A development team has adopted DevOps practices to speed up delivery. They currently run automated unit tests in the continuous integration (CI) stage, but integration testing is performed manually after all features are merged. The team wants to reduce the time between code commit and feedback on integration issues. Which action best aligns with DevOps principles?

Move integration testing into the CI pipeline and automate it as much as possible.

Perform integration testing only at the end of the release cycle to ensure stability.

Keep integration testing manual but schedule it immediately after each merge.

Increase the frequency of code merges to reduce the size of integration changes.

In a DevOps pipeline, automated acceptance tests are run in the continuous delivery stage. What is the primary purpose of these tests in this stage?

To check for syntax errors in the code.

To verify that the build meets business requirements before deployment.

To test the performance of the system under load.

To ensure the code is formatted according to style guidelines.

A team is using shift left testing and has implemented test-driven development (TDD) for new features. However, they are still finding many defects during system testing. What is the most likely reason for this?

The team is not writing enough tests.

TDD is not effective in finding defects.

TDD only covers unit-level tests, and defects may arise from integration and system-level interactions.

TDD is only applicable to certain programming languages.

A team holds a retrospective and identifies that the main cause of delays is unclear requirements. They decide to improve requirements gathering. What is the most effective way to measure the impact of this process improvement?

Measure the time spent in requirements meetings.

Ask stakeholders if they are satisfied with the requirements process.

Track the number of defects related to misunderstood requirements before and after the change.

Count the number of requirements documents produced.

A team is considering adopting shift left testing. They have a tight deadline and limited resources. What is a common challenge they might face?

A decrease in overall test coverage.

The need for more testers on the team.

Longer overall development time.

Increased initial effort and the need for new skills.

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A development team has adopted DevOps practices to speed up delivery. They currently run automated unit tests in the continuous integration (CI) stage, but integration testing is performed manually after all features are merged. The team wants to reduce the time between code commit and feedback on integration issues. Which action best aligns with DevOps principles?
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22application · medium
In a DevOps pipeline, automated acceptance tests are run in the continuous delivery stage. What is the primary purpose of these tests in this stage?
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23expert · hard
A team is using shift left testing and has implemented test-driven development (TDD) for new features. However, they are still finding many defects during system testing. What is the most likely reason for this?
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24expert · hard
A team holds a retrospective and identifies that the main cause of delays is unclear requirements. They decide to improve requirements gathering. What is the most effective way to measure the impact of this process improvement?
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25application · medium
A team is considering adopting shift left testing. They have a tight deadline and limited resources. What is a common challenge they might face?
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