A software company wants to release updates to its mobile app several times a day. They have a fully automated test suite and a deployment pipeline that can deploy to production automatically. What is the key practice that enables them to release this frequently?

Continuous deployment, where every change that passes automated tests is deployed to production automatically.

Continuous integration, where code changes are automatically merged and tested.

Feature toggles, which allow features to be turned on and off in production.

Continuous delivery, where changes are automatically deployed to a staging environment and require manual approval for production.

Which statement best defines DevOps?

A cultural and technical movement that aims to break down silos between development and operations to deliver software faster and more reliably

A set of tools that automates all software deployment tasks

A quality assurance process that focuses solely on testing software before release

A methodology that separates development and operations teams to ensure clear responsibilities

A retail company wants to increase customer satisfaction by delivering new features more frequently. They have a monolithic application with a long testing phase. Which combination of DevOps practices would best achieve this goal?

Increase the testing team size to shorten the testing phase.

Adopt continuous deployment without automated testing.

Use a feature branch strategy to isolate changes.

Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery to automate testing and deployment.

A company wants to increase customer satisfaction by delivering new features faster, but they are concerned about the risk of introducing defects. They have a mature CI pipeline with automated tests. What is the best approach to balance speed and quality?

Use a longer release cycle to ensure thorough testing.

Implement continuous delivery with automated testing and a manual approval gate for production.

Deploy to production automatically without any manual approval to maximize speed.

Increase the number of automated tests but keep manual deployment.

Which benefit is commonly associated with adopting DevOps?

Elimination of the need for operations staff

Guaranteed elimination of all software defects

Faster delivery of features to customers

Reduction in the need for customer feedback

Certified Tester Quality in DevOps

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Key Concepts of DevOps CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 3)

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A software company wants to release updates to its mobile app several times a day. They have a fully automated test suite and a deployment pipeline that can deploy to production automatically. What is the key practice that enables them to release this frequently?
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A company wants to increase customer satisfaction by delivering new features faster, but they are concerned about the risk of introducing defects. They have a mature CI pipeline with automated tests. What is the best approach to balance speed and quality?
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