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BCS TAE - ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level-Test Automation Engineering

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A TAS uses a commercial test automation tool and the default logs generated by the inconsistent formats such as different types of messages (pass/fail steps, screenshots, warnings, etc.) To solve this issue some custom logging functions have been created from the test scripts, making it possible tolog the different types of messages with the same format. However, this may cause a problem due to excessive size of the logs which can make it difficult to find the required information. Assume that all the default logs will be disabled when running theautomated tests and that some tests will not generate excessively sized logs.

Which of the following represents the BEST suggestion for implementing the custom logging functions?

A.

Implement the custom logging functions without saving timestamps

B.

Implement the custom logging functions to support different levels of tracing

C.

Implement the custom logging functions without saving stack traces

D.

Implement the custom logging functions to redirect the logs to multiple files

Which of the following statements does NOT describe good practice for maintaining the TAS?

A.

The TAS must run in the development environment because development and programming knowledge are required for its maintainability

B.

The TAS must be under configuration management, along with the test suite, the testware artefacts and the test environment in which it runs

C.

The TAS must separate the test scripts from the environment in which it runs and from the associated harnesses and artefacts

D.

The TAS must consist of components that can be easily replaced without affecting the overall behavior of the TAS itself

Which of the following metrics could suggest, under certain condition that an automated regression test suite has NOT been updated fornew functionalities added to the SUT?

A.

The ratio of comments to executable statements in the SUT code.

B.

The SUT code coverage provided by the execution of the regression test suite.

C.

The defect density in the automation code of the regression test suite.

D.

The ratio of commands to executable statements in the automation code of the regression test suite

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 a TAS that is going to bedeployed for the first time. The TAS requires share resources and run it its own test environment. The infrastructure for the TAS has been created along with maintenance procedures. It is very unlikely the TAS will be required to work in other target

Environments. There is a high-risk that when the TAS is deployed in its own test environment, a number of existing application will no longer work because of conflicts with the existing shared resources.

Which of the following activities would you expect tobe MOST effective at mitigating the risk associated with the first deployment of the TAS?

A.

Testing the TAS for application compatibility issues in the target environment

B.

Testing the TAS for its ability to be implemented in other target test environments.

C.

Testing the TAS for regressions due to optimization that fix non-functional issues.

D.

Testing the TAS for ITS ability to run a shared test environment

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

Designing the System Under Test (SUT) for testability is important for a good test automation approach and can also benefit manual test execution.

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when designing for testability?

A.

Observability: The SUT needs to provide interface that give insight into the system.

B.

Re-useability: The code written for the SUT must be re-useable for other similar system.

C.

Clearly defined architecture: The SUT Architecture needs to provide clear and understandable interfaces giving control and visibility on all test levels.

D.

Control: the SUT needs to provide interfaces that can be used to perform actions on SUT.

You have been asked to automate a set of functional tests at system Test level via the CLI of the SUT for the first release of a software system. The automated tests will be delivered to the learn in change of maintenance testing, who will use them for part of the regression testing. They have the following requirements.

1. The automated tests must be as fast and cheap to maintain as possible

2. The cost of adding new automated tests must be as low as possible

3. The automated tests must have a high level of independence from the tool itself

Which of the following scripting techniques would be MOST suitable?

A.

Data-driven scripting

B.

Keyword-driven scripting

C.

Linear scripting

D.

Structure scripting

You identified a suitable project to pilot an automation tool and planned and conduced a pilot. The pilot has been successful and tool Is being deployed within your organization, with a plan to increase tool use by the one project at a time. During this rollout some test processes will be changed slightly to gain additional benefits from using the tool.

Inthe pilot project, a small set of manual tests were automated for the first time. You are currently monitoring the test automation efficiency and this reveals that the automation regime for the tests is not yet mature.

Which of the following statements isTRUE?

A.

The approach used for deployed this tool is aligned to the standard success factor for deployment

B.

The pilot project should have been critical so that maximum benefits were delivered

C.

The target defined for the project was inappropriate, because the automation regime for the automated tests at the end of the pilot is not yet mature.

D.

The test process should be radically changed to gain additional benefits from using the tool.

A web application was released into production one year ago, it has regular release which follow a V-model lifecycle and testing is well-established and fully integration into the development lifecycle. You have been asked to implement a TAS for the regression test suite. The regression tests have been developed via the GUI and are expected to be run at least four times a month, for each planned release, for the whole operation solution life of the system (six years). Each screen of the GUI uses several third-party controls which are not compatible with the existing automation solutions. The environment for the automation will be stable, fully controllable and separated from other environments (development, staging, production).

What could be the MOST problematic for this TAS?

A.

Maturity of the test process

B.

Complexity to automate

C.

Frequency of use

D.

Sustainability of the automated environment