ISTQB - CT MAT - Sample Exam A Questions - v1.3
ISTQB - CT MAT - Sample Exam A Questions - v1.3
ISTQB - CT MAT - Sample Exam A Questions - v1.3
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Revision History
Sample Exam – Questions Layout Template used: Version 2.6 Date: September 29, 2021
Table of Contents
Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................................. 2
Document Responsibility................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 2
Revision History .............................................................................................................................. 3
Table of Contents............................................................................................................................ 4
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Purpose of this document ............................................................................................................ 5
Instructions .................................................................................................................................. 5
Questions ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Question #1 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 6
Question #2 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 6
Question #3 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 6
Question #4 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 6
Question #5 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 7
Question #6 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 7
Question #7 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 7
Question #8 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 7
Question #9 (1 Point) ................................................................................................................................. 8
Question #10 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 8
Question #11 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 8
Question #12 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 8
Question #13 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 9
Question #14 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 9
Question #15 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................... 9
Question #16 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 10
Question #17 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 10
Question #18 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 10
Question #19 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Question #20 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Question #21 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Question #22 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 11
Question #23 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 12
Question #24 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 12
Question #25 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 12
Question #26 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 12
Question #27 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 13
Question #28 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 13
Question #29 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 13
Question #30 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 13
Question #31 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 14
Question #32 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 14
Question #33 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 14
Question #34 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 14
Question #35 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 15
Question #36 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 15
Question #37 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 16
Question #38 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 16
Question #39 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 16
Question #40 (1 Point) ............................................................................................................................. 17
Introduction
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Instructions
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In this sample exam the questions are sorted by the LO they target; this cannot be expected of a live exam.
Questions
Question #1 (1 Point)
You are the quality specialist in a mobile application development team. For which of the following
would mobile analytics data be used in the test strategy or test plan?
Question #2 (1 Point)
Your team is developing a free-use application that collects publicly available news from user
selected sources so that the user has a single place to read all the news from his/her favorite
sources. Based on this information, which of the following business models is MOST appropriate?
a) Freemium application
b) Advertisement-based application
c) Paid application
d) Transaction-based application
Question #3 (1 Point)
Which of the following statements is true for feature phones?
Question #4 (1 Point)
Your team develops an Android game utilizing many device features such as camera, GPS and
device orientation. Which of the following types of application is MOST suitable, if the precise use
of device specific features is essential?
a) Hybrid app
b) Mobile web app
c) Native app
d) Desktop app
Question #5 (1 Point)
Your team develops an iOS app that is used to register users, their e-mail and street addresses.
The data is transferred to a server and provides registered users with samples of physical
products, shipped via normal mail.
Which of the following are the MOST appropriate architectural decisions to consider for this app?
a) Always Connected
b) Native app
c) Store and forward
d) Cellular data
e) Web app
Question #6 (1 Point)
Your analytics data shows that all your users use iPhone. Which of the following decisions is
MOST appropriate for your test strategy if you have a low risk app?
Question #7 (1 Point)
Which of the following is NOT a challenge when testing mobile apps?
a) Unknown command parameters for application startup altering the app’s behavior
b) Diverse users and user groups
c) Multiple network types and network providers
d) Non-availability of newly launched devices necessitating the use of emulators/simulators
Question #8 (1 Point)
A company has decided to use crowd testing. Which of the following risks is mitigated by this
decision?
Question #9 (1 Point)
When testing a native app using different device features, which of the following hardware devices
is LEAST needed to be in focus when performing the tests?
a) WLAN module
b) Integrated speakers
c) Built-in camera
d) Headphone access
a) Swiping to the next screen, double tapping on a button, scanning a QR code, recording
audio
b) Taking a photo with the camera, using a soft keyboard, printing the content of a screen,
using GPS coordinates
c) Dragging an object on the screen, opening another application, capturing of images,
sending an SMS to a friend
d) Displaying geo location data, performing distance measurements, using a TV remote app,
capturing videos from the internet
a) i – ii – iii
b) i – ii – iv
c) ii – iii – iv
d) ii – iii – v
Which of the following tests will you execute as the MOST IMPORTANT test in the given scenario?
