1.

The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is
A. biometrics
B. encryption
C. ergonomics
D. compression

Answer B

2. Firewalls are used to protect against --------

A. virus attacks
B. fire attacks
C. unauthorized access
D. data driven attacks

Answer C

3. Which of the following describes programs that can run independently travel from system to
system and disrupt computer communication?
A. Viruses
B. Worm
C. Trojans
D. Droppers

Answer B

4. Select the correct order for the different phases of virus execution.
i) Propagation phase
ii) Dormant phase
iii) Execution phase
iv) Triggering phase
A. ii, i, iv and iii
B. i, ii, iii, and iv
C. ii, iii, iv and i
D. i, iii, ii and iv
Answer A

5. Which one of the following techniques makes DevOps a successful methodology to develop
and deliver software?
A. DevOps enables you to organize your teams around your organizational mission.
B. DevOps enables you to create your software with built-in quality and monitoring.
C. DevOps enables you to quickly identify, fix and learn from errors.
D. All above choices.

Answer D

6. Which of the following statements describe the DevOps workflow?

i) It encourages continuous improvement
ii) It focuses on adding functionality to already buggy systems
iii) It allows better team collaboration
iv) It allows occasional delivery of applications
A. All the above
B. i, ii, iii
C. None of the above
D. i, iii

Answer D

7. What are the characteristics of Confluence

i) It creates a place for your team to share and organize work
ii) It allows screen sharing and video calling
iii) It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle and SQL Server
iv) It is optimized for mobile devices and is primarily run through mobile browsers
A. i, iv and iii
B. i, ii and iv
C. ii, iii, and i
D. ii and iv

Answer B
8. What are the characteristics of Hipchat
i) It allows screen sharing and video calling
ii) It integrates seamlessly into other DevOps tools
iii) It ensures delivery of messages to team members who are offline
iv) It can run as a command line application or within a web container
v) It is built for distributed team management
vi) It builds jobs based on build info stored in a MySQL database
A. All the above
B. i, ii, iii and v
C. None of the above
D. i, iii

Answer B

9. What are the challenges created by adoption of DevOps?

i) Devops has a cost-benefit implementation curve
ii) Devops does not require universal acceptance to work
iii) Devops adds complexity to the software development life cycle
iv) Devops eliminates redundancy that may be needed
v) Devops is perceived differently by different groups and organizations
A. i, ii, iii and v
B. ii, iii and v
C. None of the above
D. i, iii and v

Answer D

10. What are the characteristics of GitHub?

i) It is a continuous integration tool and automates the build processes
ii) It is part code repository and part social network
iii) It is the web-based GUI that runs over Git
iv) It allows you to preview your upload
v) It allows a team to create and share software
 A. i, ii and v
B. ii, iii and v
C. All of the above
D. i, iii and v

Answer B

11. How is Devops implemented in the development phase

i) Developers are exposed to the reasons of developing an application
ii) All personnel groups are allowed to view the application after it is complete
iii) Developers are exposed to the testing mindset to build quality into the code
iv) Developers and operations are allowed to work in silos
A. i, and iv
B. iii and iv
C. ii and iii
D. i and iii

Answer D

12. How can a traditional SDLC be replaced with DevOps

i) Less personnel should be involved in the requirements gathering phase
ii) Developers should work in a black-box environment
iii) Testers should work through the entire SDLC
iv) The entire organization should be part of the application deployment process
A. i, and iv
B. iii and iv
C. ii and iii
D. i and iii

Answer B

13. Which of the following statements describe cloud provisioning

i) It makes the provisioning task more encapsulated and automated, as the use of virtual
servers increases
 ii) It moves hardware but maintains the operations staff to deal with engineers at the data
center
iii) It allows outsourcing network operations from the data center to the managed hosting
company
iv) It reunites developers with the operations personnel
A. i, and iv
B. iii and iv
C. ii and iii
D. i and iii

Answer A

14. What are the advantages of DevOps over a traditional SDLC?

i) It allows the personnel to work in silos
ii) It improves the consistence of the application behavior
iii) It increases software quality and reduces the testing time
iv) It attempts to prevent deployment showstoppers

A. i, and iv
B. ii, iii and iv
C. ii and iii
D. i, ii and iii

Answer B

15. Which DevOps tool allows you to do a build every time there is a code change?
A. Ant
B. Maven
C. Komodo
D. Jenkins

Answer D

16. Scrum framework is best suited to which of the following environments?

 A. Developing cutting-edge products
B. Frequently changing requirements
C. Volatile and hypercompetitive markets
D. All of the above
Answer: D

17. Who among the following is responsible for providing the Scrum Team with a favorable
environment for creating deliverables?

