CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud engineer is writing Ansible playbooks to automate the configuration of cloud resources. Which TWO statements about Ansible are true?
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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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Ansible uses YAML for playbook syntax.
Ansible is agentless (uses SSH/WinRM) and uses YAML for playbooks. It requires Python on control node, not agents on target hosts. It is not primarily for orchestration of CI/CD pipelines.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Ansible requires an agent installed on each managed node.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is agentless.
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Ansible uses a declarative language like HCL.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is imperative, not declarative like HCL.
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Ansible uses YAML for playbook syntax.
Why this is correct
Playbooks are written in YAML.
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Ansible modules are used to interact with cloud providers.
Why this is correct
Ansible has modules for AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.
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Ansible is a CI/CD pipeline tool.
Why it's wrong here
Ansible is for configuration management, not CI/CD.
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