1.3 Designing a CI/CD Architecture Stack in Google Cloud, Hybrid, and Multi-Cloud Environments PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-DEVOPS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of Kustomize in a CD pipeline?

   • ATo build container images from source code
   • BTo store secrets securely for use in Kubernetes
   • CTo deploy applications directly to Kubernetes clusters
   • DTo manage environment-specific Kubernetes manifests without changing the original files
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2. 22foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of a 'promotion' in Cloud Deploy?

   • ATo create a new delivery pipeline
   • BTo build the application code into a container image
   • CTo move a release from one target to the next in the delivery pipeline
   • DTo delete a release from all targets
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4. 23foundation · easy

   What is the role of kpt in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • ATo manage IAM roles for CI/CD
   • BTo package and manage Kubernetes configuration files
   • CTo monitor application logs
   • DTo build container images from source code
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5. 24application · medium

   You are setting up a Cloud Deploy delivery pipeline for a Kubernetes application. You have three environments: dev, staging, and prod. You want to use Kustomize to apply environment-specific configuration overlays during deployment. What is the recommended way to integrate Kustomize with Cloud Deploy?

   • AConfigure Cloud Deploy to run 'kubectl apply -k' directly on each target.
   • BStore pre-rendered manifests for each environment in separate directories and reference them directly in the delivery pipeline.
   • CUse a Cloud Build step to run Kustomize and then manually apply the output to each cluster.
   • DUse Skaffold to render the Kubernetes manifests with Kustomize and pass the rendered output to Cloud Deploy.
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6. 25foundation · easy

   In Cloud Deploy, what is the role of a 'delivery pipeline'?

   • AIt executes the build steps to create a deployable artifact
   • BIt manages the Kubernetes clusters where applications run
   • CIt stores the container images that will be deployed
   • DIt defines the sequence of targets (e.g., dev, staging, prod) that a release progresses through
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