A team is automating tests for a legacy application that has no existing test suite. They want to implement CI/CD but are concerned about the time and effort required. Which strategy is most effective for introducing automation in this context?

Use a record-and-playback tool to automate all tests quickly.

Start by automating a small set of critical end-to-end tests and gradually add more tests as the team gains confidence.

Set up CI/CD first and then automate tests later.

Automate all existing manual test cases before setting up CI/CD.

An agile team is setting up automated testing for a web application. They want fast feedback on every code change and frequent releases. Which automation strategy best supports this goal?

Automate unit and integration tests to run on every commit, with a smaller set of critical end-to-end tests.

Automate only manual test cases that are frequently executed.

Automate all tests, including exploratory tests, to run in the CI pipeline.

Automate a large suite of end-to-end UI tests and run them nightly.

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A team is automating tests for a legacy application that has no existing test suite. They want to implement CI/CD but are concerned about the time and effort required. Which strategy is most effective for introducing automation in this context?

An agile team is setting up automated testing for a web application. They want fast feedback on every code change and frequent releases. Which automation strategy best supports this goal?

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