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You have an approval process that contains a condition. The condition requires that releases be approved by a team leader before they are deployed.
You have a policy stating that approvals must occur within eight hours.
You discover that deployment fail if the approvals take longer than two hours.
You need to ensure that the deployments only fail if the approvals take longer than eight hours.
Solution: From Pre-deployment conditions, you modify the Time between re-evaluation of gates option.
Does this meet the goal?

You have an Azure DevOps organization named Contoso and an Azure DevOps project named Project1.
You plan to use Microsoft-hosted agents to build container images that will host full Microsoft .NET Framework apps in a YAML pipeline in Project1.
What are two possible virtual machine images that you can use for the Microsoft-hosted agent pool? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

You are developing a multi-tier application. The application will use Azure App Service web apps as the front end and an Azure SQL database as the back end.
The application will use Azure functions to write some data to Azure Storage.
You need to send the Azure DevOps team an email message when the front end fails to return a status code of 200.
Which feature should you use?

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You plan to create a release pipeline that will deploy Azure resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates. The release pipeline will create the following resources:
✑ Two resource groups
✑ Four Azure virtual machines in one resource group
✑ Two Azure SQL databases in other resource group
You need to recommend a solution to deploy the resources.
Solution: Create a main template that will deploy the resources in one resource group and a nested template that will deploy the resources in the other resource group.
Does this meet the goal?

You plan to create an image that will contain a .NET Core application.
You have a Dockerfile file that contains the following code. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)

You need to ensure that the image is as small as possible when the image is built.
Which line should you modify in the file?

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You plan to create a release pipeline that will deploy Azure resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates. The release pipeline will create the following resources:
✑ Two resource groups
✑ Four Azure virtual machines in one resource group
✑ Two Azure SQL databases in other resource group
You need to recommend a solution to deploy the resources.
Solution: Create a main template that has two linked templates, each of which will deploy the resources in its respective group.
Does this meet the goal?

You plan to share packages that you wrote, tested, validated, and deployed by using Azure Artifacts.
You need to release multiple builds of each package by using a single feed. The solution must limit the release of packages that are in development.
What should you use?

Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application.
The company identifies security as one of the highest priorities.
You need to recommend a solution to minimize the likelihood that infrastructure credentials will be leaked.
What should you recommend?

You use Azure Artifacts to host NuGet packages that you create.
You need to make one of the packages available to anonymous users outside your organization. The solution must minimize the number of publication points.
What should you do?

Your company plans to use an agile approach to software development.
You need to recommend an application to provide communication between members of the development team who work in locations around the world. The applications must meet the following requirements:
✑ Provide the ability to isolate the members of different project teams into separate communication channels and to keep a history of the chats within those channels.
✑ Be available on Windows 10, Mac OS, iOS, and Android operating systems.
✑ Provide the ability to add external contractors and suppliers to projects.
✑ Integrate directly with Azure DevOps.
What should you recommend?

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You have an approval process that contains a condition. The condition requires that releases be approved by a team leader before they are deployed.
You have a policy stating that approvals must occur within eight hours.
You discover that deployment fail if the approvals take longer than two hours.
You need to ensure that the deployments only fail if the approvals take longer than eight hours.
Solution: From Post-deployment conditions, you modify the Time between re-evaluation of gates option.
Does this meet the goal?

What should you use to implement the code quality restriction on the release pipeline for the investment planning applications suite?

Your company has an on-premises Bitbucket Server that is used for Git-based source control. The server is protected by a firewall that blocks inbound Internet traffic.
You plan to use Azure DevOps to manage the build and release processes.
Which two components are required to integrate Azure DevOps and Bitbucket? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application.
The company uses ServiceNow for change management.
You need to ensure that a change request is processed before any components can be deployed to the production environment.
What are two ways to integrate ServiceNow into the Azure DevOps release pipeline? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

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Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new web application.
You need to ensure that when code is checked in, a build runs automatically.
Solution: From the Triggers tab of the build pipeline, you select Enable continuous integration.
Does this meet the goal?

Your company develops a client banking application that processes a large volume of data.
Code quality is an ongoing issue for the company. Recently, the code quality has deteriorated because of an increase in time pressure on the development team.
You need to implement static code analysis.
During which phase should you use static code analysis?

HOTSPOT -
You currently use JIRA, Jenkins, and Octopus as part of your DevOps processes.
You plan to use Azure DevOps to replace these tools.
Which Azure DevOps service should you use to replace each tool? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:

DRAG DROP -
You have an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) implementation that is RBAC-enabled.
You plan to use Azure Container Instances as a hosted development environment to run containers in the AKS implementation.
You need to configure Azure Container Instances as a hosted environment for running the containers in AKS.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Select and Place:

DRAG DROP -
You need to configure access to Azure DevOps agent pools to meet the following requirements:
✑ Use a project agent pool when authoring build or release pipelines.
✑ View the agent pool and agents of the organization.
✑ Use the principle of least privilege.
Which role memberships are required for the Azure DevOps organization and the project? To answer, drag the appropriate role memberships to the correct targets. Each role membership may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Select and Place:

HOTSPOT -
You are configuring a release pipeline in Azure DevOps as shown in the exhibit.

Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that answers each question based on the information presented in the graphic.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:

SIMULATION -
You need to prepare a network security group (NSG) named az400-123456789-nsg1 to host an Azure DevOps pipeline agent. The solution must allow only the required outbound port for Azure DevOps and deny all other inbound and outbound access to the Internet.
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Your company is building a mobile app that targets Android and iOS devices.
Your team uses Azure DevOps to manage all work items and release cycles.
You need to recommend a solution to perform the following tasks:
✑ Collect crash reports for issue analysis.
✑ Distribute beta releases to your testers.
✑ Get user feedback on the functionality of new apps.
What should you include in the recommendation?

DRAG DROP -
You are configuring Azure Pipelines for three projects in Azure DevOps as shown in the following table.

Which version control system should you recommend for each project? To answer, drag the appropriate version control systems to the correct projects. Each version control system may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Select and Place:

DRAG DROP -
You are developing a full Microsoft .NET Framework solution that includes unit tests.
You need to configure SonarQube to perform a code quality validation of the C# code as part of the build pipelines.
Which four tasks should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate tasks from the list of tasks to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Select and Place:

DRAG DROP -
You need to use Azure Automation State Configuration to manage the ongoing consistency of virtual machine configurations.
Which five actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
NOTE: More than one order of answer choices is correct. You will receive credit for any of the correct orders you select.
Select and Place: