SAFe® 5 DevOps Certification SAFe 5 DevOps CI/CD Pipeline

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of Continuous Integration (CI) in SAFe DevOps?

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To merge code changes frequently and verify each integration with automated builds and tests

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To deploy code directly to production

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To replace manual testing entirely

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To manage infrastructure provisioning

Question 2

What is Continuous Deployment versus Continuous Delivery in SAFe?

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Continuous Deployment automatically releases every change to production; Continuous Delivery makes every change releasable but deployment is manual

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They are the same thing

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Continuous Delivery is faster than Continuous Deployment

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Continuous Deployment only applies to non-production environments

Question 3

What role does Infrastructure as Code (IaC) play in the SAFe DevOps pipeline?

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It enables consistent, version-controlled, and automated provisioning of infrastructure environments

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It replaces all software testing

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It only manages physical server hardware

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It provides user interface design tools

Question 4

What is the purpose of feature toggles (feature flags) in a DevOps context?

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To enable or disable features in production without deploying new code

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To track feature requests from customers

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To toggle between different programming languages

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To switch between development environments

Question 5

What is the SAFe recommended approach to testing in the CI/CD pipeline?

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Shift-left testing with automated unit, integration, and acceptance tests running at every stage

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Manual testing only before production releases

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Testing only after deployment to production

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A single comprehensive test suite run monthly

Question 6

What is the blast radius concept in DevOps release strategies?

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The scope of impact if a deployment fails, which should be minimized through incremental releases

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The distance a notification travels through the organization

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The number of teams involved in a release

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The amount of code changed in a deployment