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Microsoft GH-200 Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your GH-200 exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete Microsoft GitHub Actions Exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free GH-200 questions. We also provide premium GH-200 practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

Microsoft GH-200 Exam Objectives

Section Weight Objectives
Author and maintain workflows 40% Work with events that trigger workflows
Configure workflows to run for one or more events

Configure workflows to run for scheduled events

Configure workflows to run for manual events

Configure workflows to run for webhook events (e.g., check_run, check_suite, deployment, etc.)

Demonstrate a GitHub event to trigger a workflow based on a practical use case

Use the components of a workflow
Identify the correct syntax for workflow jobs (e.g., indentation and encapsulation of parts of the workflow)

Use job steps for actions and shell commands

Use conditional keywords for steps

Describe how actions, workflows, jobs, steps, runs, and the marketplace work together

Identify scenarios suited for using GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners

Implement workflow commands as a run step to communicate with the runner

Demonstrate the use of dependent jobs

Use encrypted secrets and environment variables as part of a workflow
Use encrypted secrets to store sensitive information

Identify the available default environment variables during the construction of the workflow

Identify the location to set custom environment variables in a workflow

Identify when to use the GITHUB_TOKEN secret

Demonstrate how to use workflow commands to set environment variables

Create a workflow for a particular purpose
Add a script to a workflow

Demonstrate how to publish to GitHub Packages using a workflow

Demonstrate how to publish to GitHub Container Registry using a workflow

Use database and service containers in a GitHub Actions workflow

Use labels to route workflows to specific runners

Use CodeQL as a step in a workflow

Demonstrate how to publish a component as a GitHub release using GitHub Actions

Deploy a release to a cloud provider using a GitHub Actions workflow
Consume workflows 20% Interpret the effects of a workflow
Identify the event that triggered a workflow from its effects in a repository, issue, or pull request

Describe a workflow’s effects from reading its configuration file

Diagnose a failed workflow run (e.g., using a workflow run history and its logs, determine why a workflow run may have failed)

Identify ways to access the workflow logs from the user interface

Identify ways to access the workflow logs from GitHub’s REST API

Enable step debug logging in a workflow

Demonstrate how to use default environment variables in a workflow

Demonstrate the correct syntax for passing custom environment variables in a workflow step

Manage workflow runs
Configure caching of workflow dependencies

Identify steps to pass data between jobs in a workflow

Remove workflow artifacts from GitHub

Add a workflow status badge

Add environment protections

Define a matrix of different job configurations

Implement workflow approval gates

Locate a workflow, its logs, and artifacts
Describe where to locate a workflow in a repository

Explain the difference between disabling and deleting of workflows

Demonstrate how to download workflow artifacts from the user interface

Describe how to use an organization’s templated workflow
Author and maintain actions 25% Use available action types
Identify the type of action required for a given problem (e.g., JavaScript, Docker container, run step)

Demonstrate how to troubleshoot JavaScript actions

Demonstrate how to troubleshoot Docker container actions

Describe the components of an action
Identify the files and directory structure needed to create an action

Identify the metadata and syntax needed to create an action

Implement workflow commands within an action to communicate with the runner (Note: this includes exit codes)
Manage GitHub Actions in the enterprise 15% Distribute actions and workflows to the enterprise
Explain reuse templates for actions and workflows

Define an approach for managing and leveraging reusable components (e.g., repos for storage, naming conventions for files/folders, and plans for ongoing maintenance)

Define how to distribute actions for an enterprise

Define how to control access to actions within the enterprise

Configure organizational use policies for GitHub Actions

Manage runners for the enterprise
Describe the effects of configuring IP allow lists on GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners

Describe how to select appropriate runners to support workloads (e.g., using a self-hosted versus GitHub-hosted runner, choosing supported operating systems)

Explain the difference between GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners

Configure self-hosted runners for enterprise use (e.g., including proxies, labels, networking)

Demonstrate how to manage self-hosted runners using groups (e.g., managing access, moving runners into and between groups)

Demonstrate how to monitor, troubleshoot, and update self-hosted runners

Manage encrypted secrets in the enterprise
Identify the scope of encrypted secrets

Demonstrate how to access encrypted secrets within actions and workflows

Explain how to manage organization-level encrypted secrets

Explain how to manage repository-level encrypted secrets
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