Atlassian Certified Professional – Jira Administration for Cloud (ACP-120) — Questions and Answers

Question 1: In Jira, what does the Administer Projects permission allow?

Full administrative control over a specific project's configuration (Correct answer)
Creating new projects in Jira
Managing global Jira settings
Only viewing project reports

Correct answer: Full administrative control over a specific project's configuration

The Administer Projects permission grants project-level admin rights, including managing roles, components, and versions.

Question 2: In Jira Automation, what is the Lookup issues action used for?

Searching for issues externally via API
Looking up user profiles associated with issues
Finding duplicate issues automatically
Fetching a set of related issues to use in subsequent actions within the same rule (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Fetching a set of related issues to use in subsequent actions within the same rule

The Lookup issues action runs a JQL query to retrieve a set of issues that can then be acted upon by subsequent steps in the rule.

Question 3: Which Jira feature allows restricting who can view individual comments on an issue?

Issue Security Level
Comment Visibility using Role or Group restriction (Correct answer)
Comment Scheme
Permission Scheme

Correct answer: Comment Visibility using Role or Group restriction

Comment Visibility lets users restrict a specific comment to a particular project role or group, limiting who can see it.

Question 4: What must you do before a modified workflow takes effect for a project in Jira?

Delete the old workflow
Publish the draft workflow (Correct answer)
Restart the Jira server
Reassign all issues manually

Correct answer: Publish the draft workflow

After editing a workflow, you must publish the draft for the changes to be applied to the associated projects.

Question 5: What happens to incomplete issues when a Jira sprint is closed?

They can be moved to the backlog or the next sprint (Correct answer)
They are archived and cannot be edited
They are assigned to the Scrum Master
They are automatically deleted

Correct answer: They can be moved to the backlog or the next sprint

At sprint close, Jira prompts you to move incomplete issues to the backlog or an upcoming sprint.

Question 6: In a Jira Scrum project, who is typically responsible for managing the backlog?

Product Owner (Correct answer)
Jira Administrator
Scrum Master
Development Team

Correct answer: Product Owner

The Product Owner is responsible for prioritizing and maintaining the backlog to ensure the team works on the highest-value items.

Question 7: What does the Transition issue action do in Jira Automation?

Moves an issue to a different project
Archives the issue after completion
Assigns the issue to the next available team member
Changes the status of an issue through a workflow transition automatically (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Changes the status of an issue through a workflow transition automatically

The Transition issue action automatically moves an issue through a specified workflow transition, changing its status.

Question 8: Which Jira screen is used to display the fields that appear when a user views an existing issue?

View Issue Screen (Correct answer)
Create Issue Screen
Transition Screen
Edit Issue Screen

Correct answer: View Issue Screen

The View Issue Screen controls which fields and in what order they are displayed when a user opens an existing issue to review it.

Question 9: Which Jira permission scheme setting would allow ONLY developers to transition issues to In Review?

Creating a separate workflow scheme for developers
Adding a workflow validator for the Developer group
Setting an issue security level
Assigning the transition condition in the workflow to the Developer project role only (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Assigning the transition condition in the workflow to the Developer project role only

Workflow transitions can be restricted using Conditions that check the user's project role, limiting who can perform them.

Question 10: Which Jira feature allows teams to run automation rules across multiple projects from a single rule?

Workflow post-functions
Project-scoped automation
Cross-project linking
Global automation rules (Correct answer)

Correct answer: Global automation rules

Global automation rules apply across all projects in the Jira instance, reducing the need to duplicate rules per project.

Question 11: Which Jira user role can create and modify workflows by default?

Project administrator
Reporter
Jira administrator (Correct answer)
Developer

Correct answer: Jira administrator

Only Jira administrators have the default permissions to create, edit, and manage workflows.

Question 12: Which JQL operator finds issues that are not in a specific status?

status != Done (Correct answer)
status NOT Done
status REMOVE Done
status EXCLUDE Done

Correct answer: status != Done

The != operator in JQL returns issues where the field does not equal the specified value.

Question 13: Which Jira Automation action allows you to update a field on the issue that triggered the rule?

Transition Issue
Edit Issue Fields (Correct answer)
Create Sub-task
Send Notification

Correct answer: Edit Issue Fields

The Edit Issue Fields action lets you update one or more fields on the triggering issue as part of the automation rule.

Question 14: What is the purpose of Browse Projects permission in Jira?

Grants access to create and delete boards
Allows users to see and access a project and its issues (Correct answer)
Allows sprint management
Gives users the ability to edit project settings

Correct answer: Allows users to see and access a project and its issues

Browse Projects is the base permission that allows users to view a project and its issues in Jira.

Question 15: You can assign tasks using JIRA.

Updates
Bug
Sub-Task
All of above (Correct answer)

Correct answer: All of above

Jira is a comprehensive tool for managing various types of work items within a project. Users can assign 'Bugs' (defects), 'Sub-Tasks' (smaller components of a larger task), and general 'Updates' (implying changes or progress on existing items). Essentially, Jira allows for the assignment of any defined work item to a team member for tracking and resolution.

Question 16: What does the Jira Clone feature do?

