Which of the following statements does NOT describe good practice for maintaining the TAS?

Question

Options

• AThe TAS must run in the development environment because development and programming
• BThe TAS must be under configuration management, along with the test suite, the testware
• CThe TAS must separate the test scripts from the environment in which it runs and from the
• DThe TAS must consist of components that can be easily replaced without affecting the overall

• A
  94% (45)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  2% (1)

Explanation

Option A is the bad practice because a TAS (Test Automation Solution) should not be tied exclusively to the development environment - it must be portable and capable of running across multiple environments (test, staging, production, CI/CD pipelines). Locking it to development defeats the purpose of automation at scale.

Options B, C, and D all describe genuine best practices: B is correct because placing the TAS under configuration management ensures traceability, versioning, and repeatability alongside the rest of the testware. C is correct because separating test scripts from the execution environment is a core design principle - it makes tests portable and environment-agnostic. D is correct because building the TAS from loosely coupled, replaceable components supports long-term maintainability and flexibility.

Memory tip: Think of the TAS like a production-grade application - it needs version control (B), modularity (D), environment independence (C), and the ability to run anywhere, not just in dev (which is why A fails). If it only lives in the dev environment, it's not truly automated infrastructure.

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