Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Quiz - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a practice of managing and provisioning infrastructure through code. This quiz will help to test your knowledge of IaC.

Infrastructure as Code Quiz Question and Answers

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is frequently referred to as _____________

  • Automated infrastructure
  • Infrastructure programming
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Programmable infrastructure

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) simplifies the tasks of the __________

  • None of the options
  • Coding team
  • IT team
  • Testing team

Which is a core part of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

  • Versioning
  • Configuring
  • Auditing
  • Testing

Automation is well suitable for the environments which are ___________

  • Unique
  • Partially unique
  • Not unique
  • Completely unique

______ configuration is faster than _______ configuration.

  • Automated, Hybrid
  • Automated, Manual
  • Manual, Automated
  • Manual, Hybrid

A challenge that grows over time is __________

  • Erosion
  • Configuration Drift
  • Snowflake Servers
  • Fragile Infrastructure

IaC was initially evolved to support ____________

  • Virtual System
  • Cloud Computing
  • All the options
  • Physical Hardware setup

When a server requires special configuration beyond that covered by the automated deployment scripts, it is called __________

  • Automation Fear
  • Snowflake Server (ans)
  • Configuration Drift
  • Server Sprawl

When we do not record the adhoc changes of hardware/software, it is called __________

  • Configuration Drift
  • Erosion
  • Server Spikes
  • Server Sprawl

For quick configurations, the servers must be _________

  • Identical
  • Well configured
  • Automated
  • Different

Which is directly proportional to your business?

  • Security
  • Clarity
  • Availability
  • None of the options

Which of the following is a CI tool?

  • Fork
  • Ansible
  • Bamboo
  • Puppet

There is no server in the serverless architecture. Is it True?

  • True
  • False

__________ infrastructure replaces a server completely when there is a change.

  • Mutable
  • Immutable
  • Hybrid
  • Semi-immutable

The most straightforward approach to implement IaC is _________

  • Automated Configuration
  • Scripting
  • Manual Configuration
  • Physical Configuration

Which of the following describes only the desired state of the system?

  • Iterative
  • Declarative
  • Intelligent
  • Imperative

The following are cloud service providers, except ________.

  • Google Azure
  • IBM OpenWhisk
  • Cloud Functions
  • AWS Lambda

It is easy to ________ a system, than to ________ it.

  • Fix, Replace
  • Replace, Fix
  • Patch, Replace
  • Fix, Reproduce

__________ infrastructure increases the predictability.

  • Hybrid
  • Semi-immutable
  • Mutable
  • Immutable

If a change is patched, it is _________ infrastructure.

  • Immutable
  • Mutable
  • Hybrid
  • Semi-immutable

_________ causes more failure than _________.

  • Hardware failure, Software error
  • Hardware failure, Human error
  • Software failure, Human error
  • Human error, Hardware failure

When a server requires special configuration beyond that covered by the automated deployment scripts, it is called __________

  • Snowflake Server
  • Automation Fear
  • Configuration Drift
  • Server Sprawl

Which is directly proportional to your business?

  • Clarity
  • Security
  • Availability
  • None of the options

The most straightforward approach to implement IaC is ___________

  • Scripting
  • Physical Configuration
  • Automated Configuration
  • Manual Configuration

__________ infrastructure increases the predictability.

  • Hybrid
  • Immutable
  • Semi-immutable
  • Mutable

There is no server in the serverless architecture.

  • True
  • False

__________ infrastructure replaces a server completely when there is a change.

  • Hybrid
  • Immutable
  • Mutable
  • Semi-immutable

Which of the following describes only the desired state of the system?

  • Intelligent
  • Iterative
  • Declarative
  • Imperative

OpenStack Heat is a tool written in ________ language.

  • BASIC
  • Go
  • JavaScript
  • Python

______ comes as a part of Linux's Fedora distribution.

  • Chef
  • Puppet
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation

Infrastructure provisioning can be done with _________ tools.

  • Templating
  • Containerization
  • Infrastructure Definition
  • Server Configuration

____________ is an open source tool developed by HashiCorp.

  • Terraform
  • Chef
  • Puppet
  • CloudFormation

Chef was initially created by ___________

  • Jesse
  • Adam Jaqlin
  • Adam Jacob
  • Robbins

Which of the following is a Containerization System?

  • Warden
  • Puppet
  • Fabric
  • SaltStack

The following are lifecycle events of a server, except ________

  • Package a server template
  • Update the server
  • Create a new server
  • Delete the server
  • None of the options

You can use _________ to script your configuration file.

  • DSL
  • Ruby
  • Python
  • Perl
  • Any of the options

In ______ model, the configuration server automatically sends the updated configuration file if there is any change.

  • Pull
  • Push
  • Both the options

In _________ model, the configuration server is checked periodically for updates.

  • Pull
  • Push
  • Both the options

Data like ______ should not be stored in VCS.

  • Password
  • Date
  • Username
  • Version

Marionette is the former name of ________

  • Ansible
  • Chef
  • Puppet
  • CloudFormation

Which kind of automation is difficult without considerable re-architecting?

  • Rare release
  • Retrofitting
  • Dynamic
  • Different release

For quick configurations, the servers must be _________

  • Automated
  • Different
  • Well configured
  • Identical

HP Public Cloud uses ________ tool.

  • Terraform
  • Puppet
  • Chef
  • Ansible

Puppet was initially released in the year ____________

  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2017
  • 2015

___________ shares the OS kernel of the host system.

  • Virtual Machine
  • VMware
  • Container
  • Hypervisor

The following are found on a server, except ________

  • Configuration Registry
  • Data
  • Utility
  • Software

A good infrastructure tool should support _______

  • Tight coupling
  • No coupling
  • Loose coupling
  • Moderate coupling

If a change is patched, it is _________ infrastructure.

  • Immutable
  • Mutable
  • Hybrid
  • Semi-immutable

Will Containers resolve security issues.

  • True
  • False

Which is a core part of IaC?

  • Testing
  • Auditing
  • Versioning
  • Configuring

Docker is a tool written in _____________.

  • Go
  • Perl
  • PowerShell Script
  • Python

____________ supports all the AWS resources.

  • CloudFormation
  • SaltStack
  • Terraform
  • Heat

Which of the following is a configuration definition file?

  • Cloud formation
  • Terraform
  • Openstalk
  • Manifests

___________ is more secure than ___________.

  • VMware, Container
  • Hypervisor, VMware
  • VMware, Hypervisor
  • Container, VMware

IaC is frequently referred to as _____________.

  • Automated infrastructure
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Infrastructure programming
  • Programmable infrastructure

IaC simplifies the tasks of the __________.

  • IT team
  • Coding team
  • Testing team
  • None of the options

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