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Start Kubernetes Fundamentals PracticeWhich TWO of the following are valid ways to expose a set of pods as a network service within a Kubernetes cluster?
Explanation: A Service of type ClusterIP exposes a set of pods as a network service within the cluster by assigning a stable virtual IP address and DNS name. Traffic to this IP is load-balanced across the pods matching the Service's label selector, enabling internal cluster communication without external exposure. An Ingress resource does not directly expose pods, but it routes external HTTP/HTTPS traffic to an internal Service (e.g., ClusterIP or NodePort), which then forwards to the pods. Therefore, both D and E are valid ways to expose pods as a network service. In contrast, a StatefulSet manages pod identity and storage, not network exposure; an ExternalName Service provides a DNS alias but does not route traffic to pods; and a ConfigMap stores configuration data, not pod IPs.
Which THREE of the following are valid ways to expose a set of pods as a network service in Kubernetes?
Explanation: A Service of type NodePort exposes the pods on a static port on each node's IP address, making the service accessible externally. This is a valid method for exposing a set of pods as a network service in Kubernetes.
Which Kubernetes control plane component is responsible for storing the cluster state and configuration data?
Explanation: etcd is the distributed key-value store that serves as Kubernetes' single source of truth for all cluster state and configuration data. It stores objects like Pods, Services, Deployments, and Secrets, and is the only component that holds persistent state. The kube-apiserver reads from and writes to etcd, but etcd itself is the storage backend.
You need to run a batch job that processes data and then exits. Which Kubernetes resource type is most appropriate for this workload?
Explanation: A Kubernetes Job is designed for workloads that run to completion and then exit, such as batch processing, data transformation, or one-off tasks. Unlike controllers that maintain a desired number of running Pods (like Deployments), Jobs ensure that a specified number of Pods successfully terminate, making them the correct choice for this scenario.
What is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes?
Explanation: A Pod is the smallest and simplest unit in the Kubernetes object model, representing a single instance of a running process in the cluster. It encapsulates one or more containers, shared storage, and a unique network IP, making it the atomic unit of scheduling and deployment.
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