Explain Environmental Factors Related to CI Management AT0-001 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A CI pipeline uses a task runner to build a documentation site. The build process includes generating HTML from Markdown, running link checks, and deploying to a web server. The team wants to ensure that the deployment only happens if the link check passes. What is the best way to configure the task runner?

   • ARun the deployment task in parallel with the link check task.
   • BDefine the deployment task as dependent on the link check task.
   • CUse a shell script that runs the link check and then deploys regardless of the exit code.
   • DManually deploy after reviewing the link check results.
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2. 7application · medium

   A CI pipeline publishes a container image to a private registry. The registry requires authentication, and the pipeline currently uses a long-lived personal access token stored in the pipeline configuration. The security team mandates that credentials be scoped to the pipeline and rotated automatically. Which approach should be used?

   • ACreate a service principal with minimal permissions and store its credentials in a secrets manager, then have the pipeline retrieve them at runtime.
   • BUse the personal access token but rotate it manually every month.
   • CDisable authentication on the private registry to simplify the pipeline.
   • DEmbed the token in the container image's environment variables.
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4. 8application · medium

   A CI pipeline for a microservices project needs to run integration tests that require access to a test database. The database credentials are stored in a secrets manager. The team wants to ensure that the credentials are only available to the test job, not to other jobs in the same pipeline. What should the pipeline do?

   • AStore the credentials as global environment variables in the CI server.
   • BUse the same credentials for all jobs to simplify configuration.
   • CEmbed the credentials in the test job's script.
   • DConfigure the test job to retrieve the credentials from the secrets manager and not pass them to other jobs.
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5. 9application · medium

   A CI pipeline uses a task runner to automate database migrations. The migration script requires a database connection string that contains a password. The team wants to ensure that the password is not stored in the repository and is rotated regularly. What should the pipeline do?

   • AAsk the database administrator to change the password and update the pipeline configuration each time.
   • BStore the connection string in a secrets manager and have the task runner retrieve it at runtime to construct the connection.
   • CHardcode the connection string in the migration script.
   • DUse a configuration file that is not committed but is manually updated on the CI server.
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6. 10application · medium

   A CI pipeline uses a task runner to automate the build of a JavaScript project. The task runner needs to run linting, unit tests, and then create a production bundle. The team wants to run linting and unit tests in parallel to reduce overall build time. How should the task runner be configured?

   • ADefine a single task that runs linting, tests, and bundling sequentially.
   • BUse a shell script that runs linting and tests in the background and then waits for both.
   • CDefine linting and unit tests as independent tasks and configure the bundle task to depend on both.
   • DRun linting and tests in separate pipelines and manually merge the results.
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