4. Describe the Components and Benefits of CI/CD Pipeline in Infrastructure Automation 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

1. 36foundation · easy

   Which stage in a CI/CD pipeline is responsible for compiling source code into an executable artifact?

   • ATest
   • BBuild
   • CDeploy
   • DMonitor
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2. 37expert · hard

   A company deploys network configuration changes through a CI/CD pipeline. They have experienced a failed deployment that corrupted the running configuration on several devices. The pipeline has a rollback stage, but it is not working as expected. Which combination of practices would most improve the reliability of rollback?

   • AIncrease the timeout of the deployment stage
   • BKeep a manual backup on a local laptop and restore it if needed
   • CRely on the device's built-in rollback feature without testing it
   • DStore the last known-good configuration in version control and have the rollback stage restore it automatically
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4. 38foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation?

   • ATo provide a graphical interface for network monitoring
   • BTo automate the process of integrating code changes and delivering them to environments
   • CTo replace the need for version control systems
   • DTo manually track infrastructure changes in a spreadsheet
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5. 39application · medium

   A network team deploys a new router configuration using their CI/CD pipeline. After deployment, monitoring detects that the router is dropping traffic. The team wants to automatically revert to the previous configuration. Which pipeline feature should they use?

   • AA notification stage that alerts the team to the failure
   • BA rollback stage that redeploys the last known good configuration
   • CA build stage that recompiles the configuration
   • DA test stage that runs after deployment to validate the new configuration
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6. 40expert · hard

   A network automation team is debating between continuous delivery and continuous deployment for their device configuration pipeline. They value speed but also need to maintain compliance with change-management policies that require a human to approve all production changes. Which approach should they choose?

   • AContinuous delivery with automated deployment to staging and a manual approval gate for production
   • BManual deployment to production with automated tests
   • CContinuous integration only, with no automated deployment
   • DContinuous deployment with fully automated production releases
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