testing, how are test activities prioritized?

   • ABy the level of identified product and project risks
   • BBy the complexity of the test environment
   • CBy the order in which features were developed
   • DBy the number of testers available
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5. 9application · medium

   A test team is working on a medical device software that controls drug infusion. The team wants to proactively identify potential failure modes in the system and their effects on patient safety. They need a systematic method to analyze each component's failure modes, their causes, and effects, and then prioritize testing based on the severity, occurrence, and detection ratings. Which analytical strategy should the team use?

   • AFailure mode and effect analysis (FMEA)
   • BFault tree analysis (FTA)
   • CState transition testing
   • DCause-effect analysis
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6. 10foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of state transition testing?

   • ATo model system states and transitions to design tests for valid and invalid state changes
   • BTo reduce test combinations by testing pairs of parameters
   • CTo derive test cases from system inputs and outputs
   • DTo identify potential failure modes and their effects
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