Consider:
In your role as a mobile tester, which functional tests would you undertake in order to validate that
the fixed version of the app is correctly working?
a) i – iv – v
b) i – ii – iv
c) i – ii – v
d) ii – iii – iv
a) Performance testing
b) Testing for utilization of device features
c) Cross-browser testing
d) Device compatibility testing
a) Verifying that the SUT does not harm any user data
b) Identifying existing security issues on the device
c) Assessing usability problems in the SUT
d) Testing if the SUT meets accessibility standards
a) Executing App-Installer.exe
b) Install by connecting the device to a PC and running commands for installation
c) Installation from Google Play Beta Program
d) Side-loading by providing the installation package on an SD-Card and executing from within
the device file system
a) Missing translations
b) Hard-coded English strings
c) Wrong language settings of the device
d) Something went wrong during build
a) Archiving testware
b) Post-release testing
c) Application store approval testing
d) Test closure
a) Unit tests are much more complicated on mobile apps. As a result, it is convenient to only
have a few unit tests
b) Missing tool support for unit and integration testing for mobile apps
c) Mobile apps are always monolithic. As a result, everything can be tested at system level
and there is no need to test at lower levels
d) Mobile apps require a lot of manual testing, like usability or field testing
a) Taking screenshots
b) Designing test cases
c) Pushing random events to the application
d) Creating virtual devices
a) Have the server emulator installed on the developer’s PC and the simulator of the mobile
application installed on a real device
b) Have the simulator of the mobile application installed on one of the Android Virtual Device’s
(AVD’s) device emulators and the server emulator installed on the developer’s PC
c) Have the server simulator installed on the developer’s PC and the mobile application
installed on one of the AVD’s device emulators
d) Have the server simulator and the emulated mobile application installed directly on the
developer’s PC
a) Setup a remote test lab in order to test the new innovative mobile banking application on as
many types of devices as possible
b) Setup an on premise lab in order to effectively test the new unique device-related features
of the innovative mobile banking application
c) Setup a remote test lab in order to test the mobile banking application on many types of
different devices and an on premise lab to cover the maximum of possible devices
d) Setup a remote test lab in order to test the new innovative mobile banking application on
many types of Android devices from different device manufacturers and save money for the
company
a) Agent-based testing approach is best used for executing mobile web applications, whereas
device-based testing are best used for all types of mobile applications
b) Agent-based testing approach utilizes a string sent by the browser to spoof a particular
browser, whereas device-based testing approach has to be executed on a particular mobile
gadget
c) Native apps are best tested using the general web application automation tools, whereas
mobile apps need specific tools
d) The mode of operation for the agent-based testing approach is to mimic the browser
characteristics, whereas that of the device-based testing approach is to operate on the
actual browser
a) Scripting using object identification is faster than using visual based (OCR/Text
recognition), and therefore reduces the overall time needed for test execution
b) Object based scripting is the more reliable method of authoring test automation code
because it allows the test framework to match the right mobile application object
agnostically to the device under test
c) The scripting method using object identification increases the ongoing maintenance effort
when there are frequent software code changes to the app that affect the baseline images
d) Relying on OCR/Text recognition and object learning does not pose a risk to the test
automation reliability or robustness
a) The test automation skill set of the testers who will be using the tool
b) Test automation requirements and complexities such as the use of new features such as
FaceID, Fingerprint, Chatbots by the app
c) It is important to consider automation requirements and complexities
d) Ability of the test framework to operate independently of other existing tools used in the
organization
a) Testing during later stages of the app development and which need to run on the full device
lab, is best done on a remote device lab
b) A remote device lab will most likely cover a small set of the latest device/OS configurations
to allow developers and testers to quickly validate early design stages of the app
c) Remote device labs will ensure sufficient variety of device and OS to enable teams to get a
larger variety of test gadgets for their testing
d) Remote labs are better when executing at large-scale because they are typically designed
to ensure that stability concerns are in most cases removed from the overall process