Which of the following is a typical objective of test automation?

To increase test execution speed and frequency

To reduce the number of testers required for a project

To eliminate the need for test environment management

To guarantee zero defects in production

What is the purpose of a cost-benefit analysis for test automation?

To ensure that automation is used for all testing activities

To determine whether the benefits of automation justify the costs

To compare different automation tools based on their price

To calculate the exact number of defects that will be found

What should be included when estimating the effort for test automation?

Only the time to write the initial automated test scripts

The time for test environment setup only

The time for initial development, ongoing maintenance, and debugging of automated tests

The time for manual test execution that will be replaced by automation

Why is ongoing maintenance a significant part of test automation effort?

Because automated tests are more prone to defects than manual tests

Because automated tests must be rewritten from scratch for each release

Because automated tests need to be updated when the application changes

Because automated tests require more hardware resources over time

In a CI/CD pipeline, when should automated tests typically run?

On every code commit or at scheduled intervals

Only after the software is deployed to production

Only when a developer manually triggers them

Only when a new release is planned

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