CGOA Gitops Patterns Practice Question
What does the 'prune' policy in GitOps do?
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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It deletes resources from the cluster that are no longer in Git.
Pruning removes resources from the cluster that are no longer defined in the source Git repository, ensuring the cluster only contains what is declared.
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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It deletes resources from the cluster that are no longer in Git.
Why this is correct
This is the core function of pruning in GitOps.
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It cleans up old container logs.
Why it's wrong here
Logs are managed by the logging subsystem.
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It synchronizes the Git repo with the latest upstream changes.
Why it's wrong here
This is a 'pull' or 'fetch' operation.
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It restarts pods that have been running for too long.
Why it's wrong here
This is not a function of the sync policy.
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