DevOps Principles and Pipelines DSE Practice Questions (Page 9)

Questions 41–45

1. 41application · medium

   A team's CI pipeline currently only builds the code and does not run any tests. They want to ensure that every commit is validated before it is merged into the main branch. What should they add to the pipeline?

   • AA deployment step that pushes every build to production immediately.
   • BAutomated unit and integration tests that run after the build stage and block the merge if they fail.
   • CA nightly test job that runs on the main branch only.
   • DA manual code review step that must be completed before merging.
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2. 42application · medium

   A company's development team wants to adopt DevOps, but the operations team is hesitant because they fear losing control over production changes. Which action best addresses this concern while still promoting DevOps principles?

   • AInclude operations team members in the design of the deployment pipeline and give them visibility into every change through automated notifications and dashboards.
   • BHave operations document all production changes after they are deployed by developers.
   • CAllow developers to deploy directly to production without any oversight from operations.
   • DCreate a separate deployment pipeline that only operations can trigger.
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4. 43foundation · easy

   How does pipeline automation help reduce manual errors in software delivery?

   • ABy eliminating the need for any human oversight
   • BBy enforcing consistent, repeatable processes for building, testing, and deploying
   • CBy automatically fixing all code defects
   • DBy allowing developers to skip testing when they are confident
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5. 44application · medium

   A DevSecOps team wants to catch security vulnerabilities early in the development lifecycle. They plan to add automated security checks to their CI/CD pipeline. Which set of checks should they integrate into the pipeline stages?

   • ASAST in the build stage, dependency scanning in the test stage, and DAST against a deployed staging environment.
   • BOnly SAST in the build stage and no other security checks.
   • CDAST in the build stage, SAST in the test stage, and dependency scanning only in production.
   • DManual penetration testing after every production release.
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6. 45application · medium

   A company wants to improve collaboration between development and operations teams. They currently have separate teams with conflicting goals: developers want frequent changes, operations wants stability. Which practice aligns with the CAMS model?

   • AHave developers manage their own production environments without involving operations.
   • BCreate a culture of shared goals, automate repetitive tasks, measure key metrics, and share feedback across teams.
   • CRequire operations to approve every change before it is deployed.
   • DUse a single tool for all teams but keep their processes separate.
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