A team's CI pipeline runs a full suite of integration tests that take 45 minutes. Developers often have to wait a long time to find out if their changes broke something. They want to shorten the feedback loop without sacrificing test coverage. What is the best approach?

Increase the number of developers to review test results faster

Run a fast subset of tests on every commit and run the full suite on merge or nightly

Remove integration tests and rely only on unit tests

Run the full test suite only on Fridays to save time

A DevOps team has just enabled continuous deployment for a network automation service. They want to quickly detect any degradation in user-facing performance after each release. Which practice should they implement?

Run a full performance test only once per quarter in a staging environment.

Conduct a manual code review before every release to check for performance issues.

Rely on users to report any slowdowns through a support ticket system.

Set up real-time monitoring and logging dashboards that track key performance indicators and alert on anomalies.

A startup's pipeline automatically deploys every commit that passes all automated tests directly to production. They use feature flags to control feature visibility and have comprehensive monitoring and automated rollback. Which practice are they using, and what is a primary benefit?

Continuous deployment; faster feedback from real users

Continuous delivery; reduced risk of human error

Continuous integration; earlier detection of merge conflicts

Release management; better change control

A network team wants to adopt 'version control for everything' but is struggling because some configuration files contain sensitive credentials. They want to maintain traceability without exposing secrets. Which approach best balances these concerns?

Store configuration files in version control with secrets referenced from a secure secrets management system.

Store all files, including secrets, in version control and restrict access to the repository.

Keep configuration files out of version control and manage them manually.

Store secrets in version control but delete them from the repository after each commit.

What role do metrics play in the continuous improvement aspect of DevOps?

They guarantee that all releases are successful

They provide objective data to measure the impact of changes and guide future improvements

They are used only for financial reporting

They replace the need for team communication

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12. Identify the Principles of DevOps Practices 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 7)

Part of the 4.0 Application Deployment and Security domain, which accounts for 15% of the 200-901 exam. Cisco does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–12 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 61 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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A team's CI pipeline runs a full suite of integration tests that take 45 minutes. Developers often have to wait a long time to find out if their changes broke something. They want to shorten the feedback loop without sacrificing test coverage. What is the best approach?
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32application · medium
A DevOps team has just enabled continuous deployment for a network automation service. They want to quickly detect any degradation in user-facing performance after each release. Which practice should they implement?
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33application · medium
A startup's pipeline automatically deploys every commit that passes all automated tests directly to production. They use feature flags to control feature visibility and have comprehensive monitoring and automated rollback. Which practice are they using, and what is a primary benefit?
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34expert · hard
A network team wants to adopt 'version control for everything' but is struggling because some configuration files contain sensitive credentials. They want to maintain traceability without exposing secrets. Which approach best balances these concerns?
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