PeopleCert DevOps-Foundation Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

What is one of the PRIMARY benefits of Continuous Delivery?

AIt prioritizes working on new features over keeping software deployable

BIt ensures that all releases are deployed into production in a timely manner

CIt reduces the cost, time, and risk of delivering incremental changes to the business

DIt automates all of the tasks associated with development and operations

Answer : C

Continuous Delivery's primary benefit is that it reduces the cost, time, and risk of delivering incremental changes. By keeping software deployable at all times, teams can ship small, low-risk releases as needed.

A: Prioritizing features over deployability increases risk.

B: Not all releases are deployed immediately; CD keeps them ready.

D: CD doesn't automate everything---some manual steps may remain, especially in Continuous Delivery (vs. Continuous Deployment).

Extract-style reference: ''Continuous Delivery reduces deployment pain by ensuring that code is always in a deployable state, decreasing the cost, time, and risk associated with releases.'' --- Continuous Delivery, Jez Humble & David Farley PeopleCert Syllabus: Highlights CD as a strategy for safer, more efficient business change.

Question 2

Which statement is NOT TRUE?

AWaterfall approaches can take advantage of continuous integration and test-driven development practices

BContinuous Integration requires developers commit code to trunk at least daily

CContinuous Delivery ensures software is always in a releasable state

DContinuous Deployment requires a manual push button

Answer : D

Let's clarify what these terms mean in DevOps:

Continuous Integration (CI): Developers integrate code into a shared repository frequently (ideally daily), with each integration automatically verified by tests.

Continuous Delivery (CD): Ensures software is always in a releasable state. Every change can be deployed to production, but the deployment itself may be a manual decision.

Continuous Deployment: Every change that passes automated tests is automatically deployed to production, without manual intervention.

Why is D (''Continuous Deployment requires a manual push button'') NOT TRUE? Because Continuous Deployment is about no manual intervention---once code passes all tests, it's automatically pushed live. Manual deployment is a feature of Continuous Delivery, not Continuous Deployment.

Extract-style reference: ''Continuous Deployment means that every change goes through the pipeline and is automatically put into production, resulting in many production deployments every day.'' --- Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, Jez Humble & Nicole Forsgren DevOps Foundation v3.6 distinguishes between Continuous Delivery (manual trigger) and Continuous Deployment (fully automated).

Question 3

Why is it important for IT to understand and support the business' "why"?

AIT must understand why the organization exists and its purpose, cause and belief

BIT must understand why they should develop or acquire certain software products

CIT must understand why the organization will benefit from a DevOps approach

DIT must understand specific business processes so that they can support the organization properly

Answer : A

One of the core DevOps values is aligning IT efforts with business objectives---understanding the business ''why.'' The Foundation syllabus highlights the need for IT to understand the organization's purpose, cause, and belief. Without this, IT can't effectively support value delivery or drive digital transformation. Understanding the organizational ''why'' connects daily activities to strategic objectives, a key DevOps mindset. Reference: DevOps Foundation v3.6 syllabus section 1.2; 'Start with Why' by Simon Sinek.

Question 4

What is the BEST description of the Theory of Constraints?

AA methodology for identifying the most important limiting factor that stands in the way of achieving a goal

BA methodology for shortening feedback loops so that IT is able to understand and respond faster to customer needs

CA methodology for encouraging experimentation and learning so that organizations can identify constraints and practice for failure

DA methodology for designing and implementing the processes that underpin deployment pipelines

Answer : A

Theory of Constraints is a methodology that seeks to identify the single, most important limiting factor (constraint) in a process and systematically improve it until it's no longer the limiting factor.

Extract-style reference: ''The Theory of Constraints provides a powerful framework for identifying bottlenecks (constraints) that limit system performance and focusing improvement efforts on these areas to maximize throughput.'' --- Goldratt's Theory of Constraints DevOps Foundation syllabus discusses this as a foundational Lean concept, directly applicable to software delivery pipelines, where delays or resource shortages can restrict overall throughput.

Question 5

What is NOT a feature of Safety Culture?

ABlameless post-mortems

BValuing incidents

CCreating Single Points of Failures (SPOFs)

DGiving thanks for learning opportunities

Answer : C

Creating Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) is not a feature of Safety Culture---in fact, it's the opposite.

Safety Culture in DevOps promotes blameless post-mortems, valuing incidents as learning opportunities, and thanking contributors for uncovering weaknesses.

SPOFs increase risk and discourage experimentation.

Extract-style reference: ''Safety Culture is built on blamelessness, psychological safety, and learning from failure, not punishment. SPOFs are an anti-pattern that increases fragility.'' --- The DevOps Handbook PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: Stresses the importance of a safe, collaborative environment for innovation.

Question 6

Agile funding can be______

AFixed cost

BContinuous cost

CReviewed frequently

DAll of the Above

Answer : D

Agile funding is flexible and adapts to the iterative, incremental nature of Agile and DevOps projects.

It can be fixed cost for some work, continuous cost for ongoing value streams, and is reviewed frequently to align with evolving priorities.

All three characteristics are true, so D (''All of the Above'') is correct.

Extract-style reference:

''Agile funding models support continuous review and adaptation, providing the flexibility required for digital transformation and DevOps ways of working.''

--- Project to Product, Mik Kersten

PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: Advocates funding models that encourage agility, experimentation, and rapid value delivery.

Question 7

Learning organizations understand that not embedding learning into the culture of an organization creates cultural debt.

Which of the following are characteristics of high performing organizations?

AChange Management Team requiring Training

BIndividualism

CEmployees & Leadership Committed to Learning

DIncentive Plans offered but frowned upon being used

Answer : C

High-performing organizations embed learning into their culture, which leads to continuous improvement, innovation, and adaptability.

Employees and leadership committed to learning (option C) is a proven characteristic of high performance.

Other options---individualism, mandated training, and disincentivized development---are actually barriers to DevOps success.

Extract-style reference: ''High-performing organizations deliberately invest in learning and development and have leaders who model and reward learning behaviors.'' --- Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, Nicole Forsgren et al. PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: The syllabus highlights that a ''culture of learning'' and psychological safety are core characteristics of successful DevOps organizations.

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