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ISTQB CTAL-TA Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | ISTQB |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst |
| Exam Number: | CTAL-TA |
| Passing Score: | 51/78 (65%) |
| Available Languages: | English, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Russian, French, Chinese, Spanish |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Valid for life |
| Exam Duration: | 120 (+25% for non-native speakers) |
| Exam Price: | USD 200 - USD 350 (varies by region/provider) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 45 |
| Exam Format: | Closed book, Point-weighted questions (1-3 points each), Multiple choice |
| Related Certifications: | ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager ISTQB Certified Tester Expert Level ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst |
| Recommended Training: | Official Syllabus PDF ISTQB Accredited Training Providers |
| Exam Registration: | iSQI Exam Provider ISTQB Official Registration |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite at accredited exam centers |
| Pre Condition: | Hold ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certification; recommended 6–18 months practical testing experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://istqb.org/certifications/certified-tester-advanced-level-test-analyst/ |
ISTQB CTAL-TA Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| The Test Analyst's Tasks in Risk-Based Testing | 9% | - Risk identification and classification - Risk mitigation and test strategy - Risk analysis and prioritization |
| The Test Analyst's Tasks in the Test Process | 12% | - Working with stakeholders and development teams - Role and responsibilities in test activities - Test documentation and traceability |
| Defect Prevention | 20% | - Process improvement and defect reduction - Review techniques and defect detection - Defect classification and root cause analysis |
| Testing Quality Characteristics | 5% | - Functional testing - Testing for maintainability and portability - Non-functional testing (usability, adaptability, etc.) |
| Test Analysis and Design Techniques | 54% | - Test design for specific application types - Black-box specification-based techniques
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The official ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are Defect Prevention (20%), The Test Analyst's Tasks in the Test Process (12%), and The Test Analyst's Tasks in Risk-Based Testing (9%). See the complete list in the topics section above — the 106 practice questions at LatestCram cover every domain.
The CTAL-TA exam is a ISTQB certification exam built on the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst syllabus shown above. It contributes to these credential paths: ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst, ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager, ISTQB Certified Tester Expert Level. As information technology keeps reshaping how industries operate, certified skills remain one of the most portable proofs of capability in 2026. LatestCram prepares you with 106 practice questions in PDF, Desktop Test Engine, and Online Test Engine formats.
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ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Analyst Sample Questions:
A tablet manufacturer offers the following options for its customers:
Colour - Black, White, Silver, Gold
Model - Standard, Mini, Pro
Gigabytes - 32, 64, 128, 256
Connectivity - Wifi only, Wifi+Cellular
When considering the pairwise test technique, how many pair combinations are there to be tested?
- A. 16.
- B. 62.
- C. 96
- D. 124.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
When applying for health insurance from Health4You, applicants are categorised according to their age, sex, the number of units of alcohol they consume in an average week, Body Mass Index (BMI), whether in full-time work and whether a smoker.
Insurance is offered and the premium is calculated according to the following rules:
Insurance cover is NOT given to those aged 70 or more, or below 18.
Those who consume on average more than 14 units of alcohol a week have an additional premium of £25 per month.
Those with a BMI greater than 35 are NOT given insurance cover.
Smokers have an additional premium of £20 per month.
Those in full-time employment have a premium reduction of £20 per month.
How many test cases are required to give full coverage for the above rules when using a decision table that excludes rules containing infeasible combinations of condition values?
- A. 128.
- B. 160.
- C. 96.
- D. 48.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are testing a hospital patient management system. New or amended patient data is captured by hospital administrators using an in-house patient capture application and transmitted to one or more hospital departments depending on the nature of the medical condition. Each department operates its own software package. There has been a change to the patient capture application and you are going to run a series of interoperability tests.
Which TWO of the following are potential interoperability defects?
a. The patient name field is truncated on one of the receiving department systems.
b. Hospital administrators find the new patient-capture application screens difficult to navigate.
c. Two department systems are unable to recognise the format of international telephone numbers for foreign patients.
d. Existing patient data takes too long to retrieve by the patient-capture application.
e. There are spelling errors in the field names on some screens.
- A. a, c.
- B. c, e.
- C. a, b.
- D. b, d.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which of the following statements BEST describes checklist based and black-box test techniques?
- A. Checklists are an excellent source of test design for inexperienced testers, requirement specifications are often used as the basis for applying black-box techniques.
- B. The checklist based technique produces consistent, reproducible test cases; test cases produced by black-box techniques are less systematic.
- C. Checklist based testing derives tests from lists which focus on defects; black-box techniques find defects through systematic test case design.
- D. The checklist based technique is most effective when applied by experienced testers; black-box techniques are most effective applied against a well specified test basis.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
For an ATM banking project introduced earlier, "When the user first inserts a valid credit card type, the system considers the user to be in an unauthenticated state. When requesting a cash advance, the user must be in an authenticated state. The user authenticates by entering the proper PIN code. When authenticating the user, the system shall allow the user to enter their PIN code up to three times before failing the authentication and rejecting the card. On the first and second try, the system shall prompt the user to re-enter the PIN code." Suppose you are concerned that, depending on the exact number of invalid PIN codes entered, the system might behave improperly. Which of the following test design techniques is specifically targeted at such failures?
- A. Classification Tree Method
- B. Pairwise Testing with orthogonal arrays
- C. State Transition Testing using 1-switch coverage
- D. Equivalence Partitioning extended by boundary value analysis
Correct Answer: C 🗳️







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