BCS TAE Exam - Topic 1 Question 23 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's TAE exam

Question #: 23
Topic #: 1

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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?

AVerify 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.

BMake 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 its behavior

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

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

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Suggested Answer: A

by Yvonne at Apr 21, 2023, 08:03 AM

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Leila

4 months ago

Just running the whole suite seems like overkill if they say it's compatible.

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Shay

4 months ago

Wait, why would you not run any tests at all? That seems risky!

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Raina

4 months ago

I’m not so sure about that, what if the small tests miss something?

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Merilyn

4 months ago

Totally agree, gradual testing is the way to go!

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Ezekiel

4 months ago

I think running a small set of tests first is smart.

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Ryan

5 months ago

I can't believe anyone would choose option D. We definitely need to run tests after such a significant change, even if the vendor claims compatibility.

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Coral

5 months ago

I feel like option A makes the most sense. It allows us to verify the system incrementally, which is similar to what we practiced in our mock tests.

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Rupert

5 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about the best approach here. I think running the whole suite right after the update might be too risky without some initial checks.

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Dona

5 months ago

I remember we discussed the importance of gradual testing in our last session. Running a small set first could help catch any issues early on.

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Slyvia

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. The statement is about the network's inability to restrict unwanted external connections, so I'd say it's a Capability problem.

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Ben

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the commands that reference aggregation.

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