Jira Interview Questions and Answers – Part 1

What commandline tool you access in order to increase the memory for JIRA?

• servicemem.exe
• tomcat7w.exe (Ans)
• jirasetup.exe
• perfmon.exe

What does public mode mean in JIRA?

• You can only run with a trial license
• The server is placed on the internet.
• Users can sign up them selfs. (Ans)
• All information on the server is open for all users

What happens if you write a numberical value in quick search?

• You can only use full keys in the quick search field
• You get a syntax error message
• If the numberical part of the issue key correspond to the input, the issue is displayed (Ans)
• A create issue box is shown

Which is a not valid JQL?

• text ~ “gps”
• key=art-1 order by summary desc
• order by summary
• art-1=key (Ans)

Which is a valid way of making a field required?

• By using a notification scheme
• In the project setup menu, you click on the fields you want to set as required
• By setting the required flag at the issue configuration
• With a Field Configuration (Ans)

What does “transition” mean in JIRA?

• Updating an issue
• Closing an issue
• Sending an issue to another system
• Move from one status to another (Ans)

Which is not directly linked to a project?

• Versions
• Workflow scheme
• Field Configuration Scheme
• Screen (Ans)

What is true for a small JIRA installation?

• Recent multicore server with 2 GB of RAM and a 7200 HD will do (Ans)
• JIRA must have at least 4 GB of RAM allocated
• You must have a minimum 8 core server with 16 GB of RAM and a SSD Raid setup
• JIRA can only run on SATA hard-drives

How would you do a manual installation of Jira?

• Use the archive-files and manually copy files (Ans)
• You must use the installation wizard with -q parameters
• Manual installations can only be done using the on-demand solution
• You cannot do a manual installation of Jira

What is true about an issue?

• All of the statements are correct (Ans)
• An issue can be for example a bug, task or improvement
• An issue must be belong to a project
• An issue must have an unique key

Which is not a built-in event for triggering a webhook?

• Issue Deleted
• Issue Created
• Worklog Updated
• Worklog deleted (Ans)

What is the best way to migrate from Bugzilla?

• You cannot migrate from Bugzilla
• Use the built-in importer (Ans)
• Use the CSV-importer
• Import the values directly into the JIRA-database

How would you share a query with another JIRA user?

• Send the JIRA query in as text in an email
• Create a dashboard with the query and share the dashboard
• Share the query by clicking the “share query” button in the search pane.
• Create a filter and share the filter (Ans)

What does it mean that the workflow scheme is active?

• It is in use and you have limited posibilites for change (Ans)
• The workflow scheme is used by more than one project
• The workflow scheme is obsolete
• It is in use but you can still make any change

What is not true about transitions?

• Transitions cannot be bi-directional (Ans)
• You can trigger webhooks with transitions
• A transition is needed in order to change status
• You can only several transitions pr step

Which is a valid JQL?

• order by summary, project=ART
• project=ART and or project=MISC
• select * from project=ART
• project=ART order by summary desc (Ans)

You should avoid using

• Work board
• Classic boards (Ans)
• Report board
• Plan board

Start by creating the following type of tickets in Jira to create your backlog (Hint: INVEST)

• Epic
• Task
• Bug
• Story (Ans)

Use this report to determine bottlenecks

• Epic report
• Cumulative flow diagram (Ans)
• Burndown chart
• Sprint report

The start-stop-continue approach is used during?

• Sprint Review
• Sprint Retrospective (Ans)
• Daily Scrum
• Requirement planning

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