ISTQB CT-TAE Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

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?

AData-driven scripting

BKeyword-driven scripting

CLinear scripting

DStructure scripting

Answer : D

Question 2

You are working on a TAS for standalone application. The automated tests are developed based on a automation framework that allows interaction with GUI elements using on object orientated API. The GUI elements include menus, buttons, radio buttons, text toolbars and their properties.

Whilst automating a test, you have discovered that the GUI elements of some third party components are not identifiable by the automated tool you are using.

Which of the following is the FIRST step that you take to investigate this issue?

AVerify the testability support with the providers of the third party components

BVerify whether the GUI identification depends on the browser.

CAdopt an approach that uses the coordinates of the GUI elements instead

DVerify whether naming standards for variables and have been defined for the current automation solution

Answer : A

Question 3

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

Question 4

Consider a TAS associated to dynamically changing software frequent releases. Your goal is to determine the amount of effort required to maintain the automated tests of the regression test suite for each new release of the SUT.

What is the MOST important metric to collect to achieve your goal?

AThe code coverage achieved with the automated tests, for each new release of the SUT

BThe number of automated tests which fail because of a single software defect, for each new release of the SUT

CThe time it takes to execute all the automated tests, for each new release of the SUT.

DThe number of automated tests requiring maintenance, for each new release of the SUT.

Answer : B

Question 5

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

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

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

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

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

Answer : B

Question 6

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 7

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.

In the 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 is TRUE?

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

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

CThe 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.

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

Answer : A

ISTQB Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer CT-TAE Exam Practice Test