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Microsoft 070-497 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Test Planning and Strategy | - Define test objectives and scope - Select appropriate testing methodologies - Risk-based testing approach |
| Test Design and Implementation | - Create manual test cases and test suites - Use Visual Studio Test Manager - Maintain test data and environments |
| Automated Testing with Visual Studio | - Coded UI tests creation and execution - Load and performance testing - Unit testing with Visual Studio Test Framework |
| Test Execution and Reporting | - Executing manual and automated tests - Analyzing test results - Generating test reports |
| Defect Management and Debugging | - Debugging applications in Visual Studio - Bug reporting and tracking workflows - Reproducing and isolating issues |
Your Microsoft Software Testing with Visual Studio Questions, Answered
Microsoft Software Testing with Visual Studio is an official Microsoft exam, registered under the code 070-497. A passing score earns you the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) / Visual Studio Testing Skills certification, positioned at the Professional level. The credential also connects to Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) - Windows Development, Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD), so it can anchor a broader certification path. Because Microsoft designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Candidates face 40-60 questions inside a 120-150 window on the Microsoft Software Testing with Visual Studio exam. That ratio leaves little slack, which is why pacing deserves as much practice as the content itself. Learn to budget your minutes, park stubborn questions instead of wrestling them, and rehearse under a real clock: a few timed runs in the Prep4away test engine will make the official time limit feel routine rather than threatening.
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No formal prerequisites; recommended experience with Visual Studio and software testing concepts.
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Microsoft Software Testing with Visual Studio is divided into 5 official domains. Among the headline areas are Test Execution and Reporting, Test Design and Implementation, and Automated Testing with Visual Studio. Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
Microsoft Software Testing with Visual Studio Sample Questions:
You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) to review the work items assigned to two of your team members.
You need to run a query from the Queries activity and compare the results to a second query without going to a second workstation.
What should you do?
- A. Click New and create a new task from the drop-down menu.
- B. Launch another instance of MTM and execute a second query.
- C. Click the Queries view to open a second Queries view, and compare the results of the two queries.
- D. Click the New query option to open a second Queries activity.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM).
You have test cases that use a shared steps work item. You plan to replace the shared
steps work item with a new implementation.
You need to find the test cases that are using that shared steps work item.
What are two possible features you could use to achieve this goal? (Choose two. Each answer choice provides a complete solution.)
- A. Shared Steps Manager
- B. The WitAdmin.exe utility
- C. The TCM.exe utility
- D. A Direct Links query
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM). You are using the Microsoft Solution Framework (MSF) for Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Process Improvement process template. Your Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server is configured to support reporting.
You are tracking testing progress for the requirements in the iteration.
You need to identify the report that provides the following:
Verify that all requirements are covered by test cases.
Determine the number of hours of work remaining for each requirement.
Determine the percentage of completion for each requirement.
Determine the number of bugs for each requirement.
Which report should you use?
- A. Requirements Overview
- B. Remaining Work
- C. Test Case Readiness
- D. Test Plan Progress
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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DRAG DROP
Your team uses Microsoft Test Manager to manage test cases. You are testing an ASP.NET MVC web application hosted on one of your internal servers, which is named WebSrv1. Your application connects to a SQL Server database hosted on a server named DBSrv1.
You want to configure your test plan so that it collects diagnostic data from your test machine and all servers used by your application.
Which four 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.
Correct Answer:
DRAG DROP
You are using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) to track bugs that have been found during testing.
You need to verify a bug by re-running the test case associated with the bug.
Which actions should you perform? (To answer, move the five appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.)
Correct Answer:
