Ansible Interview Questions and Answer – Part 8

You can merge multiple inventory files to scale out.

• True
• False (Ans)

A __ module may be pulled from repository at a future time.

• Bronze
• Core
• Deprecated (Ans)
• Extra

The location with the highest precedence value (most preferred) for configuration options is:

• Environment Variable (Ans)
• It’s the first loaded configuration file.
• ansible.cfg in current directory
• .ansible.cfg in user home directory

What variable type describes the remote host’s system data?

• Fact Data Variable (Ans)
• Dynamic Variable
• Host Variable
• Python Data Variable

Which of the following transport protocols allows communications for Ansible?

• RDP
• SSH (Ans)
• Telnet
• RSH

If a host fails a task, it will continue executing the plays.

• False (Ans)
• True

Which component defines the hosts for Ansible to communicate to?

• Configuration
• Inventory (Ans)
• Playbook
• Modules

Which binary executable installs Ansible Galaxy roles?

• ansible-galaxy (Ans)
• ansible
• ansible-playbook
• ansible-role

If Group1 had: host1, host2, and host3 AND Group2 had: host2, host3, and host6, then the following target pattern would target which hosts?

• host1 and host6
• host2 and host3 (Ans)
• Only Group2 hosts
• All hosts in Group1 and Group2

Which of the following functions does Ansible provide?

• Storage management
• Change management (Ans)
• Authentication
• Certification

A play maps __ to a set of tasks.

• hosts (Ans)
• a playbook
• YAML
• variables

When building roles, which of the following is how Ansible learns of your files?

• Ansible Configuration
• Playbooks
• YAML file that defines all the locations
• Defined directory structure (Ans)

Handlers will execute tasks, but only __.

• if the task fails
• when it’s been notified more than once
• if the host allows it
• if the task notifies it (Ans)

What’s the name of the clause to use when choosing whether to run a task?

• When (Ans)
• If
• Where
• While

Which execution type is the default?

• Process
• Cloud
• Local
• Remote (Ans)

Which file is meant to be a playbook for your entire infrastructure?

• ansible.cfg
• site.yaml (Ans)
• main.yaml
• root.yaml

The command “ansible-doc” requires an internet connection to lookup module references.

• True
• Only if there is a valid internet connection
• False (Ans)

You can define variables in separate files outside of the inventory file.

• Only when you use the INCLUDE statement
• True (Ans)
• False

What is the minimum Python version for Ansible Control Server?

• Python 3.0
• Python 2.4
• Python 2.5
• Python 2.6 (Ans)

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