Artifacts & Registries interview questions

57 real Artifacts & Registries questions from the DevOps & SRE bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Container registry?

Junior
  1. A.an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
  2. B.a service storing and serving versioned container images
  3. C.a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  4. D.analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Container registry — a human-readable label like v1.2.0 pointing to a specific image version
  2. B.Container registry — a service storing and serving versioned container images
  3. C.Container registry — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
  4. D.Container registry — a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
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4. What is Image tag?

Junior
  1. A.a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  2. B.a human-readable label like v1.2.0 pointing to a specific image version
  3. C.any content (helm charts, SBOMs) stored in a registry using the OCI distribution spec
  4. D.an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Image tag — a human-readable label like v1.2.0 pointing to a specific image version
  2. B.Image tag — a Software Bill of Materials listing all components and dependencies in an artifact
  3. C.Image tag — a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  4. D.Image tag — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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7. What is Image digest?

Junior
  1. A.a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  2. B.analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  3. C.signed metadata proving how an artifact was built, supporting SLSA provenance
  4. D.an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Image digest — a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  2. B.Image digest — cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
  3. C.Image digest — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
  4. D.Image digest — a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
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10. What is Artifact repository?

Junior
  1. A.a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
  2. B.rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
  3. C.analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  4. D.an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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12. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Artifact repository — a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  2. B.Artifact repository — a registry policy preventing an existing tag from being overwritten
  3. C.Artifact repository — a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
  4. D.Artifact repository — analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
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13. What is Package manager?

Junior
  1. A.signed metadata proving how an artifact was built, supporting SLSA provenance
  2. B.a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  3. C.a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  4. D.any content (helm charts, SBOMs) stored in a registry using the OCI distribution spec
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15. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Package manager — a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
  2. B.Package manager — a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
  3. C.Package manager — cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
  4. D.Package manager — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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16. What is Semantic versioning?

Junior
  1. A.a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  2. B.a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
  3. C.any content (helm charts, SBOMs) stored in a registry using the OCI distribution spec
  4. D.a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
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18. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Semantic versioning — a service storing and serving versioned container images
  2. B.Semantic versioning — a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  3. C.Semantic versioning — cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
  4. D.Semantic versioning — rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
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19. What is Image scanning?

Mid
  1. A.analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  2. B.rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
  3. C.a store for build outputs such as packages, jars, and binaries
  4. D.cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
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21. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Image scanning — a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
  2. B.Image scanning — analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  3. C.Image scanning — signed metadata proving how an artifact was built, supporting SLSA provenance
  4. D.Image scanning — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
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22. What is Image signing?

Mid
  1. A.cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
  2. B.a service storing and serving versioned container images
  3. C.a Software Bill of Materials listing all components and dependencies in an artifact
  4. D.any content (helm charts, SBOMs) stored in a registry using the OCI distribution spec
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24. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Image signing — a registry policy preventing an existing tag from being overwritten
  2. B.Image signing — analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  3. C.Image signing — any content (helm charts, SBOMs) stored in a registry using the OCI distribution spec
  4. D.Image signing — cryptographically attesting an image's origin and integrity, e.g. with Cosign
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25. What is Immutable tag?

Mid
  1. A.a registry policy preventing an existing tag from being overwritten
  2. B.a service storing and serving versioned container images
  3. C.signed metadata proving how an artifact was built, supporting SLSA provenance
  4. D.rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
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27. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Immutable tag — a human-readable label like v1.2.0 pointing to a specific image version
  2. B.Immutable tag — a registry policy preventing an existing tag from being overwritten
  3. C.Immutable tag — signed metadata proving how an artifact was built, supporting SLSA provenance
  4. D.Immutable tag — a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
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28. What is Retention policy?

Mid
  1. A.a human-readable label like v1.2.0 pointing to a specific image version
  2. B.rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
  3. C.analyzing an image for known vulnerabilities in its packages and layers
  4. D.a MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH scheme conveying the nature of changes between releases
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30. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Retention policy — an immutable content-addressable SHA256 identifier for an exact image
  2. B.Retention policy — rules that automatically delete old or unused artifacts to control storage
  3. C.Retention policy — a registry policy preventing an existing tag from being overwritten
  4. D.Retention policy — a tool that installs and resolves dependencies from a repository
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