Which of the following is a potential risk of test automation?

Automated tests may give a false sense of security if they are not maintained

Automated tests are less reliable than manual tests

Automated tests eliminate the need for test environments

Automated tests always find more defects than manual testing

In the context of a test automation strategy, what is the role of the strategy in the overall testing approach?

It provides a framework for how automation will be used to support testing objectives

It lists all the defects found in previous releases

It replaces the need for a test plan

It defines the specific test cases to be executed manually

After several months, a team notices that their automated test suite has become slow and many tests fail intermittently. The application has evolved, and the tests were not updated. What is the best course of action?

Delete all tests and start over with a new suite

Run the tests less frequently to reduce failures

Increase the test execution timeout to reduce failures

Review and refactor the test suite to align with the current application and remove obsolete tests

A QA lead wants to report on the value of test automation to management. Which combination of metrics would provide the most meaningful insight?

Percentage of tests automated, pass rate, and time saved compared to manual execution

Total time spent on automation and number of defects found by automation

Number of test cases written and number of testers involved

Number of automation tools used and number of test environments

A team has developed a test automation framework using page objects. However, the framework has become difficult to maintain because the page objects are tightly coupled to specific test cases. What is the best way to improve the framework?

Refactor the page objects to be more generic and reusable across multiple test cases

Remove page objects and write tests directly against the UI

Create a separate page object for each test case

Use a data-driven approach to reduce the number of page objects

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11foundation · easy
Which of the following is a potential risk of test automation?
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12foundation · easy
In the context of a test automation strategy, what is the role of the strategy in the overall testing approach?
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13application · medium
After several months, a team notices that their automated test suite has become slow and many tests fail intermittently. The application has evolved, and the tests were not updated. What is the best course of action?
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14expert · hard
A QA lead wants to report on the value of test automation to management. Which combination of metrics would provide the most meaningful insight?
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15expert · hard
A team has developed a test automation framework using page objects. However, the framework has become difficult to maintain because the page objects are tightly coupled to specific test cases. What is the best way to improve the framework?
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