How do you reference a YAML anchor that was defined earlier in the same file?

Using an alias with the `*` prefix, e.g., `*anchor_name`

Using the `${{ }}` expression syntax

Using the `@` prefix, e.g., `@anchor_name`

Using the `#` prefix, e.g., `#anchor_name`

What is the effect of setting `fail-fast: false` in the `strategy` section of a workflow?

The workflow will retry failed jobs automatically

The workflow will only run the first job in the matrix

All matrix jobs will continue to run even if one job fails

The workflow will not fail even if all matrix jobs fail

How can a job access the outputs of a job it depends on?

By using the `github` context to reference the previous job's results

By reading a file that the previous job wrote to the runner's file system

By using the `needs` context, e.g., `needs.build.outputs.version`

By setting an environment variable in the previous job and reading it in the current job

How does GitHub Actions prevent secrets from being exposed in workflow logs?

By requiring all secrets to be encrypted with a custom key

By disallowing the use of secrets in `if` conditions

By automatically redacting any value that matches a secret in the `secrets` context

By storing secrets only in the `vars` context

How do you add an additional combination to a matrix that is not generated by the default product of the matrix values?

Using the `include` key under the matrix definition

Using the `exclude` key under the matrix definition

By setting an environment variable in the `env` key

By defining a new job with the `needs` keyword

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