ISTQB Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer - CT-TAE

Consider a SUT that small run on multiple platform during the execution of automated test runs. In each test run an automated test suite needs to be executed, with the same version of the TAF, against the same version of the SUT of each platform. Each platform shall have its own dedicated test environment. Your goal is to implement a process as automated as possible ( i.e with minimal manual intervention) that allows implementing a consistent setup of the TAS across the multiple test environments.
Which two of the following aspects are MOST relevant for achieving your goal in this scenario?
A) The configuration of the TAS uses automated installation scripts
B) The TAF saves the logs needed to debug errors in XML format
C) Features of the TAF not used by the automated tests have been tested D) All the automated test cases contain the expected results E) The TAS components are under configuration management

• A. A and e
• B. B and d
• C. A and d
• D. B and c

If model-based testing has been selected for the overall test automation approach for a project, how does that influence the layers of the TAA?

• A. There will be no need for the execution layer
• B. All layers are used, but the test generation layer will be automated based on the defined model
• C. There will be no need to design the tests for the API because those will be covered by the model
• D. No adaptation will be needed because the interfaces will be defined by the model

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. Frequency of use
• B. Sustainability of the automated environment
• C. Maturity of the test process
• D. Complexity to automate

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 to log 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 the automated 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 to support different levels of tracing
• B. Implement the custom logging functions to redirect the logs to multiple files
• C. Implement the custom logging functions without saving stack traces
• D. Implement the custom logging functions without saving timestamps

You are 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.
Which of the following layers of the gTAA should you focus on for the TAS?

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