KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are components of the GitOps workflow? (Choose three.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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A CI/CD pipeline that validates changes before merging
GitOps relies on a Git repository as single source of truth, a CI/CD pipeline to validate changes, and an operator to sync the cluster.
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A CI/CD pipeline that validates changes before merging
Why this is correct
CI/CD ensures changes are correct before applying.
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A configuration management database (CMDB)
Why it's wrong here
CMDB is not part of the GitOps workflow.
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A Git repository containing declarative configuration
Why this is correct
The desired state is stored in Git.
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A manual approval process for every change
Why it's wrong here
Approval can be part of CI/CD but is not a required component of GitOps.
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An operator (e.g., ArgoCD) that syncs the cluster state with Git
Why this is correct
The operator continuously reconciles the cluster with the Git repo.
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