Types of Financial Test Environments in Financial Institutions CT-FT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · medium

   What is a primary benefit of using a test environment that mirrors the production environment in a financial institution?

   • AIt allows testers to work directly with production data without restrictions
   • BIt reduces the need for test data management
   • CIt guarantees that all defects will be found before release
   • DIt increases the likelihood that software behaves as expected in the live environment
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2. 22expert · medium

   A financial institution is setting up a test environment that will be accessed by external vendors for integration testing. The environment will contain non-public financial data. What is the most important security measure?

   • AAllow vendors to access the environment without authentication for ease of use
   • BDisable logging to reduce the attack surface
   • CUse the same credentials as the production environment
   • DImplement strong authentication and encryption for data in transit and at rest
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4. 23foundation · medium

   Why do financial institutions maintain dedicated test environments separate from the production environment?

   • ATo eliminate the need for user acceptance testing before deployment
   • BTo enable direct access to real customer data for more accurate testing
   • CTo reduce the cost of software licenses by reusing production infrastructure
   • DTo allow software changes to be validated without risking disruption to live operations
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5. 24foundation · medium

   Which compliance consideration is most relevant when setting up a test environment that uses data resembling real customer information?

   • AEnsuring the environment has high processing speed
   • BImplementing data masking or anonymization to protect sensitive data
   • CAllowing all testers unrestricted access to the data
   • DStoring the data in the same location as production data
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6. 25application · medium

   A financial institution is preparing to test a new online banking feature that will be released to customers next month. The test must use realistic customer data and be as close to the production environment as possible, but it must not affect live transactions. Which environment should the test team use?

   • AIntegration environment
   • BDevelopment environment
   • CStaging environment
   • DUser acceptance testing (UAT) environment
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