KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
What is the primary purpose of a container registry in a CI/CD pipeline?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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To host container images for deployment
A container registry stores and distributes container images. After building and scanning, images are pushed to a registry so that deployment tools can pull them to run containers.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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To manage Kubernetes secrets
Why it's wrong here
Secrets are managed by Kubernetes or external secret stores, not container registries.
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To store source code and trigger builds
Why it's wrong here
Source code is stored in version control systems (e.g., Git), not in container registries.
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To run CI/CD pipelines
Why it's wrong here
CI/CD pipelines are typically run by tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI, not by container registries.
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To host container images for deployment
Why this is correct
Container registries store built images that can be pulled by Kubernetes or other orchestration platforms.
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