CTAL-TTA Exam Dumps : Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst

The provided pseudo code for the Answer program shows a WHILE loop that will always execute because the condition for the loop to terminate (a >= d) is never met within the loop's body. This results in an infinite loop. Additionally, since the value of 'b' is initialized with 'a + 10' and 'a' starts from a value that is read and then set to 2, 'b' will never be equal to 12. Therefore, the 'THEN' branch of the IF statement, which includes 'print(b)', is unreachable. These are control flow anomalies because they represent logic in the code that will not function as presumably intended.

The comment frequency in a code fragment relates to the number of comments in relation to the code size. A good level of comment frequency can significantly contribute to the maintainability of the software. Maintainability is a non-functional quality characteristic that refers to the ease with which a software system can be modified to correct defects, update features, improve performance or other attributes, or adapt to a changed environment. Comments in the code help developers understand the logic, purpose, and functionality of the code, which is crucial when modifications are required. This does not directly contribute to portability, usability, or performance efficiency, which are concerned with different aspects of the software's operation and user interaction.

To determine the minimum quantity of test cases that will give 100% statement coverage, we need to ensure that each executable statement in the code is executed at least once. Let's analyze the code step by step to identify the necessary paths:

Valid account number and active account:

Crediting money to the account.

Old balance < zero, new balance >= zero (overdraft cleared).

VIP customer: message sent by email.

Valid account number and active account:

Crediting money to the account.

Old balance < zero, new balance < zero (account overdrawn).

Non-VIP customer.

Valid account number and active account:

Crediting money to the account.

Old balance >= zero.

VIP customer: message sent by email.

Valid account number but inactive account:

Set message "A/c inactive".

Send message by email to supervisor.

Invalid account number:

Add to the count of invalid inputs.

Considering these scenarios, we can see that the minimum number of test cases to cover all statements is three:

Path with a valid, active account, old balance < zero, new balance >= zero, and VIP customer.

Path with a valid, active account, old balance >= zero, and non-VIP customer.

Path with an inactive account or invalid account number.

Therefore, the correct answer is D. 3.