Objective: Identify the Key Components Needed for a CI/CD Pipeline GITLAB-CERTIFIED-CICD-ASSOCIATE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Why is it important to protect CI/CD variables in GitLab?

   • ATo prevent unauthorized access to sensitive credentials used in pipelines
   • BTo speed up pipeline execution
   • CTo reduce the number of pipeline stages
   • DTo automatically deploy to production
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2. 7expert · hard

   A pipeline builds a Java application and runs integration tests that require a database. The database is provisioned as a service in the test job. After the tests pass, the application is deployed. The team notices that the test job sometimes fails because the database is not ready when the tests start. What is the most effective way to fix this?

   • AAdd a 'sleep 30' command at the beginning of the test job to wait for the database
   • BMove the database provisioning to the build stage
   • CRun the tests without the database and mock the database interactions
   • DUse GitLab CI/CD services with a health check or wait for the service to be ready in the script
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4. 8application · medium

   A pipeline has a 'build' job that compiles a C++ project and produces a binary. A later 'test' job needs to run the binary. What is the correct way to make the binary available to the test job?

   • AStore the binary as a pipeline artifact in the build job and download it in the test job
   • BCommit the binary to the repository so the test job can use it
   • CUse a shared network drive that both jobs can access
   • DRecompile the binary in the test job by repeating the build commands
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the primary role of a version control system (VCS) in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • ATo provide a runtime environment for deployed applications
   • BTo store and manage source code and trigger pipelines on code changes
   • CTo store artifacts and dependencies between pipeline stages
   • DTo execute the build and test commands defined in the pipeline
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6. 10foundation · easy

   In GitLab CI/CD, what is an artifact?

   • AA variable that stores environment-specific configuration
   • BA file or directory produced by a job that can be passed to later stages
   • CA runner that executes pipeline jobs
   • DA branch in the Git repository
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