Application Architectures and Development Lifecycle DSE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   Which testing level focuses on verifying individual components or functions in isolation?

   • AAcceptance testing
   • BSystem testing
   • CIntegration testing
   • DUnit testing
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2. 12expert · hard

   A security team wants to integrate security testing into the SDLC without duplicating efforts. They want to catch vulnerabilities in code as it is written, in dependencies, and in running applications. Which combination of security testing types should be implemented at different stages?

   • ADependency scanning only in the IDE
   • BSAST in the IDE, dependency scanning in CI, and DAST in the staging environment
   • CSAST only in production after deployment
   • DDAST in the IDE, SAST in CI, and dependency scanning in production
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4. 13foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes a microservices architecture?

   • AAn application is structured as a collection of small, independently deployable services, each running its own process.
   • BAn application is built as a single unit with all components tightly integrated.
   • CAn application uses a central message broker to coordinate all business logic.
   • DAn application is divided into presentation, business, and data layers that are deployed as separate tiers.
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5. 14application · medium

   A retail company's monolithic application is being split into microservices. The team wants to deploy each service independently and run a canary release for the new payment service. Which CI/CD pipeline design best supports this goal?

   • AA pipeline per service that builds, tests, and deploys only that service, with a separate canary stage for the payment service
   • BA pipeline that deploys all services to a staging environment and then promotes the entire environment to production
   • CA shared pipeline that builds all services but only deploys the payment service to production
   • DA single pipeline that builds all services, runs integration tests, and deploys the entire application as one unit
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6. 15application · medium

   A product team is building a mobile app with evolving user requirements. They want to deliver new features every two weeks and incorporate user feedback quickly. Which practice is most aligned with this goal?

   • ADeploy only after all features are complete and fully tested
   • BUse short iterative sprints with regular stakeholder reviews and adaptive planning
   • CDefine all requirements upfront and follow a fixed plan
   • DDelay all testing until the end of the project
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