CAD Study Guide 2026

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📋 CAD Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
70%
Passing Score

📚 CAD Topics to Study (51)

Agile Metrics and Reporting · 7 cardsAgile Metrics and Reporting · 7 cardsAgile Metrics and Reporting · 7 cardsAgile Development Practices · 6 cardsAgile Frameworks and Methodologies · 6 cardsAgile Fundamentals · 6 cardsAgile Planning and Estimation · 6 cardsAgile Principles and Mindset · 6 cardsCAD Agile Development Practices · 6 cardsCAD Agile Development Practices · 6 cardsCAD Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Agile Fundamentals · 6 cardsCAD Agile Fundamentals · 6 cardsCAD Agile Planning and Estimation Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Agile Planning and Estimation Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Agile Principles and Mindset Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Agile Principles and Mindset Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Collaboration and Team Dynamics Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Collaboration and Team Dynamics Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Collaboration and Teamwork · 6 cardsCAD Collaboration and Teamwork · 6 cardsCAD Continuous Integration and Delivery Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Continuous Integration and Delivery Questions and Answers · 6 cardsCAD Continuous Integration and Testing · 6 cardsCAD Continuous Integration and Testing · 6 cardsCAD Test-Driven Development and Agile Testing · 6 cardsCAD Test-Driven Development and Agile Testing · 6 cardsCAD Test-Driven Development and Agile Testing · 6 cardsCollaboration and Team Dynamics · 6 cards

✍️ Sample CAD Questions & Answers

1. The 'Definition of Done' (DoD) affects agile metrics because:
It sets a consistent quality threshold that defines when work can be counted as complete

The DoD provides a shared, objective standard so that velocity and acceptance metrics reflect truly finished, shippable work rather than partial efforts.

2. Which Agile practice helps teams continuously improve after each sprint?
Sprint Retrospective

Sprint Retrospective allows teams to reflect on what went well, what can be improved, and how to enhance processes for future sprints.

3. Why do Agile teams prefer face-to-face communication over written documentation?
It is the most efficient method of conveying information within a team

The Agile Manifesto states that face-to-face conversation is the most efficient and effective method of conveying information.

4. Why is it important for CI builds to provide fast feedback to developers?
Quick feedback allows developers to fix issues while the context is still fresh in their minds

Fast CI feedback lets developers address problems immediately rather than context-switching back to code written hours or days earlier.

5. What is the primary risk of having a CI pipeline with a test suite that takes over 60 minutes to complete?
Developers avoid integrating frequently, defeating the purpose of CI

Slow test suites discourage frequent commits and delay feedback, which undermines the core benefit of Continuous Integration.

6. What is 'continuous testing' in an Agile/DevOps pipeline?
Automatically executing tests at every stage of the delivery pipeline to provide immediate feedback

Continuous testing is the practice of automatically running tests at each pipeline stage — commit, build, integration, staging — so issues are caught as early as possible.

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