Unit-1
Short answer Questions
1. Explain in detail about Agile Development Model with a neat diagram?
2. DevOps and ITIL are not mutually exclusive? Justify.
3. Explain in detail about DevOps Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
4. List the different possible cases for Bottlenecks in CI/CD?
5. With an example explain DevOps Process?
Essay type Questions
1. Compare Agile and DevOps, and explain their complementary nature in achieving
efficient software development and delivery.
2. Discuss the principles and practices of DevOps that improve collaboration and
efficiency in IT operations.
3. Explain the significance of Continuous Delivery in DevOps and provide examples of
organizations successfully implementing it.
4. Describe release management in DevOps, its challenges, benefits, and real-world
examples of successful implementation.
5. Compare and contrast Scrum and Kanban as Agile methodologies, their support for
DevOps, and contribution to software delivery.
6. Explain the concept of a delivery pipeline in DevOps, its stages, and popular
tools/technologies used.
7. Identify common bottlenecks in DevOps, strategies to overcome them, and real-world
examples of resolved bottlenecks.
8. Analyze the relationship between DevOps and ITIL, and how to effectively
incorporate ITIL practices within a DevOps culture.
9. Explore the role of automation in DevOps, its benefits, challenges, and examples of
popular automation tools.
10. Investigate the importance of monitoring and feedback loops in DevOps, and how
organizations can leverage them for continuous improvement, with examples.
Unit-2
Short answer Questions
1. Explain DevOps Life-cycle for Business Agility?
2. Discuss about Continuous Testing in DevOps?
3. Explain in detail about Monolithic Architecture with a neat diagram?
4. How to handle Database Migrations?
5. Explain in detail about Microservices Architecture with a neat diagram?6.
Discuss about Resilience in DevOps?
Essay type Questions
[Link] the impact of DevOps on achieving business agility and provide examples of
companies that have adopted DevOps for faster software delivery and increased customer
responsiveness.
[Link] continuous testing in DevOps, its contribution to software quality, and the challenges
and benefits of implementing it.
[Link] the influence of DevOps on software architecture, focusing on factors like modularity,
separation of concerns, and database migrations.
4Compare monolithic and microservices architectures in the context of DevOps, discussing their
advantages and disadvantages and providing real-world examples.
[Link] how DevOps ensures the resilience and robustness of software systems and provide
examples of organizations using DevOps for building resilient architectures.
[Link] the concept of separation of concerns in software architecture and provide real-world
examples of its implementation.
[Link] the challenges and best practices for handling database migrations in DevOps and
discuss available tools.
[Link] the relationship between software architecture and DevOps, focusing on how a
well-designed architecture supports DevOps principles.
[Link] the impact of DevOps on software quality and reliability, providing examples of
improvements achieved through DevOps practices.
[Link] the challenges and benefits of implementing microservices in the data tier,
considering the alignment with DevOps principles and implications for data management,
scalability, and maintenance.
Unit-3
Short answer Questions
1. What is the need of Source Code Control?
2. In DevOps, how Source code management is useful for different Roles?
3. Explain about Migrations of different Source Code Management Systems?
4. Write a short notes on Shared Authentication?
5. Explain in detail about Hosted Git Servers?
6. Write short notes on Decker Intermission?
7. Discuss about the Pull Request Model?
8. Explain in detail about GitLab?
Essay type Questions
[Link] the significance of source code control in project management, its
history, and role inversion control and collaboration.
[Link] the roles of developers, testers, and release managers in source
code management and how collaboration among them leads to project
success.
[Link] source code management systems, their importance, key features,
and how they enable efficient code management and version control.
[Link] challenges and best practices for source code migrations, with
examples of successful strategies.
[Link] shared authentication for accessing source code repositories, its
implementation, benefits,and associated risks.
[Link] hosted Git servers like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, discussing
their features, advantages, and limitations.
[Link] different Git server implementations (self-hosted, cloud-based,
enterprise solutions), factors to consider when choosing one.
