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NEW QUESTION # 38
Which of the following statement about the implementation of automated regression testing is FALSE?

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

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION # 39
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. The controllability of the SUT
• C. Correctness of test data and test cases
• D. The look andfeel of the SUT

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION # 40
Youare using a gTAA to create a TAS for a project. The TAS is aimed specifically at automating a suit of existing manual test cases for standalone desktop applications. All the interfaces between the TAS and SUT will be from the CUI of the application.
Whichof the following layers of the gTAA should you focus on for the TAS?

• A. The Test Execution layer
• B. The test Generation layer
• C. The Test Definition layer
• D. The Test Adaption layer

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION # 41
A CI/CD pipeline consists of two phases: build and deployment. The build phase, among other activities, runs automated test cases at the following test levels: Component Testing (CT) and Component Integration Testing (CIT). If the build phase is successful, the deployment phase is started. The deployment phase first provisions the test environment infrastructure needed to deploy the SUT, then deploys the SUT to this environment, and finally triggers another separate pipeline that runs automated test cases at the following test levels: System Testing (ST) and Acceptance Testing (AT). Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A. Automated test cases for CT-CIT can act as quality gates, while automated test cases for ST-AT cannot act as quality gates
• B. Automated test cases for CT-CIT cannot act as quality gates, while automated test cases for ST-AT can act as quality gates
• C. Both automated test cases for CT-CIT and ST-AT can act as quality gates
• D. Neither automated test cases for CT-CIT nor automated test cases for ST-AT can act as quality gates

Answer: C

Explanation:
TAE describes quality gates as defined checkpoints in pipelines where objective criteria determine whether the pipeline may proceed (e.g., thresholds, pass/fail rules, coverage, or risk-based acceptance). Automated tests at multiple levels can serve as such gates. In the build phase, CT and CIT are commonly used as strong, fast quality gates because they provide quick feedback on code correctness and integration of closely related components; failures typically block promotion. In the deployment phase, after provisioning and deploying into a test environment, automated System Testing and Acceptance Testing can also serve as quality gates for promoting a build to later stages or release candidates, especially when the organization relies on automated regression and automated acceptance criteria for release decisions. While ST/AT may take longer and may be more prone to environmental factors, TAE still supports using them as gates when they are sufficiently stable, relevant, and aligned with release risk. The scenario explicitly places ST/AT in a separate triggered pipeline, which still qualifies as a gating mechanism if downstream promotion depends on its outcome. Therefore, both CT-CIT and ST-AT can act as quality gates.

NEW QUESTION # 42
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. Establishing an error recovery process for TAS and SUT
• B. Changing the scripting approach to data-driven scripting
• C. Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits
• D. Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION # 43
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. Implementing standard setup and teardown functions at test case level
• B. Implementing keywords with higher level of granularity
• C. Adopting a set of standard verification methods for use by all automated tests
• D. Improving the architecture of the application in order to improve its testability

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION # 44
Which one of the following answers does NOT refer to an example of configuration item(s) that should be specified in development pipelines to identify a test environment (and its specific test data) associated with a web app under test on which to execute automated tests?

• A. The connection string(s) to connect to the test database(s) within the test environment where the web app is deployed
• B. The URLs of web APIs/web services related to the web app's backend within the test environment where the app is deployed
• C. The base URL of the test environment where the web app is deployed (i.e., the root address for accessing the web app)
• D. The number and type of automated tests to execute in the test environment where the web app is deployed

Answer: D

Explanation:
In TAE guidance, pipeline configuration items used to identify a specific test environment (and its associated test data) are those that uniquely define where the SUT is running and how automation connects to the deployed system and its dependent services and data stores. That typically includes the base URL of the deployed web application, endpoints/URLs for backend services used in that environment, and connection details to environment-specific databases (or references to secrets/credentials that enable those connections).
These items allow the same automated tests to be executed against different environments by switching configuration rather than changing test code. By contrast, "the number and type of automated tests to execute" is a test selection/execution configuration decision (what to run), not an environment identification configuration (where to run). You can run different subsets of tests in the same environment without changing the environment identity. TAE distinguishes environment configuration (addresses, endpoints, credentials, data sources) from orchestration configuration (suite selection, tags, parallelism). Therefore, option A does not describe a configuration item that identifies the test environment and its specific test data.

NEW QUESTION # 45
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. Linear scripting
• B. Keyword-driven scripting
• C. Structure scripting
• D. Data-driven scripting

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION # 46
You have been asked todeterminea TAS for a new release of a SUT, test should be automatedwherever. 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 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.
• B. 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.
• C. Automate tests at one level only, System level. Use only the newly developed interfaces and do not create any customized interfaces/test hooks.
• D. 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.

Answer: B,D

NEW QUESTION # 47
Which of the following BEST describes why it is important to separate test definition from test execution in a TAA?

