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Microsoft 070-496 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-496 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 97 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Onsite delivered through authorized testing centers |
| Pre Condition: | Experience with Team Foundation Server administration and application lifecycle management concepts is recommended |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/ |
Microsoft 070-496 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Install and Configure Team Foundation Server | 25% | - Install Team Foundation Server in single-tier or multi-tier environments - Configure version control proxy servers |
| Topic 2: Manage Team Foundation Server | 26% | - Manage team project collections and projects - Configure backup and recovery procedures |
| Topic 3: Administer Version Control | 25% | - Configure check-in policies and security settings - Manage workspaces, branching and merging |
| Topic 4: Customize Team Foundation Server for Team Use | 24% | - Manage build execution and retention policies - Configure team build definitions |
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The official Microsoft Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server outline divides the exam into 4 major domains. The three that carry the most weight are Customize Team Foundation Server for Team Use (24%), Install and Configure Team Foundation Server (25%), and Manage Team Foundation Server (26%). You can see the full breakdown in the topics section above, and the 97 practice questions at VCE4Plus cover every listed domain.
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The 070-496 exam is a Microsoft certification exam that validates the knowledge outlined in the official Microsoft Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server syllabus shown above. It is associated with the following credential paths: MCSD: Application Lifecycle Management. Employers in 2026 continue to treat Microsoft credentials as reliable proof of skill, which is why the exam attracts candidates at many career stages. VCE4Plus supports your preparation with 97 practice questions in PDF, Desktop Test Engine, and Online Test Engine formats.
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Microsoft Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Sample Questions:
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server. You create a new build definition and select the Continuous Integration trigger. The build definition runs a build verification test.
You discover that the build fails because the build verification test has not passed, even though compilation of the source code succeeds.
You need to prevent further check-ins until the code passes the build verification test and the build succeeds.
What should you do?
- A. Configure the server-side check-in event handler to roll back if the earlier build has failed.
- B. Enable the Testing check-in policy. Select the same test that is used as the build verification test to be run and passed for the check-in to succeed.
- C. Configure the build definition's source control folders to be read-only for the other developers.
- D. Enable the Builds check-in policy.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
You are the administrator for a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) installation at your company's headquarters.
Some of the company's development work is performed offsite at a location with slow Internet access. You set up a version control proxy at that site to lower the response time for those users.
You need to identify the cache hit ratio of the version control proxy to ensure that it meets a minimum service level.
What should you do?
- A. Read the performance counters of a client machine.
- B. Access the ProxyStatistics web service of the version control proxy machine.
- C. Start the client development environment with the /log option, do some work, and then read the log.
- D. Read the contents of the ProxyStatistics.xml on the TFS server.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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You are business analyst. You use MS Excel to add and edit work items of a team project. You store those work items in an offline worksheet.
Recently your team project has been moved to another Team Project Collection.
You need to connect the Microsoft Excel document containing the work items to the new Team Project Collection.
What should you do from within Microsoft Excel?
- A. Click the Refresh button on the Work Items group of the Team.
When prompted, select the new name of the Team Project Collection. - B. Disconnect from TFS from within the Team tab.
Reconnect to TFS from within the Team tab.
While reconnecting, provide the new name of the Team Project Collection when prompted. - C. Click the Publishing button on the Work Items group within the Team tab.
When prompted, select the new name of the Team Project Collection. - D. Use the Server Connection option in the Configure dropdown of the Work Items group of the Team tab.
When prompted, select the new name of the Team Project Collection.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
You need to be able to trace bugs to the code that addresses the bug.
What should you do?
- A. Enable the Changeset Comments check-in policy.
- B. Enable the Work Items check-in policy. In the Edit options of the policy, select the Active Bugs query.
- C. Enable the Work Items check-in policy and request that all developers associate the work item to the appropriate bug at the time of check-in.
- D. Enable the Work Items check-in policy. In the Edit options of the policy, select Bug from the list of work item types.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
DRAG DROP
Your company is installing Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2013 in a new environment.
Your IT department has 110 developers, 25 business analysts, 50 testers, and 30 Scrum Masters who will access this new instance of TFS in various capacities.
You need to configure the servers to meet the minimum TFS 2013 system requirements.
What should you do? To answer, drag the appropriate minimum requirement to the correct component Each minimum requirement may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content
Correct Answer:
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