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Question#1

You have been asked todeterminea TAS for a new release of a SUT, test should be automatedwherever. The new release will consist of 5 new interfaces and an amendment to 3 existing interfaces. The new and amended interface will be deliver incrementally in 3 sprints, each lasting 2 weeks.
What would be the BEST Test Automation Solution (TAS) design in this scenario?

A. Automate tests at both Component and System Level. Only do this automation once every interface has been fully developed or amended and manual testing has completed successfully.
B. Automate tests at one level only, System level. Use only the newly developed interfaces and do not create any customized interfaces/test hooks.
C. Automate the tests at two levels, Component and System level. Create customized hooks at Component level for interface not yet developed or amended. Only use the newly developed or amended interfaces to test at System level.
D. Automate a test at once level, component level, Create customized interface/test hooks for this level where the interface has not yet been developed or amended.

Question#2

Consider the following layers of the gTAA structure:
a) Test generation layer
b) Test definition layer
c) Test execution layer
d) Test execution layer
Consider the following capabilities associated with these layers.
Acquire all the necessary resources before each test and release all after run, in order to avoid interdependences between test
Allow the automated test scripts on an abstract level to interact with components, configurations and interfaces of the SUT.
Design test directives that allow configuring the algorithms used to automatically produce the test cases a given model of the SUT.
Allow the definition and implementation of test cases and data by means of templates and/or guidelines.
Which of the following BEST matches each layer with the appropriate capability?

A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Question#3

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

A. When automating regression tests, the structure of automated tests must always 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, the initialization stepsset 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

Question#4

The automated tests must have a high level of independence from the tool itself
Which of the following scripting techniques would be MOST suitable?

A. Data-driven scripting
B. Keyword-driven scripting
C. Linear scripting
D. Structure scripting

Question#5

You are currently designing the TAA of a TAS. You have been asked to adopt an approach for automatically generating and executing test cases from a model that defines the SUT. The SUT is a state-based and event-driven that is described by a finite-state machine and exposes its functionality via an API. The behavior of the SUT depends on hardware and communication links that can be unreliable.
Which of the following aspects is MOST important when designing the TAA in this scenario?

A. Looking for tools that allows direct denoting of exceptions and actions depending on the SUT events.
B. Adopting a test definition strategy based on classification tree coverage for the test definition layer.
C. Looking for tools that allow performing setup and teardown of the test suites and the SU
D. Adopting a test definition strategy based on use case/exception case coverage for the definition layer.

Exam Code: CTAL-TAE
Q & A: 40 Q&As         Updated:  Oct 07,2026

 

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Exam Code: CTAL-TAE
Q & A: 40 Q&As
Updated:  Oct 07,2026

 

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