Objective: Test Automation Solution Maintainability CTAL-TAE Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · hard

   A test automation team is conducting a maintainability review. They find that the test code has a high Maintainability Index (good), but the tests are still frequently failing due to environment issues. The team wants to improve the overall reliability and maintainability. Which action should they take?

   • AIncrease the number of retries for each test to handle environment failures.
   • BReduce the number of tests to minimize the impact of environment failures.
   • CFocus on improving the test environment stability, such as using containerized environments or better test data management.
   • DRefactor the test code further to reduce complexity, even though the Maintainability Index is already good.
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2. 22application · medium

   A test automation team wants to objectively track whether their test code is becoming easier or harder to maintain over time. They have access to a static analysis tool that can compute several metrics. Which metric would most directly indicate the degree to which test methods are independent and reusable?

   • ANumber of assertions per test method
   • BCoupling between test classes
   • CCyclomatic complexity of each test method
   • DLines of code per test method
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4. 23expert · hard

   A test automation team is refactoring a large suite of UI tests. They have two options: (1) introduce a page object model, or (2) create a set of reusable helper functions for common actions. The team has limited time and wants to minimize the risk of breaking existing tests. Which approach should they choose?

   • ADo both at the same time to maximize the benefit.
   • BKeep the tests as they are and only add new tests using the new pattern.
   • CCreate reusable helper functions, as they are simpler to implement and can be introduced incrementally with lower risk.
   • DIntroduce the page object model, as it provides a more structured and scalable solution for UI tests.
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5. 24application · medium

   A test automation team wants to use a metric to identify test methods that are too complex and likely to be difficult to maintain. They have access to a static analysis tool. Which metric would be most appropriate for this purpose?

   • AThe total number of assertions in the test suite
   • BCyclomatic complexity of each test method
   • CThe number of test methods in each test class
   • DThe average execution time of each test method
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6. 25expert · hard

   A test automation team is working on a legacy test suite that has many tests with hardcoded test data. They want to improve maintainability by externalizing test data. However, they are concerned that this will require significant changes to the tests. Which approach would minimize the risk and effort?

   • ARewrite all tests at once to use external data files, ensuring consistency.
   • BGradually replace hardcoded data with data from external files, starting with the most frequently used data.
   • CCreate a new test suite from scratch with external data, and retire the legacy suite.
   • DKeep the hardcoded data but add comments explaining what the data represents.
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