701.2 Standard Components and Platforms for Software (weight: 3) DEVOPS-TOOLS-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   In a typical CI/CD pipeline, which stage comes immediately after the build stage?

   • APlan
   • BDeploy
   • CTest
   • DMonitor
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2. 17foundation · easy

   What does the `git merge` command do?

   • AIt integrates changes from one branch into another branch.
   • BIt discards all uncommitted changes in the working directory.
   • CIt creates a new branch from the current commit.
   • DIt uploads local commits to a remote repository.
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4. 18application · medium

   A team is designing a CI/CD pipeline for a web application. They want to automatically compile the code, run unit tests, package the application, and deploy to a staging environment. They also want to run integration tests against the staging environment before any manual approval for production. Which sequence of pipeline stages best matches this requirement?

   • AUnit Test → Build → Deploy to Production → Integration Test
   • BManual Approval → Build → Test → Deploy to Staging
   • CBuild → Unit Test → Package → Deploy to Staging → Integration Test → Manual Approval → Deploy to Production
   • DBuild → Package → Deploy to Production → Unit Test
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5. 19application · medium

   A startup manually configures servers by SSHing into each one. This has led to configuration drift and inconsistent environments. They want to manage their infrastructure through version-controlled definition files and automatically apply changes to all servers. Which tool category best fits this need?

   • AMonitoring and logging tools that track system metrics and logs.
   • BContainer orchestration platforms that manage containerized applications.
   • CArtifact repositories that store build artifacts and dependencies.
   • DInfrastructure as code (IaC) tools that define infrastructure in declarative files and apply them consistently.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   What distinguishes continuous delivery (CD) from continuous deployment?

   • AContinuous delivery only automates the build stage, not testing.
   • BContinuous delivery automatically deploys every change to production without human intervention.
   • CContinuous delivery ensures the software is always in a releasable state, but deployment to production may be a manual decision.
   • DContinuous delivery requires a dedicated release branch for every change.
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