Investment in Setting up and Maintaining Test Automation CT-TAS Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · hard

   A team has a large test automation suite that is becoming increasingly fragile. The tests are written in a procedural style with duplicated code, and the team is spending more time fixing tests than running them. They have a limited budget for refactoring. Which approach would provide the most immediate reduction in maintenance effort?

   • ARewrite the entire suite using a new framework
   • BDisable the tests that fail most often
   • CIncrease the test execution timeout to reduce flaky failures
   • DRefactor the most frequently failing tests to use a shared helper library
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2. 22expert · hard

   A test automation team is evaluating the value of their suite. They have data showing that the suite catches 20% of all defects, saves 30 hours per week, and costs $5,000 per month to run. Management is considering reducing the automation budget. Which metric would most strongly justify the investment?

   • AThe number of testers on the team
   • BThe cost per defect found
   • CThe percentage of tests that pass
   • DThe total number of tests executed
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which metric is commonly used to measure the value of test automation in terms of its ability to find defects?

   • ADefect detection rate
   • BNumber of programming languages used
   • CNumber of testers on the team
   • DTime to write a test script
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5. 24application · medium

   A company is comparing two test automation tools. Tool A has a lower license cost but requires more scripting effort and has a smaller community. Tool B has a higher license cost but provides a record-and-playback interface and extensive documentation. When calculating the total cost of ownership, which factor should be weighted most heavily?

   • AThe ease of the initial setup
   • BThe initial license cost of each tool
   • CThe number of features each tool offers
   • DThe ongoing maintenance effort and support availability
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6. 25application · medium

   A test automation team wants to demonstrate the value of their automation suite to management. They have collected data on the number of tests executed, the time saved compared to manual execution, and the number of defects found by automated tests. Which additional metric would provide the most direct evidence of the automation's value?

   • AThe number of test environments available
   • BThe number of test scripts written
   • CThe cost per test execution
   • DThe number of testers on the team
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