(Which of the following statements about how test automation is applied across different software development lifecycle models is TRUE?)

• A. In Agile software development, automated regression test suites sometimes grow so large that they can become difficult to maintain, and thus, it becomes crucial to invest in test automation at multiple test levels
• B. In a Waterfall model, automated tests are usually executed only during the last phase of the development lifecycle, but their implementation occurs in the early stages
• C. In Agile software development, regardless of context (e.g., type of application to be developed, tools available), test automation must be based on the test automation distribution known as the test pyramid model
• D. Unlike Agile software development, where automated unit tests are written by developers, often in a test-first fashion, in a V-model, automated unit tests are written by testers as part of unit testing

You have been tasked with adding the execution of build verification tests to the current CI/CD pipeline used in an Agile project. The goal of these tests is to verify the stability of daily builds and ensure that the most recent changes have not altered core functionality. Currently, the first activity performed as part of this pipeline is the static source code analysis. Which of the following stages in the pipeline would you add the execution of these smoke tests to?

• A. After performing static analysis on the source code and before generating the new build
• B. As a first activity, before performing static source code analysis and before generating the new build
• C. After deploying the new build to the test environment and before performing more extensive testing
• D. As a final activity, immediately before releasing the new build into production

(In User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for a new SUT, in addition to the manual tests performed by the end- users, automated tests are performed that focus on the execution of repetitive and routine test scenarios. In which of the following environments are all these tests typically performed?)

• A. Build environment
• B. Integration environment
• C. Production environment
• D. Preproduction environment

When would you be MOST likely to store a test environment configuration with other testware?

• A. When one test environment is used in multiple projects
• B. When there is only one configuration management system
• C. When there is only one test environment to be used
• D. When one test environment is used in multiple TAFs