7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 1/6

R586. ZAR*

Convince your boss Connect with us on @MSLearning

Software Testing Fundamentals

Microsoft Certified Professional exams are provided by thirdparty vendors.

Are you attending school, or are you an instructor? Register for your exam with Certiport.

Schedule with Certiport

No longer in school but still interested in technology? Register with Pearson VUE.

Schedule with Pearson VUE

This exam may be available in your country for online proctored delivery. Learn more.

* Secondary and higher education students are eligible for special academic pricing. See Exam policiesand FAQ for details. Pricing does not reflect any promotional offers or reduced pricing for Microsoft ITAcademy program members, Microsoft Certified Trainers, and Microsoft Partner Network programmembers. Pricing is subject to change without notice. Pricing does not include applicable taxes. Pleaseconfirm exact pricing with the exam provider before registering to take an exam.

Published: September 20, 2013

Languages: English

Audiences: Academic

Technology: Microsoft Visual Studio 2012

Credit toward certification: Microsoft Technology Associate MTA

Exam 98379

Learning Menu Translate this page Sign in

00

Not in South Africa?

7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 2/6

Skills measuredThis exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate therelative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you arelikely to see on that content area on the exam. View video tutorials about the variety of question types onMicrosoft exams.

Please note that the questions may test on, but will not be limited to, the topics described in the bulleted text.

Do you have feedback about the relevance of the skills measured on this exam? Please send Microsoft yourcomments. All feedback will be reviewed and incorporated as appropriate while still maintaining the validityand reliability of the certification process. Note that Microsoft will not respond directly to your feedback. Weappreciate your input in ensuring the quality of the Microsoft Certification program.

If you have concerns about specific questions on this exam, please submit an exam challenge.

Hide all

Describe software testing

Measure software quality and testing benefits

Describe software and hardware components

Distinguish operating systems, network, data, and hardware and software and their interactionand dependencies

Describe fundamentals of programming

Data types; distinguish programming languages, such as compiled or interpreted; and analyzesimple algorithms

Describe application lifecycle management

Agile, waterfall, spiral, product and project lifecycles

Describe testing techniques

Manual testing, automated testing, distinguish black box and white box testing

Describe testing levels

Unit, component, and integration testing

Describe testing types

Functional, performance structural, regression, security, stress, accessibility, usability, and

Describe testing fundamentals 1520%

Describe testing methodology 1015%

7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 3/6

localization testing

Describe usercentric testing

Business need and issues, customer requirements, and scenarios

Describe software testability

Testdriven development and testing hooks

Create test plan components

Test schedule, scope, methodology, scenarios, and tools

Describe feature tests

Distinguish the functionality in the appropriate feature test

Define appropriately scoped test cases

Boundary conditions, level of detail, and validity

Describe testing milestones

Process fundamentals, exit criteria, and sign off

Describe the agile process

Scrum, kanban, and sprint management

Work with distributed teams

Communication, risk management, schedule management, and delivery process

Define test reports

Define appropriate status and project report components, define reporting cadence to meetproject milestones, identify appropriate recipients for various report types

Detect software defects

Executing test cases, running automation scripts

Log bugs

Priority, severity, dependency, and repro steps

Manage bugs

Triage, resolution, closing, monitoring, and bug summary reports

Create software tests 2025%

Manage software testing projects 1520%

Work with bugs 1520%

7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 4/6

Who should take this exam?Candidates for this exam are seeking to prove core testing skills. Before taking this exam, candidates shouldhave solid foundational knowledge of the topics outlined on this exam details page. It is recommended thatcandidates be familiar with the concepts of and have some handson experience with the technologies orpractices described here, either by taking relevant training courses or by working with tutorials and samplesavailable on MSDN and in Microsoft Visual Studio.

More information about exams

Other Microsoft sites

Windows

Office

Surface

Windows Phone

Mobile devices

Describe test automation

Benefits, candidates for automation, and automation process

Define test automation strategies

Code coverage, logging, and automation priority

Write automation tests

Logic, error handling, commenting, and virtual machines

Manage test scripts

Smoke test, build verification test, and lab management

Automate software testing 1015%

Preparing for an exam

Note

7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 5/6

Xbox

Skype

MSN

Bing

Microsoft Store

About

About Microsoft training and certification

Special offers

Worldwide sites

Learning partners

Site map

Support

Support options

Microsoft Office support

Regional Service Centers

North America

Latin America

Asia Pacific

Europe/Africa

Related sites

TechNet

MSDN

Microsoft Virtual Academy

Microsoft IT Academy

Microsoft in Education

Microsoft DreamSpark

Imagine Cup

Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum

7/22/2015 Exam98379:SoftwareTestingFundamentals

https://www.microsoft.com/learning/enus/exam98379.aspx 6/6

Contact us Privacy & Cookies Terms of use Trademarks 2015 Microsoft

Microsoft Education Competencies

Microsoft Student

Popular resources

Find a Microsoft Learning Partner

Check your transcript

MCSE: Reinvented for the cloud

New SQL Server 2012 courses

Access the MCT enrollment tool

MCSA: Build your foundation in IT

Microsoft Certification paths

Microsoft Office Specialist certification

Microsoft Certification preparation, registration and exams

Your benefits & exams

Manage exam appointments

Exam results

Transcript

Certification progress

Microsoft Certification Program benefits

United States English