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What is a build pipeline in Azure DevOps?
A build pipeline is an automated process that compiles your code, runs tests, and creates packages or artifacts ready for deployment.
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Name the main stages of a typical build pipeline.
The main stages are: 1) Source code retrieval, 2) Build/compile, 3) Run tests, 4) Publish artifacts.
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What is the purpose of 'agents' in Azure build pipelines?
Agents are machines or containers that run the tasks in your pipeline, like compiling code or running tests.
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How does continuous integration relate to build pipelines?
Continuous integration means automatically building and testing code changes frequently to catch problems early.
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What is an artifact in the context of build pipelines?
An artifact is the output of a build, like compiled code or packages, that can be used later for deployment.
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What does a build pipeline NOT typically do?
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Build pipelines prepare code but deployment usually happens in release pipelines.
In Azure DevOps, what runs the tasks in a build pipeline?
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Agents are the workers that execute pipeline tasks.
Which stage comes first in a build pipeline?
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The pipeline first gets the source code before building or testing.
What is the main goal of continuous integration?
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Continuous integration focuses on frequent automated builds and tests.
What is an artifact in a build pipeline?
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Artifacts are the files produced by the build process.
Explain the main steps involved in a build pipeline and their purpose.
Think about what happens from code to ready-to-deploy package.
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Describe how agents work in Azure DevOps build pipelines and why they are important.
Agents are like workers doing the pipeline jobs.
You got /3 concepts.