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1. What is OpenShift?

Junior
  1. A.Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  2. B.an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  3. C.an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  4. D.the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments

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2. Which term means: "Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console"?

Junior
  1. A.ImageStream
  2. B.BuildConfig
  3. C.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  4. D.OpenShift

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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.OpenShift — an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  2. B.OpenShift — Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  3. C.OpenShift — an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default
  4. D.OpenShift — an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image

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4. What is Project?

Junior
  1. A.an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  2. B.the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  3. C.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  4. D.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services

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5. Which term means: "an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls"?

Junior
  1. A.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  2. B.Security Context Constraints (SCC)
  3. C.Project
  4. D.OperatorHub

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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Project — an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  2. B.Project — an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default
  3. C.Project — an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  4. D.Project — the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments

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7. What is Route?

Junior
  1. A.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  2. B.an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  3. C.an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  4. D.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services

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8. Which term means: "an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress"?

Junior
  1. A.Route
  2. B.DeploymentConfig
  3. C.ImageStream
  4. D.OpenShift Pipelines

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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Route — an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  2. B.Route — Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  3. C.Route — the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  4. D.Route — an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster

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10. What is BuildConfig?

Mid
  1. A.an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  2. B.Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  3. C.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  4. D.an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default

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11. Which term means: "an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster"?

Mid
  1. A.Project
  2. B.BuildConfig
  3. C.OperatorHub
  4. D.OpenShift

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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.BuildConfig — the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments
  2. B.BuildConfig — an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  3. C.BuildConfig — the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services
  4. D.BuildConfig — an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster

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13. What is ImageStream?

Mid
  1. A.an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default
  2. B.an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  3. C.an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  4. D.an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates

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14. Which term means: "an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates"?

Mid
  1. A.ImageStream
  2. B.Security Context Constraints (SCC)
  3. C.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  4. D.OperatorHub

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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.ImageStream — an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates
  2. B.ImageStream — an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  3. C.ImageStream — the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  4. D.ImageStream — an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls

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16. What is Source-to-Image (S2I)?

Mid
  1. A.an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  2. B.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  3. C.an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  4. D.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services

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17. Which term means: "an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image"?

Mid
  1. A.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  2. B.Security Context Constraints (SCC)
  3. C.Route
  4. D.OpenShift Pipelines

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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Source-to-Image (S2I) — the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  2. B.Source-to-Image (S2I) — Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  3. C.Source-to-Image (S2I) — an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates
  4. D.Source-to-Image (S2I) — an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image

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19. What is DeploymentConfig?

Mid
  1. A.the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments
  2. B.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services
  3. C.an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  4. D.Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

20. Which term means: "the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments"?

Mid
  1. A.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  2. B.Route
  3. C.BuildConfig
  4. D.DeploymentConfig

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

21. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.DeploymentConfig — an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates
  2. B.DeploymentConfig — Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  3. C.DeploymentConfig — an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  4. D.DeploymentConfig — the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

22. What is Security Context Constraints (SCC)?

Senior
  1. A.an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  2. B.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services
  3. C.the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  4. D.an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

23. Which term means: "an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default"?

Senior
  1. A.Route
  2. B.Security Context Constraints (SCC)
  3. C.BuildConfig
  4. D.Project

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

24. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Security Context Constraints (SCC) — an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default
  2. B.Security Context Constraints (SCC) — the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments
  3. C.Security Context Constraints (SCC) — the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  4. D.Security Context Constraints (SCC) — an OpenShift abstraction tracking image tags so deployments can auto-trigger when an image updates

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

25. What is OperatorHub?

Senior
  1. A.Red Hat's enterprise Kubernetes distribution adding developer tooling, security defaults and an integrated console
  2. B.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  3. C.the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services
  4. D.an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

26. Which term means: "the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services"?

Senior
  1. A.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  2. B.OperatorHub
  3. C.OpenShift
  4. D.OpenShift Pipelines

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

27. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.OperatorHub — an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls
  2. B.OperatorHub — an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  3. C.OperatorHub — an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  4. D.OperatorHub — the OpenShift catalog for installing Operators that manage the lifecycle of cluster services

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

28. What is OpenShift Pipelines?

Senior
  1. A.an OpenShift object exposing a Service at a public hostname, the predecessor to and wrapper around Ingress
  2. B.the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift
  3. C.the legacy OpenShift controller for rollouts, now largely superseded by Kubernetes Deployments
  4. D.an OpenShift namespace with added annotations and multi-tenant access controls

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

29. Which term means: "the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift"?

Senior
  1. A.Security Context Constraints (SCC)
  2. B.OpenShift Pipelines
  3. C.Source-to-Image (S2I)
  4. D.BuildConfig

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

30. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.OpenShift Pipelines — an OpenShift build process that injects application source into a builder image to produce a runnable image
  2. B.OpenShift Pipelines — an OpenShift object defining how source or a Dockerfile is turned into an image inside the cluster
  3. C.OpenShift Pipelines — an OpenShift policy controlling the privileges and access a Pod can request, e.g. blocking root by default
  4. D.OpenShift Pipelines — the Tekton-based, Kubernetes-native CI/CD product built into OpenShift

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