Ansible Automation Ansible Modules & Task Execution

Question 1

Which Ansible module is used to copy a file from the control node to a managed host?

Accepted Answer

copy

Answer

transfer

Answer

fetch

Answer

send

Question 2

What does the 'fetch' module do in Ansible?

Accepted Answer

Retrieves a file from a managed host to the control node

Answer

Downloads a file from a URL to the managed host

Answer

Copies a file between two managed hosts

Answer

Fetches variables from the inventory

Question 3

Which module would you use to ensure a system package is installed on a host regardless of the package manager?

Accepted Answer

package

Answer

yum

Answer

apt

Answer

dnf

Question 4

What is the purpose of the 'template' module?

Accepted Answer

Render a Jinja2 template and write the result to a file on the managed host

Answer

Copy a static file to the managed host

Answer

Generate an inventory from a template

Answer

Create a role scaffold from a template

Question 5

Which module is used to run arbitrary shell commands that require shell features like pipes or redirects?

Accepted Answer

shell

Answer

command

Answer

raw

Answer

execute

Question 6

What is the key difference between the 'command' and 'shell' modules?

Accepted Answer

command does not invoke a shell; shell does, enabling pipes and redirects

Answer

shell runs locally; command runs remotely

Answer

command uses Python; shell uses bash

Answer

They are identical but shell is deprecated