Manual and Exploratory Testing CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   In a DevOps team, which manual testing activity is most focused on evaluating how easy and intuitive a product is for end users?

   • AUsability testing
   • BRegression testing
   • CSmoke testing
   • DAd-hoc testing
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2. 7application · medium

   A team's CI/CD pipeline runs automated tests and deploys to a staging environment. The test manager wants to add a manual exploratory testing session as a quality gate before the production deployment. What is the best way to integrate this into the pipeline?

   • AReplace the automated tests in the pipeline with exploratory testing sessions.
   • BAdd a pipeline stage that pauses and waits for a tester to manually approve the build after performing exploratory testing.
   • CPerform exploratory testing only after the release is deployed to production.
   • DRun exploratory testing as a fully automated job in the pipeline using a scripted test suite.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   How can exploratory testing be effectively integrated into a CI/CD pipeline to complement automated tests?

   • ABy executing exploratory tests only after the release to production, to avoid delaying the pipeline
   • BBy replacing automated unit tests with exploratory testing in the build stage
   • CBy running exploratory tests as a mandatory gate before every automated test execution
   • DBy scheduling exploratory testing sessions on stable deployments and using the results to create new automated tests
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5. 9application · medium

   A DevOps team has a CI/CD pipeline that deploys to a staging environment. They want to incorporate exploratory testing to catch defects that automated tests miss. What is the most effective way to do this?

   • AAdd a manual approval step in the pipeline after deployment to staging, where a tester performs exploratory testing before approving the release.
   • BRun exploratory testing as a fully automated job in the pipeline using a scripted test suite.
   • CReplace the automated tests in the pipeline with exploratory testing sessions.
   • DPerform exploratory testing only after the release is deployed to production.
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6. 10expert · hard

   A team has a CI/CD pipeline that deploys to a staging environment. They want to incorporate exploratory testing to catch defects that automated tests miss. The team is concerned about the time it takes for testers to perform exploratory testing. What is the best way to address this concern?

   • ARun exploratory testing sessions only once a month.
   • BEliminate exploratory testing and rely solely on automated tests.
   • CHave developers perform exploratory testing instead of dedicated testers.
   • DTime-box the exploratory testing sessions to a fixed duration, such as 30 minutes per session.
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