Which of the following attributes should NOT be included in a test execution report associated with a suite of automated tests?

• A. Summary of the test execution results
• B. Defect clusters identified during test execution
• C. Environment in which the tests have been executed
• D. System/Application under test and its version

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

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?

• A. A 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.
• B. The benefits of automation might not be achieved for many years due to the complexities of the SUT and automation solution.
• C. Automation might not be possible on the mobile devices.
• D. Because there is a high level of intrusion there may be many false alarms.

Consider a TAS that exclusively uses the APIs of a SUT. To make this work, significant changes have been required to the SUT by adding a set of dedicated test interfaces to the APIs. All the automated tests will use these test interfaces when interacting with the SUT. Assume that you are currently verifying the correctness of the automated test environment and test tool setup.
Which of the following would you expect to be the MOST specific risk associated with this scenario?

• A. The process of configuring the TAS will be error-phone due to manual intervention
• B. False alarms, that are unlikely to occur in the real world, will be observed during testing
• C. The connectivity from the TAS to the dedicated test interfaces will not work
• D. The automated test cases will not contain the expected result

Your company is new to test automation and as TAE. you have designed a TAS which successfully supports the SUT for the current project.
There are other systems currently in operation which have been tested manually and more systems are planned over the coming years. Based on this success, your company requires test automation be rolled out to other current and future SUTs with consistency being a key objective.
Which of the following is the BEST way to achieve that?

• A. Develop a tool that keeps track of automation failures across the different SUTs and produces regular reports to stakeholders.
• B. Check for correct connectivity to internal and external systems to ensure that the TAS has been installed and configured correctly for each SUT.
• C. Install the current TAS into a central repository so that other tests on different SUTs use the same version of the TAS.
• D. Design a new TAS for each SUT, and manage each one through a dedicated automation support team.