Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012

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Question 1 of 97

You are using Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
A requirement has been removed and you need to update the five corresponding test cases to reflect this by changing their state.
You need to simultaneously update the state of these five test cases.
What are two possible ways to accomplish this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)

In Team Explorer, run a query that returns the five test cases. In the Results pane, highlight all five test cases and click Refresh.

In MTM, run a query that returns the five test cases. In the Results pane, highlight all five test cases and click Run.

Navigate to Web Access, run the query that returns the five test cases, select the five test cases, and edit selected work items.

In Microsoft Excel, open a query that returns the five test cases. Update the State field of all of the work items. Click Publish.

In Team Explorer, run a query that returns the five test cases. In the Results pane, update the state and save each test case.

Correct Answer: C, D

Question 2 of 97

You are running a manual test using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). You have chosen to create an action recording.
You want to pause the test run and exit the test runner.
Before you exit the test runner, you need to mark the test case as being in progress.
Which action should you perform in the test runner?

Return to Testing Center

Save

Save and Close

Correct Answer: B

I am running manual test using Test Runner. In here, I can pause the test and return to Testing Center. However, after I have done my work in Testing Center, how do I resume my test?
A) There is discoverability issue around here and many folks have stumbled on this. You can use the button highlighted below to go back to Test Runner.
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Question 3 of 97

You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) to run an automated test suite with 240 long-running tests.
In your test environment, you have set up four client machines to run these tests. You have assigned the Client role to all four machines.
You need to make sure that when you run the test suite, the tests are distributed equally over all four client machines.
What should you do?

Add an even amount of RAM to all four machines.

In the Test Controller Manager view, change the distribution property for the test controller to 4.

In the Content view, configure the test suite to use all four environments.

In the Test Controller Manager view, change the Weighting property for all four test agents to 60.

Correct Answer: D

Question 4 of 97

DRAG DROP -
You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) to manage your testing efforts.
You need to produce a list of manual test runs over the past week.
What should you do? (To answer, move the three appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Select and Place:

Correct Answer:

Note:
Select the Analyze Test Runs link and select the Show Manual Runs button to view the historical test runs for the current test plan. You may need to change the Start date range to All in order to see some test runs.
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Question 5 of 97

You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). You are using the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Agile Software Development process template. Your
TFS environment includes SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition and reporting integration.
You need to identify the number of bugs that are open and assigned to you.
What should you do?

Open the Track tab in MTM and click the My Assigned Bugs link.

Open the Bugs Dashboard and view the Bug Progress report.

Open a Visual Studio 2012 Command prompt and run the ActiveBugList.exe command, pasting in username as a parameter.

Open the Bugs Dashboard and view the Active Bugs by Assignment report.

Correct Answer: D

* By using the Bugs dashboard, the team can answer the following questions:
/ Is the number of active Bugs acceptable based on team goals? Is the team postponing too many Bugs?
/ Is the team finding, fixing, and closing Bugs quickly enough to meet expectations and at a rate that matches previous development cycles?
/ Is the team addressing high priority bugs before lower priority bugs?
/ Does any team member need help in resolving bugs?
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Reference: Bugs dashboard D