KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which GitOps tool is specifically designed for Kubernetes and follows the declarative GitOps pattern, continuously reconciling the desired state from a Git repository?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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ArgoCD
ArgoCD is a declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes that syncs application state with a Git repository.
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ArgoCD
Why this is correct
ArgoCD is purpose-built for GitOps on Kubernetes.
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Helm
Why it's wrong here
Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes, not a GitOps tool.
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Terraform
Why it's wrong here
Terraform is Infrastructure as Code, but not a GitOps tool for Kubernetes application deployments.
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Jenkins
Why it's wrong here
Jenkins is a CI/CD tool but not specifically GitOps-oriented for Kubernetes.
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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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