Cloud Native Ecosystem and Principles KCNA Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A company is adopting cloud native principles to improve their software delivery. They currently deploy manually and have long release cycles. They want to increase deployment frequency and reduce the risk of each deployment. Which practice best aligns with cloud native principles?

   • AImplement a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing and progressive delivery.
   • BDeploy all changes at once to avoid configuration drift.
   • CIncrease the size of the operations team to handle more manual deployments.
   • DUse a single, large release train to minimize the number of deployments.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   Which cloud native ecosystem component is specifically designed to handle short-lived, event-driven workloads without managing underlying servers?

   • AServerless computing
   • BCI/CD pipeline
   • CContainer registry
   • DService mesh
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4. 3expert · hard

   A company has a monolithic application that is critical to their business. They want to adopt cloud native practices but cannot afford a full rewrite. They have decided to containerize the monolith and run it on Kubernetes. Which statement best describes the outcome of this approach?

   • AThe application is now more resilient because Kubernetes automatically makes it fault-tolerant.
   • BThe application is now more scalable because Kubernetes can scale the entire monolith horizontally.
   • CThe application is not fully cloud native, but it is a step in the right direction, enabling incremental refactoring.
   • DThe application is now cloud native because it uses containers and Kubernetes.
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5. 4application · medium

   A startup is building a new application and wants to minimize infrastructure management. They plan to use a platform that automatically scales their code in response to events and charges only for execution time. Which ecosystem component best fits this requirement?

   • AContainer orchestration platform.
   • BContainer registry.
   • CService mesh.
   • DServerless platform.
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6. 5expert · hard

   A company is adopting a service mesh and wants to ensure the project is stable and widely adopted. They are evaluating two CNCF projects: one is a graduated project, and the other is in the sandbox stage. Which factor should most influence their decision?

   • AThe project's compatibility with their existing infrastructure.
   • BThe number of contributors to the project.
   • CThe project's popularity on GitHub, regardless of CNCF stage.
   • DThe project's maturity and governance as indicated by its CNCF stage.
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