1.3 Designing a CI/CD Architecture Stack in Google Cloud, Hybrid, and Multi-Cloud Environments PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-DEVOPS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1. 1application · medium

   You are setting up a Cloud Build CI pipeline for a Node.js application. You want to run 'npm test' and then build a Docker image only if the tests pass. You also want to fail the build if any step fails. What is the best way to structure your build steps?

   • AUse a build trigger with a condition that only runs the build step if the test step succeeds.
   • BDefine a single step that runs both 'npm test' and 'docker build' using a shell script.
   • CRun tests in a separate pipeline and only trigger the build pipeline on success.
   • DDefine two steps: the first runs 'npm test' and the second runs 'docker build'. Cloud Build stops on the first failing step.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a key feature of Skaffold that supports continuous development?

   • AFile watching to automatically rebuild and redeploy on code changes
   • BLoad balancing across services
   • CBuilt-in secret encryption
   • DAutomatic cluster scaling
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4. 3application · medium

   You are using Skaffold with Cloud Deploy to manage a multi-environment Kubernetes deployment. You want to ensure that the same artifact is promoted across environments without rebuilding it. What is the correct way to configure this?

   • AUse Skaffold to build and tag the image with a unique digest, and reference that digest in the manifests for all targets.
   • BUse Skaffold to deploy directly to each environment without Cloud Deploy.
   • CRebuild the image for each environment to ensure environment-specific binaries.
   • DUse a mutable tag like 'latest' for all environments.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   When configuring Artifact Registry, what must you specify to create a repository?

   • AA build trigger and a service account
   • BA VPC network and a subnet
   • CA format (e.g., Docker, Maven) and a location (region or multi-region)
   • DA Kubernetes cluster and a namespace
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is a recommended practice for managing secrets in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • AShare secrets via email to team members
   • BUse the same secret for all environments to simplify management
   • CStore secrets in a secret management service like Secret Manager and reference them in the pipeline
   • DEmbed secrets directly in the build configuration file
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