What is the Agile Manifesto's top priority?

Working software and customer collaboration

What is a key benefit of code review?

They help share knowledge of the codebase among the team

What is a key benefit of multiple database architecture

one database failure does not affect all components

What is the primary benefit of federated identity authentication?

It reduces password fatigue and enhances security

A combination of development and operations

Which is NOT a fundamental problem in Code Review?

Reviews help improve readability, structure, and maintainability.

Why is key management important in encryption systems?

It ensures encryption keys are securely stored and accessed

What is feature derivation?

Features are created to support other implemented features.

Which of the following authentication methods relies on something the user possesses?

One-time password (OTP) authentication

What is a key drawback of a shared database architecture

If security is breached, everythuing can be lost

Symmetric Encrytion is encryption where

2 people use a key shared between them to encryted and decrypt info

What is the cloud made up of?

A very large number of remote servers offered for rent

What is one major benefit of delivering software as a service (SaaS) rather than traditional installed software?

All customers receive updates at the same time

Asymmetric Encrytion is encryption where

2 people use unique private keys and share a public key to decrypt the data

What does a scenario do?

Explains a problem and describes a way that the problem would be solved.

What key factor differentiates product-based software engineering from project-based?

Developers control product features and lifecycle in product-based

What is the main focus of Agile Software Engineering?

quickly delivering functionality and responding to changes

What is Equivalence Partitioning?

A technique that divides inputs into groups where each behaves similarly

What is the main advantage of product-based software?

Usually cheaper for each customer

What is the primary way to achieve scalability in a cloud-based system?

Adding new virtual servers (scaling out)

What is the correct order of tests in Functional Testing?

