Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) Practice Exam

What the Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) exam covers

• Argo Workflows258 questions
• Argo CD215 questions
• Argo Rollouts121 questions
• Argo Events122 questions

Free Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA) sample questions

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1. Question 1Argo CD

   Which three fields form the essential core of an Argo CD Application's spec, aside from the optional sync policy?

   • Asource, destination, and projectCorrect
   • Bsource, cluster, and namespace
   • CrepoURL, server, and syncPolicy
   • Dproject, syncPolicy, and revisionHistoryLimit
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   Every Argo CD Application needs a source (where the manifests come from), a destination (where to deploy them), and a project (the AppProject it belongs to); syncPolicy is optional on top of these.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Bcluster and namespace are not top-level field names; namespace is a sub-field of destination and there is no separate cluster field.
   • CrepoURL and server are sub-fields nested inside source and destination respectively, not top-level spec fields.
   • DrevisionHistoryLimit is a real but optional field, not one of the three essential fields every Application needs.
2. Question 2Argo CD

   Which of these correctly triggers a refresh of an Application's status?

   • Aargocd app get --refresh, or clicking Refresh in the UICorrect
   • Bargocd app create with the refresh flag
   • Cediting the AppProject's destinations list
   • Dadding a new sync-wave annotation to a resource
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   The get command supports a refresh flag to force recomputation of an Application's status immediately, and the web UI exposes the same action as a Refresh button.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BThe create command is for defining a new Application, not refreshing an existing one's status.
   • CEditing an AppProject's destinations does not itself trigger a refresh of an unrelated Application's status.
   • DAdding an annotation to a managed resource does not by itself force an immediate refresh.
3. Question 3Argo CD

   What is the purpose of an Argo CD sync window?

   • ATo restrict or allow automated and manual syncing during defined time periodsCorrect
   • BTo limit the number of Applications a single AppProject can contain
   • CTo set a timeout after which a stuck sync operation is cancelled
   • DTo schedule when the repo-server refreshes its Git cache
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   Sync windows, configured on an AppProject, define scheduled periods, such as change freezes or maintenance windows, during which sync operations are allowed or denied.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BLimiting Application count per project is unrelated to sync windows.
   • COperation timeouts are configured separately, not via sync windows.
   • DRepo-server cache refresh scheduling is unrelated to sync window functionality.
4. Question 4Argo CD

   Which argocd CLI command retrieves detailed information, such as status, sync state, and resources, about a specific Application?

   • Aargocd app getCorrect
   • Bargocd app diff
   • Cargocd app edit
   • Dargocd app delete
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   It prints the Application's sync status, health status, and the list of managed resources, giving a full snapshot of current state.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Bdiff only shows differences; it does not present the full status and resource details of an Application.
   • Cedit modifies the Application spec interactively; it is not for retrieving status details.
   • Ddelete removes the Application; it does not retrieve information.
5. Question 5Argo Events

   What is the role of a resetPolicy, or equivalent condition-reset behavior, applied to dependency conditions used in AND logic across multiple events?

   • AIt periodically restarts the whole Kubernetes API server
   • BIt determines when satisfied dependency conditions are cleared over timeCorrect
   • CIt permanently deletes the underlying EventBus object
   • DIt rotates the TLS certificates used by a webhook EventSource
   ✓ Correct answer: B

   Without a reset mechanism, a dependency satisfied once might remain marked as satisfied indefinitely; a reset policy defines when that state is cleared, ensuring AND conditions reflect recent, relevant events rather than arbitrarily old ones.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • AThis has nothing to do with the Kubernetes API server itself.
   • CIt does not delete the EventBus; it only affects the Sensor's internal condition tracking.
   • DTLS certificate rotation is unrelated to dependency condition state.
6. Question 6Argo Rollouts

   A canary step list includes an `analysis` step referencing an AnalysisTemplate. What is the effect of placing it between two setWeight steps?

   • AThe rollout starts an AnalysisRun and waits for it to succeed before advancing to the next setWeight stepCorrect
   • BThe rollout immediately proceeds to the next step while the AnalysisRun runs in the background with no gating
   • CThe AnalysisRun replaces the need for any further setWeight steps
   • DThe step is ignored unless a blueGreen strategy is also defined
   ✓ Correct answer: A

   If the AnalysisRun succeeds, the controller proceeds to the following step; if it fails or is inconclusive beyond tolerance, the rollout is halted or marked degraded depending on configuration.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • BAnalysis steps do gate progression by default; they are not merely fire-and-forget background checks.
   • CAnalysis steps complement setWeight steps for validation; they do not eliminate the need to define weight changes.
   • DAnalysis steps are valid within a canary strategy on their own and do not require a blueGreen strategy to be present.
7. Question 7Argo RolloutsSelect all that apply

   Which TWO of the following are traffic-routing providers that Argo Rollouts can integrate with to shift canary weight? (Choose TWO)

   • AIstioCorrect
   • BAWS ALBCorrect
   • CWavefront
   • DKayenta
   • ENew Relic
   ✓ Correct answer: A, B

   Wavefront, Kayenta, and New Relic are metric providers used for analysis and scoring, not mechanisms for actually routing or splitting live traffic between revisions.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • CWavefront is a time-series metrics platform used as an analysis data source, not a traffic router.
   • DKayenta performs automated canary scoring for analysis; it does not route live traffic.
   • ENew Relic supplies observability data for analysis metrics, not traffic-weight enforcement.
8. Question 8Argo Workflows

   A resource template creates a Kubernetes Job, but the workflow needs to know when that Job has truly finished rather than just when the create call returned. Which fields let you define this?

   • Adependencies and depends
   • Bduration and startingDeadlineSeconds
   • CsuccessCondition and failureConditionCorrect
   • DretryStrategy and backoff
   ✓ Correct answer: C

   These fields let Argo poll the created object's status and decide when it has genuinely succeeded or failed, beyond the initial API call returning.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • AThose fields control ordering between DAG tasks, not detecting a created object's own completion.
   • BThose fields relate to suspend timing and CronWorkflow scheduling, not resource completion detection.
   • DThose fields govern automatic re-attempts of a failing step, not detecting a created object's completion state.
9. Question 9Argo Workflows

   Which command shows a Workflow's full definition and current status rendered as YAML, useful for debugging?

   • Aargo submit my-wf -o yaml
   • Bargo get my-wf -o yamlCorrect
   • Cargo list my-wf -o yaml
   • Dargo logs my-wf -o yaml
   ✓ Correct answer: B

   Combining the output-format flag with the get subcommand shows the complete resource definition and status, useful for troubleshooting.

   Why the other options are wrong

   • Aargo submit creates a new Workflow, it is not meant for retrieving an existing one's YAML.
   • Cargo list is meant for summarizing multiple Workflows, not printing full YAML for one.
   • Dargo logs prints pod logs, not the Workflow's YAML definition.
10. Question 10Argo WorkflowsSelect all that apply

    Which fields let a DAG proceed to downstream tasks even when a given task did not complete successfully? (Choose TWO)

    • AcontinueOn.failedCorrect
    • BcontinueOn.errorCorrect
    • ConExit
    • Dwhen
    • EretryStrategy
    ✓ Correct answer: A, B

    continueOn.failed and continueOn.error each let dependent tasks still run after the upstream task Failed or Errored respectively, instead of halting the whole DAG.

    Why the other options are wrong

    • ConExit governs a workflow-level exit handler, not whether a DAG continues past one task's bad outcome.
    • D'when' decides whether a task runs at all, not whether downstream tasks proceed after a failure.
    • EretryStrategy tries to make the same task eventually succeed; it does not itself let the DAG continue past a failure.

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