{"id":8635,"date":"2020-01-11T10:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T10:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=8635"},"modified":"2021-11-13T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T12:04:50","slug":"jenkins-interview-questions-and-answers-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/jenkins-interview-questions-and-answers-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenkins Interview Questions and Answers \u2013 Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The easiest way to get a plugin for Jenkins is   ______________ .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>from inside Jenkins itself (Ans)<\/strong><\/li><li>by building it from source<\/li><li>creating a plugin request call <\/li><li>downloading an installer package <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which of the following is REQUIRED for using Jenkins?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Java in your Path<\/li><li>.NET framework<\/li><li>Web 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