How does the DevOps approach enable an organization to increase speed to market and gain
competitive edge?
A. DevOps allows teams to spend more time on technical innovation while maintaining stability
and quality.
B. DevOps enables an organization to go from an initial concept to a viable product in a shorter
timescale than was traditionally acceptable with a Waterfall approach.
C. DevOps makes you more aware of the challenges that each department faces on a day-to-day
basis and helps understand the needs of the business.
D. The environment and culture of DevOps encourage a deeper understanding and
implementation of best practices in an organization. correct answers B. DevOps enables an
organization to go from an initial concept to a viable product in a shorter timescale than was
traditionally acceptable with a Waterfall approach.
Which goals will you consider when building a business case for a DevOps organization?
1. Expanding market share by acquisition of a large competitor
2. Improving collaboration between all layers of your organization
3. Increasing overall stability of your IT systems
4. Reducing the amount of failures introduced during the software development lifecycle
A. 1, 2, and 3
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 1, 2, and 4
D. 2, 3, and 4 correct answers D. 2, 3, and 4
Continuous Integration and Delivery practices can increase the frequency of deploying source
code into production. What is the increased frequency according to the 2015 State of DevOps
survey by PuppetLabs?
A. 2 times
B. 5 times
C. 30 times
D. 100 times correct answers C. 30 times
In a traditional organization, Development and Operations teams face various communication
challenges. Which is a proven tactic for the Development team to enable the Operations team to
solve known issues without any delays?
A. Developing and sharing knowledge articles
B. Sharing their experience of the Production environment
C. Sharing the required information to perform the same work
D. Taking the responsibility of solving any issues raised by the clients correct answers A.
Developing and sharing knowledge articles
,Why does "Wall of Confusion" exist between Development and Operations in traditional IT
organizations?
A. Developers do not allow Operations' people to visit them during office hours.
B. The Operations team do not participate in meetings organized by the Development team.
C. The Development (Stability) and Operations (Change) teams have different priorities and
goals.
D.Some rogue developers diffuse the role of Operations by building their own cloud-based
platforms correct answers C. The Development (Stability) and Operations (Change) teams have
different priorities and goals
What are the challenges between the Development and Operations teams in a traditional
organizations?
1. Blame game between Dev and Ops
2. Different tools used between Dev and Ops
3. No feedback loop between Dev and Ops
4. Variance in skill set levels between Dev and Ops
A. 1, 2, and 3
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 1, 2, and 4
D. 2, 3, and 4 correct answers A. 1, 2, and 3
What are the three core ingredients of an antifragile organization?
1. Agile
2. DevOps
3. Kaizen Mindset
4. Lean Startup
5. Management Innovation
A. 1, 2, and 3
B. 1, 4, and 5
C. 2, 3, and 4
D. 2, 4, and 5 correct answers D. 2, 4, and 5
Which phrase fits BEST as a characteristic of a Lean startup?
A. Single piece of flow
B. Short feedback loops
C. Use of cloud platforms
D. Validated learning correct answers D. Validated learning
Which phrase fits BEST as a characteristic of a DevOps team, which is part of an antifragile
organization?
A. Employee First
,B. Honor Web-inspired value
C. Minimum Viable Bureaucracy
D. Self-management correct answers D. Self-management
Which DevOps principle encourages "No Bureaucracy" and focuses on no barriers to ask
questions?
A. Automate everything you can
B. Continuous improvement
C. Create with the end in mind
D. Customer-centric action correct answers D. Customer-centric action
Which DevOps principle focuses on product and service thinking?
A. Automate everything you can
B. Create with the end in mind
C. Continuous Improvement
D. Customer-centric action correct answers B. Create with the end in mind
Which DevOps principle appreciates measuring processes, people, and tools?
A. Continuous improvement
B. Create with the end in mind
C. Cross-functional autonomous teams
D. End-to-end responsibility correct answers A. Continuous improvement
What is required to have fully autonomous teams throughout the lifecycle of a product?
A. Balanced set of knowledge and skills
B. End-to-end responsibility
C. Risk taking ability
D. Transparency correct answers A. Balanced set of knowledge and skills
What are the key characteristics of "End-to-End Responsibility" in a DevOps context?
1. Complementary skills
2. Concept to grave
3. Engineering mindset
4. Performance support
5. Automate everything you can
A. 1 and 5
B. 1, 2, and 5
C. 2 and 4
D. 2, 3, and 5 correct answers C. 2 and 4
Which tasks will you do to apply DevOps principle "Create with the End in Mind"?
, 1. Avoid Waterfall and process-oriented models.
2. Create a detailed product roadmap for the coming 3 years.
3. Strive towards the delivery of MVPs.
4. Optimize speed, cost, and ease of delivering.
5. Bring software into production, multiple times a day without hassle.
A. 1 and 3
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 2, 3, and 5 correct answers A. 1 and 3
Which Lean principle is explained by the "Just-in-Time" approach?
A. Flow
B. Perfection
C. Pull
D. Value Stream correct answers A. Flow
Which are the characteristics of Agile thinking?
1. Encouraging fixed functionality, and flexible resources and time
2. Prioritizing user stories
3. Producing working software
4. Working in short iterations
A. 1, 2, and 3
B. 1, 3, and 4
C. 1, 2, and 4
D. 2, 3, and 4 correct answers D. 2, 3, and 4
Slide 20: DevOps Core Principles
Which DevOps principle advocates teams to renew their way of delivering services?
A. Automate everything you can
B. Continuous improvement
C. Create with the End in Mind
D. Cross-Functional Autonomous Teams correct answers A. Automate everything you can
What is the primary goal of Agile?
A. Creating the culture of high-performance IT
B. Creating the culture of collaboration and automation
C. Creating roadmaps and a structured way of working
D. Satisfying the customer correct answers D. Satisfying the customer