Which technique is commonly used to manage configuration drift?

Using different baselines for each server

Allowing manual changes and updating documentation later

Disabling configuration management tools to avoid interference

Periodically reapplying the desired configuration using automation

A company is evaluating configuration management tools. They have a mix of on-premises servers and cloud instances. They want a tool that can manage both environments and provide a centralized view of configuration compliance. Which tool feature is most important?

A large library of pre-built modules

Integration with a specific cloud provider

Support for multiple platforms and a central reporting dashboard

Which of the following is a key functionality provided by configuration management automation tools?

Providing a graphical interface for manual configuration edits

Enforcing configuration consistency across multiple systems

Generating random passwords for user accounts

Blocking unauthorized access to the configuration files

A team manages configuration files for multiple environments (dev, test, prod) in a single Git repository. They want to ensure that changes are promoted from dev to prod only after passing tests. Which workflow best supports this?

Use a single branch for all environments and deploy directly to production

Store each environment's configuration in a separate repository

Use separate branches for each environment and merge changes upward after testing

Use tags to mark versions and manually copy files to each environment

A company wants to ensure that its servers are always in the desired state, even if someone manually changes a configuration file. They plan to use a configuration management tool. Which configuration should they implement?

Configure the tool to generate a report after each run

Schedule the tool to run periodically and enforce the desired state

Run the tool once during initial server provisioning

Use the tool only when a problem is reported

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Questions 16–20

16foundation · easy
Which technique is commonly used to manage configuration drift?
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17expert · hard
A company is evaluating configuration management tools. They have a mix of on-premises servers and cloud instances. They want a tool that can manage both environments and provide a centralized view of configuration compliance. Which tool feature is most important?
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18foundation · easy
Which of the following is a key functionality provided by configuration management automation tools?
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19expert · hard
A team manages configuration files for multiple environments (dev, test, prod) in a single Git repository. They want to ensure that changes are promoted from dev to prod only after passing tests. Which workflow best supports this?
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20application · medium
A company wants to ensure that its servers are always in the desired state, even if someone manually changes a configuration file. They plan to use a configuration management tool. Which configuration should they implement?
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