Objective: Analyze Data from the Test Automation Solution and the System Under Test CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is an anomaly that might be identified when analyzing test automation results?

   • AA test that passes consistently for many runs
   • BA test that fails intermittently without code changes
   • CA test that runs in under a second every time
   • DA test that always fails due to a known defect
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2. 7application · medium

   A team analyzes the test results of their automation suite over the last three months. They notice that the number of tests failing due to 'element not found' errors has increased significantly. What is the most likely root cause to investigate?

   • AThe test automation tool has a bug
   • BThe application's user interface has changed, causing locators to become invalid
   • CThe test data has become corrupted
   • DThe test environment has insufficient memory
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4. 8application · medium

   A test automation engineer needs to analyze why a specific test case failed in the nightly run. The test case interacts with a web application and performs several API calls. Which data source should the engineer consult FIRST to understand the failure?

   • AThe test automation tool's execution log for that test case
   • BThe application's database transaction logs
   • CThe project management tool's issue tracker
   • DThe network firewall logs
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5. 9expert · hard

   A test run shows that a functional test failed because the application returned an error message. The team also observes that the application server's disk I/O was at 100% during the test. What is the most appropriate conclusion?

   • AThe test data was incorrect, causing the error
   • BThe test automation tool has a bug
   • CThe high disk I/O may have caused a timeout or resource contention, leading to the error
   • DThe application code has a logic error
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6. 10application · medium

   A test automation team has been running a suite of 500 regression tests nightly for two months. The test manager wants to present a single metric to executives that best communicates whether the automation is actually improving product quality over time. Which metric should the team emphasize?

   • AThe number of test cases automated compared to the total manual test cases
   • BThe total execution time of the entire suite each night
   • CThe number of defects found by the automated suite per release
   • DThe percentage of tests that pass on the first run each night
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