A test automation team has completed a major update to their test scripts and wants to establish a stable reference point that can be used for future development and testing. The team also wants to ensure that any changes made after this point are tracked and controlled. What should the team do?

Create a backup of the test scripts on a USB drive and store it in a safe location.

Delete the old versions of the test scripts to avoid confusion.

Create a baseline and implement a change control process for any modifications after the baseline.

Lock the test scripts so that no one can modify them.

Which version control practice is used to record the history of changes to a test script?

Committing changes with descriptive messages

Renaming the script after each change

Deleting old versions of the script

Storing the script only on a local drive

What is the purpose of a configuration audit?

To identify new test cases for the test suite

To measure the performance of the test automation framework

To verify that the testware conforms to documented requirements and configurations

A test automation team has just completed a release of their test framework. The configuration manager wants to verify that the release contains all approved changes and that no unauthorized modifications were made. Which activity should the configuration manager perform?

Create a new baseline from the release contents.

Conduct a configuration audit comparing the release contents against the approved baseline and change requests.

Update the configuration status accounting records with the release date.

Review the test execution results to confirm that all tests passed.

What is the primary benefit of using version control for testware artifacts?

It automatically fixes defects found in the test scripts

It allows multiple testers to work on the same test scripts concurrently without conflict

It guarantees that all test scripts are bug-free

It eliminates the need for test documentation

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Domain 5Objective 2

Objective: Explain Configuration Management for Testware CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Domain 5: Implementation and Deployment Strategies for Test Automation domain, which makes up ~12% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 36 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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9concepts

9 Concepts in This Objective

Configuration Management Fundamentals
Testware Configuration Items
Version Control for Testware
Baseline Management
Change Control Process
Configuration Status Accounting
Configuration Audits
Integration with Test Automation
Tool Support for Configuration Management

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A test automation team has completed a major update to their test scripts and wants to establish a stable reference point that can be used for future development and testing. The team also wants to ensure that any changes made after this point are tracked and controlled. What should the team do?
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Which version control practice is used to record the history of changes to a test script?
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What is the purpose of a configuration audit?
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19application · medium
A test automation team has just completed a release of their test framework. The configuration manager wants to verify that the release contains all approved changes and that no unauthorized modifications were made. Which activity should the configuration manager perform?
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What is the primary benefit of using version control for testware artifacts?
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