KCNA Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
Which TWO tools are commonly used for GitOps? (Choose two.)
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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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Flux
ArgoCD and Flux are two popular GitOps tools that automate deployment of applications from Git repositories.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Flux
Why this is correct
Flux is a GitOps operator for Kubernetes.
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Jenkins
Why it's wrong here
Jenkins is a CI/CD tool, not specifically GitOps.
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Helm
Why it's wrong here
Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that deploys applications as pre-configured charts, but it lacks the continuous reconciliation loop that defines GitOps: Helm applies a chart once and does not automatically detect or correct drift between the cluster state and the desired state declared in Git. It is tempting because Helm charts are widely used to define Kubernetes resources, and teams often assume that storing a chart in a Git repository alone constitutes GitOps, whereas a true GitOps tool like Argo CD or Flux continuously synchronises the cluster with the repository.
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Terraform
Why it's wrong here
Terraform is an IaC tool, not specifically GitOps (though it can be used in a GitOps workflow).
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ArgoCD
Why this is correct
ArgoCD is a GitOps tool for Kubernetes.
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