ISTQB Exam CT-TAE Topic 1 Question 40 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISTQB's CT-TAE exam

Question #: 40
Topic #: 1

You are the TAE for an Agile project which has six sprints for the current release. Sprint five is underway and the automated regression suite is due to start later today.

You have re-examined the results from the automated regression runs for the past four sprints. You notice that two test cases both reported a pass for sprints 1 and 4 but a fail for sprints 2 and 3. The failures have gone undetected and are therefore unexplained. Both test cases are closely coupled with other tests in the suite.

What course of action SHOULD you take?

ARun the regression suite as planned and see If the tests fail again if they do, determine the cause of failure.

BRemove the test cases from the regression suite and refer them to the test designer for manual testing for future sprints.

CQuarantine the test cases, run the regression suite without them, and perform root cause analysis on the test cases in parallel.

DRun the test cases manually now. If they still pass, keep them in the regression suite, if they fail perform root cause analysis.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Freeman at Sep 18, 2024, 03:20 PM

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Jarod

2 months ago

Ah, the classic 'pass-fail-pass-fail' conundrum. Option C gets my vote – let's isolate those troublemakers and see what's really going on. Maybe the tests are just feeling a bit... fickle today. We'll show them who's boss!

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Felix

24 days ago

Tamesha: Let's run the regression suite without them and investigate the root cause. We'll solve this puzzle!

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Tamesha

1 months ago

Leanna: Absolutely, we can't have unreliable test cases in our regression suite.

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Leanna

1 months ago

User 2: Sounds like a plan. We need to get to the bottom of this 'pass-fail-pass-fail' mystery.

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Carlota

1 months ago

I agree, let's quarantine those test cases and figure out what's causing the inconsistency.

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Pearlie

2 months ago

Option B sounds tempting, but I don't think removing the tests completely is the right call. Better to quarantine them and dig into the root cause, as option C suggests. Gotta keep those pesky bugs in check!

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Darrin

2 months ago

I'm leaning towards option D. Running the test cases manually and then determining the next steps based on the results seems like a prudent approach. Wouldn't want to just remove them from the suite without fully understanding what's happening.

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Vi

26 days ago

Let's run the tests manually now and then decide on the next steps based on the results.

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Felicia

1 months ago

Agreed, it's important to understand the root cause before making any decisions.

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Adelaide

1 months ago

I think we should go with option D and run the test cases manually first.

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Antione

2 months ago

I would run the regression suite as planned and see if the tests fail again before making any changes.

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Lindsey

2 months ago

I agree with Alisha, it's important to understand why the tests are failing.

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Alisha

2 months ago

I think we should quarantine the test cases and perform root cause analysis.

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Sanjuana

3 months ago

Hmm, I think option C is the way to go. Quarantining the test cases and running the regression suite without them sounds like the best way to ensure the overall stability of the release while we figure out what's going on with those two tests.

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Jade

2 months ago

Yeah, quarantining the test cases and doing root cause analysis separately is a good approach. Let's make sure we maintain the stability of the release.

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Holley

3 months ago

I agree, option C seems like the most logical choice. We can't risk having those unexplained failures affecting the release.

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