A new Scrum master is learning how to use the Scrum board. They want to understand the difference between the backlog and the active sprint. Which statement correctly describes this?

The backlog is only visible in the Report view, while the active sprint is visible in the Plan view.

The backlog and active sprint are the same thing, just viewed differently.

The backlog contains all issues not yet in a sprint, while the active sprint contains issues currently being worked on.

The backlog contains issues in the current sprint, while the active sprint contains issues from previous sprints.

What does the 'Issue visibility' setting in board General settings control?

Which statuses are used in the workflow

Which issues are shown on the board to a user

What is the purpose of swimlanes on a Jira board?

To limit the number of issues in a column

To filter which issues appear on the board

To change the workflow statuses of issues

To group issues horizontally on the board

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What does the 'Issue visibility' setting in board General settings control?
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Which of the following is a valid source for creating a Kanban board in Jira?
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What is the purpose of swimlanes on a Jira board?
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Where do you configure board permissions in Jira?
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Questions 16–20

A new Scrum master is learning how to use the Scrum board. They want to understand the difference between the backlog and the active sprint. Which statement correctly describes this?

What does the 'Issue visibility' setting in board General settings control?

Which of the following is a valid source for creating a Kanban board in Jira?

What is the purpose of swimlanes on a Jira board?

Where do you configure board permissions in Jira?

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