Appendix A. Job Interview Questions
The following section contains questions and answers that may arise during a job interview. Python for DevOps (O’Reilly), by Noah Gift, Kennedy Behrman, Alfredo Deza, and Grig Gheorghiu, covers these topics in more detail.
What is the primary purpose of DevOps?
The primary purpose of DevOps is to increase the speed and quality of software development while also reducing costs. DevOps combines software development (Dev) and information technology operations (Ops) to shorten the time it takes to deliver customer features and updates.
What is an excellent example of the fundamental processes necessary to implement MLOps?
An excellent example of the fundamental processes necessary to implement MLOps would be establishing a clear understanding of your organization’s goals for using machine learning. Once you understand, you can develop the strategies and infrastructure to support your ML models. This process can include setting up a data pipeline, establishing a model training and testing process, and deploying models into a production environment.
What is a feature store?
A feature store is a database that stores the features machine learning models can use. A feature store stores features extracted from data sources and components generated by feature engineering processes.
What is a Model Registry?
A Model Registry is a database that stores machine learning models: a Model Registry stores models trained on data and models generated by model ...
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