ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL v4.0) Sample Questions:

1. Which of the following statements about static analysis are FALSE?
I. Static analysis can be used Instead of dynamic testing.
II. Stalk: analysis can uncover defects like security vulnerabilities.
III. Static analysis can be used to check conformance to specifications and standards.
IV Static analysis typically detects failures prior to component testing.

A) II. Ill
B) III. IV
C) I, IV
D) I. II

2. Which statement corresponds to one of the 7 principles of testing?
Select exactly one option (1 out of 4)!

A) Fixing all detected defects ensures the success of the system under test.
B) Exhaustive testing can show the absence of defects.
C) Late testing saves time and money, especially with scarce resources.
D) To detect new defects, existing regression test cases must be updated regularly.

3. Given the following user story for the development of an online shoe store:
"As a customer, I want to be able to filter shoes by color so that I see, for example, only red shoes in the selection." Which of the following positive test cases BEST fits to the user story?

A) Precondition: Home page of the shoe store is opened
Test steps to be performed:
User logs in with his customer ID.
Tick "green" in the color selection.
Click on the "Filter" button.
Expected result: Only red shoes are displayed.
B) Precondition: Homepage of shoe store with shoes size 40 is opened
Test steps to be performed:
Tick "red" in the color selection.
Click on the "Filter" button.
Expected result: Only red shoes of size 40 are displayed.
C) Precondition: Home page of the shoe store is opened
Test steps to be performed:
Tick "red" in the color selection.
Click on the "Filter" button.
Expected result: Only red shoes are displayed.
D) Precondition: Home page of the shoe store is opened
Test steps to be performed:
Tick "red" in the color selection.
Click on the "Filter" button.
Expected result: Within 2 seconds all red shoes are displayed, then the other colors.

4. Scenario 2 "Big Drop":
A company "The Big Drop" provides bulk discounts and frequent customer discounts as follows:

How many possible decision rules can be extracted from this table?

A) 5 decision rules
B) 8 decision rules
C) 6 decision rules
D) 32 decision rules

5. Given the following state model of sales order software:
* PLACED -> IN PRODUCTION
* IN PRODUCTION -> CANCELLED
* IN PRODUCTION -> SHIPPED
* SHIPPED -> INVOICED
* INVOICED -> CANCELLED
* CANCELLED -> PLACED
Which of the following sequences of transitions provides the highest level of transition coverage for the model (assuming you can start in any state)?

A) IN PRODUCTION -> CANCELLED -> PLACED -> IN PRODUCTION -> CANCELLED -> PLACED
B) PLACED -> CANCELLED -> PLACED -> CANCELLED -> PLACED -> IN PRODUCTION -> CANCELLED
C) IN PRODUCTION -> SHIPPED -> INVOICED -> CANCELLED -> PLACED -> IN PRODUCTION
D) PLACED -> IN PRODUCTION -> SHIPPED -> CANCELLED -> PLACED

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