Objective: Purpose of Test Automation CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–37

1. 36application · medium

   A company has automated a large suite of UI tests for its legacy application. Over time, the application's user interface has changed frequently, and the team has to spend significant effort updating the automation scripts after every release. The maintenance effort is consuming more time than the manual testing it replaced. What is the most appropriate action for the team to take?

   • AContinue maintaining the automation because it is the only way to achieve coverage.
   • BIncrease the frequency of automation runs to force the UI to stabilize.
   • CEvaluate the stability of the UI and consider reducing the scope of automation for volatile areas.
   • DStop all testing and rely on the development team to catch defects.
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2. 37foundation · easy

   What is a key difference between manual testing and test automation?

   • AManual testing relies on human judgment and adaptability, while automated testing follows predefined scripts.
   • BAutomated testing is always more accurate than manual testing.
   • CManual testing is always faster than automated testing.
   • DManual testing does not require any test design.
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