FREE GitHub Actions and Workflow Automation Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is GitHub Actions primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Automating code workflows

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Monitoring CPU usage

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Encrypting repositories

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Designing UI elements

Question 2

Which file defines a GitHub Actions workflow?

Accepted Answer

.github/workflows/*.yml

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workflow.json

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main.workflow

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action.yaml

Question 3

What triggers a GitHub Actions workflow?

Accepted Answer

GitHub events like push or PR

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Only manual button click

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Predefined cron jobs only

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Compiling code

Question 4

What is a 'job' in GitHub Actions?

Accepted Answer

A unit of steps within a workflow

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A separate repository

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A GitHub organization

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A code editor plugin

Question 5

Which virtual environments can GitHub Actions use?

Accepted Answer

macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu

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Only Linux

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Only macOS

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GitHub-hosted only

Question 6

What is the purpose of a 'step' in a GitHub Action job?

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To execute a command or action

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To store logs

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To manage permissions

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To switch branches