KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
A company wants to manage its Kubernetes resources using Git as the single source of truth, with automated synchronization. Which approach should they use?
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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GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux
GitOps is a practice where the entire system state is described declaratively in Git, and automated tools synchronize the cluster to match. ArgoCD and Flux are popular GitOps tools.
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 Helm charts without version control
Why it's wrong here
Helm charts should be version-controlled, but GitOps goes beyond that by automating synchronization.
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Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
Why it's wrong here
Terraform is for provisioning infrastructure, not for continuous synchronization of Kubernetes resources.
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Using kubectl apply -f with a CI/CD pipeline
Why it's wrong here
While CI/CD can apply manifests, GitOps provides automated drift detection and reconciliation.
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GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux
Why this is correct
GitOps uses Git as the source of truth and automatically syncs the cluster state to the desired state in Git.
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Kubernetes Overview and Core Components
Key term
ReplicaSet and Replication
A ReplicaSet ensures a specified number of identical pod instances are running at all times in Kubernetes, using replication to maintain availability and stability.
Key term
GitOps
GitOps is a way to manage and automate cloud infrastructure and applications by using a Git repository as the single source of truth, where all changes are made through pull requests and automatically applied by a software agent.
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