ISTQB-TAE Online Practice Questions and Answers

You are evaluating several test modelling tools and are wanting to automatically generate test cases within the tool where many different combinations of input data are created.

You are then wanting to export the test cases into a csv file which can then be read by a functional test execution tool using a data-driven or keyword-driven scripting method.

You have investigated several tools and there is only one tool that provides all the necessary features defined by your team with the exception of the export facility. It does not provide an export into either .xls or .csv formats.

What would be the BEST next step regarding the selection of this tool?

A. Consider another tool that is more "fit for purpose" and has all the features required.

B. Explore the possibility of creating your own export facility.

C. Ask the vendor and use forums to see if a solution is available or going to be available in the future.

D. Purchase this tool and generate the .csv file manually.

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?

A. Data-driven scripting

B. Keyword-driven scripting

C. Linear scripting

D. Structure scripting

The Test Automation Manager has asked you to provide a solution for collecting metrics from the TAS that measures code coverage every time the automated regression test pack is run. The metrics must be trend based to ensure that the scope of the regression test pack continues to reflect enhancements made to the SUT - coverage must not drop and should ideally increase. The solution must be as automated as possible to avoid unnecessary manual overheads and errors.

Which of the following approaches would BEST meet these requirements?

A. Test automation cannot measure code coverage for the SUT, only the code for the automation tools and scripts. The automated test cases would need to be run manually with a code coverage and reporting tool running in the background.

B. The automated testware would record overall code coverage for each run and add the figure to a new row in a pre-formatted Excel spreadsheet. You would then present the spreadsheet to stakeholders so they could look for changes in coverage.

C. The automated testware would record overall code coverage for each run, export the data to a pre-formatted Excel spreadsheet that automatically updates a trend analysis bar chart for you to distribute to stakeholders.

D. The automated testware would record the pass/fail rate of each regression test case, export the data to a pre-formatted Excel spreadsheet that automatically updates a trend analysis success rate bar chart and emails it to stakeholders.

Consider a TAS deployed into production. The SUT is a web application and the test suite consists of a set of automated regression tests developed via GUI. A keyword-driven framework has been adopted for automating the regression tests. The tests are based on identification at low-levels of the web page components (e.g class indexes, tab sequence indexes and coordinates) in the next planned release the SUT will be subject to significant corrective maintenance (bug-fixes) and evolution (new features) Maintenance costs to update the test scripts should be as low as possible and the scripts must be highly reusable.

Which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?

A. The keyword-driven framework is not suitable, it would be better to adopt a structured- scripting approach

B. False positive errors are likely to occur when running the automated tests on the new releases without modifying the test

C. The total execution time of the automated regression test suite will decrease for each planned release.

D. The keyword-driven framework introduces a level abstraction that is too high and makes it difficult what really happens

You are working on a web-based application called Book Vault that allows people to upload books and order books. This application must be available on all major browsers.

You have been testing the application manually and management have asked you to consider automating some of the tests.

You have investigated a number of commercial and free tools which can automate tests at a web browser level and one tool in particular meets your requirements and you have implemented a trial version.

You have basic programming skills and the main goal is to automate a few functional tests to see if the tool is compatible with the application and can recognise the objects and controls.

Which scripting technique would be MOST suitable in this scenario in order to meet the objectives?

A. Structured scripting

B. Capture-replay scripting

C. Data-driven scripting

D. Model-based scripting

A major component of your organisation's Test Automaton Solution (TAS) is a popular open-source third-party capture-replay tool for automated functional testing.

Which two of the following must the Test Automation Engineer (TAE) ensure happens for this TAS?

a) The third party tool is placed under configuration management control.

b) The annual support and maintenance costs are agreed with the tool's vendor.

c) It is Important to obtain information about updates and new versions of the tool so that the third party tool is kept up to date.

d) Ensure that the TAS test scripts are integrated into the tool's framework.

e) Ensure that no changes are made to the tool, because modifications are not allowed for third party products.

A. a and b

B. c and d

C. a and c

D. d and e

In order to achieve re-use of a TAS, where SHOULD the design for reuse occur?

A. At the code level

B. At the framework level.

C. At the TAS level

D. At the TAA level

Which of the following statements BEST describe aspects of the SUT to consider when designing a TAA?

A. All the interaction between SUT and TAS should be logged with the highest level of detail

B. All the internal test interfaces of the SUT should be removed prior to the product release

C. All the interface of the SUT affected by the tests should be controllable by the TAA

D. All the external test interfaces of the SUT should be removed prior to the product release

You have executed an automated test suite for a product that was released into production. Although all the tests passed, there was a major failure in production in an area that was covered well by your automated tests.

You have run the automated tests again and one of the tests is now failing and this is directly related to the production defect that was raised. You decide to run the automated test suite again on the same version of the SUT and the test now

passes.

What SHOULD you do now to verify the validity of the automated tests?

A. Remove the intermittently failing test from the test suite and investigate the reason why the test sometimes passes and sometimes fails.

B. Check that the production defect that was reported was an actual defect

C. Run the automated test suite again and if the test now passes - do nothing

D. Reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341396240_Intermittently_Failing_Tests_in_the_ Embedded_Systems_Domain

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

A. When automating regression tests, the structure of automated tests must always be the same as the corresponding manual tests

B. When automating regression tests, the corresponding manual tests should have already been executed to verify they operate correctly

C. When automating regression tests, the initialization steps set the test preconditions should be automated wherever possible

D. When automating regression tests, consideration should be given to how much time would be saved by automation