ISQI Certified Tester Foundation Level — Question 51

A data driven approach to test automation design is best described as:

Answer options

• A. Using action words to describe the actions to be taken, the test data.
• B. Scaling to support large numbers of users.
• C. Being based on Equivalence Partitioning testing techniques.
• D. Separating out the test data inputs and using a generic script that can read the test data and perform the same test steps with different data.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer, D, accurately reflects the concept of data-driven testing, where test data is separated from the test scripts, allowing for flexibility in testing with different inputs. Option A focuses on action words rather than data separation, while B discusses scalability, which is not specific to data-driven testing. Option C refers to a specific testing technique rather than the broader data-driven approach.