CGOA Related Practices Practice Question
When mapping a traditional CI/CD pipeline to GitOps, what is the primary role of the CD tool?
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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Reconciling the running state of the cluster with the declarative state defined in Git.
In GitOps, the CD tool acts as a continuous reconciler that pulls changes from Git to match the cluster state.
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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Reconciling the running state of the cluster with the declarative state defined in Git.
Why this is correct
The GitOps operator continuously monitors Git and applies changes to match the desired state.
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Pushing binary artifacts to a server via SSH.
Why it's wrong here
This is a traditional push-based CD pattern, not GitOps.
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Pushing images to a container registry after a build.
Why it's wrong here
This is part of the CI phase.
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Generating test reports for the QA team.
Why it's wrong here
This is a reporting function, not a deployment reconciliation function.
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