• A. It allows testers to findmore defects on the SUT
• B. It allows specify test cases without being closely tied to the tool to run them against the SUT
• C. It allows developing steps of the test process without being closely tied to the SUT interface.
• D. It allow choosing different paradigms (e.g event-driven) for the interaction TAS and SUT

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION # 48
(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 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
• C. 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
• 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

Answer: A

Explanation:
TAE guidance emphasizes that Agile/iterative delivery drives frequent change and frequent regression risk, which often leads teams to expand automated regression suites over time. As suites grow, they can become slower, costlier to maintain, and harder to keep stable-especially if the suite is concentrated too heavily at the UI level. For this reason, TAE stresses investing in automation across multiple test levels (unit
/component, API/service, and selected UI), aligning with principles behind balanced automation strategies (often illustrated by the "test pyramid"). This directly supports option A. Option B is not generally true: in Waterfall/V-model, testing activities (including automation design and implementation) are planned and may start early, but execution and refinement occur across phases aligned with integration and system readiness- not "usually only during the last phase." Option C is too absolute: the test pyramid is a common heuristic, but TAE does not mandate it "regardless of context"; constraints like legacy systems, risk, architecture, and tooling can change the optimal distribution. Option D is incorrect because unit testing is typically a developer responsibility in both Agile and V-model contexts; testers may support, review, or contribute but do not
"write automated unit tests" as a defining V-model rule. Therefore, A best matches documented lifecycle realities and maintenance concerns.

NEW QUESTION # 49
Which of the following statements about contract testing is TRUE?

• A. The differences between the two approaches to contract testing stem primarily from which side creates the contract: this creation is done by the provider for the provider-driven approach and by the consumer (s) for the consumer-driven approach
• B. Contract testing, regardless of the approach chosen (provider-driven or consumer-driven) does not need to rely on the creation of stubs/mocks since it is used to implement integration testing, not unit
  /component testing
• C. Contract testing can be viewed as a specialized form of API testing that can be applied to effectively and efficiently test integration between systems, but only if they interact synchronously
• D. Contract testing can be viewed as a specialized form of API testing that can be applied to effectively and efficiently test integration between microservices, but only if they interact with REST APIs

Answer: A

Explanation:
TAE describes contract testing as verifying that two parties (e.g., consumer and provider services) adhere to an agreed interface contract, enabling earlier, more targeted detection of integration mismatches without requiring full end-to-end integration in every test run. A key distinction in approaches is indeed who defines
/publishes the contract. In provider-driven contracts, the provider defines the contract describing what it offers; consumers validate compatibility against it. In consumer-driven contract testing, consumers define expectations (often per consumer), and providers verify they satisfy those expectations. Option A is false because stubs/mocks (or simulated counterparts) are frequently used to allow each side to test independently and deterministically, which is one of contract testing's practical strengths. Option B is too narrow: contract testing can apply beyond REST (e.g., GraphQL, gRPC, messaging/event contracts). Option D is also too restrictive: it can apply to asynchronous interactions (events/messages) as well as synchronous calls.
Therefore, the accurate statement is option C.

NEW QUESTION # 50
An automated test script makes a well-formed request to a REST API in the backend of a web app to add a single item for a product (with ID = 710) to the cart and expects a response confirming that the product is successfully added. The status line of the API response is HTTP/1.1 200 OK, while the response body indicates that the product is out of stock. The API response is correct, the test script fails but completes, and the message to log is: The product with ID = 710 is out of stock. Cart not updated. When this occurs, you are already aware that both the failed test and the API are behaving correctly and that the problem is in the test data. The TAS supports the following test logging levels: FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate test logging level to use to log the specified message?

• A. WARN
• B. DEBUG
• C. INFO
• D. FATAL

Answer: A

Explanation:
TAE logging guidance focuses on making logs actionable while reflecting severity and intent. Here, the test failed due to an expected, non-system fault condition: the product is out of stock, which is a valid business- state response and confirms the API behaved correctly. The issue is that the test data (product availability) did not satisfy the test's precondition. This is not a fatal condition (FATAL) because execution continues and the overall system is not unusable. It is not best treated as ERROR either (not offered as an option here) because an error-level message usually indicates a defect, malfunction, or unexpected failure needing immediate engineering attention. INFO would be too low because it may be lost among normal run messages and does not adequately flag that the test outcome is affected by a precondition violation requiring action (e.g., reseeding data, choosing a different product ID). DEBUG is typically reserved for highly detailed diagnostic traces intended for deeper troubleshooting, not for highlighting a test-data problem affecting test validity.
WARN is intended for abnormal or noteworthy conditions that do not indicate a product defect but may require attention to maintain test reliability. Therefore, WARN is the most appropriate level.

NEW QUESTION # 51
Consider the following example of TAS metrics.
Time to execute automated tests
Speed and efficiency of TAS components
Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A. A and B are both internal TAS metrics
• B. A is and external TAS metric and b is an internal TAS metric
• C. A is an internal TAS metric and B is an external TAS metric
• D. A and b are both external TAS metric

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION # 52
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?

• A. The ratio of commands to executable statements in the automation code of the regression test suite
• B. The defect density in the automation code of the regression test suite.
• C. The SUT code coverage provided by the execution of the regression test suite.
• D. The ratio of comments to executable statements in the SUT code.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION # 53
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. Establishing an error recovery process for TAS and SUT
• B. Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits
• C. Changing thescripting approach to data-driven scripting
• D. Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION # 54
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 automationregimefor the tests is not yet mature.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A. The test process should be radically changed to gain additional benefits from using the tool.
• B. The approach used for deployed this tool is aligned to the standard success factor for deployment
• C. The pilot project should have been critical so that maximum benefits were delivered
• D. The target defined for the project was inappropriate, because the automationregimeforthe automated tests at the end of the pilot is not yet mature.

Answer: A

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