Objective: Purpose of Test Automation CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A company is planning to implement test automation for the first time. They have a mix of legacy and new applications, limited budget, and a small team of testers who are not familiar with automation tools. They want to start with a pilot project. What is the most important component of their test automation strategy?

   • ASelecting the most popular automation tool on the market.
   • BHiring external consultants to automate all tests without involving the team.
   • CDefining clear goals and selecting a small, stable scope for the pilot.
   • DAutomating all test cases immediately to maximize coverage.
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2. 17expert · hard

   A company has a large legacy application with a complex user interface. The team wants to adopt continuous integration and needs to run a comprehensive regression suite on every build. However, the UI tests are slow and flaky, and the team is spending more time fixing test scripts than developing features. What is the most effective way to achieve the benefits of automation while addressing the current problems?

   • AReplace all UI tests with unit and integration tests to improve stability.
   • BHire more test automation engineers to maintain the UI tests.
   • CContinue running the UI tests on every build and accept the flakiness as a known issue.
   • DMove the UI tests to a separate, less frequent pipeline and focus on fast unit and integration tests for CI.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a critical success factor for test automation?

   • AAssigning automation tasks to junior testers without training.
   • BUsing the latest automation tool available on the market.
   • CAutomating all test cases, regardless of their stability.
   • DHaving clear and measurable goals for what the automation should achieve.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Why is it often not cost-effective to automate a one-time test?

   • AOne-time tests are always too complex to automate.
   • BThe initial automation effort is high and will not be recouped because the test will not be repeated.
   • COne-time tests do not require any testing effort.
   • DAutomation tools cannot handle one-time tests.
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6. 20expert · hard

   A team is evaluating a set of test cases for automation. The tests are for a feature that is expected to be used for the next five years, but the feature's user interface is redesigned every six months. The tests are currently run manually once a month. The team has a limited budget for automation. What is the most appropriate decision?

   • AAutomate the tests and run them daily to justify the investment.
   • BAutomate only the test data setup and keep the test execution manual.
   • CKeep the tests manual because the UI changes frequently, making automation maintenance costly.
   • DAutomate the tests because the feature will be used for a long time.
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