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Free iSQI CTAL-TAE Practice Exam with Questions & Answers

Questions 1

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of test automation?

Options:
A.

The ability to perform tests which would be difficult orimpossible to execute manually

B.

The ability to run more tests in less time and therefore to make it possible to run them more often

C.

The ability to find more defects with the same tests, compared to executing the same test manually

D.

The ability to enable a better use of skilled testers by freeing them from repetitive and boring tasks

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Questions 2

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

Options:
A.

When automating regression tests, the structure of automated tests mustalways 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, theinitialization 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

Questions 3

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 sameversion 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?

  • The configuration of the TAS uses automated installation scripts
  • 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

Options:
A.

A and e

B.

B and c

C.

B and d

D.

A and d

Questions 4

Consider thefollowing example of TAS metrics.

Time to execute automated tests

Speed and efficiency of TAS components

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Options:
A.

A and B are both internal TAS metrics

B.

A is an internal TAS metric and B is an external TAS metric

C.

A and b are both external TAS metric

D.

A is and external TAS metric and b is an internal TAS metric

Questions 5

A defect in a SUT has been resolved and validated by an automated defect re-test in the current release of the software. This retest has now been added to the automated regression test suite.

Which statement BEST describes a reason why this defect could re-occur in future releases?

Options:
A.

Automated defect confirmation testing is not effective at confirming that the resolved defect will continue to work in future releases

B.

Theconfiguration management process does not properly control the synchronization between software archives

C.

The automated regression test suite is not run consistently for future releases.

D.

The automated regression test suite has a narrower scope of functionality

Questions 6

A regression test suite consist of 500 test cases which are all executed manually. The business case for a pilot project is based on the adoption of test automation using a commercial tool that will reduce the execution time by a factor of 90% for 100% of the tests in the regression test suite. The pilot project lasted one month ( as planned) and you are currently its results. At the end of the pilot project, 40% of the regression tests have been automated and their execution time has been reduce by 60%.

Which of the following statements is TRUE in this scenario?

Options:
A.

The duration of the pilot project was too short –it should last unit the success factors are achieved

B.

The target defined for the business case is too accurate –it should not be measureable

C.

The project selected for the pilot is too critical –if should not be too critical or too trivial

D.

The target defined for the business case seems difficult to hit – it should be realistic

Questions 7

A SUT has an existing automated test suite.

Which of the following statements relating to the introduction of new features in the SUT is TRUE?

Options:
A.

Automated tests are not affected by the introduction of a new feature and running them against the new SUT is a waste of effort

B.

The introduction of a new feature could require updates or additions to the testware components

C.

The test automation engineer should work with the business analysts to ensure the new feature is testable

D.

It is generally more difficult to automate test cases for a new feature as the development has not yet started

Questions 8

Assume that you are the TAE responsible for the correct functioning of a TAS, deployed in a test environment that consists of a few machines running the same version of the operating system. The TAS has been working and stable since its deployment, it has been used to run an automated test suite consisting of many similar automated test. The infrastructure team is planning to update the operating system on these machines by installing a new the service pack for security reasons. Since the vendor of the operating system assurance full backward compatibility, the infrastructure team assurance that there will be no impacts on the functioning of the TAS.

What is the BEST approach to confirm the correct functioning of the TAS in this scenario?

Options:
A.

Verify the behavior of the automated tests by running a small tests, then gradually run the remaining tests to confirm the correct functioning of the whole automated test suite.

B.

Make sure that the infrastructure team has completed installing the service pack on the machines where SUT is running, then run the whole automated test suite to verify itsbehavior

C.

Verify the behavior of the whole automated test suite by running all the automated tests

D.

Do not run any tests because you can immediately confirm the correct functioning of the automated test suite

Questions 9

Which of the following is NOT a technical design consideration for a TAA?

Options:
A.

The number of users for the SUT

B.

Availability of interfaces for the SUT to be testable

C.

Standards and Legal requirements,e.g data privacy

D.

Data used by the SUT, e.g configuration, users

Questions 10

Consider a TAS associated to dynamically changing software frequent releases. Your goal is todetermine 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?

Options:
A.

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

B.

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

C.

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

D.

The number ofautomated tests requiring maintenance, for each new release of the SUT.

Exam Code: CTAL-TAE
Certification Provider: iSQI
Exam Name: ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level, Test Automation Engineering
Last Update: Jul 15, 2025
Questions: 40
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