CET CET Digital Transformation and Strategy 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'DevOps' and how does it support digital transformation?
- A certification program for software developers and operations staff
- A cultural and technical movement that unifies software development and IT operations to accelerate delivery (Correct answer)
- A cloud deployment model that replaces traditional operations teams
- A programming methodology focused exclusively on security and compliance
Correct answer: A cultural and technical movement that unifies software development and IT operations to accelerate delivery
DevOps combines development and operations practices—including CI/CD, automation, and continuous feedback—to enable faster, more reliable software delivery and innovation.
Question 2: Which cloud deployment model keeps sensitive data on-premises while leveraging public cloud resources for scalable workloads?
- Community cloud
- Private cloud
- Hybrid cloud (Correct answer)
- Multi-cloud
Correct answer: Hybrid cloud
A hybrid cloud combines private on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services, allowing organizations to balance security, compliance, and scalability requirements.
Question 3: What is 'API-first design' and why is it important in digital transformation strategies?
- Building application user interfaces before backend logic
- Designing APIs as the primary interface for all system capabilities before building other components (Correct answer)
- Using only REST APIs and prohibiting other integration methods
- A strategy that prioritizes API security over functionality
Correct answer: Designing APIs as the primary interface for all system capabilities before building other components
API-first design treats APIs as the primary product, enabling consistent integration, faster development, and reusability across web, mobile, and partner ecosystems.
Question 4: In organizational change management for digital transformation, what does 'ADKAR' stand for?
- Agility, Delivery, Knowledge, Automation, Results
- Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement (Correct answer)
- Assessment, Design, Knowledge, Alignment, Review
- Adoption, Development, Kickoff, Action, Roadmap
Correct answer: Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement
ADKAR is a change management model by Prosci where each letter represents a phase individuals must progress through to successfully adopt organizational change.
Question 5: What is 'microservices architecture' and how does it benefit digital transformation?
- An architecture that uses extremely small hardware servers to reduce costs
- Structuring an application as a collection of loosely coupled, independently deployable services (Correct answer)
- A design pattern that minimizes lines of code across all modules
- An approach that consolidates all application functions into a single optimized service
Correct answer: Structuring an application as a collection of loosely coupled, independently deployable services
Microservices decompose applications into small, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled separately, enabling faster innovation and resilience.
Question 6: What is the role of a 'Chief Digital Officer' (CDO) in an organization undergoing digital transformation?
- Managing the company's social media presence exclusively
- Leading the organization's digital strategy, culture change, and technology adoption across the enterprise (Correct answer)
- Overseeing data center operations and IT infrastructure only
- Handling digital marketing campaigns and online advertising
Correct answer: Leading the organization's digital strategy, culture change, and technology adoption across the enterprise
The CDO drives enterprise-wide digital transformation by aligning technology investments with business strategy, fostering digital culture, and leading innovation initiatives.
CET CET Digital Transformation and Strategy 2
What is 'DevOps' and how does it support digital transformation?