Objective: Apply Different Approaches for Automating Test Cases CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26application · medium

   A test automation team supports a suite of tests for a legacy desktop application. Business analysts, who do not know programming, need to create and modify test cases. The team wants a framework that lets analysts describe test steps in a table format, with reusable action keywords. Which framework should the team adopt?

   • ALinear scripting framework
   • BData-driven testing framework
   • CModel-based testing framework
   • DKeyword-driven testing framework
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2. 27foundation · easy

   What is the role of step definitions in a BDD framework like Cucumber?

   • AThey generate the feature files from the code.
   • BThey define the test data used in the scenarios.
   • CThey map plain-text steps from feature files to executable automation code.
   • DThey configure the test environment.
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4. 28application · medium

   A product team uses Cucumber for acceptance testing. Business stakeholders write scenarios in Gherkin, but the step definitions are becoming bloated and duplicated across feature files. The team wants to improve maintainability without changing the business-facing scenarios. What should the team do?

   • ARefactor common steps into shared step definition classes or helper methods
   • BReplace Cucumber with a data-driven framework to eliminate step definitions
   • CRewrite all scenarios as single, longer scenarios to reduce the number of step definitions
   • DMove all step definitions into one large class for easier navigation
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5. 29foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical way to store test data for a data-driven test?

   • AIn the test case name.
   • BIn an external file such as a CSV, Excel, or JSON file.
   • CHard-coded inside the test script as constants.
   • DIn the test automation tool's installation directory.
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6. 30foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of using a keyword-driven testing approach?

   • AIt guarantees that all tests will run in parallel without conflicts.
   • BIt allows test cases to be created by non-technical stakeholders using a common vocabulary.
   • CIt eliminates the need for any test data management.
   • DIt automatically generates test data for each test run.
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