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About BCS Foundation Certificate in Digital Solution Development

BCS Foundation Certificate in Digital Solution Development · US

Key exam facts

Provider
BCS; Pearson VUE is an alternative booking/delivery channel.
Format
Supervised, closed-book multiple-choice examination; online or paper based; calculators prohibited. The syllabus permits the stated paper translation dictionary for eligible non-native-language candidates.
Exam questions
Total questions: 40.
Time limit
60 minutes standard; syllabus provides 25% extra time when the examination language is not the candidate's native/official language, with reasonable adjustments subject to the BCS policy.
Passing score
26/40 (65%).
Exam fee
Owner's current public UK price: £200 including the £35 remote-proctoring fee, excluding VAT. International prices vary by region and must be checked with BCS Customer Service; this is not a US price.

Topics covered

  • The context for digital solution development (10%)

    • Digital services, digital solutions and software characteristics
    • Factors influencing investment in digital solution development
    • Digital service lifecycle, SDLC frameworks and development approaches
    • Common constraints affecting digital solution development
    • Enterprise frameworks and their relationship with digital solution development

  • Digital service definition (15%)

    • Requirements engineering: rationale, elements and benefits
    • Sources, types and classifications of requirements
    • Requirements documentation and modelling techniques
    • Requirements management techniques

  • User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) (12.5%)

    • Fundamental UI/UX terminology
    • Usability-centred UI/UX principles
    • UI paradigms
    • UI models and techniques for HCI development
    • UI controls: classification and examples

  • Digital solution architecture and design (15%)

    • Architecture, styles, patterns and design properties
    • Elements of contemporary digital solutions
    • Web services, microservices, APIs and service composition
    • Distributed-system issues, trade-offs and solutions

  • Data and information architecture and design (12.5%)

    • Data, information, information systems and processing views
    • Rationale for data architecture and design
    • Modelling data and information
    • Applications, data operations, storage and transmission
    • Data concurrency, transactions and controls

  • Quality assurance and quality control (10%)

    • Quality assurance versus quality control
    • Quality-oriented activities
    • Fundamentals of software testing
    • Testing practices, processes, levels and types

  • Digital solution acquisition, deployment and maintenance (15%)

    • Software acquisition approaches, benefits and drawbacks
    • Software engineering concepts and practices
    • Development practices and techniques
    • Software deployment, automation and DevOps
    • Maintenance, service operations and monitoring

  • Cyber security (10%)

    • Secure systems, enterprise risk, standards and controls
    • Cyber security risks and risk management
    • Security techniques and best practices
    • Platform weaknesses and secure coding practices
    • Threat modelling, vocabulary and techniques

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

Supervised, closed-book multiple-choice examination; online or paper based; calculators prohibited. The syllabus permits the stated paper translation dictionary for eligible non-native-language candidates.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 40.

How long is the exam?

60 minutes standard; syllabus provides 25% extra time when the examination language is not the candidate's native/official language, with reasonable adjustments subject to the BCS policy.

What is the passing score?

26/40 (65%).

How much does the exam cost?

Owner's current public UK price: £200 including the £35 remote-proctoring fee, excluding VAT. International prices vary by region and must be checked with BCS Customer Service; this is not a US price.

Official sources and references

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