KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
What is the primary advantage of using Helm to package a Kubernetes application?
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Why each option matters
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It provides a templating engine to parameterize Kubernetes manifests
Helm packages Kubernetes manifests into a single chart, allowing easy installation, upgrades, and rollbacks with parameterization via values.yaml.
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It automatically scales applications based on load
Why it's wrong here
Helm does not handle autoscaling; that is done by the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.
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It enforces security policies on deployments
Why it's wrong here
Helm does not enforce policies; tools like OPA/Gatekeeper do.
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It provides a templating engine to parameterize Kubernetes manifests
Why this is correct
Helm uses Go templates to allow users to inject values into manifests.
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It manages network policies between services
Why it's wrong here
Network policies are managed separately, not by Helm.
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