Unit → Feature → System → Release

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1
Which approach would be practical and affordable for security testing?
Top-Down Approach
Hiring a cool guy to look over your data
Risk-Based Approach
Buying Penetration Testing Services
2
What is the Agile Manifesto's top priority?
Rigid adherence to plans
Working software and customer collaboration
Contract negotiation
Detailed documentation
3
Multi-tenant databases provide complete physical isolation between customer data
TRUE
FALSE
4
What is a key benefit of code review?
They allow developers to show off their skills
They replace the need for automated testing
They help share knowledge of the codebase among the team
They eliminate programming errors
5
What is a key benefit of multiple database architecture
It does not require maintenance
it reduces cost significantly
All components share the same database schema
one database failure does not affect all components
6
Which of these are NOT used for feature identification?
Coherence
Relevance
Ambiguity
Independence
7
There are not downsides to using regular expressions in your code.
FALSE
TRUE
8
What is the primary benefit of federated identity authentication?
It allows users to create multiple accounts for different services
· It prevents phishing attacks completely
It reduces password fatigue and enhances security
It eliminates the need for passwords entirely
9
What is DevOps?
A combination of development and operations
A type of database used in microservice
A cloud storage service for developers
A programming language for microservices
10
Which is NOT a fundamental problem in Code Review?
Reviews may not cover all rare errors and exceptions in the code.
Reviews do not help with code readability, structure, or evolvability.
Reviews check code based on your understanding, which may be wrong.
Reviews help improve readability, structure, and maintainability.
11
What should a prototype focus on?
Detailed user interfaces
Eliminating all bugs
Core functionality
Security and performance
12
Why is key management important in encryption systems?
It eliminates the need for encryption altogether
It ensures encryption keys are securely stored and accessed
It helps reduce network traffic
It increases the speed of encryption
13
What is feature derivation?
A process of evaluating which feature is more important than the others.
The gradual accumulation of excessive features in a product.
Automatic removal of irrelevant features to speed the product up.
Features are created to support other implemented features.
14
Which of the following authentication methods relies on something the user possesses?
Fingerprint authentication
Security question authentication
One-time password (OTP) authentication
Password-based authentication
15
This company provides a MVC SDK for web application development:
Microsoft
Amazon
Google
Facebook
16
What does SaaS stand for?
Software as a Service
Stand-alone and Accessible Software
Systems and Application Services
Serviceable Application Software
17
which is not a product backlog state?
ready for development
ready for implimentation
ready for refinement
ready for consideration
18
What is a key drawback of a shared database architecture
If security is breached, everythuing can be lost
Difficult to design
Requires multiple servers
Hard to access information
19
Which software product type is fully server-based?
Hybrid
Stand-alone
Service-based
Local-only software
20
Which is not a way to handle software failures?
Try-Catch Method
Refactoring
ACID Transactions
Activity Logging
21
Symmetric Encrytion is encryption where
2 people use unique private keys and share a public key to decrypt the data
None of the Above
2 people use a key shared between them to encryted and decrypt info
the data decrypts the moment the other user receives it
22
which of these is NOT a base activities of sprints?
Sprint scheduling
Sprint planning
sprint execution
sprint reviewing
23
Deeply nested conditional statements impacts what kind of complexity?
Database
Structural
Data
Decision
24
What is the cloud made up of?
A single remote server
A very large number of remote servers offered for rent
Only hardware-based servers
Servers owned by users
25
Does the output of feature indentification create a list?
FALSE
TRUE
26
How many reviewers are used today?
2
4
1
6
27
What is one major benefit of delivering software as a service (SaaS) rather than traditional installed software?
All customers receive updates at the same time
Companies must maintain multiple versions of their product
Customers must manually update the software themselves
Customers have to install the software on their local machines
28
Asymmetric Encrytion is encryption where
None of the Above
2 people use unique private keys and share a public key to decrypt the data
the data decrypt at a set delay after the other user receives it
2 people use a key shared between them to encryted and decrypt info
29
What perspective are scenarios written from?
Investor
Technician
User
Developer
30
Which of these are NOT one of the four knowledges?
Product
User
History
Domain
31
What does a scenario do?
Creates a character with certain attributes
Provides a very fine grain user narrative.
Explains why a problem occurs.
Explains a problem and describes a way that the problem would be solved.
32
The ideal scrum size has an upper limit of this many members
9
10
7
8
33
Using early returns can reduce decision complexity
TRUE
FALSE
34
What key factor differentiates product-based software engineering from project-based?
Product-based focuses on custom solutions
Developers control product features and lifecycle in product-based
Customer defines requirements in product-based
Project-based does not involve customers
35
What is the first step in developing a product vision?
Identifying the target users
Drafting marketing materials
Prototyping
Coding the product
36
Encryption was first used in
None of the Above
World War 2
Veitnam War
World War 1
37
How many factors are there for feature design?
3
7
4
6
38
What is the main focus of Agile Software Engineering?
avoiding customer collaboration
quickly delivering functionality and responding to changes
writing extensive documentation
Long term project planning
39
What is Equivalence Partitioning?
A technique that divides inputs into groups where each behaves similarly
A method that splits code into equal-sized snippets for review
A technique where test cases are designed to cover every possible input
A method where testers execute the same test case multiple times
40
Which level of encryption provides protection for an entire disk?
File-level encryption
Media-level encryption
Network-level encryption
Application-level encryption
41
. Which cloud service model provides complete infrastructure, including compute, network, and storage?
PaaS
SaaS
FaaS
IaaS
42
SaaS applications always store customer data locally on the user’s device to reduce network traffic.
TRUE
FALSE
43
Naming variables one letter decreases complexity
TRUE
FALSE
44
What is the main advantage of product-based software?
Highly customizable for each customer
No maintenance costs
Usually cheaper for each customer
Requires no developer input
45
A concept in agile that gives a fixed time for each activity:
sprint prodcution
sprint velocity
timebox sprint
sprint goal
46
T/F - Continuous deployment helps obtain feedback faster
TRUE
FALSE
47
A maintainable program:
Is very easy to use
Is extremely efficient
Takes up the least disk space
Is Composed of testable units
48
Parallelism is the process of using different:
Servers
Databases
Threads
Processes
49
Which Architecture involves multiple communicating servers, each with a distinct responsibility?
client-serer
event-driven
multi-tier
service-oriented
50
