Validate understanding
Azure DevOps Academy: Knowledge assessment
Test whether you can explain concepts, select controls and reason through production trade-offs.
01Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Azure Boards?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Design a work hierarchy; Use queries and dashboards; Limit work in progress. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
02Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Azure Repos?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Protect main; Configure reviewers; Use traceable commits. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
03Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Azure Pipelines?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Structure stages; Use templates; Promote immutable artifacts. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
04Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Azure Artifacts?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Publish packages; Control upstream sources; Manage versioning. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
05Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Test Plans?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Link tests to requirements; Capture evidence; Plan regression coverage. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
06Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Release Pipelines?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Operate existing releases; Use environments and approvals; Plan migration. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
07Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of YAML Pipelines?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Use templates; Manage variables securely; Design stage dependencies. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
08Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Environments?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Model deployment targets; Apply checks; Audit releases. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
09Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Approvals and Checks?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Place gates intentionally; Automate evidence; Define emergency paths. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.
10Which design or operational decision best demonstrates production understanding of Self-hosted Agents?
A strong answer should use these outcomes: Harden agents; Manage pools; Avoid credential persistence. It should also explain risk, evidence and rollback.