KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
An organization uses GitOps with ArgoCD to manage Kubernetes deployments. What is the PRIMARY advantage of this approach over traditional imperative deployment methods?
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 provides a single source of truth for cluster state through Git
GitOps uses a Git repository as the single source of truth, enabling declarative configuration, version control, and automated reconciliation. This is the primary advantage over traditional imperative methods. Option A is incorrect because manual approval processes can still be part of a GitOps workflow. Option C is incorrect because GitOps does not eliminate the need for access controls. Option D is incorrect because GitOps does not directly reduce container count.
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 eliminates the need for any manual approval processes
Why it's wrong here
Manual approvals can still be part of the Git workflow.
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It provides a single source of truth for cluster state through Git
Why this is correct
GitOps uses Git as the authoritative source for desired state, enabling automated drift correction and audit trails.
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It allows developers to directly access the Kubernetes cluster
Why it's wrong here
GitOps typically restricts direct cluster access in favor of Git-based changes.
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It reduces the number of containers needed in a deployment
Why it's wrong here
GitOps does not affect container count.
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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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