FC0-U71 Practice Test 23 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of open-source software license?

Accepted Answer

GPL. The GNU General Public License (GPL) is a well-known open-source license.

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Freeware

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Shareware

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Freemium

Question 2

A user wants to synchronize contacts and calendar events between their Android smartphone and tablet. Which service is MOST likely used for this synchronization?

Accepted Answer

Google account sync. Google account sync is the native synchronization service for Android devices, allowing contacts, calendar, and other data to sync seamlessly.

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Bluetooth pairing

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Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

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iCloud

Question 3

During the SDLC, testing is performed at different levels. Which TWO of the following are recognized levels of testing? (Select TWO.)

Accepted Answer

Integration testing. Unit and integration testing are standard testing levels. Code review is a quality activity, not a testing level. Deployment and maintenance are phases, not testing levels.

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Maintenance

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Code review

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Deployment

Question 4

A developer needs to represent the logic of a program that decides whether a user is eligible for a discount. The process includes conditions (e.g., 'is member?') and actions (e.g., 'apply 10% discount'). Which tool would best visually represent this logic using standardized symbols like diamonds for decisions and rectangles for processes?

Accepted Answer

Flowchart. Flowcharts use decision diamonds and process rectangles to visually represent logic.

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Pseudocode

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Data flow diagram

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UML class diagram

Question 5

A software team is adopting agile practices. They want to ensure they incorporate feedback early and often. Which TWO of the following are key events in the Scrum framework that provide opportunities for feedback and inspection?

Accepted Answer

Sprint retrospective. Sprint review is where the team demonstrates work to stakeholders and gathers feedback. Sprint retrospective is where the team inspects its own process and plans improvements. Both are Scrum events.

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Daily scrum

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Product backlog grooming

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Sprint planning

Question 6

A development team is adopting Scrum. Which TWO roles are defined in the Scrum framework? (Select the two correct answers.)

Accepted Answer

Scrum Master. Scrum defines three roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team. The correct two are Product Owner and Scrum Master.

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Business Analyst

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Quality Assurance Lead

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Project Manager

Question 7

A quality assurance team is executing system testing on a new banking application. They need to verify that the entire application works correctly from start to finish. Which THREE of the following testing types would be included in system testing?

Accepted Answer

Security testing. System testing is end-to-end and includes functional testing to verify features, performance testing to check responsiveness, and security testing to ensure data protection. Unit testing and integration testing are earlier phases.

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Integration testing

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Unit testing

Question 8

A developer creates a new branch in a version control system to work on a new feature. After completing the feature, the developer wants to combine the changes from the feature branch back into the main branch. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

Merging. Merging combines changes from one branch into another.

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Committing

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Forking

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Branching

Question 9

A development team is building a new mobile app. The project has a fixed budget and scope, and the requirements are well-understood from the start. Which software development methodology would be most appropriate for this project?

Accepted Answer

Waterfall. The waterfall methodology is best for projects with fixed scope and well-understood requirements because it follows sequential phases and is not designed to handle changes easily.

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Spiral

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Scrum

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Agile

Question 10

A development team is using an agile methodology. Which TWO of the following are typical practices in agile development?

Accepted Answer

Iterative development with short cycles. Agile emphasizes iterative development and daily standup meetings. Fixed scope and detailed up-front design are characteristic of waterfall.

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Waterfall phase transitions

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Fixed scope defined at project start

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Detailed design phase before coding

Question 11

A software tester is verifying that individual functions within a module work correctly in isolation. Which type of testing is being performed?

Accepted Answer

Unit testing. Unit testing focuses on testing individual components or functions in isolation to ensure they work correctly.

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Integration testing

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System testing

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User acceptance testing

Question 12

A developer needs to visually represent the logic of a program, including decisions (yes/no branches) and processes. Which tool should the developer use?

Accepted Answer

Flowchart. Flowcharts use shapes like diamonds for decisions and rectangles for processes, providing a visual representation of program logic.

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Data dictionary

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Algorithm

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Pseudocode

Question 13

A company wants to ensure that if one hard drive fails, no data is lost. Which RAID level should be implemented?

Accepted Answer

RAID 1. RAID 1 (mirroring) writes identical data to two or more drives simultaneously, so if one drive fails, the other contains a complete copy of all data, resulting in zero data loss. This directly meets the requirement that no data is lost upon a single hard drive failure.

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RAID 5

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JBOD

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RAID 0

Question 14

A developer is creating a cloud-based application that needs to authenticate third-party services before allowing access to its API. The developer decides to use a method where each third-party service receives a unique key that must be included in each API request. This method is known as:

Accepted Answer

API key authentication. API key authentication is a common method where a unique key is passed with each request to identify and authenticate the caller.

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Session-based authentication

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Basic authentication

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OAuth

Question 15

During a sprint retrospective, the team identifies that too many bugs are being discovered late in the development cycle. They decide to introduce a practice where developers write tests for individual functions before coding the functions themselves. This approach is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Unit testing. Unit testing involves testing individual components in isolation. Writing tests before code is a common practice in test-driven development, which relies on unit tests.

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User acceptance testing

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Integration testing

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System testing