Test Your Knowledge: Ansible Concepts Quiz

Gensen Huang

Created 6/20/2024

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Sources

https://www.ansible.com/how-ansible-works/

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/getting_started/basic_concepts.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansible_(software)

Think you know everything about Ansible? Take this quiz to put your knowledge to the test!

1. What is the main purpose of the control node in Ansible?

To manage inventory files

To execute Ansible commands and playbooks

To store encrypted files

To run SSH or WinRM

2. Which language is primarily used to write Ansible playbooks?

JSON

INI

YAML

XML

3. What are Ansible modules designed to be?

Repeatable

Configurable

Volatile

Idempotent

4. Which protocol does Ansible use by default to communicate with managed nodes on Unix-like systems?

HTTP

SSH

FTP

SCP

5. What is an inventory in Ansible?

A list of hosts that are managed by Ansible

A script that automates tasks

A module for configuring systems

A playbook variable

6. Who originally wrote Ansible?

Linus Torvalds

Michael DeHaan

Red Hat

Guido van Rossum

7. What is the function of Ansible Vault?

To manage SSH connections

To store sensitive data in encrypted files

To synchronize inventories

To install software packages

8. How does Ansible treat task definitions?

As ad hoc commands

As inventory lists

As declarative instructions

As encrypted files

9. Which company acquired Ansible in 2015?

IBM

Microsoft

Canonical

Red Hat

10. In Ansible, what is a 'play'?

A single task executed on a host

The execution or scheduling of a task

A set of roles associated with a group of hosts

A sequence of tasks applied to a set of hosts

11. Which file format can be used for inventory in Ansible?

YAML and INI

JSON

Executable Scripts

All of the above

12. What is the primary benefit of Ansible's agentless architecture?

It requires less memory

It improves network speeds

It simplifies installation and operation

It provides better encryption

13. What is the purpose of a handler in Ansible?

To execute a task immediately

To notify a task to run when state changes

To manage inventory files

To run playbooks

14. What does the 'state' option specify in a task?

The type of module to be used

The desired state of the resource

The IP address of the managed node

The name of the playbook

15. Which component is necessary to execute tasks on managed nodes?

Handlers

Playbooks

Modules

Roles

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