To simplify service consumption for development teams on a Kubernetes platform, which approach combines service discovery with an abstraction of underlying infrastructure details?

• A.Manual service dependencies configuration within application code.
• B.Shared service connection strings and network configurations document.
• C.Direct Kubernetes API access with detailed documentation.
• D.Service catalog with abstracted APIs and automated service registration.

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Which approach is an effective method for securing secrets in CI/CD pipelines?

• A.Storing secrets in configuration files with restricted access.
• B.Storing secrets and encrypting them in a secrets manager.
• C.Storing secrets as plain-text environment variables managed through config files.
• D.Encoding secrets in the source code using base64.

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As a Cloud Native Platform Associate, you are tasked with improving software delivery efficiency using DORA metrics. Which of the following metrics best indicates the effectiveness of your platform initiatives?

• A.Lead Time for Changes
• B.Mean Time to Recover (MTTR)
• C.Change Failure Rate
• D.Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

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What is the primary purpose of using multiple environments (e.g., development, staging, production) in a cloud native platform?

• A.Isolates different stages of application development and deployment
• B.Reduces cloud costs by running applications in different locations.
• C.Increases application performance by distributing traffic.
• D.Ensures all applications use the same infrastructure.

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In a GitOps setup, which of the following correctly describes the interaction between components when using a pull-based approach?

• A.The syncer continuously checks the git repository for changes and applies them to the target cluster.
• B.The target cluster sends updates to the git repository whenever a change is made.
• C.The syncer uses webhooks to notify the target cluster of changes in the git repository.
• D.The git repository pushes configuration changes directly to the syncer without any checks.

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