KCNA Cloud Native Application Delivery Practice Question
Which TWO of the following are characteristics of Kustomize?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Supports patching resources via patchesStrategicMerge
Kustomize uses overlays to customize Kubernetes manifests without templating. It does not use values files or require a package manager.
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Requires a values.yaml file for configuration
Why it's wrong here
Values.yaml is a Helm concept; Kustomize uses kustomization.yaml.
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Uses a templating engine similar to Helm
Why it's wrong here
Kustomize does not use templating; it uses pure YAML with strategic merge patches.
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Supports patching resources via patchesStrategicMerge
Why this is correct
Kustomize supports strategic merge patches and JSON patches.
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Can manage dependencies between charts
Why it's wrong here
Dependency management is a Helm feature, not Kustomize.
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Uses overlays to customize base configurations
Why this is correct
Kustomize overlays apply patches and variations to base YAML.
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