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Which approach is traditionally used for infrastructure provisioning?

  • Using configuration management tools
  • Using shell scripts and manual operations (correct)
  • Using source control tools
  • Using automation code

What are some reasons for needing automation?

  • Efficiency, Improved productivity, Faster team collaboration
  • Improved productivity, Faster team collaboration, Repetitive tasks are boring
  • Efficiency, Scalability, Speed, Repetitive tasks are boring
  • Efficiency, Scalability, Speed, Error reduction (correct)

What is the best practice to avoid configuration drift?

  • Using configuration management tools
  • Modifying the configuration of an existing server after it is deployed
  • Changing the configuration of the running server
  • Provisioning a new server for every configuration change (correct)

What is an immutable infrastructure?

<p>An infrastructure that consists of provisioning a new server for every configuration change (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the blue-green deployment strategy?

<p>Deploying new resources for configuration changes and validating the deployment before deleting the old ones (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Infrastructure as Code?

<p>Managing IT infrastructure in the same way as development teams manage software code (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some benefits of Infrastructure as Code?

<p>Both options A and B (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional approach to managing IT infrastructure?

<p>Using shell scripts and manual operations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main drawback of automation?

<p>Automation takes more time than manual tasks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of maintaining an immutable infrastructure?

<p>No longer a need to worry about configuration changes and their impact over time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which industry is NOT mentioned as an area where automation is being used?

<p>Healthcare (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one aspect associated with automation?

<p>Labor-saving technology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of automation in the IT industry?

<p>Firewall-as-a-service (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of automation being added to products?

<p>Improved functionality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the traditional approach to infrastructure provisioning?

<p>Manual operations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one drawback of automation?

<p>Decreased control (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the best practice to avoid configuration drift?

<p>Infrastructure as Code (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Infrastructure as Code?

<p>Automation of infrastructure provisioning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the blue-green deployment strategy?

<p>Simultaneous deployment of two identical environments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of maintaining an immutable infrastructure?

<p>Consistent and reproducible environments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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