Free GitHub GH-200 Actions practice questions

Question 1

How should you print a debug message in your workflow?

1. echo "::debug::Set variable myVariable to true"
2. echo "Set variable MyVariable to true" >> $DEBUG_MESSAGE
3. echo "::add-mask::Set variable myVariable to true"
4. echo "debug_message=Set variable myVariable to true" >> &GITHUB_OUTPUT

Question 2

As a developer, you are designing a workflow and need to communicate with the runner machine to set environment variables, output values used by other actions, add debug messages to the output logs, and other tasks.

Which of the following options should you use?

1. composite run step
2. enable debug logging
3. self-hosted runners
4. environment variables
5. workflow commands

Question 3

When should you use the GITHUB_TOKEN in a workflow?

1. when you want to make authenticated calls to the GitHub API
2. when you want to connect to the runner via SSH
3. when you want to access repository-level secrets
4. when you want to call an action from the marketplace

Question 4

In which of the following scenarios should you use self-hosted runners? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution.

Choose two.)

1. when the workflow jobs must be run on Windows 10
2. when jobs must run for longer than 6 hours
3. when a workflow job needs to install software from the local network
4. when GitHub Actions minutes must be used for the workflow runs
5. when you want to use macOS runners

Question 5

As a developer, you need to leverage Redis in your workflow.

What is the best way to use Redis on a self-hosted Linux runner without affecting future workflow runs?

1. Install Redis on the hosted runner image and place it in a runner group. Specify label: in your job to target the runner group.
2. Set up Redis on a separate machine and reference that instance from your job.
3. Specify container: and services: in your job definition to leverage a Redis service container.
4. Add a run step to your workflow, which dynamically installs and configures Redis as part of your job.

Question 6

You installed specific software on a Linux self-hosted runner. You have users with workflows that need to be able to select the runner based on the identified custom software.

Which steps should you perform to prepare the runner and your users to run these workflows? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution.

Choose two.)

1. Configure the webhook and network to enable GitHub to trigger workflow.
2. Create the group custom-software-on-linux and move the runner into the group.
3. Inform users to identify the runner with the labels custom-software and linux.
4. Add the label linux to the runner.
5. Inform users to identify the runner based on the group.
6. Add the label custom-software to the runner.

Question 7

You need to trigger a workflow using the GitHub API for activity that happens outside of GitHub.

Which workflow event do you use?

1. workflow_run
2. deployment
3. check_suite
4. repository_dispatch

Question 8

In which locations can actions be referenced by workflows? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution.

Choose three.)

1. an .action extension file in the repository
2. a published Docker container image on Docker Hub
3. a public NPM registry
4. the runs-on: keyword of a workflow file
5. the repository’s Secrets settings page
6. a separate public repository
7. the same repository as the workflow

Question 9

Scheduled workflows run on the:

1. specified commit and branch from the workflow YAML file.
2. latest commit from the branch named schedule.
3. latest commit and branch on which the workflow was triggered.
4. latest commit from the branch named main.
5. latest commit on the default or base branch.

Question 10

Custom environment variables can be defined at multiple levels within a workflow file including: (Each answer presents a complete solution.

Choose three.)

1. top level.
2. step level.
3. default level.
4. runner level.
5. job level.
6. stage level.