Automation in CI/CD CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A team's automated regression tests need to run against a database that contains a specific set of reference data. Currently, the database is manually refreshed before each test run, which is time-consuming and error-prone. What is the best way to automate this process?

   • ASkip the refresh and let the tests use whatever data is currently in the database.
   • BCreate a pipeline step that restores the database from a backup or runs a script to load the reference data before the tests execute.
   • CHave a DBA manually refresh the database every morning before the pipeline runs.
   • DUse the production database directly for testing to avoid the need for refresh.
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2. 22foundation · easy

   What does a trend analysis of test results over multiple builds typically reveal?

   • AThe exact time each test will take in the future
   • BWhether the number of failures is increasing, decreasing, or stable
   • CThe exact line of code causing each failure
   • DThe personal performance of individual testers
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4. 23application · medium

   A team's automated tests require a large volume of test data that is expensive to generate. They want to ensure the data is available when needed without manual intervention. What is the best approach?

   • AGenerate the data once and store it in a shared location for all future test runs.
   • BAsk testers to generate the data manually when needed.
   • CUse a smaller dataset to reduce the cost of generation.
   • DCreate a data generation script that runs as part of the pipeline to produce the required test data on demand.
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5. 24expert · hard

   A DevOps team wants to provide real-time quality reporting to stakeholders, but they are concerned about the cost of maintaining a dedicated reporting server. They already use a cloud-based CI/CD service that supports custom dashboards. What is the most cost-effective approach?

   • AUse the built-in dashboard and reporting features of the existing CI/CD service to aggregate and display test results.
   • BSet up a separate reporting server to have full control over the dashboard.
   • CExport test results to a spreadsheet and share it with stakeholders.
   • DHire a dedicated reporting engineer to manually compile and distribute reports.
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6. 25application · medium

   A DevOps team wants to automatically notify the development team when the failure rate of a specific test suite exceeds a threshold. They already have a dashboard that displays test results. What should they add to the pipeline to achieve this?

   • AConfigure an automated alerting rule that triggers a notification (e.g., email or chat) when the failure rate crosses the threshold.
   • BAsk the QA lead to check the dashboard daily and manually notify the team if needed.
   • CSend the entire test report to the team after every pipeline run, regardless of failure rate.
   • DAdd a comment to the dashboard that says 'notify team if failures exceed threshold'.
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