Continue your lesson
Connect the command you run to the file, process, service, permission, or kernel state it changes.
Block 1 of 2Compare Ansible · Puppet · Kubernetes
Current · 11 min
Compare Ansible · Puppet · Kubernetes
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Ansible
Applies declarative tasks to managed hosts without resident agents.
Cross-certificationCCNA ↔ Linux+
Ansible
The core idea stays the same. The surrounding objective changes the evidence, decision, or task the exam asks for.
Puppet
Uses agents and manifests to converge systems toward declared state.
Kubernetes
Schedules and reconciles containerized workloads across a cluster.
Complete one provider lesson, then answer four related questions. That is enough for today; more practice is optional.
Your lesson stays open here while the provider opens in another tab. Choose one source; the notes above are optional.
Block 2 of 2Understand CI/CD pipeline
12 min
Understand CI/CD pipeline
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CI/CD pipeline
Builds tests and deploys changes through an automated delivery workflow.
Complete one provider lesson, then answer four related questions. That is enough for today; more practice is optional.
Your lesson stays open here while the provider opens in another tab. Choose one source; the notes above are optional.
Practice the reasoning here
Use a disposable Linux system. Predict a command's effect, run it, inspect exit status and logs, then restore the starting state.
- State the expected result before changing or testing anything.
- Name the observation, command, log, or report that would confirm it.
- Explain why the closest alternative does not fit the same requirement.
Check the whole objective
This unlocks objective 4.1 for recall. The latest checkpoint needs 70% or higher; a lower result puts the lesson back near the front of your timeline.