In cause-effect analysis, what is a 'cause'?

An input condition or combination of inputs

A system output that can be observed

In fault tree analysis, what does a top-down approach mean?

Starting with individual components and combining them to see possible failures

Starting with the most severe failure and working down to less severe ones

Starting with test cases and working up to requirements

Starting with a top-level failure and breaking it down into contributing causes

What is the primary purpose of analytical strategies in test management?

To base test design and prioritization on systematic analysis of risks and system behavior

To minimize the number of test cases by using experience-based guessing

To automate all test execution to reduce manual effort

To define the test organization structure and reporting lines

What is the purpose of use case testing?

To derive test scenarios from use cases to validate end-to-end user interactions

To reduce test combinations by testing pairs of parameters

To identify potential failure modes and their effects

To model system states and transitions

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Analytical Strategies CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Test Missions, Policies, Strategies and Goals domain, which makes up ~40% of our current practice bank.

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In cause-effect analysis, what is a 'cause'?
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A test analyst is designing tests for a loan approval system. The system has two input conditions: applicant's credit score (high or low) and employment status (employed or unemployed). The output is either 'approved' or 'rejected'. The analyst wants to systematically identify the cause-effect relationships between these inputs and the output to derive test conditions. Which analytical strategy should be used?
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In fault tree analysis, what does a top-down approach mean?
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What is the primary purpose of analytical strategies in test management?
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What is the purpose of use case testing?
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