CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud engineer is using Ansible to automate the configuration of cloud resources. The engineer needs to ensure that the automation does not require any agent software to be installed on the target nodes. Which characteristic of Ansible makes this possible?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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It is agentless
Ansible is agentless; it connects over SSH (Linux) or WinRM (Windows) to execute tasks without installing any software on the target.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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It uses PowerShell Desired State Configuration
Why it's wrong here
DSC requires a configuration manager and is not the primary method for Ansible.
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It uses a master-agent architecture
Why it's wrong here
Ansible does not use agents; it is agentless.
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It is agentless
Why this is correct
Ansible operates over SSH or WinRM without needing an agent on managed nodes.
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It requires a pull-based model
Why it's wrong here
Ansible uses a push-based model via SSH/WinRM, not pull.
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