ISTQB CT-TAE Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

You have executed an automated test suite for a product that was released into production. Although all the tests passed, there was a major failure in production in an area that was covered well by your automated tests.

You have run the automated tests again and one of the tests is now failing and this is directly related to the production defect that was raised. You decide to run the automated test suite again on the same version of the SUT and the test now passes.

What SHOULD you do now to verify the validity of the automated tests?

ARemove the intermittently failing test from the test suite and investigate the reason why the test sometimes passes and sometimes fails.

BCheck that the production defect that was reported was an actual defect

CRun the automated test suite again and if the test now passes - do nothing

DReference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341396240_Intermittently_Failing_Tests_in_the_Embedded_Systems_Domain

Answer : A

Question 2

In order to achieve re-use of a TAS, where SHOULD the design for reuse occur?

AAt the code level

BAt the framework level.

CAt the TAS level

DAt the TAA level

Answer : C

Question 3

You are the TAE for an Agile project which has six sprints for the current release. Sprint five is underway and the automated regression suite is due to start later today.

You have re-examined the results from the automated regression runs for the past four sprints. You notice that two test cases both reported a pass for sprints 1 and 4 but a fail for sprints 2 and 3. The failures have gone undetected and are therefore unexplained. Both test cases are closely coupled with other tests in the suite.

What course of action SHOULD you take?

ARun the regression suite as planned and see If the tests fail again if they do, determine the cause of failure.

BRemove the test cases from the regression suite and refer them to the test designer for manual testing for future sprints.

CQuarantine the test cases, run the regression suite without them, and perform root cause analysis on the test cases in parallel.

DRun the test cases manually now. If they still pass, keep them in the regression suite, if they fail perform root cause analysis.

Answer : C

Question 4

You are working as a TAE for a company who are re-designing their website. The new website provides information for customers and there are two minor features being developed:

1) Request a newsletter

2) Ability to contact the organisation with a question or comment

The website must be ''mobile friendly" and available on all major web browsers.

You have been tasked to provide an automated solution for web browsers only and to concentrate on the two minor features.

What would be a KEY challenge with automation in this context?

AA low level of intrusion is likely from use of existing UI elements, but depending on the solution this might be more complex than a higher level of intrusion.

BBecause there is a high level of intrusion there may be many false alarms.

CAutomation might not be possible on the mobile devices.

DThe benefits of automation might not be achieved for many years due to the complexities of the SUT and automation solution.

Answer : D

Question 5

You are planning the pilot for an in-house developed Test Automation solution (TAS).

Which two of the following would be important steps to take as part of the planning process?

a) Review your organisation's current projects and identify which one would be most suitable to pilot the TAS.

b) Ensure that the developers will provide the necessary commitment for the TAS deployment activities.

c) Run a series of training workshops for new users of the TAS before they are asked to use it.

d) Develop a project plan for the pilot and reserve the necessary budget and resources for its implementation.

e) Ask the developers to provide any missing functionality during the deployment activities.

Aa and b

Bb and d

Cc and d

Dc and e

Answer : B

Question 6

You are executing the first test run of a test automation suite of 200 tests. All the relevant information related to the state of the SUT and to the automated test execution is stored in a small database. During the Automated test run you observe that the first 10 test pass, while an abnormal termination occurs when executing the 11th test. This test does not complete its execution and the overall execution of the suite is aborted. An immediate analysis of the abnormal termination is expected to be time consuming and you have been asked to produce a detailed report of the execution results for the first test run, as soon as possible.

What is the MOST important FIRST step to be taken immediately after the abnormal occurred when executing the 11th test?

ARe-run the test automation suite starting from the 12th test

BReturn the database to a consistent state that allows subsequent test to run

CTake a backup of the database in its current state. So It can be analyzed later

DRe-run the test automation suite starting from the 1st test.

Answer : C

Question 7

Your goal is to verify completeness, consistency and correct behavior of an automated test suite. The TAS has been proven to successfully install in the SUT environment. All the preliminary checks to verify the correct functioning of the automated test environment and test tool configuration, installation and setup have successfully completed.

Which of the following is NOT a relevant check for achieving your goal in this scenario?

AChecking whether all the test cases contain the expected results

BChecking whether the post condition have been fulfilled for all the test cases

CChecking whether the loading of the TAS is repeatable in the SUT environment

DChecking whether all the test cases produce repeatable outcomes

Answer : D

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