Selenium Testing & Quality Assurance 2

Question 1

Which testing type verifies that a new code change does not break existing functionality?

Accepted Answer

Regression testing

Answer

Regression testing re-runs previously passing tests to confirm existing features still work after code changes.

Question 2

In a Selenium test suite, what is the purpose of a Page Object Model (POM)?

Accepted Answer

To encapsulate page UI elements and interactions into reusable classes

Answer

POM separates page-specific locators and actions into dedicated classes, improving test maintainability and reducing duplication.

Question 3

What does a 'flaky' test mean in the context of automated testing?

Accepted Answer

A test that intermittently passes or fails without code changes

Answer

Flaky tests produce inconsistent results across runs due to timing issues, race conditions, or environmental instability.

Question 4

Which Selenium WebDriver method is best suited to verify that an element is NOT present on the page?

Accepted Answer

driver.findElements() and check size == 0

Answer

findElements() returns an empty list rather than throwing an exception when no matching elements are found, making it safe for absence checks.

Question 5

What is the primary goal of smoke testing in QA?

Accepted Answer

Confirm the build is stable enough for deeper testing

Answer

Smoke testing runs a minimal set of critical tests to determine whether a build is worth further, more extensive testing.

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