3. Identify the Attributes of These Application Deployment Types 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is a key attribute of containers compared to virtual machines?

   • AContainers require a hypervisor to run.
   • BContainers are lightweight because they share the host kernel.
   • CContainers are less portable because they include a full OS.
   • DContainers provide stronger isolation than virtual machines.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which attribute is characteristic of a virtual machine deployment?

   • AEach VM runs on a separate physical server with no shared resources.
   • BVMs share the host operating system kernel and do not include their own OS.
   • CVMs rely on a hypervisor to provide isolation and manage access to physical hardware.
   • DVMs have direct access to physical hardware without any intermediate software layer.
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4. 18expert · hard

   A DevOps team is designing a CI/CD pipeline for a web application. The pipeline must run unit tests in isolated environments, build container images, and then deploy the application to a production cluster. The team wants to minimize infrastructure cost while maintaining consistent test environments. Which approach best balances these requirements?

   • ARun tests in dedicated VMs for each pipeline run, then deploy the application as a VM image
   • BRun tests in containers on a shared CI runner, build images, and deploy to a container orchestration platform
   • CUse serverless functions to run tests and deploy the application as a serverless function
   • DRun tests directly on the production bare metal servers before deploying the application
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5. 19application · medium

   A web development team wants to create a consistent development environment for all developers, ensuring that the application runs the same way on each developer's laptop and in the production environment. The team wants to avoid the overhead of running full virtual machines. Which approach should they use?

   • AUse a shared development server with a single VM image
   • BUse bare metal servers with identical hardware
   • CUse a configuration management tool to manually configure each environment
   • DUse containers to package the application and its dependencies
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6. 20expert · hard

   A company is deploying a multi-tier application with a web front end, an application server, and a database. The web and application tiers need to scale independently, while the database requires persistent storage and high I/O performance. The team is considering using VMs and containers. Which deployment strategy is most appropriate?

   • AUse bare metal for all tiers
   • BUse containers for the web and application tiers, and a VM for the database
   • CUse containers for all tiers, including the database
   • DUse VMs for all tiers
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