Decisions Made from Test Automation Reports CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A team is evaluating whether to expand their test automation suite. The report shows that the current suite catches 10 defects per release, but the team spends 30 hours per week on maintenance. The cost of a production defect is estimated at $5,000. The team's hourly cost is $50. What is the most important factor in deciding whether to expand the suite?

   • AThe current suite already catches 10 defects, so expansion is unnecessary.
   • BThe maintenance cost is too high, so the suite should be reduced.
   • CCompare the cost of maintenance and expansion against the savings from catching more defects.
   • DThe suite should be expanded because more tests always mean better quality.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What does a recurring defect pattern in test reports most likely indicate?

   • AA systemic issue in the application under test
   • BA one-time environment failure
   • CAn isolated test data problem
   • DA random flaky test
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which report element provides the most useful information for analyzing the duration of individual test cases?

   • APass/fail status only
   • BTest case priority
   • CTotal number of test cases
   • DExecution time per test case
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5. 19expert · hard

   A test automation team has a suite that runs in 4 hours. The report shows that 30% of the tests are 'smoke' tests that run first and take 30 minutes. The full suite runs nightly, but the team wants faster feedback for each code commit. They have a limited budget. What is the best improvement to prioritize?

   • AReduce the smoke tests to only 10% of the suite to save time.
   • BRun the full suite on every commit to ensure maximum coverage.
   • CSet up the smoke tests to run on every commit, and keep the full suite for nightly runs.
   • DIncrease the budget to run the full suite on every commit.
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6. 20application · medium

   A test automation report shows that 80% of tests passed, but the 20% that failed are all in the new user-interface (UI) update. The UI update is a key selling point for the upcoming product launch. The marketing team wants a status update. What is the best way to communicate this to the marketing team?

   • AState that the product is not ready and provide no further details.
   • BReport that 80% of tests passed, so the product is on track.
   • CExplain that the new UI has significant test failures, which may delay the launch, and describe the affected features in simple terms.
   • DProvide the exact list of failed test case IDs and stack traces.
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