Transitioning to automation in Testing Fundamentals - Practice Problems & Coding Challenges

Challenge - 5 Problems

🧠 Conceptual

intermediate

Why automate regression tests?

Imagine you have a website that changes often. You run the same tests every time to check if old features still work. Why is automating these regression tests helpful?

A It makes tests more creative and changes test cases automatically.

B It saves time by running tests automatically and quickly after each change.

C It removes the need for any manual testing forever.

D It guarantees the software has no bugs at all.

💡 Hint

Think about repetitive tasks and how machines can help.

Automating regression tests helps save time and effort by running the same tests quickly after every change. It does not replace all manual testing or guarantee no bugs.

❓ Predict Output

intermediate

Output of a simple automated test script

What will be the output of this Python test code snippet?

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def test_sum():
    assert 2 + 2 == 4
    assert 3 + 3 == 6

try:
    test_sum()
    print('Test Passed')
except AssertionError:
    print('Test Failed')

A Test Passed

B Test Failed

C SyntaxError

D No output

💡 Hint

Check if all assertions are true.

Both assertions are true, so no error is raised and 'Test Passed' is printed.

❓ assertion

advanced

Choosing the correct assertion for UI element visibility

You want to check if a button with id 'submit-btn' is visible on the page using an automated test. Which assertion is best?

A assert element is not None

B assert element.text == 'Submit'

C assert element.get_attribute('disabled') == 'false'

D assert element.is_displayed() == True

💡 Hint

Visibility means the element can be seen and interacted with.

Checking if the element is displayed confirms visibility. Text or disabled attribute do not guarantee visibility.

🔧 Debug

advanced

Debugging a flaky automated test

An automated test sometimes fails because it tries to click a button before it appears. What is the best way to fix this?

A Remove the click step to avoid failure.

B Run the test multiple times until it passes.

C Add a wait that pauses the test until the button is visible before clicking.

D Change the button's id in the code.

💡 Hint

Think about waiting for elements in automation.

Waiting for the button to appear before clicking ensures the test does not fail due to timing issues.

❓ framework

expert

Selecting the best test framework for cross-browser automation

You need to automate tests that run on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari browsers. Which framework is best suited for this?

A Selenium WebDriver

B JUnit

C Postman

D Jest

💡 Hint

Consider frameworks that support multiple browsers for UI testing.

Selenium WebDriver supports multiple browsers for UI automation. JUnit is for Java unit tests, Postman is for API testing, and Jest is for JavaScript unit tests.