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ISTQB Exam CTAL-TTA Topic 1 Question 18 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's CTAL-TTA exam

Question #: 18
Topic #: 1

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You have conducted static analysis on several new modules for an existing product. You are now executing test cases and are seeing inconsistent problems including crashes. Intermittent error messages are appearing. Despite all your best efforts, you are not able to find reproducible scenarios to force these errors.

What problem in the code are you likely seeing?

AWild pointers

BPoor error handling

CUndefined variables

DInstrumented code

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Suggested Answer: A

Experiencing inconsistent problems such as crashes and intermittent error messages that do not have reproducible scenarios likely points to an issue with wild pointers. Wild pointers are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type, often due to being uninitialized, pointing to deallocated memory, or having been overwritten accidentally.

by Myong at Aug 05, 2024, 02:11 PM

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Jeniffer

3 months ago

I believe it's a combination of poor error handling and wild pointers causing these intermittent errors.

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Nada

3 months ago

Could it also be due to wild pointers causing these crashes?

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Emilio

3 months ago

Wild pointers, no doubt. Gotta love how they can make your code go haywire in the most unpredictable ways.

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Sherita

3 months ago

Instrumented code, huh? More like 'Instrument of Torture' if you ask me!

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Nina

3 months ago

B) Poor error handling

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Breana

3 months ago

A) Wild pointers

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Catarina

3 months ago

Undefined variables, for sure. I bet the code is full of those sneaky little buggers, just waiting to trip someone up.

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Kristian

2 months ago

C) Undefined variables

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Gearldine

3 months ago

B) Poor error handling

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Theresia

3 months ago

A) Wild pointers

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Catarina

3 months ago

I agree, it seems like the code is not handling errors properly.

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Keneth

4 months ago

I think we might be dealing with poor error handling.

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Rasheeda

4 months ago

I believe it's a combination of poor error handling and wild pointers.

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Dorathy

4 months ago

I'd bet on poor error handling. Looks like the developers didn't plan for all those edge cases, and now we're paying the price.

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Hildegarde

3 months ago

B) Poor error handling

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Vilma

4 months ago

A) Wild pointers

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Gwen

4 months ago

It could also be wild pointers causing the crashes.

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Ozell

4 months ago

I agree, poor error handling can lead to inconsistent problems.

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Tomas

4 months ago

Hmm, this sounds like a classic case of wild pointers to me. Those pesky things can really cause all sorts of intermittent issues.

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Tammi

3 months ago

Maybe we should focus on fixing those wild pointers first.

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Cassandra

3 months ago

Yeah, wild pointers can be a nightmare to track down.

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Daniel

4 months ago

I think it might be wild pointers causing the crashes.

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Sol

4 months ago

I think the problem might be poor error handling.

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