CAD Quality Assurance & Compliance 3

Question 1

Which ServiceNow feature allows developers to capture a set of configuration changes and migrate them between instances while maintaining traceability?

Accepted Answer

Update Sets

Answer

Update Sets record configuration changes made on one instance and allow those changes to be exported and imported into another instance.

Question 2

What does the term 'shift-left testing' mean in a software quality context?

Accepted Answer

Moving testing activities earlier in the development lifecycle

Answer

Shift-left testing advocates catching defects earlier by integrating testing activities into design and development phases rather than waiting until the end.

Question 3

In compliance-driven development, what is the purpose of an audit trail?

Accepted Answer

To provide a chronological record of system activities for accountability and investigation

Answer

Audit trails log who did what and when, enabling traceability, compliance verification, and forensic investigation.

Question 4

A developer notices that their ServiceNow script includes a hard-coded administrator password. Which compliance concern does this violate?

Accepted Answer

Credential management and secure coding standards

Answer

Hard-coding credentials violates secure coding standards and credential management policies, exposing sensitive data in version-controlled code.

Question 5

Which testing type validates that separately developed modules work correctly when combined?

Accepted Answer

Integration testing

Answer

Integration testing verifies that multiple modules or services interact correctly when combined, catching interface mismatches and data-flow errors.

(CAD) Certified Application Developer Practice Test

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CAD Quality Assurance & Compliance 3