How does continuous configuration automation typically ensure systems remain in the desired state?

By requiring administrators to manually verify configurations daily

By using a single configuration for all systems regardless of role

By periodically running automated checks and applying corrections

By disabling all configuration changes

A server administrator notices that a web server's configuration file has been modified from the baseline, but no one in the team remembers making the change. This has happened on several servers. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

A hardware failure in the server

Configuration drift due to manual changes or automated processes

A company uses a configuration management tool to enforce desired state on its servers. They notice that the tool is consuming significant CPU and network resources during each run. They want to reduce the impact without compromising drift correction. What is the best approach?

Use a different tool that is less resource-intensive

Disable the tool and use manual checks

Run the tool more frequently to catch drift sooner

Increase the interval between runs and use change-only reporting

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26foundation · easy
How does continuous configuration automation typically ensure systems remain in the desired state?
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27application · easy
A server administrator notices that a web server's configuration file has been modified from the baseline, but no one in the team remembers making the change. This has happened on several servers. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
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28expert · hard
A company uses a configuration management tool to enforce desired state on its servers. They notice that the tool is consuming significant CPU and network resources during each run. They want to reduce the impact without compromising drift correction. What is the best approach?
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29foundation · easy
Which version control operation is used to record a set of changes to configuration files?
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30application · easy
A company is adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage its cloud resources. They want to deploy a new virtual network and a set of virtual machines using code. Which tool is best suited for this task?
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How does continuous configuration automation typically ensure systems remain in the desired state?

A server administrator notices that a web server's configuration file has been modified from the baseline, but no one in the team remembers making the change. This has happened on several servers. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

A company uses a configuration management tool to enforce desired state on its servers. They notice that the tool is consuming significant CPU and network resources during each run. They want to reduce the impact without compromising drift correction. What is the best approach?

Which version control operation is used to record a set of changes to configuration files?

A company is adopting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage its cloud resources. They want to deploy a new virtual network and a set of virtual machines using code. Which tool is best suited for this task?

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