The Three Ways of DevOps CT-QDO Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A DevOps team is under pressure to deliver features faster, but recent changes have caused production incidents. The team wants to apply the Three Ways, but they have limited resources. Which approach best balances the Three Ways while addressing the immediate need for stability?

   • AIncrease the number of environments to test changes more thoroughly before production.
   • BHire more operations staff to handle the increased workload.
   • CSlow down releases and focus only on manual testing to ensure quality.
   • DImplement automated testing and monitoring to catch issues early, and use blameless reviews to learn from incidents.
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2. 7expert · hard

   A team wants to encourage experimentation to improve their delivery process, but they are worried about the impact on their SLAs. Which approach best supports the Third Way while minimizing risk to SLAs?

   • AOnly run experiments that are known to be safe and have a high chance of success.
   • BDelay all experiments until the next major release cycle.
   • CRun experiments in a staging environment that mirrors production, and use the results to inform changes.
   • DRun experiments directly in production to get the most realistic feedback.
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4. 8application · medium

   A team wants to improve the quality of their software by learning from production issues. Which practice best combines the Second Way (feedback) and the Third Way (learning)?

   • AHold a monthly meeting to discuss production issues and assign blame.
   • BRun automated tests in the CI pipeline to catch defects before deployment.
   • CCreate a detailed incident report after every production issue.
   • DUse production monitoring to detect anomalies and conduct blameless reviews to identify improvements.
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5. 9application · medium

   A team wants to ensure that feedback from production is quickly incorporated into development. Which practice best supports the Second Way?

   • AHold a quarterly review of production performance with all stakeholders.
   • BRequire customers to submit feedback through a support ticket system.
   • CPublish a monthly report of production issues and distribute it to the team.
   • DSet up automated alerts on production metrics and route them to the development team's chat channel.
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6. 10application · medium

   A DevOps team wants to encourage experimentation without compromising stability. Which approach best reflects the Third Way?

   • ARequire all changes to go through a rigorous change advisory board (CAB) before deployment.
   • BAllow teams to run controlled experiments in production using feature flags and rollback plans.
   • CEncourage developers to try new ideas only in isolated test environments.
   • DReward teams that achieve a perfect deployment record with no failures.
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