200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A Kubernetes pod needs to read configuration data such as database hostname, which is non-sensitive and may change across environments. Which resource should be used to store this data and inject it into the pod?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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ConfigMap
ConfigMap stores non-sensitive configuration data. Secret stores sensitive data. Deployment and Service are for workload and networking.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Deployment
Why it's wrong here
Deployment manages pod replicas, not configuration.
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Secret
Why it's wrong here
Secret is for sensitive data like passwords.
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Service
Why it's wrong here
Service provides network access, not configuration.
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ConfigMap
Why this is correct
ConfigMap is designed for non-sensitive configuration.
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