Elements of CALMS in the Context of QA CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–33

1. 31application · medium

   A development team frequently releases new features, but manual regression testing takes three days, delaying releases. The QA lead wants to reduce this delay while maintaining quality. Which action best applies the Automation element of CALMS?

   • AAutomate all test cases, including exploratory and usability tests, to eliminate manual testing entirely.
   • BHire more manual testers to speed up regression testing.
   • CAutomate the most critical regression test cases and run them in a CI pipeline on every commit.
   • DSkip regression testing for minor releases to save time.
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2. 32application · medium

   A DevOps team wants to assess whether their continuous delivery pipeline is improving quality. They currently track deployment frequency and lead time. Which additional metric would best help them evaluate quality specifically?

   • AChange failure rate, measuring the percentage of deployments that cause a failure in production.
   • BNumber of open bug reports.
   • CNumber of commits per day.
   • DAverage time to restore service.
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3. 33expert · hard

   A team wants to automate their regression testing, but they have a large legacy system with many interdependent modules. They are concerned about the cost and effort of automation. Which approach best balances automation benefits with lean principles?

   • AAutomate only new features and leave legacy functionality untested.
   • BPrioritize automating high-risk, high-value test cases first, and gradually expand coverage based on defect data.
   • CAutomate all test cases at once to achieve maximum coverage quickly.
   • DAvoid automation and rely on manual testing to ensure quality.
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