Objective: Apply Test Automation at Different Test Levels Within Pipelines CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   In a CI/CD pipeline, which stage is typically the FIRST to execute automated tests that provide fast feedback on the build's basic health?

   • ASmoke test stage
   • BAcceptance test stage
   • CSystem test stage
   • DPerformance test stage
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2. 12expert · hard

   A team has a nightly pipeline that runs a full regression suite and publishes results to a dashboard. Recently, the nightly run has been failing due to a flaky test, and the team is concerned that the dashboard is showing a red status even though the application is stable. They want to improve the reliability of the nightly run without losing the feedback from the regression suite. Which approach best addresses this?

   • AChange the nightly trigger to run only on weekdays to reduce the chance of failures.
   • BConfigure the nightly pipeline to retry failed tests automatically, and only mark the run as failed if the test fails after retries.
   • CIgnore the nightly results and rely on the on-commit tests for quality feedback.
   • DDisable the flaky test in the nightly run and track it separately in a backlog.
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4. 13application · medium

   A pipeline runs a suite of UI tests as a deployment gate. The team has observed that some tests fail intermittently due to timing issues, but they pass on retry. The team wants to reduce false failures without masking real defects. Which approach best handles this situation?

   • ADisable the failing tests to keep the pipeline green, and investigate them later.
   • BConfigure the pipeline to automatically retry failed tests once, and only fail the stage if the test fails on the retry.
   • CRemove the deployment gate and rely on manual testing to catch defects.
   • DIncrease the test timeout for all tests to reduce the chance of timing failures.
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5. 14application · medium

   A pipeline runs automated tests and generates results in JUnit XML format. The team wants to provide stakeholders with a clear, real-time view of test progress and failures during the pipeline run. Which reporting approach best meets this need?

   • APublish the JUnit XML results to the pipeline's built-in test reporting feature, which displays a summary and trends in the pipeline UI.
   • BStore the JUnit XML in a shared drive and ask stakeholders to check it manually.
   • CEmail the raw JUnit XML file to all stakeholders after the pipeline completes.
   • DPrint the test results to the pipeline console log and rely on stakeholders to scroll through it.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which pipeline stage is MOST appropriate for running end-to-end tests that validate the complete integrated system against business workflows?

   • AUnit test stage
   • BEnd-to-end test stage
   • CStatic analysis stage
   • DIntegration test stage
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