Analytical Strategies CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   What is the main benefit of risk-based testing?

   • AIt reduces the need for test documentation
   • BIt eliminates the need for test automation
   • CIt focuses testing effort on the areas with the highest risk to the product and project
   • DIt guarantees that all defects are found before release
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2. 12application · medium

   A test team is testing an order management system. The system has several states: 'New', 'Processing', 'Shipped', 'Delivered', and 'Cancelled'. Orders can transition from 'New' to 'Processing', from 'Processing' to 'Shipped' or 'Cancelled', and from 'Shipped' to 'Delivered'. The team wants to design tests that cover all valid state transitions and also test invalid transitions (e.g., from 'New' directly to 'Delivered'). Which analytical strategy should be used?

   • AUse case testing
   • BDecision tables
   • CState transition testing
   • DCause-effect analysis
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4. 13application · medium

   A test analyst is designing tests for an insurance premium calculation system. The business rules are complex: if the applicant is a smoker and over 50 years old, the premium is high; if the applicant is a smoker and under 50, the premium is medium; if the applicant is a non-smoker, the premium is low regardless of age. The analyst needs to represent these rules clearly and derive test cases for all combinations. Which analytical strategy is most appropriate?

   • AUse case testing
   • BPairwise testing
   • CDecision tables
   • DState transition testing
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5. 14application · medium

   A test team is testing a new online banking application. The product owner has provided detailed use cases for the main user interactions, such as 'User logs in', 'User transfers funds', and 'User views account balance'. The test manager wants to ensure that the testing validates these end-to-end user interactions and the system's behavior from the user's perspective. Which analytical strategy should be the primary approach?

   • AState transition testing
   • BUse case testing
   • CDecision tables
   • DPairwise testing
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6. 15application · medium

   A test manager is planning tests for a web application with four parameters: browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux), screen resolution (1080p, 4K), and user role (Admin, User). The total number of combinations is 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 = 36. The test manager wants to reduce the number of test cases while still ensuring that all pairs of parameter values are covered. Which analytical strategy should be used?

   • AState transition testing
   • BPairwise testing
   • CUse case testing
   • DDecision tables
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