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Microsoft 70-496 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-496 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired, no renewal required |
| Exam Format: | Drag and drop, Multiple choice, Simulations, Case studies |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, German, French, Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Exam Duration: | 145–150 |
| Related Certifications: | 70-497 70-498 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Virtual Academy Jump Start |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration (Archived) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Authorized Pearson VUE test center or online proctored exam; exam retired as of July 31, 2017 |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience with TFS, Windows Server, and SQL Server |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-496.aspx |
Microsoft 70-496 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Customize Team Foundation Server for team use | 20–25% | - Modify work item types and fields - Configure work item queries and reports - Set up dashboards and portals - Customize process templates |
| Administer version control | 25–30% | - Label and shelve changes - Set check-in policies and permissions - Merge and resolve conflicts - Manage workspaces and branches - Configure version control settings |
| Manage Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Monitor server health and performance - Manage project collections and team projects - Administer security and permissions - Update and upgrade TFS - Back up and restore TFS databases |
| Install and configure Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Set up lab management environment - Configure client connectivity - Configure build services and agents - Install and configure application tier and data tier - Plan TFS deployment |
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Microsoft Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Sample Questions:
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server. Developers use Visual Studio 2012.
You want to modify the build definition deployment process.
You need to meet the following requirements:
- The process will stop new builds from being started while making the
modifications.
- Builds should queue up while modifications are being made.
- Once modifications are complete, all queued builds should be processed.
What should you do?
- A. Set the build definition's Queue Processing property to Paused for each of the build definitions being modified. Once maintenance has been completed, reset the property back to its original value.
- B. Set the build controller's Processing property to Disabled, Once maintenance has been completed, reset the property back to its original value.
- C. Set the build definition's Queue Processing property to Disabled for each of the build definitions being modified. Once maintenance has been completed, reset the property back to its original value.
- D. Set the build controller's Processing property to Paused. Once maintenance has been completed, reset the property back to its original value.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
You lead a team of testers that is testing a specific module of an application. You want to list only the test cases that are assigned to you testers.
You need to create a query on work items of the type Test Case.
What are two possible ways to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)
- A. Create a team project level group for testers of your module.
Create a work item query that uses the IN GROUP operator on the Assigned To field and the group of testers. - B. Create a team project level group for testers of your module.
Create a work item query that uses the = operator on the Assigned To field and the group of testers. - C. Create a team for testers of your module.
Create a work item query that uses the = operator on the Assigned To field and the team of testers. - D. Create a team for testers of your module.
Create a work item query that uses the IN GROUP operator on the Assigned To field and the team of testers.
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
Your network environment includes an on-premise Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
You create a work item custom query named Tasks Exceeding Original Estimate Hours in your My Queries folder.
You need to meet the following requirements:
- The query should be available to all team members.
- Aggregate results of the query, in the form of total number of work items that match the query, should appear as a tile on the Home page of the Team Web Access client.
What should you do?
- A. From within Team Explorer:
From the My Queries folder, drag the Tasks Exceeding Original Estimate Hours query to the Shared Queries section.
Drag the query from the Shared Queries section to the Team Favorites section. - B. From within Team Web Access:
On the Work Items tab of the Work page, drag the query Tasks Exceeding Original Estimate Hour that appears in the My Queries section and add it to Shared Queries section.
Drag the query from the Shared Queries section to the Team Favorites section. - C. From within Team Explorer:
From the Activities tab, click Publish Query to Team Favorites.
Select the Tasks Exceeding Original Estimate Hours query from the list overlay. - D. From within Team Web Access:
From the Activities list on the home page, click Publish Query to Team Favorites.
Select the Tasks Exceeding Original Estimate Hours query from the list overlay.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
The lead developer uses a large third-party library named Fabrikam. This utility requires thousands of files that none of the other developers use.
You need to meet the following requirements:
- Prevent Fabrikam files from being retrieved by the other developers. - Retrieve all files, including Fabrikam, for the lead developer.
What should you do?
- A. Have each developer create a workspace mapping to root folder of the project.
Cloak the Fabrikam folder in the lead developer's workspace. - B. Have each developer map the Fabrikam TFS folder to the local folder C: \ThirdParty.
Within the workspace settings, ensure all other folders are cloaked. - C. Keep the original workspace and within the Source Control Explorer, right-click on the UltraStats node anci seiect tne Map Working Folder option and map it to C: \UltraStats.
- D. Have each developer create a workspace mapping to root folder of the project.
Cloak the Fabrikam folder in every team member's workspace except the lead developer's.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
DRAG DROP
Several of your company programmers are at a remote location. They are sharing files with the main office.
You need to set up a Team Foundation Server Proxy at the remote location to reduce bandwidth usage.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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