ISQI ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level, Test Automation Engineering - CTAL-TAE FREE EXAM DUMPS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS]

Question 1

Consider A TAS for testing a desktop application via its GUI. All the test cases of the automated test suite contain the same identical sequences of steps at the beginning (to create the necessary objects when doing a preliminary configuration of the test environment and at the end (to remove everything created -specifically for the test itself during the preliminary configuration of the test environment). All automated test cases use the same set of assertion functions from a shared library, for verifying the values in the GUI fields ( e.g text boxes).
What is the BEST recommendation for improving the TAS?

A. Adopting a set of standard verification methods for use by all automated tests B. Implementing standard setup and teardown functions at test case level C. Improving the architecture of the application in order to improve its testability D. Implementing keywords with higher level of granularity

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Question 2

(Which of the following statements about how test automation is applied across different software development lifecycle models is TRUE?)

A. In Agile software development, automated regression test suites sometimes grow so large that they can become difficult to maintain, and thus, it becomes crucial to invest in test automation at multiple test levels B. In a Waterfall model, automated tests are usually executed only during the last phase of the development lifecycle, but their implementation occurs in the early stages C. In Agile software development, regardless of context (e.g., type of application to be developed, tools available), test automation must be based on the test automation distribution known as the test pyramid model D. Unlike Agile software development, where automated unit tests are written by developers, often in a test-first fashion, in a V-model, automated unit tests are written by testers as part of unit testing

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Question 3

Consider the following layers of the gTAA structure:
a. Test generation layer
b. Test definition layer
c. Test execution layer
d. Test execution layer
Consider the following capabilities associated with these layers.
Acquire all the necessary resources before each test and release all after run, in order to avoid interdependences between test Allow the automated test scripts on an abstract level to interact with components, configurations and interfaces of the SUT.
Design test directives that allow configuring the algorithms used to automatically produce the test cases a given model of the SUT.
Allow the definition and implementation of test cases and data by means of templates and/or guidelines.
Which of the following BEST matches each layer with the appropriate capability?

A. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 C. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

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Question 4

Automated tests run by a TAS on a SUT can be subject to sudden bursts of messages to log during their execution. All log messages that occur during execution must be permanently stored in the corresponding test execution logs by the TAS for later analysis. If logging is not performed correctly, these bursts can reduce the execution speed of these automated tests, causing them to produce unreliable results. Which of the following solutions would you expect to be MOST useful to address this issue for TAS logging?

A. Use a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to ensure that the clocks of the machines running TAS and SUT are synchronized with a common time source B. Log all the messages in memory using a circular buffer and periodically flush the buffer to the corresponding log files associated with the specific execution C. Log all the messages directly on the corresponding log files associated with the specific execution to ensure the permanent storage of test execution logs D. Avoid logging the messages that occur during the specified bursts to minimize any potential performance overhead in test execution

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Question 5

The GUI of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application has been delivered through internet Explorer with proprietary Active X and Java controls. This implementation enables rich client capabilities, but specific commercial automation tools are necessary to automate test cases at GUI of functional test cases.
This is to demonstrate whether a small set of the commercial are able to properly recognize actions taken by a tester when interacting with GUI of the CRM application.
Which of the following scripting techniques would be MOST suitable in this scenario?

A. Linear scripting B. Data-driven scripting C. Keyword-driven scripting D. Structure scripting

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Question 6

A project consists of distributed teams working in a 24-hour environment, where activities happen at all hours of the day. This project adopts a CI (Continuous Integration) process when developer check-in code and consists of automated activities that include generating a build and deploying it to a test environment.
Automated integration tests are run multiple times a day. The project have asked for a report containing the automation test results for every build, which must be available 24/7 to the project team.
Which of the following would be the BEST way to automatically provides this report?

A. Store the execution results of the integration tests for the last build to a database (without overwriting the results from the previous builds). Automatically create a test execution report for this build and send it via e-mail to the project team B. Store the execution results of the integration tests for the last build to a database (without overwriting the results from the previous builds), use this database to automatically update a dashboard containing the build history and test results accessible to the project team. C. Store the execution result of the integration tests for the last build to a database (overwriting the results from the previous build), automatically create a test execution report for this build send It via e-mail to the project team D. Store the code coverage results of the integration tests for the last build to a database (without overwriting the results from the previous builds). And automatically create a chart showing the trend in code coverage and send via email to the project team.

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Question 7

A defect in a SUT has been resolved and validated by an automated defect re-test in the current release of the software. This retest has now been added to the automated regression test suite.
Which statement BEST describes a reason why this defect could re-occur in future releases?

A. Automated defect confirmation testing is not effective at confirming that the resolved defect will continue to work in future releases B. The automated regression test suite is not run consistently for future releases. C. The automated regression test suite has a narrower scope of functionality D. The configuration management process does not properly control the synchronization between software archives

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Question 8

A TAS that performs automated testing in a single test environment was successfully manually installed and configured from a central repository, with all its components in the correct versions. It was also verified that all TAS components in this environment are capable of providing reliable and repeatable performance. The TAS will be used to run several suites of automated regression test scripts on various SUTs in the test environment. Your current goal is to complete all preliminary verifications to ensure that the TAS works correctly. Which of the following activities would you perform FIRST?

A. Run a given suite multiple times using TAS to determine whether all regression test scripts always provide the same result B. Check whether all regression test scripts in a given suite have expected results C. Create scripts to automatically install and configure the TAS in the test environment from the central repository D. Check whether the TAS connectivity to all required internal systems, external systems, and interfaces is available

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Question 9

In a first possible implementation, the automated test scripts within a suite locate and interact with elements of a web UI indirectly through the browsers using browser-specific drivers and APIs, provided by an automated test tool used as part of the TAS. In an alternative implementation, these test scripts locate and interact with elements of the same web UI directly at the HTML level by accessing the DOM (Document Object Model) and internal JavaScript code. The first possible implementation:

A. Has a lower level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are less likely to produce false positives B. Has a lower level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are more likely to produce false positives C. Has the same level of intrusion as the alternative implementation, and therefore the risk of test scripts producing false positives is the same in both cases D. Has a higher level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are less likely to produce false positives

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