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CV0-004 Practice Question: A DevOps team is implementing an automated…
A DevOps team is implementing an automated deployment pipeline for a cloud application. Which THREE steps are essential components of a continuous delivery pipeline? (Select THREE.)
⚠ Common exam trap
CompTIA often tests the distinction between continuous delivery and continuous deployment, where candidates mistakenly select automatic production deployment as an essential step, but the question explicitly asks for continuous delivery, which requires a manual approval before production.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Deploying to a staging environment for integration tests
Deploying to a staging environment for integration tests is a core step in a continuous delivery pipeline. It validates that the application works correctly in an environment that mirrors production before any release decision is made, ensuring that integration and end-to-end tests can run safely without impacting live users.
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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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Deploying to a staging environment for integration tests
Why this is correct
Staging allows integration testing in an environment similar to production before final deployment.
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Deploying to production automatically without approval
Why it's wrong here
This is continuous deployment; continuous delivery typically includes a manual approval before production deployment.
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Monitoring and rollback capability
Why it's wrong here
While important, monitoring and rollback are not steps in the pipeline itself; they are supporting activities.
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Source code compilation
Why this is correct
Compilation is the first step after code commit to produce artifacts.
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Running unit tests
Why this is correct
Unit tests validate code changes early in the pipeline.
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