TA12 by BCS Actual Free Exam Q&As

Question 1

Tax system A tax system needs to be updated due to new legislation. For a person with a salary of less than EUR
20.000 and who is married, the tax needs to be re-calculated. If the person also has more than two and less than five children, an additional 10% reduction is applicable.
How many cases are required to test the "Tax system" specification using a decision table which is not collapsed?
[K3] 2 credits

A. 4 B. 2 C. 6 D. 8

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question 2

According to the ISTQB Advanced syllabus, which of the following would be the MOST effective method of communication between test team members who are distributed across several time zones?
[K2] 1 credit

A. Accurate recording of defect information in the defect tracking system B. Accepting frequent builds from the developers to keep all testers working on the same version at the same time C. Weekly, mandatory meeting with all personnel present D. Skype meetings for personal interaction

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question 3

Study the "Supercar" classification tree, which of the following statements is correct?

[K3] 2 credits

A. Order information is missing B. The classification tree is correct and complete C. The options for "in stock" are missing D. The error message is missing

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question 4

Which of the following comments would be the MOST important one you would make?
[K3] 2 credits

A. Specific characteristics of actor(s) are missing B. User tasks not defined C. Description of flow is not detailed enough D. No usability acceptance criteria

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question 5

Consider the following description in a defect report "Nasty bug trashed contents of new file that I created by formatting some text in symbol font, wasting my time."
Which TWO of the following comments would you immediately make based on the defect description above?
[K4] 3 credits, 1 out of 2 correct 1 credit

A. More than one defect in one report B. Possible duplicate C. No attempt to isolate the defect D. Steps to reproduce are unclear E. Needs to be neutralized

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Correct Answer: D,E Vote an answer

Question 6

You are working as a tester on a project to develop a point-of-sales system for grocery stores. Which of the following is a product risk that could be identified for such a system?
[K3] 2 credits

A. The arrival of a more reliable competing product on the market B. Failure to accept allowed credit cards C. An excessively high number of defect fixes fail during re-testing D. Delivery of an incomplete test release to the first cycle of system test

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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