Dependencies Within the Test Environment CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–24

1. 21application · medium

   A team automates tests for a web application. The application uses a third-party authentication service. The team notices that tests fail intermittently because the authentication service returns unexpected responses. They decide to mock the authentication service in their tests. What is the primary benefit of this approach?

   • AIt simplifies the test data setup
   • BIt reduces the test execution time
   • CIt increases the test coverage
   • DIt eliminates the dependency on the external service
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2. 22foundation · easy

   A test automation script assumes that a third-party API is always available. If that API becomes unavailable during a test run, what is the most likely impact on the automation?

   • AThe test will fail with an error unrelated to the application under test.
   • BThe test will pass because the API is not part of the test environment.
   • CThe test will automatically retry until the API becomes available.
   • DThe test will continue without using the API.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   During test environment setup, the team identifies that the application requires a specific database version and a set of reference data. Which dependency types are these?

   • ANetwork and data
   • BHardware and network
   • CSoftware and data
   • DHardware and software
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5. 24application · medium

   A QA team runs automated UI tests against a web application. The tests are flaky because the application under test shares a database with the development team's manual testing. The manual testers frequently modify records that the automation expects to be in a certain state. Which strategy would most directly reduce the flakiness?

   • ARun the automated tests only after the manual testers finish
   • BAdd more assertions to the UI tests
   • CIncrease the timeout values in the UI tests
   • DUse a separate database instance for automated tests
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