DevOps Interview Questions

Jenkins

Explain what is Jenkins and what is it used for
Explain each of the following in the context of nodes:
- Master
- Slave
- Executor
- Agent
- Label
Explain each of the following in context of jobs:
- Job
- Build
- Test
- Artifacts
Explain the architecture of Jenkins
What are the different ways to trigger a build?
How do you start a build automatically upon a change in a certain repository?
What is a plugin?
- What plugins are you using in Jenkins? Which do you consider to most useful?
Installation questions
- How to install Jenkins?
- How to install a plugin?
- How to install an agent?

What type of jobs there are?
How do you notify users on build results?
- Can also be asked like that: what ways there are to notify users on build results?