Aspects of Code Quality CT-ATT Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–33

1. 31application · medium

   A team is using a static analysis tool that reports a high cyclomatic complexity for a particular method. The method is critical to the application and has many branches. What is the most appropriate action for the team to take?

   • AIncrease the threshold for cyclomatic complexity in the tool's configuration.
   • BRefactor the method to reduce its complexity, such as by extracting branches into separate methods.
   • CAdd comments to explain the complex logic.
   • DWrite more tests to cover all the branches, even if the method remains complex.
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2. 32foundation · easy

   Which attribute is a key characteristic of code quality?

   • AThe number of comments in the code
   • BThe use of the latest programming language version
   • CThe speed at which the code was written
   • DThe ease with which the code can be read and understood by other developers
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3. 33foundation · easy

   What is the primary impact of technical debt on agile development?

   • AIt reduces the need for automated testing because the code is simpler
   • BIt has no impact on code quality if the team uses agile practices
   • CIt increases the speed of feature delivery in the short term but slows down future development
   • DIt guarantees that the code will have more defects in the future
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