BCS Exam TAE Topic 4 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 4

[All ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer Questions]

Consider a TAS that uses a keyword-driven framework. The SUT is a web application and there is a large set of keywords available for writing the automated tests that relate to highly specific user actions linked directly to the GUI of the SUT. The automated test written with the keywords are statically analyzed by a custom tool which highlight's repeated instances of identical sequence of keywords. The waiting mechanism implemented by the TAS for a webpage load is based on a synchronous sampling within a given timeout. The TAS allows checking a webpage load every seconds until a timeout value

AChanging the scripting approach to data-driven scripting

BImplementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

CChanging the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits

DEstablishing an error recovery process for TAS and SUT

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Suggested Answer: C

by Omer at Jul 04, 2024, 01:20 PM

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Dwight

1 months ago

I'm going with B. Granular keywords will make the tests more readable and easier to maintain in the long run. Plus, it's just a more elegant solution, don't you think?

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Olive

1 days ago

B) Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

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Gilma

11 days ago

A) Changing the scripting approach to data-driven scripting

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Lili

1 months ago

Haha, good thing they're not asking us to change the scripting approach to data-driven. That would be a nightmare!

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Dawne

1 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure. B and C both sound like viable options, but I'm leaning towards C. Hard-coded waits are just more robust, you know?

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Tyra

1 months ago

C seems like the best option to me. Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits will ensure the tests are more reliable and less flaky.

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Wai

8 days ago

C seems like the best option to me. Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits will ensure the tests are more reliable and less flaky.

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Samira

18 days ago

C) Changing the wait mechanism to explicit hard-coded waits

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Hannah

20 days ago

B) Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity

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Latonia

22 days ago

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Cordelia

26 days ago

A) Changing the scripting approach to data-driven scripting

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Frankie

28 days ago

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Allene

2 months ago

I think establishing an error recovery process for TAS and SUT is crucial for robustness.

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Youlanda

2 months ago

I believe implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity could also be beneficial.

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Nobuko

2 months ago

I think the answer is B. Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity. This will help reduce the repetition and make the tests more maintainable.

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Jaime

1 months ago

User 2: That makes sense. It would definitely help in reducing repetition and making the tests easier to maintain.

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Beula

2 months ago

User 1: I think the answer is B. Implementing keywords with a higher level of granularity.

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Louis

2 months ago

I agree with Cyril, it would help in reducing repeated instances of identical sequences.

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Cyril

2 months ago

I think we should consider changing the scripting approach to data-driven scripting.

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