200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
In a Kubernetes cluster, you need to store non-sensitive configuration data (e.g., database hostname) that can be consumed by pods as environment variables. Which resource should you use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between ConfigMaps and Secrets, where the trap is that candidates confuse 'non-sensitive' with 'sensitive' and incorrectly choose Secrets for all configuration data, or they pick PersistentVolume because they think any data storage requires persistent volumes.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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ConfigMap
A ConfigMap is the correct Kubernetes resource for storing non-sensitive configuration data like a database hostname. It is designed to decouple configuration artifacts from image content, allowing pods to consume this data as environment variables or mounted files without hardcoding values into container images.
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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ConfigMap
Why this is correct
ConfigMap is the correct resource for non-sensitive configuration data.
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PersistentVolume
Why it's wrong here
PersistentVolume is for storage, not configuration.
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Secret
Why it's wrong here
Secrets are for sensitive data like passwords; using them for non-sensitive data is not best practice.
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