Copies a sprint plan to the next sprint
Copies an issue with all its details to create a new identical issue (Correct answer)
Duplicates an entire Jira project
Creates a backup of the current workflow

Correct answer: Copies an issue with all its details to create a new identical issue

Cloning an issue creates a new issue with the same fields and content as the original, useful for recurring work.

Question 17: What happens to an issue's subtasks when the parent issue is deleted in Jira?

Subtasks are also deleted (Correct answer)
Subtasks are archived but not deleted
Subtasks are promoted to standalone issues
Subtasks are reassigned to the project backlog

Correct answer: Subtasks are also deleted

Deleting a parent issue in Jira also deletes all of its subtasks, as they cannot exist without a parent.

Question 18: What is a Component in a Jira project?

A sub-section of a project used to group issues into logical parts (Correct answer)
A dashboard component widget
A server module required by Jira
A type of workflow transition

Correct answer: A sub-section of a project used to group issues into logical parts

Components are logical groupings within a project such as UI, Backend, or Database used to categorize and filter issues.

Question 19: What does Issue Security Scheme control in Jira?

Who can view specific issues based on security levels (Correct answer)
The fields visible on the issue create screen
The workflow transitions available to different roles
Which users can edit issue priorities

Correct answer: Who can view specific issues based on security levels

An Issue Security Scheme restricts visibility of specific issues to defined users or groups based on security levels.

Question 20: What is the Sprint Report in Jira used for?

Planning the next sprint automatically
Reviewing what was completed and what was incomplete at the end of a sprint (Correct answer)
Generating invoices for sprint work
Assigning story points to backlog items

Correct answer: Reviewing what was completed and what was incomplete at the end of a sprint

The Sprint Report summarizes which issues were completed during the sprint and which were not, aiding retrospectives.

Question 21: What does the Administer Projects permission allow in Jira?

Access to create global workflows
Full system-level admin access
The ability to manage project-level configuration like components, versions, and roles (Correct answer)
Permission to delete users from the instance

Correct answer: The ability to manage project-level configuration like components, versions, and roles

Administer Projects grants users the ability to configure project settings, including components, versions, and role memberships.

Question 22: What does the Send Email action do in Jira Automation?

Sends a custom email to specified recipients when the rule executes (Correct answer)
Triggers an outgoing webhook
Sends an internal Jira notification
Creates a comment on the issue

Correct answer: Sends a custom email to specified recipients when the rule executes

The Send Email action in Jira Automation sends a custom email to specified users or email addresses.

Question 23: What is the purpose of the Bulk Change feature in Jira?

Performing operations like transition, assign, or delete on multiple issues simultaneously (Correct answer)
Changing all workflow statuses at once
Importing issues from a CSV file
Applying a new permission scheme to all projects

Correct answer: Performing operations like transition, assign, or delete on multiple issues simultaneously

Bulk Change allows admins and users with permission to apply the same operation such as edit, transition, move, or delete to multiple issues at once.

Question 24: In Jira, what does story points estimate?

The priority rank of the issue
The relative effort or complexity of an issue (Correct answer)
The exact hours needed to complete a task
The number of test cases required

Correct answer: The relative effort or complexity of an issue

Story points are a relative measure of effort and complexity, not time, used for sprint planning and velocity tracking.

Question 25: Is it possible to build many versions of the same project in JIRA?

False
True (Correct answer)

Correct answer: True

Jira supports the management of multiple versions for a single project, which is a critical feature for software development and project planning. This allows teams to track different releases, iterations, or milestones, associating specific issues with each version. This capability aids in planning, tracking progress, and managing the scope of various project deliveries.

Question 26: Which Jira role has the highest level of global access?

Project Administrator
Jira Administrator
System Administrator (Correct answer)
Product Owner

Correct answer: System Administrator

The System Administrator role in Jira has the highest level of access, including server-level and global settings.

Question 27: Which Jira integration helps teams manage code deployments and see deployment status on issues?

CI/CD tool integrations such as Jenkins or Bitbucket Pipelines (Correct answer)
Confluence Pages integration
Slack notification integration
ServiceNow ITSM integration

Correct answer: CI/CD tool integrations such as Jenkins or Bitbucket Pipelines

Integrating CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Bitbucket Pipelines with Jira lets teams see build and deployment status directly on issues.

Question 28: What happens if a Jira Automation rule has no conditions defined?

The rule executes for every issue that matches the trigger (Correct answer)
The rule only applies to high-priority issues
The rule will never execute
The rule requires manual approval before executing

Correct answer: The rule executes for every issue that matches the trigger

Without conditions, the automation rule runs for all issues that match the trigger criteria without any additional filtering.

Question 29: What is the purpose of the issueFunction in advanced JQL with ScriptRunner?

To visualize JQL results as a chart
To run Groovy scripts that return dynamic sets of issues beyond standard JQL capabilities (Correct answer)
To export issues to CSV format
To create new issues via JQL query

Correct answer: To run Groovy scripts that return dynamic sets of issues beyond standard JQL capabilities

The issueFunction plugin extends JQL with Groovy-powered functions for complex queries not possible with standard JQL.

Atlassian Certified Professional – Jira Administration for Cloud (ACP-120)

The ACP-120 certification validates expertise in administering Jira Software on Cloud, covering project configuration, automation, permissions, security, boards, and JQL. It is designed for Jira Cloud administrators responsible for managing projects, users, and workflows.

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