CGOA Gitops Principles Practice Question
Which TWO are common strategies for GitOps repo structure?
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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Directory-per-environment.
Common strategies include 'App-of-Apps' for managing nested dependencies and 'Directory-per-Environment' for separating configurations.
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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Creating one repository per single microservice.
Why it's wrong here
This is a repository strategy, not a repo *structure* strategy.
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Directory-per-environment.
Why this is correct
Standard for managing multi-environment configs.
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Never using branches.
Why it's wrong here
Branching is a standard Git practice.
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Storing all files in a single flat directory.
Why it's wrong here
This becomes unmanageable quickly.
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App-of-Apps pattern.
Why this is correct
Great for orchestrating complex deployments.
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