A network operations team wants to reduce the time it takes to deploy configuration changes to their devices. They currently use manual processes and have no version control. Which approach would best help them achieve faster and more reliable deployments?

Create a detailed runbook for manual deployment steps

Increase the frequency of manual deployments to every week

Implement a CI/CD pipeline with version control, automated testing, and automated deployment

Use a configuration management tool without version control

A network team uses a Git repository with branches for development, staging, and production. They want to ensure that only tested and approved changes reach production. Which branch and pipeline strategy best enforces this?

Allow developers to push directly to the production branch

Use a separate pipeline for each branch with no approval gate

Use a trunk-based development model where all changes merge to main, and the pipeline deploys to staging then production after approval

Use long-lived feature branches and merge directly to production without a pipeline

Which of the following is a key benefit of using a CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation?

Removal of the need for version control

Elimination of all security risks

Guaranteed zero downtime during deployments

A company uses Ansible playbooks to manage network device configurations. They want to integrate these playbooks into a CI/CD pipeline so that changes are automatically applied to staging and then production after approval. Which approach best integrates IaC with the pipeline?

Create a script that runs playbooks locally on the engineer's machine and then emails the output

Store playbooks in Git, use a CI job to validate syntax and run tests, then use a CD job to apply them to staging and production

Manually copy playbooks to a shared drive and run them on a schedule

Use a configuration management tool that only runs playbooks on production devices

A network automation team is building a CI/CD pipeline for their Ansible playbooks. They want to catch errors early and prevent broken playbooks from reaching the deployment stage. Which combination of automated tests should be placed early in the pipeline?

Full integration tests against production

Performance testing on live network devices

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41application · medium
A network operations team wants to reduce the time it takes to deploy configuration changes to their devices. They currently use manual processes and have no version control. Which approach would best help them achieve faster and more reliable deployments?
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42expert · hard
A network team uses a Git repository with branches for development, staging, and production. They want to ensure that only tested and approved changes reach production. Which branch and pipeline strategy best enforces this?
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43foundation · easy
Which of the following is a key benefit of using a CI/CD pipeline in infrastructure automation?
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44application · medium
A company uses Ansible playbooks to manage network device configurations. They want to integrate these playbooks into a CI/CD pipeline so that changes are automatically applied to staging and then production after approval. Which approach best integrates IaC with the pipeline?
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45application · medium
A network automation team is building a CI/CD pipeline for their Ansible playbooks. They want to catch errors early and prevent broken playbooks from reaching the deployment stage. Which combination of automated tests should be placed early in the pipeline?
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