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Exam Code DevOps-Foundation
Exam Name PeopleCert DevOps Foundationv3.6 Exam
Vendor PeopleCert
Total Questions 40
Last Updated 26-Oct, 2026
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Free DevOps-Foundation Practice Questions

Explore 8 free practice questions for the PeopleCert DevOps-Foundation exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.

  1. Question 1

    Single answer

    According to the State of DevOps Reports, LOW performing organizations have:

    • Option A:
      More frequent code deployments
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Faster lead times from commit to deploy
      Correct
    • Option C:
       Faster mean times to recovery 
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Higher change failure rates
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: D

    Explanation

    The State of DevOps Reports show that LOW performing organizations have higher change failure rates, meaning a larger percentage of changes lead to incidents, outages, or degraded service. In contrast, high performers have more frequent deployments, faster lead times, and quicker recovery from incidents. Reference: DevOps Foundation v3.6 syllabus section 2.2; Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps.

  2. Question 2

    Single answer

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of DevOps? 

    • Option A:
      Ensuring overall organizational success
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Working towards a common goal
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Fast flow of unplanned work into production
      Correct
    • Option D:
      World-class stability, reliability, availability and security
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    A fast flow of unplanned work into production is not a characteristic of DevOps. In fact, DevOps practices strive to minimize unplanned work (like emergency changes or outages) through automation, testing, collaboration, and rigorous change control. The other options ensuring organizational success, working toward a common goal, and world-class stability/reliability are all key DevOps characteristics. Reference: DevOps Foundation v3.6 syllabus section 1.4; State of DevOps Report

  3. Question 3

    Single answer

    What is NOT an example of a business performance metric?

    • Option A:
      Earnings
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Cashflow
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Epics delivered
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Market share
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    Epics delivered is a software/process metric , not a business performance metric.
    Business performance metrics include financial and market indicators: earnings, cashflow, market share, revenue growth.
    Why not the others?
    Earnings, Cashflow, Marketshare: Directly tied to business health.
    Extract-style reference:
    “Business performance metrics focus on outcomes such as earnings, cashflow, and marketshare. Agile metrics like epics delivered measure team output, not business value.”
    — Project to Product , Mik Kersten
    PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: Distinguishes business impact from process metrics.

  4. Question 4

    Single answer

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of DevOps?

    • Option A:
      Ensuring overall organizational success
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Working towards a common goal
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Fast flow of unplanned work into production
      Correct
    • Option D:
      World-class stability, reliability, availability and security
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    A fast flow of unplanned work into production is not a characteristic of DevOps. In fact, DevOps practices strive to minimize unplanned work (like emergency changes or outages) through automation, testing, collaboration, and rigorous change control. The other options ensuring organizational success, working toward a common goal, and world-class stability/reliability are all key DevOps characteristics.
    [Reference: DevOps Foundation v3.6 syllabus section 1.4; State of DevOps Report., ]

  5. Question 5

    Single answer

    Agile funding can be______

    • Option A:
      Fixed cost
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Continuous cost
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Reviewed frequently
      Correct
    • Option D:
      All of the Above
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: D

    Explanation

    Agile funding is flexible and adapts to the iterative, incremental nature of Agile and DevOps projects.
    It can be fixed cost for some work, continuous cost for ongoing value streams, and is reviewed frequently to align with evolving priorities.
    All three characteristics are true, so D (“All of the Above”) is correct.
    Extract-style reference:
    “Agile funding models support continuous review and adaptation, providing the flexibility required for digital transformation and DevOps ways of working.”
    Project to Product, Mik Kersten
    PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: Advocates funding models that encourage agility, experimentation, and rapid value delivery.

  6. Question 6

    Single answer

    In the context of DevOps. which is an effective approach when selecting tools?

    • Option A:
      Establish a toolchain
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Standardize on a single vendor's platform
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Encourage both Dev and Ops individually select the best tools for their own needs
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Focus on testing first
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: A

    Explanation

    The most effective approach to tool selection in DevOps is to establish a toolchain—a set of integrated tools that support the end-to-end lifecycle (planning, coding, building, testing, releasing, deploying, operating, and monitoring).
    This encourages consistency, automation, and traceability, while still allowing flexibility for teams.
    Why not standardize on one vendor?
    This reduces flexibility, can cause vendor lock-in, and doesn’t support the varied needs of Dev and Ops teams.
    Encouraging independent selection (C) increases fragmentation.
    Focusing solely on testing (D) ignores the broader lifecycle.
    Extract-style reference:
    “Establishing an integrated toolchain provides end-to-end visibility and automation across the software delivery pipeline, aligning tools with process and cultural change.”
      State of DevOps Report; DevOps Handbook
    PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6: Recommends a toolchain approach for supporting collaborative DevOps practices.

  7. Question 7

    Single answer

    What are the CORRECT set of DevOps values?

    • Option A:
      Culture, Collaboration, Communication, Commitment
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Culture, Automation, Lean, Metrics, Sharing
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Culture, Accountability, Lean, Metrics, Sharing
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B

    Explanation

    According to PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6, the five primary values that guide successful DevOps adoption are summarized in the CALMS framework: Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, and Sharing .
    Culture focuses on breaking down silos, encouraging trust, and promoting collaboration between development, operations, security, QA, and business teams.
    Automation is essential for speeding up delivery, reducing manual errors, and ensuring repeatability across the software delivery lifecycle.
    Lean emphasizes the elimination of waste, limiting work in progress (WIP), and improving flow.
    Measurement means using metrics and data to inform decisions, identify bottlenecks, and drive continuous improvement.
    Sharing fosters transparency, knowledge transfer, and a unified approach to goals and problem-solving.
    Option A replaces automation and lean principles with softer collaboration aspects, which are important but not recognized as the formal value set. Option C replaces “Measurement” with “Metrics,” which is only a part of measurement. Option D substitutes “Accountability” for “Automation,” which is not part of the CALMS model.
    Therefore, the official correct set of values per the DevOps Foundation syllabus is B .
    [References:, PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6 – Core Values Section (CALMS), The DevOps Handbook, Gene Kim et al. – Part I: The Three Ways, Accelerate, Forsgren, Humble, Kim Chapter on Culture and Capabilities, ]

  8. Question 8

    Single answer

    Which of the following of Continuous Delivery does NOT contribute positively to SDO Performance?

    • Option A:
      Heavyweight Change Process
      Correct
    • Option B:
      Culture of psychological safety
      Correct
    • Option C:
      Trunk-based development
      Correct
    • Option D:
      Cloud
      Correct
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    Correct Answer: A

    Explanation

    High-performing organizations use Continuous Delivery practices to improve Software Delivery and Operational (SDO) performance .
    B : Psychological safety encourages open communication, incident reporting, and learning from failures.
    C : Trunk-based development reduces integration issues and supports continuous integration/delivery.
    D : Cloud technologies provide scalable, on-demand environments that speed up delivery and testing.
    On the other hand, A —a heavyweight change process—slows down delivery, increases lead time, and often fails to improve change success rates. Research cited in Accelerate shows that manual, centralized change approvals correlate with lower performance, while automated, peer-reviewed changes produce better reliability and faster delivery.
    [References:, PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6 – Continuous Delivery and Change Management, Accelerate Change Approval Process Findings, The DevOps Handbook– Deployment Pipeline Best Practices, ]