Which sequence correctly represents the typical lifecycle of a GitLab CI/CD job from creation to completion?

Pending → Created → Running → Success or Failed

Created → Pending → Running → Success or Failed

Running → Pending → Created → Success or Failed

Created → Running → Pending → Success or Failed

A developer is monitoring a pipeline and sees that a job has been 'pending' for a long time. The job is not assigned to any runner. What is the most likely reason?

The job has failed and is waiting for a retry.

No runner is available that matches the job's tags.

The job is waiting for a manual trigger.

The job is waiting for the pipeline to be approved.

A pipeline has a job that is currently 'running'. The developer wants to make a change to the code and push a new commit. What will happen to the running job?

The job will be automatically canceled when the new commit is pushed.

The job will be paused and resume after the new commit is processed.

The job will continue running until it completes or is canceled.

The job will be retried with the new commit's code.

A developer retries a failed job. The job fails again with the same error. The developer wants to understand why the job is failing. What should the developer do?

Cancel the job and create a new pipeline.

Examine the job log from the retried job to identify the failing command.

Check the runner's status to see if it is offline.

Retry the job again, as it may succeed on a different runner.

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11foundation · easy
Which sequence correctly represents the typical lifecycle of a GitLab CI/CD job from creation to completion?
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12application · medium
A developer is monitoring a pipeline and sees that a job has been 'pending' for a long time. The job is not assigned to any runner. What is the most likely reason?
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13application · easy
A pipeline has a job that is currently 'running'. The developer wants to make a change to the code and push a new commit. What will happen to the running job?
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14expert · medium
A developer retries a failed job. The job fails again with the same error. The developer wants to understand why the job is failing. What should the developer do?
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15foundation · easy
Which job status indicates that the job was terminated before it could complete?
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