ISTQB Exam CTAL-TM Topic 10 Question 2 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's CTAL-TM exam

Question #: 2
Topic #: 10

SCENARIO 1

DreamPartner dating agency are redesigning their dating application following a major security breach in which sensitive customer data was made publically available. The redesign includes stronger security encryption and performance tuning.

The product risk register for the redesign project, which was produced after all requirements had been agreed, includes the following:

The organisational Test Strategy contains the following objectives:

1. A Risk-based lest approach must be adopted for all projects

2. Functional regression testing should start as soon as functional testing is complete

3. Automated tests may be run before or in parallel with manual tests

The project Test Plan has allocated 6 weeks to complete all test execution, with functional testing taking 3 weeks to execute, performance and security testing 2 weeks each and regression testing 1 week.

Which of the following options places the test suites (TS1 to TS5) in the correct order for test execution?

SELECT ONE OPTION

ATS3, TS1, TS2, TS5, TS4.

BTS1, TS2, TS5, TS3, TS4.

CTS3, TS4, TS1, TS2, TS5.

DTS5, TR1, TS3 TSA, TS2

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Suggested Answer: A

by Barb at Mar 05, 2025, 02:00 PM

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Dierdre

9 days ago

Hmm, I wonder if they'll include a feature to check if your date has a criminal record. TS3 and TS4 sound like the way to go.

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Golda

10 days ago

The project test plan is pretty clear. I'd go with TS3, TS1, TS2, TS5, TS4 to follow the timeline and objectives.

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Linsey

11 hours ago

I agree, TS3, TS1, TS2, TS5, TS4 seems like the correct order based on the project test plan.

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26 days ago

Security and performance are definitely the top priorities here. I think TS3 and TS4 should be executed first to ensure the application is secure and optimized.

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Reid

12 days ago

Yes, starting with TS3 for security testing makes sense. Then we can move on to TS4 for performance testing.

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Lucina

13 days ago

I think TS3 should be executed before TS4 to ensure security is in place before optimizing performance.

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Kati

18 days ago

I agree, security and performance should be the top priorities. TS3 and TS4 should definitely be executed first.

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