Component Testing and Build Tools CTAL-TTA Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A team is using a build tool that supports both incremental builds and test caching. They want to ensure that component tests are not re-run if the source code and test code have not changed, to speed up the CI pipeline. Which build tool feature should they enable?

   • ADisable incremental builds to ensure tests always run.
   • BManually track changes and decide when to run tests.
   • CUse a CI tool that always runs tests from scratch.
   • DEnable test caching in the build tool configuration.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   In an automated CI pipeline, what is the typical trigger for executing component tests?

   • AA code commit or merge to the shared repository
   • BThe release of a new version of the build tool
   • CThe end of the financial quarter
   • DA manual request from the test manager
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4. 8foundation · easy

   How do build tools relate to test automation?

   • ABuild tools can execute automated tests as part of the build lifecycle
   • BBuild tools have no relationship to test automation
   • CBuild tools are only used for manual testing activities
   • DBuild tools replace the need for any test automation
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5. 9application · medium

   A company is adopting continuous integration for a .NET application. They want to run component tests automatically whenever a developer pushes code to the main branch. The team currently uses Azure DevOps. Which configuration best supports this?

   • ASet up a build pipeline triggered by a branch policy on the main branch that runs the test task and fails the pipeline on test failure.
   • BCreate a scheduled pipeline that runs nightly and executes the tests, but only if there are no pending changes.
   • CUse a release pipeline that runs tests only after manual approval from the QA lead.
   • DConfigure the build pipeline to run only when a pull request is created, not on direct pushes to main.
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6. 10expert · hard

   A company has a large codebase with multiple modules. They need to run component tests for each module independently and also run a full build that runs all tests. They are considering using Maven. Which configuration best supports this requirement?

   • AUse Maven's multi-module project structure and run 'mvn test' at the root to test all modules, or 'mvn test -pl <module>' to test a specific module.
   • BUse a custom script to compile and test each module separately, bypassing Maven.
   • CUse a single Maven project with all code in one module and run all tests together.
   • DCreate a separate Maven project for each module and run tests manually in each.
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