ISTQB ATA Exam - Topic 4 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's ATA exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 4

While identifying scenario's for the use case ''copy A4 -- A4'' for a new copier, the following scenario's were identified:

Basic scenario: single side to single side Deviations: single side to double side, copy of a set, copy using the automatic document feeder

Failures: no paper in paper tray, paper jam, out of staples

How many test cases will be needed to achieve minimum coverage?

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Dion

7 months ago

Single side to double side is a must-test scenario!

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Carey

7 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? Seems like a lot.

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Leila

7 months ago

Definitely 7 if you include all the failures!

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Bobbye

7 months ago

I think 4 should be enough, but I could be wrong.

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Amber

7 months ago

Looks like we need at least 5 test cases for full coverage.

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Stephanie

8 months ago

I believe we need to cover the basic scenario, the deviations, and at least one for each failure, which might add up to 7 test cases total.

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Rolande

8 months ago

I’m a bit confused about how to handle the failures. Do we need separate test cases for each failure, or can they be grouped?

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Odelia

8 months ago

I think we practiced a similar question where we had to identify test cases based on scenarios. I feel like there might be around 5 test cases needed here.

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Lettie

8 months ago

I remember we discussed that for each basic scenario and deviation, we need at least one test case, but I'm not sure how to count the failures.

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Daniela

8 months ago

This seems like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the config details and tcpdump output to figure out what's going on.

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Justine

8 months ago

I've seen questions like this before. I'll apply the process of elimination to narrow down the options.

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Jenelle

8 months ago

I lean towards IP for the payload encryption, but there was a lot of information about SONET/SDH too. It's tricky!

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Dorthy

8 months ago

The 1:1 mapping for users and applications feels like it's a key point, especially regarding credential management. I think we practiced a similar question on this.

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Tammara

1 year ago

Wait, are we supposed to test the copier or just the employee who keeps forgetting to refill the staples? Asking for a friend.

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Corrie

11 months ago

D) 7

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Cherri

11 months ago

C) 5

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Avery

12 months ago

B) 4

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Trina

12 months ago

A) 1

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Elke

1 year ago

A) 1? Really? I guess the exam writer thinks we can just test the basic scenario and call it a day. Not very comprehensive if you ask me.

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Gussie

11 months ago

C) Yeah, I think testing all the identified scenarios, deviations, and failures would require more than just 1 test case. It's important to have thorough testing for better coverage.

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Lili

12 months ago

B) I agree, testing only the basic scenario might not cover all possible issues that could arise. We might need to consider the deviations and failures as well.

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Dolores

12 months ago

A) 1? Really? I guess the exam writer thinks we can just test the basic scenario and call it a day. Not very comprehensive if you ask me.

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Nelida

1 year ago

I'm going with C) 5. The basic scenario, the three deviations, and the failures seem like the minimum required to achieve coverage.

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Lisha

12 months ago

I agree with you, C) 5 seems like the right choice to cover all the scenarios and failures.

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Stanton

12 months ago

I would go with B) 4 to cover the basic scenario and the identified deviations.

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Francesco

1 year ago

I think A) 1 would be enough to cover the basic scenario.

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Amie

1 year ago

D) 7 seems like the correct answer to me. You need to test each scenario, both the basic and the deviations, as well as the failure cases.

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Reita

11 months ago

D) 7 seems like the correct answer to me. You need to test each scenario, both the basic and the deviations, as well as the failure cases.

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Vanda

12 months ago

D) 7

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Aleisha

12 months ago

C) 5

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Marla

12 months ago

B) 4

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Christiane

1 year ago

A) 1

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Tora

1 year ago

I believe the answer is C) 5, as we also need to consider the failure scenarios for testing.

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Emmanuel

1 year ago

I think the answer is B) 4. The basic scenario and the three deviations cover the major use cases, and the three failure scenarios are essential to test as well.

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