Module 1 - Graded Quiz: Introduction To CI/CD » Week 1 » Continuous Integration And Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Q: What is Continuous Delivery (CD)?

Correct. CD is an automation process with which you can prepare code for release and deploy the code to an environment.

Q: Which component of a DevOps pipeline consists exclusively of the Release, Deploy, and Operate phases?

Correct. Continuous Delivery (CD) consists exclusively of the Release, Deploy, and Operate phases of a DevOps pipeline.

Q: Which aspect of development is reduced by using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)?

Correct. One benefit of using CI/CD is reduced code integration risk. The more you integrate, the less time you have to make changes, so integrating more often means less risk of something breaking.

Q: What is an important consideration when using DevOps pipeline tools?

Correct. Different teams within the same company can use different Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools. What’s important is that the tools that you use automate processes.

Q: Which tool is a hosted Continuous Integration (CI) service that helps developers build and test software projects hosted on GitHub and Bitbucket?

Correct. Travis CI is a hosted CI service that helps developers build and test software projects hosted on GitHub and Bitbucket.

Q: Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), how should developers approach provisioning infrastructure?

Correct. Using IaC, developers should provide instructions in a textual format like YAML to provision infrastructure.

Q: Which Infrastructure as Code (IaC) approach requires you to define the specific order of commands needed to achieve the desired state?

Correct. With the imperative approach, you must define the specific order of commands needed to achieve the desired state. Then, the tool executes the commands in that order.

Q: Which file type contains a list of servers or devices that an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool uses to provision infrastructure?

Correct. Inventory files contain a list of servers or devices from which an IaC tool draws to provision infrastructure. Inventory files can also contain the relevant variables needed when a connection triggers for a device or group of devices.