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iSQI CTAL-TAE - ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level, Test Automation Engineering

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Total 40 questions

Which of the following BEST describes why it is important to separate test definition from test execution in a TAA?

A.

It allows developing steps of the test process without being closely tied to the SUT interface.

B.

It allow choosing different paradigms (e.g event-driven) for the interaction TAS and SUT

C.

It allows specify test cases without being closely tied to the tool to run them against the SUT

D.

It allows testers to findmore defects on the SUT

Consider a TAS that uses a keyword-driven framework. The SUT is a web application and there is a large set of keywords available for writing the automated tests that relate to highly specific user actions linked directly to the GUI of the SUT. The automated test written with the keywords are statically analyzed by a custom tool which highlight’s repeated instances of identical sequence of keywords. The waiting mechanism implemented by the TAS for a webpage load is based on a synchronous sampling within a given timeout. The TAS allows checking a webpage load every seconds until a timeout value

A.

Changing thescripting approach to data-driven scripting

B.

Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

C.

Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits

D.

Establishing an error recovery process for TAS and SUT

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 testenvironment 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 verifyingthe values in the GUI fields ( e.g text boxes).

What is the BEST recommendation for improving the TAS?

A.

Implementing keywords with higher level of granularity

B.

Improving the architecture of the application in order to improve its testability

C.

Adopting a set of standard verification methods for use by all automated tests

D.

Implementing standard setup and teardown functions at test case level

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 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.

B.

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

C.

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.

D.

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.

What is NOT a factor in considering when you are asked to ensure an effective transition from manual to automated tests?

A.

Complexity to automate the manual test cases

B.

Correctness of test data and test cases

C.

The look andfeel of the SUT

D.

The controllability of the SUT

Assume that you are the TAE responsible for the correct functioning of a TAS, deployed in a test environment that consists of a few machines running the same version of the operating system. The TAS has been working and stable since its deployment, it has been used to run an automated test suite consisting of many similar automated test. The infrastructure team is planning to update the operating system on these machines by installing a new the service pack for security reasons. Since the vendor of the operating system assurance full backward compatibility, the infrastructure team assurance that there will be no impacts on the functioning of the TAS.

What is the BEST approach to confirm the correct functioning of the TAS in this scenario?

A.

Verify the behavior of the automated tests by running a small tests, then gradually run the remaining tests to confirm the correct functioning of the whole automated test suite.

B.

Make sure that the infrastructure team has completed installing the service pack on the machines where SUT is running, then run the whole automated test suite to verify itsbehavior

C.

Verify the behavior of the whole automated test suite by running all the automated tests

D.

Do not run any tests because you can immediately confirm the correct functioning of the automated test suite

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 a commercial 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?

A.

The duration of the pilot project was too short –it should last unit the success factors are achieved

B.

The target defined for the business case is too accurate –it should not be measureable

C.

The project selected for the pilot is too critical –if should not be too critical or too trivial

D.

The target defined for the business case seems difficult to hit – it should be realistic

You are reviewing the testability of your SUT.

Which of the following BEST refers to the characteristic of OBSERVABILITY?

A.

The ability of the SUTto perform its intended function for a specified period of time

B.

The ability to exercise the SUT by entering inputs, triggering events and invoking methods

C.

The ability of the SUT to prevent unauthorized access to its components or data.

D.

The abilityto identify states, outputs, intermediate result and error messages in the SUT

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 thenecessary 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-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

B.

a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

C.

a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

D.

a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Which of the following statements about the reuse of TAS artefacts is TRUE?

A.

Reusable TAS artefacts can include components (or parts of components) associated with different layers of the TAA

B.

To enable reuse of TAS artefacts, a good design for reuse is built into the TAA and to further action are needed during the TAS lifecycle

C.

Communications maintenance and improvements for reusing TAS artefacts are modifyaddressed during the design of the TAA

D.

Reusable TAS artifacts associated with the definition layer of the TAA include the adaptors to the SUT components and/or interfaces