Applicability and Viability of Test Automation CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   A team plans to automate UI tests for a legacy application that is still under active development. The application's UI changes frequently, and the test environment is often unstable. What is the most significant risk to the automation initiative, and what is an appropriate mitigation?

   • AHigh maintenance costs due to UI changes; mitigate by using a page object model to centralize locators.
   • BLack of skilled automation engineers; mitigate by hiring external consultants.
   • CInsufficient test data; mitigate by creating a larger test data set.
   • DLow test execution speed; mitigate by running tests in parallel on multiple machines.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Which is an example of an OPERATIONAL risk in test automation?

   • AAutomated tests are flaky and produce false failures, reducing trust in the results.
   • BThe automation project exceeds its budget.
   • CThe automation tool does not support the technology used by the application under test.
   • DThe organization lacks skilled automation engineers.
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4. 28foundation · easy

   What does ROI measure in the context of test automation?

   • AThe percentage of defects found by automated tests.
   • BThe number of test cases that can be automated.
   • CThe speed at which automated tests execute compared to manual tests.
   • DThe ratio of net benefits (savings and quality improvements) to the costs of automation.
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5. 29expert · hard

   A team is deciding whether to automate a set of tests that are currently manual. The manual tests take 10 hours per week to execute. The automation will take 100 hours to develop and 5 hours per week to maintain. The team's hourly cost is $50. What is the break-even point in weeks?

   • A25 weeks
   • B20 weeks
   • C15 weeks
   • D10 weeks
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6. 30expert · hard

   A team is automating tests for a system that integrates with multiple external services. The external services are not always available during test execution, and their responses vary. The team has a limited budget and cannot afford to mock all services. What is the best strategy to mitigate the risk of flaky tests?

   • ARun the tests only when all external services are confirmed to be available.
   • BIncrease the test timeout to allow more time for external services to respond.
   • CAutomate only the tests that do not depend on external services.
   • DPrioritize mocking the most critical and unstable external services, and use retries for the rest.
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