What is the primary way to achieve scalability in a cloud-based system?
Reducing the number of active servers
Increasing the power of a single server (scaling up)
Manually adjusting system resources
Adding new virtual servers (scaling out)
51
What is the correct order of tests in Functional Testing?
System → Feature→ Unit→ Release
Release → Feature → System → Unit
Unit → System → Feature → Release
Unit → Feature → System → Release
52
What is a 'Sprint' in Scrum?
A planning session for the next product release
A short period (2-4 weeks) where product increments are developed
A list of tasks to complete in a project
A method for resolving conflicts within the team
53
What is continuous development?
A manual process of deploying services
A process where services are not updated frequently
An automated process where new service versions are deployed upon changes
A process for writing code only
54
T/F To implement choreography, you need additional software such as a message broker.
TRUE
FALSE
55
Unit Tests are the only tests that can be automated
FALSE
TRUE
56
What role does Kubernetes play in microservice development?
It designs the user interface for services
It acts as a backup for databases
It is used for creating server clusters
It automates container deployment and management
57
Why are containers considered a lightweight mechanism for running applications in the cloud?
They are usually only a few megabytes in size and start up quickly
They are only used for large-scale enterprise applications
They do not need an operating system
They require no software to run
58
Layers should be logically coherent, so that all components have something in common.
FALSE
TRUE
59
T/F - you should add in metric-tracking to your project after the fact.
TRUE
FALSE
60
In client-server architecture, what is the role of the client
Running server-side business logic
Handling user interaction
Storing all data
Distributing network traffic
61
Which of the following is NOT an issue to consider when deciding between multi-tier and service-oriented architecture?
Data type and data updates
Frequency of change
System execution platform
Programming language
62
When developing software for a mobile device, which of the following is NOT a factor that needs to be considered?
Cooling system
Processor power
Power management
On-screen keyboard
63
Which os the following is NOT a benefit of using containers?
They make software portable across different clouds
They require large operating systems to function
They colve the problem of software dependencies
They provide a lightweight mechanism for running applications
64
What question do Scenarios answer?
Why should a customer choose us?
What does our product do?
When should our product release?
Who are the targer users for my product?
65
What is the first stage of TDD?
Identify New Functionality
Refactor Code
Test Failures
Write Mini-Unit Tests
66
What is a key principle in RESTful services?
Complex interacts
Real-time data exchange
Stateless services
Stateful interactions
67
Authorization is important when practicing the prinicple of least privilege
FALSE
TRUE
68
A problem fault can occur because of a missunderstanding of the domain
FALSE
TRUE
69
What is NOT an element of a scenario?
Problem that can’t be addressed by the existing system
Overall Objective
What is not wanted in the system
Personas of actors involved
70
You are tracking what class players most often pick in your video game. This is a...
Politcal Metric
Process Metric
Metric metric
Usage Metric
71
Which is NOT a benefit of TDD?
Clearly Linked Code
Simple Debugging
Tests make code easily understandable
Easy to make 'bad data' tests
72
What is the goal of program testing?
Encrypt passwords and user data
Setup Multifactor Authentication
Make sure the programmers are authorized to work
Make sure the program does what it's supposed to do
73
OAuth is primarily designed to manage user privileges and access rights.
FALSE
TRUE
74
What is the role of a ScrumMaster?
To guide the team and act as a bridge to management
To micromanage the development team
To act as the sole decision-maker for the project
To write code alongside the team
75
Independent Development means...
devs should always work by themselves
Devs should be able to think independently
Devs can work on the same code at the same time
You should minimize software dependencies
76
Which authentication layer is responsible for verifying user identity
Encryption
IP Authentication
Operating System
Hardware Authentication
77
What are hybrid software products?
Products sold as a service
Products that combine local and server-based features
Products that only run on a single device
Products with no internet dependency
78
CSV and XML are commonly used to represent resources in RESTful services
FALSE
TRUE
79
What are user stories?
A marketing case study that shows how users interact with a product
Short simple descriptions of the feature from the end users perspective
Automated scripts for testing UI
Detailed documents about what the CEO wants in the product.
80
Which is not an general category of software failures?
Data Failures
Program Exceptions
Timing Failures
Logic Error
81
What is a primary advantage of a multi-instance system over a multi-tenant system?
Improved security and isolation
Easier update management
Lower operational costs
Reduced complexity
82
Which of the following is NOT a role of a product manager?
Managing the product backlog
Developing the product vision
Conducting customer testing
Writing code for the product
83
Encryption is reversable
FALSE
TRUE
84
Scenarios should be as general as possible.
FALSE
TRUE
85
Resilience in Code Management can help...
you got this question wrong
if your code is attacked or damaged
if you want to code faster
if you want to experiment
86
T/F Message Brokers resolve the failure of services and avoid inconsistency.
TRUE
FALSE
87
Refactoring starts with identifying a code what?
Smell
Base
Area
Permission
88
What are the most personas you typically need?
7
6
4
5
89
Which of the following is a key advantage of service-oriented architecture (SOA)?
Stateless components can be replicated
Limited to web applications
High dependency between services
Difficult to scale
90
Which of the following is a key principle of Agile Development?
Avoiding changes during the project
Delaying customer involvement until the final product
Delivering all features at once
Developing and delivering incrementally
91
Which of the following is NOT a system decomposition layer?
User Interface
Infrastructure
Graphics Card
Application
92
What is a vulnerability?
Something the software should not do
Something the software should identify
Something the software should exploit
Something the software should do
93
Software that is freely available that you can modify as you wish
Open-source software
Commercial software
Proprietary software
Free software
94
Which of these BEST helps with Infrastructure as a code?
Virtual Machines
AWS
Git
Docker
95
The main advantage containers have for microservices is ensuring consistency with systems and servers
TRUE
FALSE
96
Refactoring aims to:
Reduce complexity without changing the end result
Reduce complexity and change the end result
Increase complexity without changing the end result
Increase complexity and change the end result
97
Which software architecture approach is most suitable for cloud-based services deployed in containers?
Monolithic system approach
Service-oriented approach
Multi-tier client-server approach
Object-oriented approach
98
What is a common drawback of product-based software?
Higher costs for each customer
Dependency on developer support
Shorter product lifecycles
Limited availability of features
99
Which type of test is NOT included in Functional Testing?
Unit
Feature
Release
Quality

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