DevOps Culture, Fundamentals, and Maturity Models ECDE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · medium

   What is the primary purpose of a DevOps maturity model?

   • ATo certify that an organization has achieved the highest level of DevOps excellence.
   • BTo compare an organization's performance against its competitors in the same industry.
   • CTo provide a framework for assessing an organization's current DevOps practices and guiding improvement.
   • DTo replace all existing IT processes with a standardized set of DevOps tools.
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2. 12foundation · medium

   What is a primary difference between traditional siloed IT and DevOps culture?

   • ATraditional IT separates development and operations, while DevOps integrates them into a single cross-functional team.
   • BTraditional IT emphasizes collaboration, while DevOps emphasizes individual accountability.
   • CTraditional IT uses automated pipelines, while DevOps relies on manual handoffs.
   • DTraditional IT focuses on continuous delivery, while DevOps focuses on periodic releases.
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4. 13foundation · medium

   What is the primary purpose of continuous integration (CI) in DevOps?

   • ATo manually review and approve all code changes before they are merged.
   • BTo frequently merge code changes into a shared repository and run automated builds and tests.
   • CTo separate development and testing environments to avoid conflicts.
   • DTo automatically deploy every code change directly to production without human review.
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5. 14application · medium · select all that apply

   An organization is using a DevOps maturity model to assess its practices. The assessment shows that the organization has automated CI/CD pipelines and uses infrastructure as code, but lacks a culture of shared responsibility and does not use metrics to drive improvement. According to common DevOps maturity models, which dimensions are likely to be rated as immature? Select all that apply.

   • AMetrics and continuous improvement
   • BCulture and collaboration
   • CAutomated testing
   • DContinuous integration
   • EInfrastructure as code
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6. 15expert · hard

   A traditional IT organization is considering a DevOps transformation. They have a strong change-management culture and a low tolerance for production incidents. They want to adopt continuous delivery but are concerned about the risk of more frequent releases. Which approach best addresses their risk concern while moving toward continuous delivery?

   • ARequire a manual approval from the change advisory board for every release, even if it is automated.
   • BImplement automated rollbacks and feature flags so that problematic releases can be quickly reverted or disabled without a full rollback.
   • CKeep the current release frequency but automate the build and test process.
   • DMove to continuous deployment immediately to force the organization to improve its practices.
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