GitLab CI quiz

Test your GitLab CI knowledge with a free interactive quiz — 40 questions with answers and explanations. No signup needed to play.

What is the purpose of `before_script`?

1. What is the purpose of `before_script`?
2. What is the only required key for a job in `.gitlab-ci.yml`?
3. What does `docker-compose`-style multi-line YAML like `script: ['npm ci', 'npm test']` versus a YAML block list accomplish in a job?
4. What does a GitLab Runner do?
5. What is the purpose of the `tags` key on a job?
6. Where should you store a secret API token used by a deploy job?
7. What file defines a GitLab CI/CD pipeline?
8. What does the `environment` keyword on a deploy job enable?
9. What does the `image` keyword specify for a job?
10. What is a merge request pipeline?
11. What are GitLab.com "shared runners"?
12. What does `artifacts` do differently from `cache`?

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