GitHub Actions Practice Exam: Test Your Knowledge 2025

You are creating a GitHub Actions workflow that needs to run whenever a pull request is opened or synchronized. Which event trigger should you use in your workflow file?

Your team needs to deploy an Azure web application using GitHub Actions. The workflow requires access to Azure credentials. What is the MOST secure method to provide these credentials to your workflow?

A workflow contains multiple jobs that need to share build artifacts. Job A builds the application and creates output files. Job B needs to access these files for deployment. What GitHub Actions feature should you use?

You need to create a reusable workflow that can be called from multiple repositories in your organization. Which feature should you implement?

Your workflow is failing intermittently due to network issues when downloading dependencies. What configuration should you add to make specific steps more resilient?

You are implementing a CI/CD pipeline for an Azure Function app. The pipeline should build, test, and deploy the application. Which Azure Action should you use for the deployment step?

A workflow runs on a matrix strategy with multiple operating systems and Node.js versions. You want to ensure that if one matrix job fails, the others continue running. What configuration should you use?

Your organization requires that all production deployments be manually approved before execution. How should you implement this requirement in GitHub Actions?

You need to debug a failing workflow run. Which approach will provide the most detailed diagnostic information?

A workflow needs to execute different steps based on the branch being pushed. The main branch should deploy to production, while feature branches should only run tests. What is the BEST way to implement this logic?

Your team uses a monorepo with multiple applications. You want workflows to run only when files in specific directories change. What should you configure?

A workflow needs to authenticate with Azure and then deploy resources using an ARM template. What is the recommended sequence of actions?

You are troubleshooting a workflow that times out during the build step. The default timeout is being reached. What should you configure to allow more time for the build?

Your workflow uses a third-party action from the GitHub Marketplace. Following security best practices, how should you reference this action?

A workflow needs to set an output value in one step that will be used by subsequent steps in the same job. What is the correct method to accomplish this?

Your organization needs to implement a blue-green deployment strategy for an Azure App Service using GitHub Actions. Which approach should you use?

You need to cancel all in-progress workflow runs when a new commit is pushed to the same branch. What configuration should you add to your workflow?

A workflow is consuming too many GitHub Actions minutes. What is the MOST effective approach to optimize costs?

Your workflow needs to read configuration values that differ between environments (dev, staging, prod). These values are not sensitive. What is the BEST way to manage these configuration values?

A complex workflow has multiple jobs with dependencies. Job B depends on Job A, and Job C depends on both Job A and Job B. Job D can run independently. How should you configure the job dependencies?