CT-TAE Free Practice Test

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?

1. A. Checking whether all the test cases contain the expected results
2. B. Checking whether the post condition have been fulfilled for all the test cases
3. C. Checking whether the loading of the TAS is repeatable in the SUT environment
4. D. Checking whether all the test cases produce repeatable outcomes

Correct Answer: D

A regression test suite consist of 500 test cases which are all executed manually. The business case for a pilot project is based on the adoption of test automation using acommercial tool that will reduce the execution time by a factor of 90% for 100% of the tests in the regression test suite. The pilot project lasted one month ( as planned) and you are currently its results. At the end of the pilot project, 40% of the regression tests have been automated and their execution time has been reduce by 60%.
Which of the following statements is TRUE in this scenario?

1. A. The duration of the pilot project was too short –it should last unit the success factors are achieved
2. B. The target defined for the business case is too accurate –it should not be measureable
3. C. The project selected for the pilot is too critical –if should not be too critical or too trivial
4. D. The target defined for the business case seems difficult to hit – it should be realistic

Correct Answer: D

Consider a TAS that exclusively uses the APIs of a SUT. To make this work, significant changes have been required to the SUT by adding a set of dedicated test interfaces to the APIs. All the automated tests will use these test interfaces when interacting with the SUT. Assume that you are currently verifying the correctness of the automated test environment and test tool setup.
Which of the following would you expect to be the MOST specific risk associated with this scenario?

1. A. The connectivity from the TAS to the dedicated test interfaces will not work
2. B. The process of configuring the TAS will be error-phone due to manual intervention
3. C. The automated test cases will not contain the expected result
4. D. False alarms, that are unlikely to occur in the real world, will be observed during testing

Correct Answer: D

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

1. A. When automating regression tests, the structure of automated tests must always be the same as the corresponding manual tests
2. B. When automating regression tests, the corresponding manual tests should have already been executed to verify they operate correctly
3. C. When automating regression tests, the initialization steps set the test preconditions should be automated wherever possible
4. D. When automating regression tests, consideration should be given to how much time would be saved by automation

Correct Answer: D

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?

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

Correct Answer: B