KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
What is the primary purpose of a continuous integration (CI) pipeline in cloud native application delivery?
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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To build and test code changes automatically
CI automates building and testing code changes to catch integration issues early, ensuring that code is always in a deployable state.
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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To provision infrastructure resources
Why it's wrong here
That is infrastructure as code / provisioning.
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To automatically deploy code to production
Why it's wrong here
That is continuous deployment, not continuous integration.
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To build and test code changes automatically
Why this is correct
CI focuses on building and testing every change.
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To manage container images in a registry
Why it's wrong here
Image management is a separate concern.
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