Utilizing Configuration Management GCSA Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the key difference between declarative and imperative configuration approaches?

   • ADeclarative specifies the desired end state, while imperative specifies the exact steps to achieve it
   • BDeclarative is faster than imperative in all cases
   • CDeclarative is used only for cloud, while imperative is used only for on-premises
   • DDeclarative requires more coding expertise than imperative
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which tool is commonly used for configuration management and is known for its agentless, push-based model?

   • AAnsible
   • BTerraform
   • CPuppet
   • DChef
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4. 23foundation · easy

   What is a key characteristic of infrastructure as code (IaC) that configuration management tools leverage?

   • AIt eliminates the need for version control
   • BIt requires manual approval for every change
   • CIt allows infrastructure to be provisioned and configured automatically from code definitions
   • DIt only works with on-premises infrastructure
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5. 24expert · hard

   A team is evaluating configuration management tools. They have a requirement to automatically correct any drift from the desired state, but they also need to support a 'canary' deployment where a small subset of servers receives a new configuration before the rest. They want to use a declarative approach. Which tool and strategy best meets this requirement?

   • AUse Chef with roles that apply the new configuration to a canary group, and then update the role for all nodes.
   • BUse Ansible with a playbook that targets a specific group of servers for the canary, and then run the same playbook on the rest.
   • CUse Puppet with node definitions that assign the new configuration to a canary group, and then promote the configuration to all nodes after validation.
   • DUse Terraform to provision the canary servers and then use shell scripts to configure them.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   How do configuration management tools implement infrastructure as code (IaC)?

   • ABy manually executing shell commands on each server
   • BBy using a graphical drag-and-drop interface to design infrastructure
   • CBy storing infrastructure configuration in version-controlled, machine-readable files
   • DBy storing configuration in a proprietary database that is not human-readable
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