CTAL-TAE · Question #58
As a TAE, you are evaluating a test automation tool to automate some UI tests for a web app. The automated tests will first locate the required HTML elements on the web page using their…
The correct answer is B. Does the test automation tool offer a feature to restore the web app, recover from the failed test. Since there is a high risk of the web app crashing during automated test execution, the most important concern is whether the tool can recover gracefully from failures - restoring the app, skipping the failed test, and continuing with the remaining tests in the suite. This…
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As a TAE, you are evaluating a test automation tool to automate some UI tests for a web app. The automated tests will first locate the required HTML elements on the web page using their corresponding identifiers (locators), then perform actions on those elements, and finally check the presence of any expected text for an HTML element. These tests are independent of each other and are organized into a test suite that must be run every night against the most recent build of the web app. There is a high risk that the web app will crash while running some automated tests. Based only on the given information, which of the following is your MOST important concern related to the evaluation of the test automation tool?
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- ADoes the test automation tool provide a feature to specify automated tests in a descriptive meta-
- BDoes the test automation tool offer a feature to restore the web app, recover from the failed test,
- CDoes the test automation tool offer a feature to create a mock server that simulates the behavior
- DDoes the test automation tool support a licensing scheme that allows accessing different feature
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A5% (1)
- B73% (16)
- C14% (3)
- D9% (2)
Explanation
Since there is a high risk of the web app crashing during automated test execution, the most important concern is whether the tool can recover gracefully from failures - restoring the app, skipping the failed test, and continuing with the remaining tests in the suite. This ensures reliable overnight execution and complete test coverage despite individual crashes.
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