CGOA Related Practices Practice Question
A team is transitioning from traditional imperative scripts to declarative Configuration as Code. Which approach best satisfies the GitOps principle of using a desired state definition?
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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Storing Kubernetes YAML manifests in a Git repository and using an operator to synchronize them.
GitOps requires that the desired state be declared in a version-controlled repository to ensure traceability and auditability.
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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Using bash scripts triggered by a Jenkins build job to update environment variables.
Why it's wrong here
This is an imperative approach rather than declarative.
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Directly editing deployments via the 'kubectl edit' command.
Why it's wrong here
This bypasses version control and does not use Infrastructure as Code.
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Storing Kubernetes YAML manifests in a Git repository and using an operator to synchronize them.
Why this is correct
This is the core definition of GitOps, using declarative files as the source of truth.
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Using an Ansible playbook to perform one-off configuration changes on existing servers.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is often imperative unless strictly managed with idempotent roles in a GitOps workflow.
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