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5 Configuration Management and Reusable Automation Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Configuration Management and Reusable Automation, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

True or false

1 point

True or false: If a template is syntactically valid, the service configuration it generates must also be valid.

A
True
B
False

Written response

1 point

What version-control system is given as an example for storing configuration files, templates, and automation code?

Fill in the blank

1 point

In the Ansible example, the nginx service is configured with state: .

Choose one

1 point

A team needs to generate similar configuration files for several environments while allowing values such as host names and ports to differ. Which approach best fits this need?

A
A fixed sequence of commands that must be run manually for every host
B
A reusable text pattern that generates similar configuration files using variable values
C
A record of who changed a setting and when
D
A collection of installed packages that cannot vary by environment

Written response

1 point

What property describes automation that can be applied repeatedly while leaving a system in the same desired state without unnecessary changes?

True or false

1 point

True or false: Every automation task or module is automatically idempotent, so testing before production use is unnecessary.

A
True
B
False

Fill in the blank

1 point

The term for a system's actual settings diverging from its documented desired state is .

Choose one

1 point

A team needs to manage installed packages and services on servers, and also describe and provision infrastructure. Which tool-role pairing best matches the material?

A
Use Terraform for system configuration and Ansible for infrastructure provisioning in every case
B
Use Puppet only to define infrastructure and Terraform only to manage installed packages
C
Use Ansible or Puppet for system configuration; Terraform commonly describes and provisions infrastructure
D
Use Git as the tool that applies packages and starts services

Choose one

1 point

A team wants to compare configuration revisions and restore an earlier version if needed. Which benefit of version control directly supports these goals?

A
It automatically prevents every unsafe configuration change from being deployed
B
It records changes over time so revisions can be compared and earlier versions restored
C
It replaces the need to test configuration changes
D
It guarantees that every manual system change is captured in the repository

Choose one

1 point

A configuration change requires an access credential. Which practice best protects that sensitive value?

A
Commit credentials alongside the configuration so every team member can use them
B
Store credentials in generated configuration files without access restrictions
C
Keep credentials out of ordinary repositories and use an appropriate secrets-management mechanism with restricted access
D
Place credentials in a public repository but rotate them after each deployment

Choose all

1 point

Select all practices that help make reusable roles or modules predictable for their consumers.

A
A reusable component should have clear inputs and outputs.
B
All consumers should be forced to use identical environment-specific values.
C
Documentation helps consumers understand the component's interface.
D
Versioning can help prevent a change from unexpectedly affecting every consumer.
E
A shared component should have no documented interface.

Choose one

1 point

An automation file states that a web service should be running, leaving the tool to determine the actions needed to reach that condition. What approach does this describe?

A
An imperative script, because it states the target service condition
B
A declarative configuration, because it states the desired result rather than prescribing every command
C
A version-control record, because it lists commands in execution order
D
A template, because it necessarily installs and starts the service

Choose all

1 point

Select all actions that belong in the material's practical configuration-change workflow.

A
Edit configuration on a branch and explain the intent of the change.
B
Review the diff for unintended changes or unsafe values.
C
Run syntax checks and tests, and render or plan changes where supported.
D
Merge an approved change and deploy it in a controlled way.
E
Skip checks and tests to avoid delaying deployment.
F
Check results after deployment and update configuration if observed state differs from intended state.

Open ended

1 point

An emergency manual change is made to a system, but the configuration repository is not updated. What should the team do afterward, and why?

Written response

1 point

Name one tool used to manage system configuration, rather than primarily to describe and provision infrastructure.

Choose one

1 point

A team wants its automation to express that a web service must be running without prescribing each command to achieve that result. Which approach best fits this goal?

A
Declare that the web service should be running and let the tool determine the needed actions.
B
Write a fixed sequence of commands to install, enable, and start the service.
C
Record the service settings only after an administrator changes them manually.
D
Create a separate hand-edited configuration file for every host.

True or false

1 point

If a package is already installed, an idempotent task that declares it should be present reports no change.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A team needs similar configuration files for several environments, with values such as the port and site name varying by environment. Which approach best supports this reuse?

A
Use one reusable text pattern and supply host- or environment-specific variable values.
B
Keep a separate manually edited copy for every host, with no shared pattern.
C
Store only the final generated files and discard the pattern used to create them.
D
Put all host-specific values directly into a fixed sequence of shell commands.

Written response

1 point

What is the term for a system's actual settings diverging from its documented desired state, such as after an unreviewed manual edit?

Choose one

1 point

An Ansible template contains expressions that are filled with variable values when a configuration file is generated. Which language does Ansible use for these template expressions?

A
Jinja2
B
Terraform
C
Git
D
Puppet