Microsoft Delivering Continuous Value with Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management (70-498) Free Practice Test
Question 1
Your development team uses Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012
to develop and support an enterprise-wide web application.
The system is too large to perform a manual smoke test.
You need to ensure that the latest release to production has not broken anything.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)
to develop and support an enterprise-wide web application.
The system is too large to perform a manual smoke test.
You need to ensure that the latest release to production has not broken anything.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,D
Question 2
Your scrum team develops features for new applications and performs maintenance on legacy applications. The newer applications have unit tests, but there are very few tests for the legacy code.
Recently, bugs in the legacy code have been consuming resources that could be used for more important development.
You need to define an approach for building tests on the legacy code. You need to achieve this goal without affecting the team's delivery cadence on the new applications.
What should you do?
Recently, bugs in the legacy code have been consuming resources that could be used for more important development.
You need to define an approach for building tests on the legacy code. You need to achieve this goal without affecting the team's delivery cadence on the new applications.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: D
Question 3
You are the lead software solution designer for Contoso, Ltd. You build and test software by using Microsoft Visual Studio Premium.
The company is undertaking a new software project that you will design and manage. Senior management wants stakeholders to be able to provide continuous feedback on frequent builds.
Your team uses two-week iterations and wants to view a backlog of all functionality and bugs together.
You need to implement a process template for the project. You want to achieve this goal by using minimal effort.
Which process template should you use?
The company is undertaking a new software project that you will design and manage. Senior management wants stakeholders to be able to provide continuous feedback on frequent builds.
Your team uses two-week iterations and wants to view a backlog of all functionality and bugs together.
You need to implement a process template for the project. You want to achieve this goal by using minimal effort.
Which process template should you use?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 4
You are developing an n-tier application. An architect has provided a layer diagram as shown in the exhibit image. (Click the Exhibit button.)

Your code is built as part of an automated team build.
A class in the data access layer is changed to utilize a utility class that resides in the business logic layer.
You need to ensure that the code and layer diagram are valid in a manner that follows good architectural and object oriented practices.
What should you do?

Your code is built as part of an automated team build.
A class in the data access layer is changed to utilize a utility class that resides in the business logic layer.
You need to ensure that the code and layer diagram are valid in a manner that follows good architectural and object oriented practices.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B
Question 5
You create a layered web application. The service layer includes a suite of nUnit tests for the code. The web application contains JavaScript and has no tests.
You configure a build agent running as a service and create an automated build.
You need to include unit testing in the development and automated build of the application. You need to achieve this goal with the least amount of impact to the development team.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
You configure a build agent running as a service and create an automated build.
You need to include unit testing in the development and automated build of the application. You need to achieve this goal with the least amount of impact to the development team.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,B
Question 6
You are using the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template. You recently finished a sprint.
You need to conduct a retrospective meeting prior to planning the next sprint.
What should you do?
You need to conduct a retrospective meeting prior to planning the next sprint.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B
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Question 7
A development team in your company has been unsuccessful delivering software by its deadline. You join the team as its new scrum master.
The previous scrum master did not understand the importance of the length of a sprint.
You need to define how long the sprints should be.
Which two factors should you consider to determine sprint length? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
The previous scrum master did not understand the importance of the length of a sprint.
You need to define how long the sprints should be.
Which two factors should you consider to determine sprint length? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
Correct Answer: A,B
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Question 8
Your development team uses the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development 6.0 process template.
You need to determine the process to obtain the most accurate estimates for each user story in your product backlog.
What should you do?
You need to determine the process to obtain the most accurate estimates for each user story in your product backlog.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B
Question 9
Your development team uses the Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 process template. The team has identified items from the product backlog for the next sprint.
You need to ensure that the team has adequate capacity to complete the next sprint.
Which three actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)
You need to ensure that the team has adequate capacity to complete the next sprint.
Which three actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.)
Correct Answer: A,C,D
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Question 10
Your development team uses Scrum as its process framework and utilizes the Microsoft Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development 6.0 process template.
A new team member who is new to Scrum assumes the role of product owner.
You need to help the new product owner prioritize the product backlog.
Which basis should you suggest the new product owner use for prioritizing the product backlog?
A new team member who is new to Scrum assumes the role of product owner.
You need to help the new product owner prioritize the product backlog.
Which basis should you suggest the new product owner use for prioritizing the product backlog?
Correct Answer: A
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