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Question 1

Single choice

Consider the following playbook.
---
- hosts: local
become: yes

tasks:
- name: create users
user: name: "{{item}}" with_items:

- sam
- john
- bob

How many times is the user module invoked?

1. A

   5

2. B

   3

3. C

   1

4. D

   0

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Correct answerB

Explanation

The call count will be based on the number of times the with_items loop executes - which is 3 in this case

Question 2

Single choice

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Is this the correct format for an ansible ad-hoc command?

ansible servers -m ping

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Correct answerA

Question 3

Single choice

What type of credential is used for accessing system accounts on your remote Linux hosts via SSH in Ansible Tower?

1. A

   System

2. B

   Machine

3. C

   Insights

4. D

   Ansible Tower

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Correct answerB

Explanation

This is the appropriate credential for working with remote hosts over SSH.

Question 4

Single choice

What is wrong with the following command:

ansible all -a "mkdir/tmp/testfile"

1. A

   There is not a module specified.

2. B

   There is not an inventory file specified.

3. C

   The command will execute without error.

4. D

   The -b flag is required.

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Correct answerC

Explanation

This command will execute using the command module by default.

Question 5

Single choice

Which of the following are sub commands of the ansible-galaxy command? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A

   find

2. B

   remove

3. C

   init

4. D

   create

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Correct answerB

Explanation

The command ansible-galaxy remove <role> deletes a role installed on the system. The command
`ansible-galaxy init <role> creates a shell for a new role in $PWD.

Question 6

Single choice

State whether the following statement is true or false.

The following command can be used to filter facts to pull out the ip address for the target host.

ansible local -m setup -a "filter=ansible_default_ipv4"

1. A

   True

2. B

   False

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Correct answerA

Question 7

Single choice

How is Ansible Tower installed on your system?

1. A

   It is installed with Ansible core.

2. B

   Ansible Tower is provided through an rpm install.

3. C

   Ansible Tower is provided in a tarball containing binaries, config files, and an installation script that must be ran.

4. D

   A disk image may be downloaded and mounted containing the necessary Ansible Tower binaries.

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Correct answerC

Explanation

Ansible Tower may be obtained as a tarball which must be untared to configure and install.

Question 8

Single choice

What are the minimum configurations that must be made to install Ansible Tower?

1. A

   You must provide a target host and set some key user passwords.

2. B

   You must generate an SSL certificate for the Ansible Tower web frontend.

3. C

   You must specify a few key user passwords.

4. D

   PROJECTS_ROOT must be configured.

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Correct answerD

Explanation

This is the only required configuration change needed prior to installation.

Question 9

Single choice

In what format are ansible playbooks written?

1. A

   JSON

2. B

   YAML

3. C

   XML

4. D

   Ansible Proprietary Format (APF)

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Correct answerB

Question 10

Single choice

A dynamic inventory must return data in what format?

1. A

   JSON

2. B

   XML

3. C

   YAML

4. D

   INI

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Correct answerA

Explanation

Dynamic inventories must return JSON output.

Question 11

Single choice

What does the -f flag in the ansible command allow you to specify?

1. A

   The playbook file used by ansible

2. B

   The inventory file used by ansible

3. C

   The configuration file used by ansible

4. D

   The forks used by ansible

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Correct answerD

Explanation

The -f flag allows the user to set the number of forks the ansible process will run.

Question 12

Single choice

Which Ansible ad-hoc flag is analogous to the become directive?

1. A

   b

2. B

   f

3. C

   i

4. D

   B

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Correct answerA

Explanation

The b flag actually stands for become! They both have Ansible escalate to the become_user.

Question 13

Single choice

How does a user Access Ansible Tower once it is installed?

1. A

   By connecting to the control host using ssh and running 'tower-tui'

2. B

   By running 'tower-connect' from your local CLI (on a graphical environment) and specifying the hostname of your Ansible Tower server.

3. C

   By connecting making an https request to the server tower is installed on using a browser.

4. D

   By running the ansible command and supplying the --tower flag running.

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Correct answerC

Explanation

Ansible Tower runs a web app and should be accessed using a browser over https.

Question 14

Single choice

What character is used to denote use of a jinja filter on an Ansible variable?

1. A

   The period: "."

2. B

   The pipe: "|"

3. C

   The percent sign: "%"

4. D

   The at symbol: "@"

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Correct answerB

Question 15

Single choice

Which command will allow you to collect all facts for the specific host group 'labmachines'?

1. A

   ansible -c setup labmachines

2. B

   ansible-gather-facts labmachines

3. C

   ansible labmachines -m facts

4. D

   ansible labmachines -m setup

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Correct answerD

Explanation

This command specifies the correct inventory and uses the setup module which gathers facts for target hosts.

Question 16

Single choice

What attribute allows you to cause a play to stop based on a certain failure threshold?

1. A

   failure_threshold

2. B

   serial

3. C

   acceptable_failure_percentage

4. D

   max_fail_percentage

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Correct answerD

Explanation

The max_fail_percentage will only allow a certain percent of a batch to fail before marking the play failed.

Question 17

Multiple choice

Which of the following are valid flags for the ansible-playbook command? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A

   --include-tags

2. B

   --tags

3. C

   --skip-tags

4. D

   --tag

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Correct answersB, C

Explanation

The --skip-tags flag allows specification of tags to identify specific plays for Ansible to skip.

Question 18

Multiple choice

Which keywords are valid? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A

   never

2. B

   rescue

3. C

   always

4. D

   block

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Correct answersB, C, D

Explanation

Always is a valid keyword that is part of the block group error handling set of keywords.
Block is a valid keyword that is part of the block group error handling set of keywords.

Question 19

Multiple choice

Which keywords will cause a role to be applied in a playbook? (Choose all that apply.)

1. A

   use_role

2. B

   include_role

3. C

   load_role

4. D

   role

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Correct answersB, D

Explanation

The import_role keyword dynamically includes a role within a play. The role keyword statically includes a role within a play.