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Question 1
A project's QA team needs to validate functionality in a timely and cost-effective way to ensure good coverage every time a new change is integrated. Which of the following test should the team execute?
A. Sanity
B. Manual
C. Automated
D. Regression
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Regression testing is the test type executed after changes are integrated to verify that existing functionality has not been broken. It provides consistent coverage for repeated integrations and is commonly automated to achieve timely and cost-effective execution. 'Automated' describes how tests are run rather than the test type itself.
Question 2
Which of the following best describes when a project team needs to collect and analyze large sets of data?
A. Data mining
B. Data classifying
C. Data scrubbing
D. Data warehousing
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Data mining is the process of examining and analyzing large datasets to discover patterns, trends, and useful information. Data warehousing focuses on storing and organizing data, data scrubbing cleans data, and data classifying categorizes data.
Question 3
A company is starting a new implementation project. The stakeholders are reviewing RFP responses to help make a decision about which project management consulting firm to hire. Given the following information:
Which of the following is the best consulting firm for the company to hire?
A. Consulting firm 1
B. Consulting firm 2
C. Consulting firm 3
D. Consulting firm 4
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: The prompt references 'the following information,' but that comparison data is missing. Based only on the available information, the only described option is Consulting firm 1 as offering the lowest price while also matching or exceeding the others on the stated qualifications. If the omitted comparison table differs, the answer could change.
Question 4
A project team member wrote a user guide over the past ten days. Given the following scatter diagram:
Which of the following can be formally concluded?
A. The team member prioritized other tasks over the completion of this task.
B. The team member had performance issues over time.
C. There is a negative correlation with time and output.
D. This is a display of units of outstanding work to predict completion.
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: A scatter diagram supports conclusions about correlation between two variables. It does not establish reasons for behavior or performance, and it is not itself a burndown chart. If the plotted points show output decreasing as time increases (or remaining work decreasing over time), the formal conclusion from a scatter diagram is a negative correlation between the variables.
Question 5
Given the following chart:
Which of the following best describes the status of the project on Day 5?
A. The sprint is complete.
B. The project is ready for gate review.
C. The project is on time.
D. The project is behind schedule.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: On Day 5, the actual remaining work is higher than the planned remaining work on the burndown chart, meaning less work has been completed than expected. That indicates the project is behind schedule.
Question 6
A PM is using a cloud environment to perform additional testing. Which of the following best represents this cloud model?
A. XaaS
B. SaaS
C. PaaS
D. IaaS
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Platform as a Service (PaaS) provides a managed application platform with development and testing environments, making it the best fit for performing additional application testing without managing the underlying infrastructure. IaaS focuses on virtualized infrastructure, SaaS delivers finished software, and XaaS is a broad umbrella term rather than a specific cloud service model.
Question 7
A company is designing a new ERP system. The SOW includes modules for different departments. During a meeting, a stakeholder requests an additional feature. Which of the following actions should the project manager should take next?
A. Document the change request in the change log.
B. Communicate the change request to stakeholders.
C. Determine the decision makers for the change request.
D. Validate the change request.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: The next step after a stakeholder requests an additional feature is to validate the change request by ensuring it is sufficiently defined, understood, and appropriate before it enters formal change control. Documenting it in a log and communicating it occur after the request has been properly captured and validated, while identifying decision makers is part of the governance process, not the immediate next action.
Question 8
A PM is concerned with the organization's intellectual property and wants to implement new physical security measures to better protect trade secrets. Which of the following is the best action to take?
A. Utilize biometrics.
B. Restrict removable media.
C. Install security cameras.
D. Upgrade access control
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Upgrading physical access control is the most comprehensive physical security measure for protecting trade secrets because it limits entry to sensitive areas where intellectual property is stored or discussed. Biometrics are one possible access control mechanism, but upgrading the overall access control system is broader and more effective. Restricting removable media is a logical/administrative control rather than a physical one, and security cameras primarily provide deterrence and monitoring rather than preventing unauthorized access.
Question 9
During a PMO audit, an auditor notices a discrepancy between the existing financial report and the financial information provided by the project manager at the end of the project in the previous quarter. Which of the following activities would have most likely avoided this discrepancy?
A. Validation of deliverables
B. Closing contracts
C. Project sign-off
D. Removing access
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Closing contracts includes reconciling procurement-related financial records, confirming final invoices and payments, resolving outstanding claims, and ensuring contract costs are accurately reflected before project closure. This financial reconciliation would most likely prevent discrepancies between the project's reported financial information and the organization's financial report. Validation of deliverables, project sign-off, and removing access do not primarily address financial record reconciliation.
Question 10
A new project at a company went live, which led to a data breach of client medical records. Which of the following best describes what was leaked?
A. User acceptance information
B. Personally identifiable information
C. Payment card information
D. Personal health information
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation: Client medical records are classified as protected/personal health information (PHI), which specifically covers identifiable health and medical data. While PHI is a subset of personally identifiable information, the more specific and therefore best answer is personal health information.
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