20+ practice questions focused on Deployment — one of the most tested topics on the CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Deployment PracticeA cloud architect is creating a Terraform configuration to deploy resources in AWS. The architect needs to store the state file in a remote backend that supports state locking and encryption at rest. Which backend should the architect configure?
Explanation: S3 with DynamoDB for locking is a recommended backend for Terraform state in AWS. Azure Blob Storage is for Azure, GCS for GCP, and local backend does not support remote state or locking.
A DevOps team is implementing a CI/CD pipeline to deploy a microservices application on Kubernetes. The team wants to ensure that the deployment automatically rolls back if the new version fails health checks after the update. Which Kubernetes feature should be configured in the deployment manifest?
Explanation: A readiness probe determines if a pod is ready to serve traffic. If it fails, the rolling update pauses or rolls back depending on the deployment strategy's progressDeadlineSeconds and revisionHistoryLimit.
A company is using Azure to host a web application. The application is deployed using ARM templates. The operations team has noticed that some resources have been manually modified via the Azure portal, causing configuration drift. The team wants to detect these changes and optionally revert them to the template-defined state. Which Azure feature should they use?
Explanation: The ARM template what-if operation is the correct tool because it performs a dry-run comparison between the deployed resource state and the desired state defined in the ARM template, showing exactly which properties would be added, modified, or deleted. This directly addresses configuration drift detection and lets the team decide whether to redeploy the template to revert changes. It is purpose-built for template-based drift analysis in Azure Resource Manager.
A cloud engineer is deploying a Lambda function that processes events from an SQS queue. The function must be able to handle a burst of up to 1000 concurrent invocations. Which configuration should the engineer set to ensure the function can scale to meet this demand?
Explanation: Setting the function's reserved concurrency to 1000 is correct because reserved concurrency guarantees that the specified number of concurrent invocations is always available to the function, independent of other functions in the account. This ensures the Lambda function can scale to handle the burst of up to 1000 concurrent invocations without being throttled by account-level concurrency limits.
A cloud architect is designing a CI/CD pipeline for a critical application that requires zero-downtime deployments. The architect wants to gradually shift traffic to the new version while monitoring for errors and automatically rolling back if issues are detected. Which TWO deployment strategies should the architect consider? (Select TWO.)
Explanation: Canary deployment (E) is correct because it gradually shifts a small percentage of production traffic to the new version, allowing the architect to monitor error rates and metrics and automatically roll back if issues appear, directly satisfying the zero-downtime and progressive-traffic requirements. Blue/green deployment (A) is also correct because it maintains two identical environments and switches traffic from the old (blue) to the new (green) version, enabling instant rollback by redirecting traffic back if problems are detected, while avoiding downtime. Rolling deployment (B) replaces instances in batches but does not inherently provide the same controlled, monitorable traffic-shifting and instant rollback mechanism emphasized in the scenario. Immutable deployment (C) focuses on replacing rather than modifying infrastructure for consistency, not on gradual traffic shifting with automatic rollback. A/B testing deployment (D) splits traffic to compare user behavior or business metrics between variants, rather than primarily serving as a progressive delivery and automatic rollback mechanism for error monitoring.
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Practice all Deployment questions1. Baseline your knowledge
Start with 10 questions to gauge your current understanding of Deployment. This tells you whether you need a concept refresher or just practice.
2. Review every explanation
For each question — right or wrong — read the full explanation. Understanding why an answer is correct is more valuable than knowing the answer itself.
3. Focus on exam traps
Deployment questions on the CV0-004 frequently use trap wording. Look for subtle differences in answers that test your precision, not just general knowledge.
4. Reach 80% consistently
Do repeated sessions until you score 80%+ three times in a row. Then move to mixed-mode practice to test cross-topic recall under realistic conditions.
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