ISTQB CTAL-TA v4.0 Advanced Test Analyst | 6 Practice Exams

Preparing for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst (CTAL-TA) v4.0 exam? These six full-length mock exams help you practice the test technique calculations and scenario questions that decide this exam, and close your knowledge gaps before exam day.

Every question is original and written from the official CTAL-TA v4.0 syllabus. Each exam follows the real exam structure: 45 questions, 120 minutes, and the same number of questions per learning objective (group) and K-level: 18 K2, 21 K3 and 6 K4 questions.

What you get

• 6 mock exams with 270 questions in total

• An explanation for every answer option, saying why it is right or wrong, with worked calculations

• A syllabus reference on each question with its learning objective, K-level and points in the real exam

• K3 and K4 scenarios with test technique calculations, all verified

• Realistic answer options of similar length, so you cannot guess the answer from its length

Topics covered

• The test analyst in the test process: SDLC involvement, test analysis, design, implementation and execution, high-level and low-level test cases, test case quality criteria, test environment and test data requirements, test oracles, keyword-driven testing, testware management tools

• Risk-based testing: contribution to product risk analysis and regression test selection (impact analysis, risk-based, history-based, coverage-based, operational profiles)

• Test analysis and test design: domain testing (simplified and reliable coverage), combinatorial testing (base choice and pairwise), random testing, CRUD testing, state transition testing (N-switch and round-trip coverage), scenario-based testing, decision table minimization and checksums, metamorphic testing, test charters, checklists, crowd testing, selecting test techniques

• Quality characteristics: functional completeness, correctness and appropriateness, usability, adaptability, installability and interoperability

• Defect prevention: DRE and PCE, modeling and review techniques to find defects, DDP and other test result analysis, defect classification for root cause analysis

About scoring
In the real exam, K3 questions are worth 2 points and K4 questions 3 points, giving 78 points in total and a pass mark of 51. Udemy scores every question equally, so aim for 75% or more here to be safe.

Who this course is for
Testers and test analysts who hold the CTFL certificate and want to pass CTAL-TA v4.0 on the first attempt.