Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer - CT-TAE Exam Practice Test

Question 1

Which of the following attributes should NOT be included in a test execution report associated with a suite of automated tests?

A. System/Application under test and its version

B. Defect clusters identified during test execution

C. Environment in which the tests have been executed

D. Summary of the test execution results

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2

Consider a TAS deployed into production. The SUT is a web application and the test suite consists of a set of automated regression tests developed via GUI. A keyword-driven framework has been adopted for automating the regression tests. The tests are based on identification at low-levels of the web page components (e.g class indexes, tab sequence indexes and coordinates) in the next planned release the SUT will be subject to significant corrective maintenance (bug-fixes) and evolution (new features) Maintenance costs to update the test scripts should be as low as possible and the scripts must be highly reusable.
Which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?

A. The total execution time of the automated regression test suite will decrease for each planned release.

B. The keyword-driven framework introduces a level abstraction that is too high and makes it difficult what really happens

C. False positive errors are likely to occur when running the automated tests on the new releases without modifying the test

D. The keyword-driven framework is not suitable, it would be better to adopt a structured-scripting approach

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3

If you are tracking the frequency that a test automation code reports a defect that is not really a defect, what metric are you gathering?

A. Tool scripting metrics

B. Automation code defect density

C. The number of false-fail results

D. Trend metrics

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

Which of the following is an important success factor for any significant automation project?

A. The SUT must be designed for testability

B. The SUT is self-documenting

C. The TAA must be designed for testability.

D. The TAA is self-documenting

Correct Answer: A

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Question 5

Which of the following statement about the implementation of automated regression testing is FALSE?

A. When automating regression tests, the structure of automated tests must always be the same as the corresponding manual tests

B. When automating regression tests, consideration should be given to how much time would be saved by automation

C. When automating regression tests, the corresponding manual tests should have already been executed to verify they operate correctly

D. When automating regression tests, the initialization steps set the test preconditions should be automated wherever possible

Correct Answer: A

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Question 6

You are working on a TAS for standalone application. The automated tests are developed based on a automation framework that allows interaction with GUI elements using on object orientated API. The GUI elements include menus, buttons, radio buttons, text toolbars and their properties.
Whilst automating a test, you have discovered that the GUI elements of some third party components are not identifiable by the automated tool you are using.
Which of the following is the FIRST step that you take to investigate this issue?

A. Verify whether naming standards for variables and have been defined for the current automation solution

B. Adopt an approach that uses the coordinates of the GUI elements instead

C. Verify the testability support with the providers of the third party components

D. Verify whether the GUI identification depends on the browser.

Correct Answer: C

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Question 7

You have been asked to determine a TAS for a new release of a SUT, test should be automated wherever. The new release will consist of 5 new interfaces and an amendment to 3 existing interfaces. The new and amended interface will be deliver incrementally in 3 sprints, each lasting 2 weeks.
What would be the BEST Test Automation Solution (TAS) design in this scenario?

A. Automate the tests at two levels, Component and System level. Create customized hooks at Component level for interface not yet developed or amended. Only use the newly developed or amended interfaces to test at System level.

B. Automate a test at once level, component level, Create customized interface/test hooks for this level where the interface has not yet been developed or amended.

C. Automate tests at one level only, System level. Use only the newly developed interfaces and do not create any customized interfaces/test hooks.

D. Automate tests at both Component and System Level. Only do this automation once every interface has been fully developed or amended and manual testing has completed successfully.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8

You are testing a major enhancement to an air traffic control user interface. You have use of a sophisticated pre-production test environment, created specifically for large scale automated regression, performance and security testing. The window for regression testing is limited and must successfully conclude, with no major regressions remaining, before the non-functional testing starts.
You have been using the same version of the TAS for the last few releases, each time completing the automated regression test suite in a single overnight run. However, due to the latest enhancements for the SUT, you believe there is a risk that the test suite may no longer complete overnight and therefore delay performance and security testing.
Which option would be the BEST and MOST cost-efficient approach to mitigate this risk?

A. Analyse the regression test suite and remove test coverage duplication and redundancy.

B. Create a mirror of the pre-production test environment and split the regression test suite to run in parallel across the environments.

C. Introduce better coding practices for the automation scripts, including coding guidelines, reviews and improved static analysis.

D. Split the regression test suite into multiple parts, running in the environment across consecutive nights.

Correct Answer: A

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Question 9

A SUT has an existing automated test suite.
Which of the following statements relating to the introduction of new features in the SUT is TRUE?

A. The introduction of a new feature could require updates or additions to the testware components

B. Automated tests are not affected by the introduction of a new feature and running them against the new SUT is a waste of effort

C. It is generally more difficult to automate test cases for a new feature as the development has not yet started

D. The test automation engineer should work with the business analysts to ensure the new feature is testable

Correct Answer: A

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