GitHub Actions Quiz 2 - JinalDesai.com

The quiz simulates GitHub Actions Certification questions, and facilitates aspirants to practice before the actual certification exam. You can study GitHub Actions here before taking this quiz.

Total questions: 30
Time: 50 minutes
Passing score: 70%

START QUIZ

#1. Which of the following GitHub Actions syntax is used to run multiple commands in a single step?

Using && to chain commands

Using a multiline string with |

Defining commands in an array

Separating commands with a semicolon ;

#2. How can you cache dependencies to speed up workflow execution?

By storing them in the repository

Using the actions/cache action

Using the cache keyword

By using the store keyword

#3. What does the `matrix` keyword do in a GitHub Actions workflow?

Allows defining multiple job configurations to run in parallel

Sets environment variables for the job

Triggers workflows based on a schedule

Defines secrets for the workflow

#4. Which of the following can be used to limit the number of concurrent jobs running in a GitHub Actions workflow?

concurrency

limit

max-jobs

parallelism

#5. What is the default timeout for a GitHub Actions job?

120 minutes

30 minutes

60 minutes

360 minutes

#6. How can you override an organization-level GitHub Secret `API_KEY` with a different value when working within a repository? (Select two.)

Select all that apply:

By creating an enterprise secret with the same name API_KEY

By creating an enterprise secret with the name OVERRIDE_API_KEY

By creating an environment secret with the name OVERRIDE_API_KEY

By creating an environment secret with the name ENVIRONMENT_API_KEY

By creating a repository secret with the name OVERRIDE_API_KEY

By creating a repository secret with the same name API_KEY

By creating an environment secret with the same name API_KEY

By creating a repository secret with the name REPOSITORY_API_KEY

#7. What components can be reused within a GitHub Organization? (Select four.)

Select all that apply:

Self Hosted Runners

Artifacts

Environment Variables

Secrets

Configuration Variables

Cache

Workflow Templates

#8. Which of the following default environment variables contains the full name (e.g `octocat/hello-world`) of the repository where the workflow is running?

GITHUB_REPOSITORY_ID

GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER

GITHUB_REPOSITORY

GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER_ID

#9. In a workflow that has multiple jobs, all running on GitHub-hosted runners, is it true that all jobs are guaranteed to run on the same runner machine?

Yes

#10. What's the maximum number of reusable workflows you can call from a single workflow file?

#11. What is a self-hosted runner?

A self-hosted runner is a system to be able to create workloads automatically

A self-hosted runner is a system to upload code to a private server

A self-hosted runner is a system to manage pull requests from users of the organization

A self-hosted runner is a system that you deploy and manage to execute jobs from GitHub Actions on GitHub.com

#12. Which of the following is a correct statement about GitHub Workflows and Actions?

Each action is composed of one or more workflows which is composed of one or more jobs, and each job is composed of one or more step

Each workflow is composed of one or more action which is composed of one or more jobs, and each job is composed of one or more step

Each workflow is composed of one or more job which is composed of one or more step, and each step is an action or a script

Each action is composed of one or more job which is composed of one or more step, and each step is a workflow

#13. On which commit and branch do scheduled workflows run in GitHub Actions?

Scheduled workflows run on the specific commit on last modified branch.

Scheduled workflows run on the latest commit on the repository default branch.

Scheduled workflows run on the latest commit on the main branch.

Scheduled workflows run on the specific commit on the main branch.

#14. Which of the following are default environment variables in GitHub Actions? (Select three.)

Select all that apply:

GITHUB_REPOSITORY

GITHUB_ACTOR

GITHUB_WORKFLOW

GITHUB_USER

GITHUB_ORGANIZATION

GITHUB_TOKEN

#15. Your organization defines a secret `SomeSecret`, however when you reference that secret in a workflow using `${{ secrets.SomeSecret }}` it provides a different value than expected. What may be the reason for that?

