6.3 Deployment and Release Management PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-ARCHITECT Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of using a secrets management service in a deployment process?

   • ATo securely store and manage sensitive information like API keys and passwords
   • BTo manage user authentication in the application
   • CTo monitor application performance
   • DTo compile application source code
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2. 22expert · hard

   A company is about to release a new version of their application. They have a rollback plan, but they are concerned about the time it takes to roll back if a critical bug is found. They want to minimize rollback time. Which practice is most effective?

   • ADocument the rollback procedure in a wiki
   • BStore the previous version's container images in a separate registry
   • CAutomate the rollback process with a script that redeploys the previous version
   • DKeep the previous version fully deployed and ready to receive traffic
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4. 23expert · hard

   A company runs a critical e-commerce platform. They want to deploy a new feature that changes the checkout process. They need to minimize the risk of a bad deployment affecting all users, but they also need to be able to roll back quickly if issues arise. They have a limited budget and cannot afford to run two full production environments. Which deployment strategy should they choose?

   • ACanary deployment with a small percentage of traffic
   • BBlue/green deployment with a shared database
   • CRecreate deployment with a maintenance window
   • DRolling deployment with no health checks
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5. 24expert · hard

   A team deploys a new version of their application using a rolling deployment. They want to automatically validate the deployment's health after it completes. What is the most effective way to do this?

   • ACheck the deployment status in the GKE console
   • BWait for user complaints before taking action
   • CRun a set of synthetic tests against the application's endpoints and alert on failures
   • DReview the application logs for any errors
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6. 25foundation · easy

   How does infrastructure as code help ensure consistency across environments?

   • ABy manually copying configuration from one environment to another
   • BBy storing configuration in a shared spreadsheet
   • CBy using different tools for each environment
   • DBy using the same definition files to provision resources in different environments
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