Working with Manually Registered Entity Locations CBA Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of manually registering an entity location in the Backstage catalog?

   • ATo configure authentication for users accessing the Backstage catalog
   • BTo tell Backstage where to find entity descriptor files so it can read and add those entities to the catalog
   • CTo create a new entity directly in the Backstage database without any YAML descriptor
   • DTo automatically sync all entities from a Kubernetes cluster without additional configuration
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2. 7foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the role of a manually registered location in the Backstage catalog?

   • AIt stores the actual entity data in the catalog database
   • BIt defines the schema for all entities in the catalog
   • CIt acts as a pointer that Backstage uses to discover and ingest entities from a specified source
   • DIt replaces the need for entity descriptor files
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4. 8foundation · easy

   How can you update a manually registered location to point to a different target URL?

   • AEdit the location's YAML file and re-apply it
   • BChange the target in the catalog database directly
   • CRemove the existing location and register a new one with the new URL
   • DUse the CLI to update the target of the existing location
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5. 9foundation · easy

   After entering a target URL in the Backstage UI to register a location, what does Backstage do next?

   • AIt fetches the file at that URL and processes any entity descriptors found there
   • BIt immediately deletes the location if the URL is not reachable
   • CIt asks for confirmation before adding any entities
   • DIt creates a new entity with the URL as its name
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6. 10application · medium

   A user attempts to register a location via the Backstage UI by entering the URL https://example.com/catalog/team.yaml. The registration fails with an error indicating that the URL could not be processed. The user verifies that the URL is accessible in a browser and returns valid YAML. What is the most likely cause of the failure?

   • AThe location type is set to 'file' instead of 'url'.
   • BThe YAML file contains entity definitions that are not valid Backstage entities.
   • CThe Backstage server cannot reach the URL due to network restrictions or a firewall.
   • DThe YAML file uses tabs instead of spaces for indentation.
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