KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
What is the primary purpose of continuous integration (CI) in a cloud-native application delivery pipeline?
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 automatically build and test code changes upon commit
CI automates building and testing code changes upon commit to catch integration issues early. Option A correctly describes this. Option B refers to infrastructure provisioning, which is typically managed by Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. Option C refers to managing container images and registries, which is part of container management. Option D describes continuous deployment (CD), which automatically deploys code to production after passing CI.
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 automatically build and test code changes upon commit
Why this is correct
This is correct. CI automates building and testing code changes upon commit to catch integration issues early.
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To manage infrastructure provisioning
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect. Managing infrastructure provisioning is a separate concern, often handled by Infrastructure as Code tools, not CI.
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To manage container images and registries
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect. Managing container images and registries relates to container management, not the build and test process of CI.
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To automatically deploy code changes to production
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect. Automatically deploying code changes to production is continuous deployment, not continuous integration.
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