A team of five developers and two testers needs to automate tests for a React frontend and a Java backend. The team has strong Java skills but limited JavaScript experience. They need to run tests in CI and want to minimize the learning curve. Which framework selection best fits their situation?

Outsource all test automation to a separate team that specializes in JavaScript testing.

Use a Java-based framework for backend tests and a JavaScript-based framework for frontend tests, accepting two languages.

Use a JavaScript-only test framework for both frontend and backend to keep a single language across the stack.

Select a single tool that supports both Java and JavaScript, but only use it for end-to-end tests.

A team is developing a new product with a tight release schedule. They have limited resources for test automation and must decide where to focus their efforts. The product has a complex user interface, a critical backend API, and a high risk of regression in core business logic. Which strategy best aligns with risk-based prioritization and the test automation pyramid?

Automate only the API tests and skip unit and end-to-end tests to save time.

Automate a comprehensive set of end-to-end tests covering all user journeys to ensure the UI works correctly.

Focus all automation on the user interface because that is what users see.

Prioritize unit tests for the core business logic and API tests for the backend, with a small set of end-to-end tests for critical journeys.

Which challenge is commonly associated with test automation in agile projects?

Automated tests always run faster than manual tests.

Automated tests can become brittle and require frequent updates as features change.

Automated tests require no maintenance after initial creation.

Automated tests are only useful for regression testing.

In an agile team, the testers are responsible for writing and maintaining the automated test suite, while developers rarely touch test code. The team notices that the test suite is becoming a bottleneck and does not keep up with the pace of development. What change would best address this issue?

Reduce the number of automated tests to lessen the maintenance burden.

Encourage developers and testers to collaborate on test automation, with shared ownership.

Have testers work overtime to maintain the test suite.

Move all test automation to a separate QA team outside the agile team.

In a CI pipeline, what is the typical trigger for running automated tests?

A code commit to the shared repository.

A manual request from the test manager.

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A team is developing a new product with a tight release schedule. They have limited resources for test automation and must decide where to focus their efforts. The product has a complex user interface, a critical backend API, and a high risk of regression in core business logic. Which strategy best aligns with risk-based prioritization and the test automation pyramid?
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