12. Identify the Principles of DevOps Practices 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A network team wants to provision a new branch office network. They have a set of Ansible playbooks that define the entire network configuration, including VLANs, routing, and security policies. The playbooks are stored in Git and have been tested in a lab. What is the primary advantage of using these playbooks to provision the branch office?

   • AIt automatically adapts to any changes in the network environment
   • BIt eliminates the need for any manual configuration
   • CThe configuration is consistent, repeatable, and version-controlled
   • DIt guarantees the network will be secure
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2. 22application · medium

   A small team manually builds their application, runs tests, and deploys to a test server. This process is error-prone and time-consuming. They want to reduce human errors and speed up the delivery process. What is the most effective DevOps practice to implement?

   • AHire more operations staff to handle deployments
   • BDocument the manual steps in a runbook
   • CIncrease the frequency of manual testing
   • DAutomate the build, test, and deployment steps in a CI/CD pipeline
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4. 23foundation · easy

   What does 'desired state' mean in configuration management?

   • AThe configuration that the system should have, as defined in a policy or manifest
   • BThe state of the system at the time of initial installation
   • CThe state of the system after manual changes by an administrator
   • DThe state of the system after a security breach
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5. 24expert · hard

   A company has a microservices architecture with frequent deployments. They want to detect issues as soon as they occur and correlate them with specific deployments. They currently have basic logging but no centralized monitoring. They are considering implementing a centralized monitoring and logging solution. What is the most important capability to prioritize?

   • AReplacing all application logs with metrics
   • BGenerating alerts for every log entry
   • CCorrelating logs and metrics with deployment events
   • DStoring logs for at least one year
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6. 25foundation · easy

   Why should infrastructure definitions and configuration files be stored in version control?

   • ATo reduce the need for automated testing
   • BTo enable traceability, collaboration, and the ability to roll back changes
   • CTo automatically deploy the infrastructure to production
   • DTo prevent unauthorized access to the infrastructure
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