PCPP2 Software Testing Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are common benefits of using a mocking framework in testing?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Isolating the code from external dependencies.
Mocking isolates the unit under test, speeds up tests by replacing I/O, and enables testing of error paths that are hard to trigger.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Isolating the code from external dependencies.
Why this is correct
Core benefit of unit testing.
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Automatically rewriting broken business logic.
Why it's wrong here
Mocks cannot fix logic.
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Reducing execution time for I/O operations.
Why this is correct
Avoiding network/disk makes tests fast.
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Deploying the application to production.
Why it's wrong here
Mocks have nothing to do with deployment.
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Simulating complex error conditions.
Why this is correct
Mocks make triggering exceptions easy.
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