[Link] Docker's role in source code management, its benefits for
creating, packaging, and deploying software applications.
[Link] Gerrit as a code review and collaboration tool, its features, and
successful implementation examples
[Link] GitLab as a comprehensive DevOps platform, its capabilities
for source code management, CI/CD, issue tracking, and project
management.
Unit-4
Short answer Questions
1. List out the different Build Systems available today?
2. How to use Jenkins Build Server to create builds?
3. Discuss about Build Slaves?
4. Write short notes on Triggers?
5. Explain in detail about Job Chaining and Build Pipelines?
6. How to create builds by Dependency Order?
Essay type Questions
[Link] the role of build systems in DevOps, their key components, and how they automate the
software build process. Provide examples of popular build systems.
[Link] the features and capabilities of the Jenkins build server, its role in continuous
integration and delivery, and the benefits and challenges of using Jenkins in DevOps.
[Link] the importance of managing build dependencies in software development, common
challenges, and effective strategies using build automation tools.
[Link] the significance of Jenkins plugins in extending its functionality for tasks like code
analysis, testing, and deployment. Provide examples of popular Jenkins plugins.
[Link] the importance of file system layout in build server configurations, its impact on the
build process and artifact management, and best practices for designing an efficient layout.
[Link] the concept of build slaves in Jenkins, their role in distributed build execution,
scalability, and performance improvement. Discuss strategies for configuring and
managing build slaves effectively.
[Link] triggers in build automation, the types available in Jenkins, and how they initiate
the build process based on various scenarios.
[Link] job chaining and build pipelines in Jenkins, their role in automating complex
build processes and deployment workflows, and the benefits of using them. Provide examples of
successful implementations.
[Link] infrastructure as code (IaC) in the context of build servers, its facilitation
of provisioning, configuration, and management. Explain the advantages of using IaC tools
for build server infrastructure.
[Link] alternative build servers like Bamboo, TeamCity, and Circle CI with Jenkins,
discussing their features, advantages, limitations, and recommendations for choosing the
appropriate one.
[Link] the importance of collecting and analyzing quality metrics during the build process
such as code coverage, static code analysis, and test results. Explain how integrating quality
measures enhances software quality and continuous improvement in DevOps.
Unit-5
Short answer Questions
1. What are the Pros and Cons of Automated Testing?
2. Write short notes on Selenium? List out the features of it?
3. Discuss about JavaScript Testing?
4. Differentiate Test-driven development from REPL-driven development?
5. Write short notes on: i) Puppet ii) Chef iii) Ansible iv) Salt Stack
Essay type Questions
[Link] the different types of testing in DevOps, their significance, and
contributions to software quality. Provide examples of testing techniques and
frameworks used.
[Link] the benefits and challenges of test automation in software
development, its impact on efficiency and accuracy, and best practices for
implementing it in DevOps.
[Link] the features and capabilities of Selenium as a popular testing tool,
including web application testing. Discuss its advantages and limitations in a
DevOps context.
[Link] the challenges and approaches for testing backend integration
points in software applications. Provide examples of tools used in testing
backend integrations in DevOps.
[Link] test-driven development (TDD) and its role in ensuring code quality
and test coverage. Discuss the principles, benefits, and challenges of
implementing TDD in DevOps.
[Link] REPL-driven development and its benefits for iterative testing and
rapid code prototyping. Explain how it aligns with DevOps principles and
facilitates faster feedback loops.
[Link] deployment systems and strategies in DevOps, including
continuous deployment and delivery. Provide examples of popular
deployment systems.
[Link] the role of virtualization stacks, including hypervisors and
containerization platforms like Docker, in efficient and scalable application
deployment. Explain their alignment with DevOps principles.
[Link] the concept of client-side code execution in application
deployment, its benefits, and challenges. Discuss considerations for
deploying client-side code in a DevOps environment.
[Link] and contrast deployment tools like Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Salt
Stack, and Docker. Discuss their features, benefits, and use cases in
automating deployment and infrastructure management in DevOps.