IT and Technology DevOps & Automation

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a CI/CD pipeline in software development?

Accepted Answer

To automate building, testing, and deploying code changes

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To manually review code before release

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To store source code in version control

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To monitor production server uptime

Question 2

Which tool is most commonly used for container orchestration in a DevOps environment?

Accepted Answer

Kubernetes

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Ansible

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Jenkins

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Terraform

Question 3

In infrastructure as code (IaC), what does Terraform primarily manage?

Accepted Answer

Cloud and on-premises infrastructure resources

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Application source code versions

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Container images

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CI/CD pipeline stages

Question 4

What does 'shift-left' mean in a DevSecOps context?

Accepted Answer

Moving security testing earlier in the development lifecycle

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Migrating servers to the left data center rack

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Shifting developer responsibilities to operations

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Deploying to staging before production

Question 5

Which version control workflow uses short-lived feature branches merged frequently into main?

Accepted Answer

Trunk-based development

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Gitflow

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Forking workflow

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Release branching

Question 6

What is the role of an artifact repository like JFrog Artifactory or Nexus in a CI/CD pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Storing and versioning built packages and dependencies

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Running automated unit tests

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Monitoring application performance

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Managing cloud infrastructure state