Ease of Maintenance CTEL-TM-SM Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   Which strategy is most effective for reducing the maintenance effort of test assets?

   • AAvoiding the use of test automation tools
   • BUsing modular test design and reusable components
   • CCreating a large number of test cases to maximize coverage
   • DWriting each test case as a standalone script with hard-coded data
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2. 22application · medium

   A test manager wants to track the maintainability of the automated test suite over time. The team is considering several metrics. Which metric would be most useful for identifying test assets that are difficult to maintain?

   • AThe percentage of test cases that pass on the first run.
   • BThe number of testers who have worked on the suite.
   • CThe total number of test cases in the suite.
   • DThe number of times each test case has been modified in the last six months.
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4. 23application · medium

   A product team is migrating its authentication service from a custom in-house solution to a third-party identity provider. The test suite includes hundreds of automated tests that directly call the old authentication API. The test manager must plan the maintenance of the test assets. What is the most appropriate first step?

   • AAnalyze the impact of the change on all test assets to identify which tests are affected and what updates are needed.
   • BDelete all tests that use the old authentication API and create new tests from scratch.
   • CImmediately rewrite all tests to use the new identity provider's API.
   • DFreeze the test suite and run only manual tests until the migration is complete.
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5. 24foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the lifecycle of a test asset?

   • AIt is a one-time activity that occurs only during test planning
   • BIt is a cyclical process that includes creation, use, maintenance, and eventual retirement
   • CIt is a process that only involves the test automation team
   • DIt is a linear process that ends once the asset is first executed
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6. 25application · medium

   A new version of the operating system used in the test environment is being deployed. The test manager needs to assess the impact on the existing test assets. What is the most effective way to identify which tests are affected?

   • ARun the entire test suite and see which tests fail.
   • BAsk developers to list all changes in the OS release.
   • CReview the test cases that interact with operating system features, such as file handling and process management.
   • DUpdate all test cases to be compatible with the new OS version.
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