${{ secrets.SomeSecret }} expression is only used for repository scoped secrets

You need to use the GitHub API to access organization scoped secrets

The secret SomeSecret is also declared in repository scope

The secret SomeSecret is also declared in enterprise scope

#16. Which is a correct way to print a debug message?

echo "::debug::message=Watch out here!"

echo "Watch out here!" >> $GITHUB_DEBUG

echo ":debug: Watch out here!"

echo "::debug::Watch out here!"

#17. How can organizations which are using GitHub Enterprise Server enable automatic syncing of third-party GitHub Actions hosted on GitHub.com to their GitHub Enterprise Server instance?

GitHub Enterprise Server has access to all GitHub.com Actions by default

Using actions-sync tool

Using GitHub Connect

GitHub Enterprise Server cannot use GitHub.com Actions because of its on-premise nature and no internet access

#18. Where can you find network connectivity logs for a GitHub self-hosted-runner?

In the job run logs of a job that ran on that Runner

On GitHub.com on that specific Runner's page

In the job run logs of a job that ran on that Runner with debug logging enabled

In the _diag folder directly on the runner machine

#19. How can you validate that your GitHub self-hosted-runner can access all required GitHub services?

By trying to access the runner machine by ssh to validate the network connectivity

By using the predefined GitHub Actions workflow network-connectivity.yml

Using a GitHub provided script on the runner machine

GitHub will validate the network connectivity automatically when the runner application is installed on the runner machine

#20. Which is the correct way of triggering a job only if configuration variable `MY_VAR` has the value of `MY_VALUE`?

By creating the following conditional on job level
my-job:
if: ${{ vars.MY_VAR == 'MY_VALUE' }}

It's not possible because configuration variables cannot be used in if conditionals

It's not possible because configuration variables cannot be used in job level if conditionals

By creating the following conditional on job level
my-job:
if: ${{ vars.MY_VAR }} == 'MY_VALUE'

#21. How can you use the GitHub API to download workflow run logs?

HEAD /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/logs

PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/logs

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/logs

POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/logs

#22. How can you use the GitHub API to create or update a repository secret?

HEAD /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/secrets/{secret_name}

PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/secrets/{secret_name}

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/secrets/{secret_name}

POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/secrets/{secret_name}

#23. What are the three types of Actions?

Docker container actions, Java Actions, Composite Actions

Docker container actions, JavaScript Actions, Composite Actions

Python Actions, JavaScript Actions, Custom Actions

Docker container Actions, JavaScript Actions, Custom Actions

#24. Is this statement true? `Docker container actions are usually slower than JavaScript actions`

True

False

#25. When creating a custom Github Action you have to store the source code in `.github/workflows` directory?

True

False

#26. When creating custom Github Actions - in what file all the action `metadata` has to be defined?

In the repository README file

In the action.yml or action.yaml file in the action repository, but it is not required if the action is not meant to be shared and used by the public

In the action.yml or action.yaml file in the action repository

It's edited in Github Marketplace UI when published for sharing

#27. A workflow was initially run on `commit A` and failed. You fixed the workflow with the subsequent `commit B`. When you re-run that workflow, it will run with code from which commit?

You cannot re-run workflows in GitHub Actions. You have to trigger a new workflow which will run with latest changes

It will run with code from commit B

It will run with code from commit A

It will trigger two workflows, one with code from commit A and one with code from commit B

#28. How can you require manual approvals by a maintainer if the workflow run is targeting the `production` environment?

Setting the required reviewers in the production workflow

Manual approvals are not supported by Github Actions

Using branch protection rules

Using deployment protection rules

#29. Which is true about environments?

Each job in a workflow can reference a maximum of two environments.

Each workflow can reference a single environment.

Each job in a workflow can reference a single environment.

Each workflow can reference a maximum of two environments.

#30. When using Github Actions to access resources in one of the cloud providers (such as AWS, Azure or GCP) the safest and recommended way to authenticate is?

Storing access keys in variables

Storing access keys in secrets

Using OIDC

Using Vault

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