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Exam CT-TAE topic 1 question 117 discussion

Actual exam question from ISTQB's CT-TAE
Question #: 117
Topic #: 1
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You have a TAS that has been running for several years testing a mortgage calculation system. It was originally planned to complete execution within two hours once a week, but after more and more tests have been added, it now takes eight hours to run to completion. Due to other system requirements, you have been told that the execution must be restricted to two hours on any one night.

On further analysis, you have determined that one set of tests takes four hours to complete. These tests are quite complex and deal with the interest rate and payment calculations that consider many parameters.

What is the most practical approach to make the test automation execution fit within the two hour window?

  • A. Decompose the set of tests into smaller and more maintainable units. Execute these in sets that will take less than two hours. Spread the test execution over multiple nights as needed.
  • B. Design new tests to replace the existing, complex tests. Ensure that the new test set will execute within the two-hour window.
  • C. Examine the test set and remove all test cases that have not identified a defect in the last year. If the reduced test set will not fit in the two-hour window, continue removing test cases starting with the oldest identified defect and moving forward until the test set fits.
  • D. Move the execution to the weekend evenings to avoid impacting regular weekday processing.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by issoChan at Feb. 18, 2024, 9:36 p.m.

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issoChan
2 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
In explanation, it says that "execution must be restricted to two hours on any one night." But in A multuple nights are mentioned. So it does not meet the expectation. All sets have to finish in 2 hours. So B is correct
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TreyQA
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Maybe you are overthinking the meaning I think in general that you can run a test up to two hours on a given night, since it is something that needs to be ran completely once a week A seems a valid approach. Since you might risk compromising on the depth or quality of testing trying to make them fit into the two hour window.
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