Identify Technical Success Factors of a Test Automation Project CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A company is starting a test automation project for a complex web application that uses AngularJS and requires extensive API testing. The current QA team has strong manual testing skills but limited programming experience. The project timeline is tight, and the budget does not allow for extensive training. What is the most effective way to address the technical skills gap?

   • AUse a record-and-playback tool that requires no programming, so the QA team can start immediately.
   • BHire an experienced test automation engineer to lead the framework design and mentor the existing QA team.
   • CDelay the automation project until the QA team completes a six-month programming course.
   • DOutsource the entire automation effort to a third-party vendor to avoid internal skill development.
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2. 22application · medium

   A company's test automation suite is growing, and the team is concerned about the time it takes to execute the tests. They are considering running tests in parallel across multiple machines. What is a key technical consideration when implementing parallel test execution?

   • AUse a single, powerful machine to run all tests faster.
   • BEnsure that tests are independent and do not share state or data that could cause conflicts.
   • CIncrease the timeout values in the tests to allow for slower execution in parallel.
   • DRun tests in a fixed order to ensure that dependencies are handled.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which competency is essential for maintaining automated test scripts over time?

   • ASkill in creating presentation slides
   • BAbility to perform manual exploratory testing
   • CUnderstanding of version control systems
   • DKnowledge of network cabling
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5. 24application · medium

   A company is building a test automation framework for a suite of REST APIs. The team expects the number of test cases to grow significantly over time. They want to minimize maintenance effort and ensure that tests can run in parallel. Which framework design principle is most important to achieve these goals?

   • AHard-code test data within each test method to make tests self-contained.
   • BUse a modular design with reusable helper functions and data-driven tests, and ensure tests are independent and can run in any order.
   • CCreate a single, large test class that contains all test cases to simplify execution.
   • DDesign tests to run sequentially to avoid any potential conflicts.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-designed automation framework?

   • ATest scripts contain hard-coded test data
   • BTest scripts are tightly coupled to each other
   • CTest scripts are written in a single large file
   • DTest scripts are independent and reusable
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