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| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 |
| Exam Number: | 70-496 |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–60 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired, no renewal required |
| Exam Duration: | 145–150 |
| Related Certifications: | 70-497 70-498 |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Drag and drop, Case studies, Simulations |
| Available Languages: | Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Japanese |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Virtual Academy Jump Start |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration (Archived) |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Authorized Pearson VUE test center or online proctored exam; exam retired as of July 31, 2017 |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended experience with TFS, Windows Server, and SQL Server |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-496.aspx |
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Manage Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Monitor server health and performance - Administer security and permissions - Update and upgrade TFS - Manage project collections and team projects - Back up and restore TFS databases |
| Topic 2: Administer version control | 25–30% | - Manage workspaces and branches - Set check-in policies and permissions - Configure version control settings - Label and shelve changes - Merge and resolve conflicts |
| Topic 3: Customize Team Foundation Server for team use | 20–25% | - Set up dashboards and portals - Configure work item queries and reports - Customize process templates - Modify work item types and fields |
| Topic 4: Install and configure Team Foundation Server | 25–30% | - Set up lab management environment - Plan TFS deployment - Configure build services and agents - Configure client connectivity - Install and configure application tier and data tier |
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Per the official blueprint, the Microsoft Administering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server is organized into 4 domains — among them Customize Team Foundation Server for team use (20–25%), Manage Team Foundation Server (25–30%), Administer version control (25–30%). The weights show where the exam spends its questions, so let them guide your study hours. The full domain-and-subtopic breakdown is in the outline section above.
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You are the administrator of a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) system that uses version control proxies at remote sites to reduce the burden on the WAN.
The hard disk that stores the cache for a version control proxy server is upgraded to a larger size.
Management wants to ensure that more of the disk is used but not all of it.
You need to ensure that the proxy always uses a maximum of 15 GB for caching.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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DRAG DROP
You are the administrator of a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) installation.
You are configuring a version control proxy server at a remote site.
You need to configure the proxy to cache all collections on MAINCODE and only the CommonLib collection on AUXCODE. You open the proxy's Proxy.config file.
Which code segments should you include? To answer, drag the appropriate code segments to the correct cache location. Each code segment 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:

Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2012 server.
You need to rebuild both the Team Foundation Data Warehouse and the SQL Server Analysis Services Cube from scratch.
What are two possible ways to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)
Correct Answer: B,C 🗳️
Your network environment includes a Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 (TFS) server.
Version control is configured with one project collection and two team projects. Some users use 2010 and 2012 clients, such as Visual Studio and Team Explorer Everywhere.
You need to ensure that users will be prompted by, and can satisfy, the comments check-in policy when using both 2010 and 2012 clients.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
Correct Answer: C,D 🗳️
HOTSPOT
You are finalizing the setup of your Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server (TFS) deployment. The deployment includes SQL Server Reporting Services and Analysis
Services, as well as Microsoft SharePoint Products.
You need to audit your infrastructure in order to confirm that the servers are provisioned
within your TFS deployment.
Your audit worksheet is displayed in the following table.
Complete your audit for the Application Areas and required servers presented in the table. Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement.
Correct Answer:

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