12. Identify the Principles of DevOps Practices 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 12)

Questions 56–60

1. 56expert · hard

   A company has a CI pipeline that builds and tests every commit. They want to automate the release process but are not ready for fully automated production deployments due to regulatory requirements. They want to ensure that the artifact is always in a deployable state. What should they implement?

   • AContinuous deployment with automated production releases
   • BContinuous delivery with automated deployment to staging and a manual approval for production
   • CRelease management with no automation
   • DContinuous integration only, with manual deployment to all environments
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2. 57foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of versioning all artifacts, including application code and infrastructure definitions?

   • AIt automatically resolves merge conflicts without human intervention
   • BIt allows the team to see who changed what and when, improving accountability
   • CIt eliminates the need for backups
   • DIt ensures that all changes are deployed to production immediately
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4. 58foundation · easy

   What is a key benefit of using declarative infrastructure as code?

   • AIt requires manual intervention for each environment
   • BIt automatically fixes any security vulnerability in the infrastructure
   • CIt eliminates the need for version control
   • DIt allows the same definition to produce consistent environments across different stages
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5. 59foundation · easy

   How do retrospectives support continuous improvement in DevOps?

   • ABy assigning blame for failures to specific individuals
   • BBy replacing the need for automated testing
   • CBy automatically fixing all identified issues in the codebase
   • DBy providing a structured opportunity for teams to reflect on what went well and what can be improved
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6. 60application · medium

   A network team currently provisions lab environments by manually running CLI commands on each device. They want to reduce configuration drift and ensure every environment is identical. Which approach should they implement?

   • ACreate a detailed runbook and have engineers follow it step by step for each new environment.
   • BWrite infrastructure definitions in a declarative file and use an automation tool to apply them consistently.
   • CUse a configuration management tool only to enforce security settings after manual provisioning.
   • DStore the CLI commands in a shared document and copy-paste them into each device.
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