In a first possible implementation, the automated test scripts within a suite locate and interact with elements of a web UI indirectly through the browsers using browser-specific drivers and APIs, provided by an automated test tool used as part of the TAS. In an alternative implementation, these test scripts locate and interact with elements of the same web UI directly at the HTML level by accessing the DOM (Document Object Model) and internal JavaScript code. The first possible implementation:

• A. Has a higher level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are less likely to produce false positives
• B. Has the same level of intrusion as the alternative implementation, and therefore the risk of test scripts producing false positives is the same in both cases
• C. Has a lower level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are less likely to produce false positives
• D. Has a lower level of intrusion than the alternative implementation, and therefore its test scripts are more likely to produce false positives

You are employed as a TAE on a project to build a purchasing system. The main requirements for the system are:
1) Allow users to enter details of items that they wish to have purchased and, from these details, create a purchase request.
2) Take each purchase request through a workflow that will allow the requestor's line manager to approve the request, reject it, or return it for clarification/modification.
3) Forward approved requests to the Purchasing Department.
4) Allow purchasers to find the best available supplier and place the request on that supplier as a purchase order.
Requirement 1 has now been delivered and has been satisfactorily tested manually. In parallel, you have developed a TAS so that functional suitability testing can be automated.
You have just conducted a pilot of the TAS on the implementation of Requirement 1 and several things went wrong:
* One test failed because some reference data that it needed was missing. This and several other failures were difficult to diagnose.
* Another test failed unexpectedly because an old version of the script was used.
Which three measures could mitigate these risks during deployment?
a) Full test logging down to and including trace level
b) Identification and correct configuration of all firewalls
c) Automated creation and loading of all data to meet test preconditions d) Provision of proper device configuration plans e) Careful packaging with thorough configuration management

• A. b, d and e
• B. b, c and d
• C. a, b and d
• D. a, c and e

Which of the following should be done when checking the composition of the test suite?

• A. Check that the tests are linked to the correct versions of the TAF and SUT
• B. Check that the test results are always the same, i.e., that the tests are repeatable
• C. Check and consider the effects of intrusiveness of the automated test tools
• D. Check and verify the use of any new features in the current version of the TAF

Which of the following information in API documentation is LEAST relevant for implementing automated tests on that API?

• A. Authentication mechanisms required to access the API
• B. Details about the parameters accepted by each API endpoint
• C. Release notes/change logs on past changes to the API
• D. Details about the format of the API responses