DevOps Principles and Pipelines DSE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · easy

   A team is designing a CI/CD pipeline. They want to ensure that code is compiled, unit tests are run, the application is packaged, and then deployed to a test environment. Which sequence of pipeline stages should they use?

   • ASource → Build → Test → Deploy
   • BTest → Build → Source → Deploy
   • CDeploy → Test → Build → Source
   • DBuild → Source → Test → Deploy
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2. 7foundation · easy

   In a continuous deployment pipeline, what triggers a release to production?

   • AA code review by the security team
   • BA manual approval from the release manager
   • CThe successful completion of all automated tests in the pipeline
   • DA scheduled monthly release window
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4. 8application · medium

   A team has a CI pipeline that produces a deployable artifact. They want to ensure that the artifact is automatically deployed to a production-like environment and then subjected to integration and security tests before a human decides to release it to production. Which practice should they implement?

   • AAutomated deployment to production only after a human reviews the code.
   • BContinuous delivery: automatically deploy to staging, run integration and security tests, then require manual approval for production.
   • CManual deployment to staging and production after all tests are run locally.
   • DContinuous deployment: automatically deploy to production after every commit without any tests.
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5. 9expert · hard

   A team is designing a pipeline for a microservices application. They want to ensure that a vulnerability in one service does not block the deployment of other services. Which pipeline design best achieves this?

   • AUse separate pipelines for each microservice, each with its own build, test, and security scan stages, and only block the deployment of the service that fails.
   • BUse a single pipeline that builds and tests all services together, and block the entire pipeline if any service fails.
   • CDeploy all services together and roll back the entire release if any service has a vulnerability.
   • DRun security scans only in a separate pipeline that runs nightly, and do not block deployments.
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6. 10expert · hard

   An organization is adopting DevOps, but the operations team is resistant because they fear automation will replace their jobs. The development team wants to automate deployments. Which approach best addresses the cultural challenge while still advancing automation?

   • AKeep manual deployment processes to avoid upsetting operations.
   • BInvolve operations in designing the automation and redefine their role to focus on higher-value tasks like monitoring and incident response.
   • COutsource operations to a managed service provider.
   • DImplement automation anyway and let operations adapt.
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