Software Testing Automation & Tools Flashcards

Which of the following is a key benefit of test automation?

Answer: Enables rapid regression testing across releases

Test automation excels at running regression suites quickly and repeatedly across builds, providing fast feedback on code changes.

What is a test harness in software testing?

Answer: A collection of software and data that enables automated test execution

A test harness is a framework of tools, drivers, stubs, and data that supports automated test execution in a controlled environment.

Which approach captures user interactions and replays them as automated tests?

Answer: Record and playback

Record and playback tools capture UI interactions (clicks, keystrokes) and generate scripts that can replay those actions automatically.

In data-driven testing, test scripts are separated from:

Answer: Test data (inputs and expected results)

Data-driven testing externalizes test data into spreadsheets or databases, allowing the same script to run with multiple data sets.

What is the primary purpose of a test stub?

Answer: Replace a called component not yet developed

A test stub simulates a called module or component that does not yet exist or is unavailable, enabling top-down integration testing.

Continuous Integration (CI) in the context of testing means:

Answer: Automatically building and testing code every time a change is committed

CI automatically triggers builds and automated test suites whenever code is committed, providing immediate feedback on integration issues.