ISTQB CTFL 4.01 Online Course (4-week Self-Paced)

Learning Outcome:

Learners will be able to explain static testing techniques, types of reviews, review roles, and how static analysis helps detect defects early without code execution.

Learning Outcome:

Learners will be able to analyze test bases, select appropriate test design techniques, and design effective test cases using black-box, white-box, and experience-based methods.

Learning Outcome – Lecture 7: Managing the Test Activities

Learners will be able to plan and control test activities, apply risk-based testing, estimate effort, define test completion criteria, and report defects and test progress effectively.

Learning Outcome – Lecture 8: Test Tools

Learners will be able to identify types and purposes of test tools, understand their benefits and risks, and consider factors for tool selection and successful adoption.

• Understand what Equivalence Partitioning is​

• Identify valid and invalid partitions​

• Apply EP to derive test cases​

• Recognize exam-style questions related to EP

1. Understand what BVA is and when to use it

2. Learn how to derive BVA test cases

3. Apply BVA to single and multiple input fields

4. Identify typical ISTQB exam questions on BVA

1. Understand the purpose and structure of a decision table.

2. Identify when to apply decision table testing (complex business rules, multiple condition combinations).

3. Differentiate between limited-entry and extended-entry decision tables.

4. Derive test cases from a decision table to achieve 100% rule coverage.

5. Analyze and improve test coverage by identifying uncovered rules.

6. Interpret decision table-based questions in the ISTQB CTFL exam context.

1. Define and explain State Transition Testing and its key elements.

2. Recognize when to apply it (e.g., systems with memory of previous states).

3. Interpret state diagrams and tables to identify valid transitions.

4. Determine the minimum test cases for full transition coverage.

5. Solve ISTQB-style questions involving transitions and coverage.

1. Understand the concept of statement testing as a white-box test design technique.

2. Explain how statement coverage measures the percentage of executable code lines executed by tests.

3. Recognize the purpose of statement coverage: to help identify unexecuted (dead) code.

4. Calculate statement coverage using the formula.

5. Identify limitations of statement coverage:

   • Does not ensure branch, condition, or path coverage.

   • Does not guarantee defect detection.

6. Analyze scenarios where multiple test cases combine to reach full coverage.

7. Answer exam-style questions involving:

   • Interpretation of statement coverage values

   • Mathematical reasoning about overlapping test cases

   • Misconceptions about what statement coverage implies

1. Define branch testing as a white-box test technique.

2. Explain the concept of branches and decision outcomes in control flow.

3. Differentiate between branch coverage and statement coverage.

4. Calculate branch coverage using the formula.

5. Identify branches in a control flow graph (CFG).

6. Design test cases to achieve 100% branch coverage.

7. Recognize the limitations of branch testing.

8. Compare branch testing with other code-based techniques (e.g., statement testing).

9. Interpret typical ISTQB-style exam questions related to branch testing.