A. Scrum Master
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Guidance Body
D. External stakeholders
Answer: A

18. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the Scrum framework?

A. User requirements are prioritized based on their business value

B. The Product Owner should follow a change control procedure to make any changes to the
Prioritized Backlog Items in the Prioritized Product Backlog
C. Business value is delivered incrementally
D. Deliverables are created on the basis of the business value they provide.
Answer: B

19. Which of the following is the objective component by which a User Story’s functionality is
judged?

A. Customer Quality Expectations

B. Acceptance Criteria
C. Epics
D. User Needs
Answer: B

20. Who is responsible for ensuring that requirements and User Stories pertaining to an agreed
Sprint are not changed?
 A. Scrum Team
B. Product Owner
C. Scrum Master
D. Sponsor
Answer: C

21. Which of the following cannot be identified as a risk for a given project?

A. Funding for the project may not be made available in time for project completion without
going beyond the agreed schedule.
B. The requirements given by the Product Owner are unclear to the development team.
C. The development team may not possess the required skills to develop the project’s
products.
D. The Product Owner believes that the User Stories for product A may not accurately
reflect the needs of the end users.
Answer: B

22. The prioritized set of work to be done is captured by the Product Owner in:

A. A User Story.
B. The Prioritized Product Backlog.
C. A Burndown chart.
D. Accepted deliverables
Answer: B

23. The responsibility for estimating items in the Prioritized Product Backlog in the Plan and
Estimate phase lies with the:

A. Scrum Team.
B. Scrum Master.
C. Product Owner.
D. External team with considerable experience.
Answer: A
24. How often are the Prioritized Product Backlog priorities changed?

A. Never
B. Whenever the Product Owner decides that an item has to be assigned higher priority
C. Whenever the Scrum Master believes that an item has to be added
D. When senior management feels an item has to be added
Answer: B

25. The meeting at the end of the Sprint in which the team presents its work to the Product
Owner is known as the:

A. Product Vision Meeting.

B. Sprint Planning Meeting.
C. Sprint Review Meeting.
D. Retrospect Sprint Meeting.
Answer: C

26. You are a member of a Scrum Team, and you are instructed by the general manager of your
company to work on an urgent task that is not part of the current Sprint. What do you do?

A. Take responsibility for the task, and tell the Product Owner to postpone the deadline for
the current Sprint.
B. Talk with the other Scrum Team members and re-assign your tasks to someone else.
C. Talk to the Product Owner, and tell him or her to re-assign your tasks to someone else.
D. Inform the Scrum Master of the situation, and let him or her discuss the situation with the
GM.
Answer: D

27. Which of the following does not aid in ensuring transparency in a Scrum project?

A. Scrum ensures that the project has an open Prioritized Product Backlog with prioritized
User Stories that can be viewed by everyone, both within and outside the Scrum Team.
 B. Scrum ensures that there is clear visibility into the team’s progress through the use of a
Scrumboard, Burndown Chart, and other information radiators.
C. Scrum ensures transparency through detailed upfront planning in which all the key
stakeholders participate.
D. Scrum ensures transparency through a Project Vision Statement that is visible to all the
internal and external stakeholders.
Answer: C

28. What is self-organization?

A. It refers to emphasizing achieving results by focusing on the needs of the Scrum Team.
B. It refers to delivering maximum business value in a minimum time span.
C. It refers to prioritizing creation of high value deliverables over lower value deliverables
D. It refers to allowing all facets of Scrum process to be observed by everyone.
Answer: A

29. What of the following best defines collaboration?

A. It refers to individual Scrum Team members being aware of each other’s work.
B. It refers to the Scrum Core Team working together and interfacing with the stakeholders
to create and validate the deliverables of the project to meet the stated goals.
C. It refers to achieving results by focusing on the needs of the Scrum Team.
D. It refers to proposes fixing a certain amount of time for each process and activity in a
Scrum project.
Answer: B

30. What is value-based prioritization?

A. It refers to emphasizing achieving results by focusing on the needs of the Scrum Team.
B. It refers to making improvements through adaptation.
C. It refers to prioritizing creation of high value deliverables over lower value deliverables
D. It refers to allowing all facets of Scrum process to be observed by everyone.
Answer: C