704.3 Log Management and Analysis (weight: 2) DEVOPS-TOOLS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–29

1. 26foundation · easy

   What is the role of a log forwarder in a centralized logging architecture?

   • ATo visualize logs in dashboards
   • BTo transmit logs from source systems to a central log management platform
   • CTo generate log messages from applications
   • DTo compress and archive logs for long-term storage
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2. 27application · medium

   A company runs applications on both Linux VMs and Kubernetes clusters. They want to centralize all logs in a single platform for analysis. Which approach is most effective?

   • AInstall a log shipper on each VM and use a DaemonSet in Kubernetes to collect logs from each node, forwarding all to a central log server.
   • BConfigure each application to write logs to its own database and query each database separately.
   • CManually copy logs from each VM and Kubernetes pod to a shared network drive.
   • DUse only Kubernetes logging and ignore VM logs.
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4. 28foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a common method for reducing storage costs of old logs?

   • ACompression
   • BEncryption
   • CForwarding
   • DIndexing
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5. 29application · medium

   A company must retain application logs for 7 years due to regulatory requirements, but their log management service charges based on storage volume. They also need to be able to search recent logs quickly. Which storage strategy best balances cost and compliance?

   • ACompress logs and store them only on local disk of the application servers for 7 years.
   • BDelete logs older than 30 days to reduce storage costs and avoid compliance overhead.
   • CStore all logs in hot storage for the entire 7-year period to ensure fast search at all times.
   • DUse hot storage for the first 30 days, then transition logs to cold archival storage with occasional access for the remaining period.
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