What is the role of version control in a CI/CD pipeline?

To store the final deployment artifacts for distribution

To compile the source code into executable binaries

To monitor the health of the deployed application

To provide a single source of truth for the application source code and to trigger pipeline runs on changes

A company wants to adopt a CI/CD culture. They currently have a long release cycle and manual testing. They want to increase deployment frequency while maintaining quality. They are considering implementing a pipeline that includes automated tests and monitoring. Which approach best aligns with CI/CD principles?

Increase the frequency of releases but skip automated testing to save time.

Keep the current release cycle but add a CI pipeline that runs tests after deployment.

Implement automated tests in the pipeline and use monitoring to detect issues in production, allowing faster releases.

Automate the build and deployment, but keep manual testing as a gate before production.

What is a characteristic of a canary deployment?

It gradually releases the new version to a small subset of users before full rollout

It requires two identical production environments

It only works with containerized applications

It updates all instances at the same time

A security audit requires that CI/CD pipeline secrets (e.g., API keys, passwords) be stored securely and rotated regularly. The current pipeline stores secrets in plain text in the Jenkins configuration. What is the best practice to address this?

Use a shared file on the Jenkins server that contains all secrets.

Embed the secrets in the Jenkinsfile and restrict access to the repository.

Use a dedicated secrets management tool and reference secrets in the pipeline by name.

Store secrets in environment variables on the Jenkins server.

Why is it important to scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities in a CI/CD pipeline?

To identify and remediate security issues in third-party libraries before deployment

To automatically fix all bugs in the application code

To reduce the number of automated tests needed

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A company wants to adopt a CI/CD culture. They currently have a long release cycle and manual testing. They want to increase deployment frequency while maintaining quality. They are considering implementing a pipeline that includes automated tests and monitoring. Which approach best aligns with CI/CD principles?
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A security audit requires that CI/CD pipeline secrets (e.g., API keys, passwords) be stored securely and rotated regularly. The current pipeline stores secrets in plain text in the Jenkins configuration. What is the best practice to address this?
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