CI/CD · GitLab interview questions

1. A.an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
2. B.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
3. C.a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
4. D.a top-level CI/CD component made of stages and jobs defined in .gitlab-ci.yml

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1. A.Cache
2. B.Protected environment
3. C.Auto DevOps
4. D.Pipeline

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1. A.Pipeline — files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
2. B.Pipeline — a top-level CI/CD component made of stages and jobs defined in .gitlab-ci.yml
3. C.Pipeline — a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
4. D.Pipeline — a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword

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1. A.an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
2. B.a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates
3. C.a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
4. D.files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI

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1. A.Stage
2. B.Auto DevOps
3. C.DAG pipeline
4. D.GitLab Pages

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1. A.Stage — a feature that publishes static websites directly from a repository pipeline
2. B.Stage — a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
3. C.Stage — the agent application that picks up and executes GitLab CI jobs
4. D.Stage — a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages

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1. A.a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
2. B.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
3. C.a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates
4. D.the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner

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1. A.Auto DevOps
2. B.Merge request pipeline
3. C.Child pipeline
4. D.Job

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1. A.Job — files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
2. B.Job — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
3. C.Job — a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates
4. D.Job — a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages

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1. A.a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
2. B.files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
3. C.the agent application that picks up and executes GitLab CI jobs
4. D.a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword

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1. A.Artifact
2. B.Job
3. C.Runner
4. D.Protected environment

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1. A.Runner — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
2. B.Runner — an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
3. C.Runner — a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
4. D.Runner — the agent application that picks up and executes GitLab CI jobs

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1. A.a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
2. B.files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
3. C.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
4. D.a feature that publishes static websites directly from a repository pipeline

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1. A.Runner
2. B.Stage
3. C.Job
4. D.Artifact

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1. A.Artifact — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
2. B.Artifact — files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
3. C.Artifact — a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
4. D.Artifact — an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it

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1. A.a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
2. B.files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI
3. C.a feature that publishes static websites directly from a repository pipeline
4. D.a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order

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1. A.Job
2. B.Runner
3. C.GitLab Pages
4. D.Cache

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1. A.GitLab Pages — a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
2. B.GitLab Pages — the agent application that picks up and executes GitLab CI jobs
3. C.GitLab Pages — a feature that publishes static websites directly from a repository pipeline
4. D.GitLab Pages — a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches

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1. A.a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
2. B.the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
3. C.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
4. D.a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates

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1. A.Child pipeline
2. B.DAG pipeline
3. C.Merge request pipeline
4. D.GitLab Pages

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1. A.DAG pipeline — a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
2. B.DAG pipeline — a feature that publishes static websites directly from a repository pipeline
3. C.DAG pipeline — an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
4. D.DAG pipeline — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner

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1. A.an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
2. B.reusable files (like dependencies) stored between pipeline runs to speed up jobs
3. C.a top-level CI/CD component made of stages and jobs defined in .gitlab-ci.yml
4. D.the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner

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1. A.Runner
2. B.Protected environment
3. C.Cache
4. D.Pipeline

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1. A.Cache — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
2. B.Cache — a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
3. C.Cache — reusable files (like dependencies) stored between pipeline runs to speed up jobs
4. D.Cache — files produced by a job and passed to later stages or downloaded from the UI

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1. A.a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
2. B.a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
3. C.an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
4. D.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches

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1. A.Child pipeline
2. B.Merge request pipeline
3. C.Cache
4. D.Pipeline

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1. A.Child pipeline — a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
2. B.Child pipeline — a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates
3. C.Child pipeline — a separate pipeline triggered by a parent pipeline using the trigger keyword
4. D.Child pipeline — a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages

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1. A.an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it
2. B.a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
3. C.a pipeline that runs against the merged result of source and target branches
4. D.a feature that automatically builds, tests, and deploys apps using built-in templates

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1. A.Pipeline
2. B.GitLab Pages
3. C.Protected environment
4. D.Child pipeline

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1. A.Protected environment — a pipeline using needs to run jobs based on dependencies rather than strict stage order
2. B.Protected environment — a phase grouping jobs that run in sequence relative to other stages
3. C.Protected environment — the smallest unit of work in a pipeline, executed by a runner
4. D.Protected environment — an environment restricted so only authorized users can deploy to it

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