XK0-006 Automation, Orchestration, and Scripting Practice Question
A system administrator is writing an Ansible playbook to manage a web server. Which three of the following are valid Ansible modules for system administration? (Choose THREE.)
Answer choices
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
✓
service
apt, service, and copy are standard Ansible modules for package management, service control, and file copying.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
service
Why this is correct
The `service` module manages system daemons on the target host, starting, stopping, enabling or restarting services such as httpd or nginx. It satisfies the stem's requirement for a valid system-administration module by controlling service state declaratively, and it works across systemd, SysV init and other init systems without extra configuration.
- ✓
copy
Why this is correct
The copy module transfers files from the control node to managed hosts, a core system administration task. It satisfies the stem's requirement for valid Ansible modules, unlike shell commands or ad-hoc constructs that are not modules.
- ✗
useradd
Why it's wrong here
useradd is a Linux command-line binary, not an Ansible module; playbooks must call the user module to create accounts idempotently. It is tempting because the underlying task is identical, and running the raw command would be correct via the command or shell module.
- ✓
apt
Why this is correct
The apt module manages Debian-family packages through the native dpkg/APT toolchain, satisfying the stem's requirement for a valid system administration module. Unlike command or shell, which execute arbitrary instructions, apt declares package state idempotently, installing, upgrading or removing software without re-running when the desired state already exists.
- ✗
chmod
Why it's wrong here
chmod is a Linux binary, not an Ansible module; file permissions are set with the file module's mode parameter. It is tempting because the task matches exactly, and invoking chmod directly would be correct through the command or shell module when no dedicated module exists.
Go deeper
Related to this question
Learn chapter
Managing Storage and File Systems
Key term
Service
A service is a software component or system that performs a specific function and is available to be used by other programs or users over a network.
Key term
apt
APT (Advanced Package Tool) is a command-line utility used in Debian-based Linux distributions to install, update, remove, and manage software packages from repositories.
About these practice questions
This XK0-006 question is part of Courseiva's 781-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This XK0-006 practice question is part of Courseiva's free CompTIA certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the XK0-006 exam.