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Design and implement build and release pipelines Questions

Practice questions for Design and implement build and release pipelines topic in Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert. 106 questions covering this domain.

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Q1
easy

Which statement correctly describes Azure Resource Manager templates?

Q2
easy

For a new Azure DevOps pipeline that should be versioned with the application source, what pipeline format does Microsoft recommend?

Q3
hard

A team is deploying to Kubernetes through Azure Pipelines and wants a supported task that can implement a canary release strategy. Which choice is cor...

Q4
medium

Which trigger set is supported by Azure Pipelines YAML, subject to repository-specific limitations?

Q5
hard

A team migrates a Classic build pipeline to YAML and notices scheduled runs happen at unexpected times. Which migration detail explains this behavior?

Q6
hard

An engineer wants to preview infrastructure changes before deployment but is concerned about noisy output from dynamic expressions and defaults. Which...

Q7
medium

A team wants to expose a new version of an App Service application to only a small portion of production users before full rollout. Which deployment s...

Q8
medium

A workflow uses `GITHUB_TOKEN` to push a commit back to the same repository. What is the default effect on workflow triggering?

Q9
medium

A package restore in Azure Artifacts should prefer packages already in the feed before checking external sources. What is the documented upstream sear...

Q10
medium

A build team wants agent-side package caches and other machine state to persist between runs. Which agent type best fits that requirement?

Q11
medium

A product owner wants a feature rollout that targets named users and groups, supports exclusions, and can also apply rollout percentages. Which Azure ...

Q12
hard

An organization wants to move pipeline definitions to YAML wherever possible. Which pipeline type cannot be exported to YAML by Azure DevOps?

Q13
medium

A team is configuring GitHub Actions OpenID Connect with Azure. Why must the workflow request `permissions: id-token: write`?

Q14
hard

A release pipeline must deploy a DACPAC to Azure SQL Database from a hosted agent that is outside the current firewall rules. What additional step may...

Q15
easy

Which App Service plan tiers support deployment slots?

Q16
easy

Where are approvals and checks configured for Azure Pipelines resources such as environments?

Q17
medium

A team installs a package version from an upstream source into Azure Artifacts and then wants assurance that the saved version cannot be altered later...

Q18
easy

What is true of Microsoft-hosted agents in Azure Pipelines?

Q19
medium

A security engineer wants workflow authentication inside GitHub Actions without storing a long-lived GitHub credential. Which token is automatically c...

Q20
medium

A YAML pipeline references an environment that does not yet exist. Under which condition can Azure Pipelines automatically create it?

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