A company is adopting DevOps and wants to improve the efficiency of their software delivery process. Which metric would best indicate an improvement in efficiency?

Number of servers in production

A software company wants to reduce the time it takes to get new features to market. They have implemented automated testing and continuous integration. What additional practice would most directly help them achieve this goal?

Require all developers to work on a single feature branch to simplify merging.

Deploy only major releases to production to reduce the number of deployments.

Increase the number of manual quality gates before release.

Implement continuous delivery so that every change that passes automated tests can be deployed to production with minimal manual effort.

A company has adopted DevOps and now deploys frequently. They are experiencing a high rate of failed deployments, and the team is spending too much time on firefighting. What is the most effective way to address this pitfall?

Create a separate team to handle all failed deployments.

Reduce the frequency of deployments to give more time for manual testing.

Use a more complex deployment process to ensure fewer mistakes.

Implement a robust automated testing strategy and a 'fail fast' culture.

Which of the following is a common pitfall in DevOps adoption?

Starting with a small pilot team

Measuring outcomes such as deployment frequency

Automating everything without clear objectives

Encouraging cross-functional collaboration

A team has adopted DevOps and is now deploying frequently. They notice that the quality of their releases is declining, with more bugs reaching production. What is the most likely cause of this pitfall?

They are not using a feature flag system to control the release of new features.

They are not using a centralized version control system.

They are not investing enough in automated testing and quality assurance.

They are deploying too frequently, which inherently reduces quality.

Certified Tester Quality in DevOps

Domain 1Objective 6

Benefits, Risks, and Pitfalls of DevOps CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 3)

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A company is adopting DevOps and wants to improve the efficiency of their software delivery process. Which metric would best indicate an improvement in efficiency?
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A software company wants to reduce the time it takes to get new features to market. They have implemented automated testing and continuous integration. What additional practice would most directly help them achieve this goal?
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13expert · medium
A company has adopted DevOps and now deploys frequently. They are experiencing a high rate of failed deployments, and the team is spending too much time on firefighting. What is the most effective way to address this pitfall?
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Which of the following is a common pitfall in DevOps adoption?
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15application · medium
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