Ansible Automation Ansible Playbook Structure and Variables

Question 1

Which YAML key is used at the top level of an Ansible playbook to define which hosts the play targets?

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hosts

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targets

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machines

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inventory

Question 2

What is the correct way to define a variable inline within a playbook using the 'vars' block?

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vars:
  my_var: value

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variables:
  my_var: value

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set_vars:
  my_var: value

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define:
  my_var: value

Question 3

In Ansible variable precedence, which variable type has the highest priority and overrides all others?

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Extra vars passed with -e on the command line

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Role defaults

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Host vars

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Group vars

Question 4

What Ansible module is commonly used to include a variable file into a playbook at runtime?

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include_vars

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vars_files

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import_vars

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load_vars

Question 5

What does the 'gather_facts: false' setting in a playbook do?

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Skips the automatic collection of system information from managed hosts

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Disables variable interpolation

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Prevents task output from being displayed

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Stops Ansible from connecting to remote hosts

Question 6

Which Jinja2 filter would you use to set a default value for a variable that might be undefined in an Ansible template?

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