Azure DevOps - DevOps

What two strategies are often overlooked when implementing version control?

• branching
• iteration of process
• linking work items to code
• streamlining change

What is a core value of DevOps?

• Minimizing the development time
• minimizing support calls
• shortening release cycles
• shortening troubleshooting windows

What is the end goal of DevOps?

• Provide project management during development.
• Provide operational management.
• Deliver applications to end users.
• Deliver value to end users.

How does DevOps impact security of an application or machine? (Choose 2)

• Security is increased by including it earlier in the process.
• Security is increased because of the automation process.
• Security is reduced because of the automation process.
• Security is reduced because of the development process.

What are two characteristics of manual deployments of applications?

• More verification steps are typically required.
• They are prone to human error.
• They perform many quality checks.
• They use a fast release cadence.

What are two characteristics of continuous integration builds?

• builds are consistent.

• slow feedback cycles

• specific build systems can be used

• builds can be queued by anyone

Which technique allows code to be deployed without making the code active to the end users?

• Manual gates
• Configuration as code
• Feature flags
• Infrastructure as code

What are three outcomes of continuous integration?

• A build is triggered each time new code is checked in.
• Automated tests are conducted during the build.
• Builds occur more often and more quickly.
• The application is automatically deployed if the build succeeds.
• User acceptance testing is performed and the users provide feedback to the development team.

You are planning a DevOps deployment. You need to decrease the number of bugs that are caught by customers. The solution should also decrease the amount of late code changes.<br />What should you do?

• Continuously deploy internal production builds.
• Use an automated testing workflow after development is complete.
• Continuously deploy internal development builds.
• Use an automated testing workflow throughout the lifecycle.

Your team plans to begin testing at the start of a development cycle.<br /><br />Which way has testing been shifted?

• backwards
• right
• forward
• left